Most American students go to traditional public schools．There are about 88, 000 public schools, all over the US．Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools．       

       Charter schools are self-governing．Private companies operate some charter schools．They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools．They receive tax money just as other public schools do．Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning．These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate．

       Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools．Local state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach．Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them．Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools．

       The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students．But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools．One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools．

       The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress．Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools．

       Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools．Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress．

66．If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______．

       A．try new methods of teaching                  B．prove its management ability

       C．obey the local and state laws       D．get the government's permission

67．Charter schools are independent because_____．

       A．they make greater progress          B．their class size is smaller

       C．they enjoy more freedom                     D．they oppose traditional ways

68．What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?

       A．Doubtful             B．Supportive．C．Subjective．D．Optimistic．

69．What can we learn from the text?

       A．More students choose to attend charter schools．

       B．Charter schools are better than traditional schools．

       C．Students in charter schools are well educated．

       D．People have different opinions about charter schools．

70．It can be interred from the text that ___．

       A．charter schools are part of the public education system

       B．one-on-one attention should be paid to students       

       C．the number of charter schools will be limited

       D．charter schools are all privately financed

    Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival ,or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour． We call these balls Yuanxiao or Tangyuan． Obviously, they get the name from the festival itself． It is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods．

The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty． Sweet fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts, sesame（芝麻）, osmanthus flowers（桂花）, rose petals, sweetened tangerine（橘子）peel, bean paste, or jujube paste（枣子酱）． A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling ． The salty variety is filled with minced meat（肉末儿）, vegetables or a mixture．

The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China． The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands． In North China, sweet or nutmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient． The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour． A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour． And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size．

The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains． This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products． They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers．
63．Which of the following is NOT true?
     A．The custom of eating Yuanxiao dates back to the fourth century．
     B．Sugar, rose petals and minced meat are all fillings of Yuanxiao．
     C．Sweet Yuanxiao are usually made in southern China．
     D．People in northern China usually make Yuanxiao by rolling like a snowball．
64．Which country does the Lantern Festival come from?
     A．China                                                     B．South Korea       

C．Jin Dynasty                                            D．Tang and Song periods．
65．Choose the right order of making Tangyuan in southern provinces．
      ① make a hole and insert the filling 
      ② roll the dough between your hands 
      ③ shape the dough of rice flour into balls  
      ④ close the hole  
      ⑤ prepare some rice flour
     A．⑤③②①④           B．③⑤①②④           C．③①④②⑤           D．⑤③①④②

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV． He appeared in more than 800 commercials （商业广告） for the hamburger chain named for his daughter． “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “I’ll continue to do those commercials．”

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood． “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper-fitting shoes,” Wendy said in 1993． Born to a single mother, he was adopted as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan． After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work． “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me．”

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants． But he had something much better in mind． “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free．” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968．

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers． With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $ 6 billion a year in sales．

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children． He started the Dave Thomas Foundation （基金会） for Adoption in 1992．

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida． He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party． The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed．

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams． “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker． He was just Joe Everybody．”

59． What is the article mainly about?

　　　 A． The life of Dave Thomas．　　　 　　　　 B． The dream of Dave Thomas．

　　　 C． The schooling of Dave Thomas．　 　　　　 D． The growth of Dave Thomas’s business．

60． What do we know about his childhood?

　　　 A． He lived a poor life．　　　　　 　　　　　 B． He had caring parents．

　　　 C． He stayed in one place．　　　　 　　　　 D． He didn’t go to school．

61． Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life．

　　　 a． graduated from high school

　　　 b． started his own business

　　　 c． became a millionaire

　　　 d． started a foundation

　　　 e． met Harland Sanders

　　　 A． e, b, c, d, a B． a, e, c, b, d C． e, c, b, d, a D． a, e, b, c, d

62． “He was just Joe Everybody．” （in the last paragraph） means ______．

　　　 A． Dave was famous B． Dave was ordinary 　　　　　　　　　　　

C． Dave was showy 　　　 D． Dave was shy

Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences （CASS） published Thursday．

The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55．1 percent to read news on the internet． About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail． The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2．73 hours and 1．29hours, respectively．

Only 10．4 percent reported use the internet primarily to send and receive email; 65．9 percent read online news; 62．2 quite often play games on-line． More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online． Up to 56．5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53．5 percent get entertainment messages from the internet．

Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant mass medium． Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV．

Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30．9 percent．

Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States．

56．Which of the following is not true?

