Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.

The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site BuyMyFace.co.uk. last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand's logo or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.

At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they're more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750. 

Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.

At least for now, companies that have bought Harper and Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.

71. Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace.co.uk.?

A.               B.                               C.                                D.

72. At BuyMyFace.co.uk, you can _____ of the company being advertised for.

       A. click to enter the website                           B. download product pictures

       C. get in touch with the staff                      D. read a brief introduction

73. Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.

       A. have fun     B. make friends      C. show their faces  D. find new customers

74. We can infer from the article that the two men _____.

       A. must have earned more than $40,000      B. aren’t getting on well with their project

       C. may close their site next month        D. always work hard except on holidays

75. The men’s idea of advertising has proved to work because _____.

       A. many people visit their website        B. their faces have become well-known

       C. their customers get more attention          D. an expert has highly praised them

There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic．At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is really worldwide．On several occasions over the past decade，a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in distant areas away from any industrial cities．In fact，the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution．Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect”—— keeping heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature．If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York，Boston，Miami，and New Orleans will be in water．

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous．A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age，and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas．Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen．Perhaps，if we are lucky enough，the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now．Driven by economic profits．people ignore the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”．Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development．But is it really worth-while?

66．People used to think that air pollution     .

A．caused widespread damage in the countryside

B．affected the entire eastern half of the United States

C．had a very bad effect on health

D．existed merely in urban and industrial areas

67．As to the greenhouse effect, the author     .

A．shares the same view with the scientists．

B．is uncertain of its occurrence

C．rejects it as being ungrounded

D．thinks that it will destroy the world soon

68．The underlined word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by    .

A．counter-act    B．break from     C．get along    D．communicate

69．If the world's temperature lowered just a few degrees     .

A．it would not do much harm to life on earth

B．it would lead major farming areas to disaster

C．particular things would increase greatly in the atmosphere

D．seas and oceans would flood many cities

70．This passage is primarily about     .

A．the greenhouse effect                      B．the burning of fossil fuels

C．the potential effect of air pollution           D．the possibility of a new ice age

Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year，Rowena will be attending Harvard University．Billy，her younger brother，hopes to go to Cornell．What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school．In fact，they've never been to school．Since kindergarten，they've studied at home．Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they've gotten a good education．

The home-schooling trend began in the U.S．in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today，as the home-schooling trend continues to grow，parents ale more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places．But can parents really do a better job?

The answer in many cases is yes．In many studies，students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools．More importantly，these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge．They were well prepared for academic challenges．

One such student，Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling．Still, not every student is as successful as Robert．

“For every home-schooling success story，there are an equal number of failures．”states Henry Lipscomb，an educational researcher．“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome．”For example，they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age．Consequently，they sometimes lack the usual social skills．“No matter what，though，”states Lipscomb，“home-schooling is a growing trend．I think we'll be seeing more and more of this．”

61．Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that . 　

A．they preferred to teach themselves

B．they do extremely well on achievement tests

C．they don't go to school as other teenagers

D．they feel they have gotten a good education

62．At first in the 1980s parents gave home-schooling to children for　　 .

A．better education B．religious education　 C．safety　 D. good behavior

63．According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?

A．Home is a safer place for children．

B．Students taught at home are more self-directed．

C．Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge．

D．Students taught at home can go to good universities．

64．The writer thinks　　 .

A．parents can do a better job than schools

B．home-schooling will be more and more useful

C．home-schooling is good in some aspects

D．students taught at home make greater achievements

65．The best title of this text might be　　 .

A．Home-schooling：A Growing Trend

B．Home-schooling：A Better Choice

C．Home-schooling：A Way to Success

D．Home-schooling：A New Method of Education

James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．

Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．

A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．

"If he can do it．I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．

He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．

His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．

56．Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?

       A．He couldn't read when he was retired．

       B．He was not a good student at school．

       C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate．

       D．He published his book at the age of 91．

57．Mr. Henry made up his mind to study because he            ．

       A．had some trouble with his granddaughter

       B．couldn't sign the document he was given

       C．wanted to share his own experience with others

       D．was inspired by George Dawson's story

58．How did Mr. Henry carry on his studies?

       A．He began with the children's books．

       B．He was helped out by his granddaughter．

       C．He started from the very beginning．

       D．He didn't stop even when his wife died．

59．In his book, Mr. Henry didn't mention ____．

       A．his family story                       B．his school education

       C．his journeys at sea                    D．his work experiences

60．What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

       A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold．

       B．The book was sold well in Germany．

       C．His book was popular both at home and abroad．

       D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie．

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to __36_ the family．They don’t act in the _37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV．__38__ flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more __39__．

One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I __40__ sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom，is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a __41__ voice.

My mother stopped and raised her head with __42 _ in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she __43__ her head and continued to sew the quilt．At last my mother said:

“Susan,” she said，“Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it __44__ in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and __45__．If life is a quilt，then love should be a __46__．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is __47__.”

The next spring，my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital，mother looked rather pale and it seemed __48__ of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father __49__ slowly on the country road．My father had never been so __50__．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these __51__ the most beautiful picture in the world.

“Dad，how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

He said gently．“__52__，I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life.” __53__ his eyes，I know he loves my mother deeply.

__54__ I thought love meant flowers，gifts and sweet kisses．But from this __55__，I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside，making life strong and warm.

36．A．hold           B．support     C．live on                     D．keep

37．A．romantic     B．friendly        C．lovely                   D．active

38．A．Taking        B．Passing         C．Buying                    D．Sending

39．A．no problem B．out of question       C．out of the question D．in question

40．A．silently        B．eagerly           C．peaceful              D．anxiously

41．A．loud           B．low                     C．gentle                       D．tender

42．A．interest       B．fear                C．excitement             D．surprise

43．A．bowed        B．raised             C．hang                      D．lowered

44．A．lost        B．turned out         C．disappeared            D．came up

45．A．warm         B．lasting            C．long             D．comfortable

46．A．needle         B．cloth                 C．thread              D．sheet

47．A．in the quilt  B．out of the quilt      C．outside             D．inside

48．A．either    B．both             C．neither                   D．every

49．A．walk        B．run                C．stand                     D．exercise

50．A．rude        B．polite           C．gentle                     D．careful

51．A．came up      B．turned up         C．called up               D．made up

52．A．In other words B. To tell the truth  C．In my opinion     D. On the contrary

53．A．Seeing        B．Reading         C．Watching          D．Observing

54．A．Once             B．Though         C．When                D．Unless

55．A．process         B．way              C．matter               D．experience

— Do you think we can fulfill all the orders before Christmas?

— ________. We are short of hands.

A. Of course         B. It depends    C. Don’t mention it        D. By no means

---I really admire the people full of ____ . I’m always tired

---- You’d better take more exercise.

A. power　　　 B. strength　　　　 C. force　　　　　 D. energy

— Hi, Li Hua. Do you still remember the first time we met?

— Sure. You ____ dinner with your friends in a restaurant.

　 A. have　　　　　 B. had　　　 C. were having　　 D. have had

 My favorite writer is O．Henry，most of_____ novels have a surprising ending．

A．whom         B．his            C．which         D．whose

—Are you still waiting to make a phone call?

—Yes．This woman_______ on the phone for the last twenty minutes．

A．is talking　　 B．was talking　　 C．has talked　　 D．has been talking