Have you ever wanted to enjoy the world's wonderful gifts? This earth is a beautiful place. If you look at nature, and see just trees, and grass, do you realize what incredible things you are missing?

Go outside. If you want to feel more connected to the earth, the first step is to experience it for yourself. Choose a place that you think that you could thoroughly enjoy. A quiet place set away from civilization is best. One of the key things is that it must be calm and quiet. Any natural setting will do, whether it is a forest or grassland, lake or mountain.

  Sit down on a rock, some dry leaves, or simply on the ground. Get comfortable with your surroundings, and really take in the sounds and the feel of everything around you. Try not to focus on “the big picture”—stead, notice the little details of things; for example: how many ridges are there on a leaf? Do you see any animals around you? If so,  pay attention to kinds of things that happen lower to the ground.

Next, close your eyes, and picture in your mind the nature that surrounds you. The point is to sense that you are in a beautiful place.

  Do something peaceful, such as fishing or meditating in the woods. You will be amazed at how relaxing it is to just sit back and enjoy the natural sounds of the woods and birds.

  Go on a hike. Walking is great exercise and the pace of it will allow you to see and hear the little things. Don't let time or distance scare you. There are hikes of all lengths and difficulties.

  Go camping or backpacking. Don't forget to look at the stars, whether you know anything about them yet or not. Often, they will appear brighter and more numerous when you are away from the light and smog of cities.

Practice primitive skills while in the woods to share a connection with our ancestors, if you want to go further. See the external links for suggestions.

Doing these kinds of things will bring about an appreciation of nature, and make you realize how beautiful it is, and that we too, are creatures of this earth. 

64. What are the world’s wonderful gifts in the author’s eye？

A. Trees and grass               B. Incredible things from the nature

C. The whole world              D. Walking, fishing and camping

65. According to the second paragraph the writer advises readers to go to a place without _______.

A. a bridge         B. a river         C. a sea        D. a bird

66. In the third paragraph the writer advises us to _______.

A. look at the mountains in the distance     B. look into the sky

C. overlook the vast grasslands            D. watch ants climbing a tree

67. Which might be the title of the passage？

A. What the Nature is                  B. What Wonderful Natural Gifts are

C. How to Enjoy Nature                D. How to Get Incredible Things

A French father-of-two who swam across the Channel 16 years after losing all his limbs(四肢) in an electrical accident said Sunday that he was “the happiest man alive.”

Philippe Croizon, a 42-year-old former metalworker, said he had performed his feat(壮举)to inspire all those “who think life is nothing but suffering.”

He set off from Folkestone in southern England just before 8:00 am on Saturday, and arrived on the French coast near Wissant just before 9:30 pm, aided by his specially designed flipper-shaped prosthetic(假肢的)legs.

Steadying himself with his prosthetic arms, Croizon kept up a constant speed in good weather and was accompanied by wild dolphins for part of the 33-kilometre (20-mile) crossing. “For a while, I didn’t realize what I’d done. It was only that night, when I went to bed, that suddenly I burst out laughing, and told myself, ‘You did it!’,” he told AFP by telephone from his home in northern France.

In 1994 Croizon was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he attempted to remove a television aerial from a house roof. “I was on my hospital bed; they’d just finished cutting off my last leg. You can imagine how that felt. And then I saw a television documentary on a female swimmer who crossed the Channel,” he explained.

“There and then, I asked myself: ‘Why not me one day?’” he said.

Croizon trained for two years and last month completed a 12-hour swim between the ports of Noirmoutier and Pornic on France’s Atlantic coast, but his final Channel crossing was much faster than he had expected. “I wanted to slow down, but I couldn’t. The motor was running,” he said, adding that he had expected to be at sea for 24 hours.

“It was huge. I was in the zone. I was inside my head. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone,” he said, declaring that his next long-distance challenge will be to swim between Europe and Africa.

60. What led to Philippe’s decision to swim across the English Channel?

A. The aim to inspire all those suffering from disabilities.

B. His strong will and determination.

C. The female swimmer who crossed the Channel.

D. His unfortunate experience.

61. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. Philippe’s success in crossing the Channel was incredible

B. the wild dolphins kept him company all the way

C. it took him 24 hours to cross the Channel

D. Philippe planned to travel to Africa

62. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A. Philippe was swimming in his head.