       A．Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV．

       B．There are more Chinese people using the internet for information compared with those reading news on the internet．

       C．There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the internet．

       D．There are more people using e-mail compared with those reading news on the internet．

57．The survey shows that ．

       A．Only 10．4% reported use the internet to send and receive email．

       B．Less than half of the people use the internet for entertainment．

       C．All of the people reported like to play games on-line．

       D．Most of the people reported read online news．

58．The underlined word “exceeded” means             ．

       A．increased to          B．increased by              C．risen                    D．decreased

I used to live selfishly, I should admit． But one moment changed me．

　　 I was on my lunch break and had 　36　 the office to get something to eat． On the way, I 　37　 a busker（街头艺人），with a hat in front of him． I had some 　38　 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 39　 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol． He 40　 like that type-young and ragged． 　41 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 　42 I had no right to place myself above　 43 just because he was busking．

I 44 and dropped all the coins into his 45　 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while． As 46 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 47 or satisfaction, for example． But nothing happened 48 , I walked off． “It proved to be a waste of 49 ,”I thought．

On my way home at the end of the　 50 , I saw the busker again and he was　 51 　． I watched him pick up the hat and walk　 52 a cafe counter． There he poured the 53 contents into a tin collecting 54 an earthquake fund-raising event． He was busking for charity！

Now I donate any 55 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving．

36．A． left　　　　　 　 B． cleaned　　　 　 C． prepared　　　　　　　 D． searched　

37．A． led　　　　　 　 B． chose　　　 　　　 C． saw　　　　　　　　　　 D． fooled　　

38．A． chocolates　　 　 B． coins　　　　 　 C． tins　 　　　　　　　　 D． drugs　　

39．A． almost　　　 　 B． only　　　 　　　　 C． rather　　 　　　　 D． still　　

40．A． acted　　　　 　 B． looked　　　 　　 C． sounded　 　　　　 D． smelt　　

41．A． Though　　　 　 B． For　　　 　　　　 C． Therefore　　　 D． But　　

42．A． declared　　 　　 B． realized　 　　　　　 C． expected 　　　　　 D． guessed　

43．A． it　　　　　 　　 B． all　　　 　　　　　 C． him 　　　　　　　　　 D． them　　

44．A． waited　　　 　 B． followed　 　　　　 C． stopped 　　　　　　 D． arrived　　

45．A． rag　　　　　 　 B． hat　　　　　　 C． pocket 　　　　　　　 D． counter　

46．A． selfish　　　 　　 B． awkward　　　 C． innocent　　　　　　　 D． special　　　　　

47．A． happiness　　 　 B． sadness 　　　　　 C． love　　　　 　 D． hate　　　　　　　

48．A． Disappointedly B． Unfortunately C.Coincidentally D． Comfortably　　　

49．A． words　　　　 　 B． effort　　　　　 C． space 　　　　　　　 D． money　　　　　　

50．A． moment　　　 B． day　　　　 　　 C． break 　　　　　　　 D． event　　　　　　

51．A． walking around B． passing by C． packing up　　　　　 D． running off　　　　

52．A． around　　　　 B． in　　　　　　 　 C． behind　 　　　　　 D． to　　　　　　　

53．A． chief　　　　 　 B． basic　　　 　　　 C． actual　　 　　　　 D． total　　　　　　

54．A． by　　　　　 　 B． for　　　 　　　　 C． on　　　　 　　　 D． with　　　　　　

55．A． work　　　　 　 B． time　　　　 　　 C． energy 　　　　　　 D． change　　　　

--- I found it no use arguing with him．

--- ____________． He is always stubborn．

　　 A． How come B． I couldn’t be more sure

C． It’s a deal 　　　　 D． That depends

--Did you have a good time at the party ?

-- Yes, I had a very good time, but I’d rather ___to the party because I left my work undone．

A． not go　　　 　 B． not to go 　　　　　　 C． not to have gone D． not have gone

In order to keep fit, I ???_____ in the park every morning．

　 A． work on B． work at　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

C． work out D． work with

 Though it is 30 years _____ we last met, I still remember the scene ______ we got separated on a rainy day．

      A． before; where       B． before; which    C． since; when           D． since; where

 It is strange that she _____ so．

       A． say              B． says                 C． said                  D． saying