B. Philippe filled his mind with determination to succeed.

C. Philippe was imagining his success.

D. Philippe was dreaming about his swimming across the Channel.

63. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Limbless Man Crosses The English Channel

B. Crossing The Channel with Prosthetic Flippers.

C. Philippe’s Purpose of Crossing the Channel.

D. How Philippe Became Limbless.

Learn a Foreign Language

Spend the time!

The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking, and studying words and phrases. This does not mean sitting in class looking out the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well, nor getting explanations in your own language about how the language works. This means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning.

Listen and read every day!

Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. If you keep listening and reading you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time.

Focus on words and phrases!

Build up your vocabulary, you’ll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists for review. Soon you will run into your new words and phrases elsewhere. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading.

Take responsibility for your own learning!

If you do not want to learn the language, you won’t. If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose content of interest, which you want to listen to and read. Seek out the words and phrases that you need to understand your listening and reading. Do not wait for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it. A teacher cannot teach you to become fluent, but you can learn to become fluent if you want to.

Relax and enjoy yourself!

Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain, just make sure you spend enough time with the language. That is the greatest guarantee of success.

56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It’s necessary to get explanations in your own language about a foreign language.

B. It’s important to listen to and read things in order to get used to a foreign language.

C. You can speak accurately as long as you have grasped plenty of foreign words.

D. It’s true to learn a foreign language by yourself completely other than anyone else.

57. What is the author’s intention by writing this passage?

A. To make a comparison about which is the best way to learn a foreign language.

B. To make an advertisement for some foreign language training centre.

C. To introduce the effective ways to learn a foreign language.

D. To encourage students to learn a foreign language well.

58. Which of the following is closest meaning to the underlined word “accumulated” (in Para 3)?

A. grasped    B. learned    C. revised   D. collected

59. If you are suffering from the trouble that you can’t remember vocabulary, you must ______.

A. listen or read whatever you come across

B. recite the words and phrases by yourself

C. make your own vocabulary lists for review

D. make sure you spend enough time to learn it

Shyness or social anxiety can make socializing very difficult. Not 36 a pleasurable social life means the person is missing a lot in life.” It's not just about going to 37 , but going to social and educational events to learn and develop. Shyness is not allowing people to develop as they 38 , that is why overcoming shyness is so 39 .

　 You should not prevent yourself from having the great pleasures in life 40 you are shy. You must 41 get rid of the social anxiety. Experts will tell you that shyness is part of the growing up process in humans, but 42 for some people it never ends. It may be acceptable if you are shy as a 43 , but to be shy as an adult is going to 44 your social life very painful, if you have any social life at all.

　 The 45 of people suffering from social anxiety is that when social events come up, they respond with a feeling of fear. On the other hand, 46 people would be excited about it. If the shy person is not in control, fear of social events comes automatically.

　 Overcoming shyness is 47 ! In fact, 48 self hypnosis audios (自我催眠音) 49 great and fast for getting rid of the social anxiety.

　 Hypnosis audios will help you 50 and train your unconscious mind to be in control and slowly remove the feeling of fear and you can respond with 51 and pleasure when social events come up. 52 listening just a couple of times, you notice a visible 53 in your behavior. Anxiety levels will go 54 and you will be more relaxed socially and 55 socializing again.

36. A. lacking　 　　　　 B. having　 　　　　　　　 C. enriching 　　　　 D. missing

37. A. parties　 　　　　 B. school　 　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. college

38. A. can　　　 　　　 B. may　　　 　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　 D. will

39. A. difficult　 　　　 B. likely　　 　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　 　　　　　　 D. important

40. A. because　　　 　　　 B. so that　 　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 　　 D. after

41. A. therefore　　 B. instead　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　 　 D. still

42. A. unimportantly 　 B. unbelievably　 　　　 C. unfortunately　 　　 D. undoubtedly

43. A. student　　　 B. baby　　　 　　　　　 C. worker　　　　　 D. teenager

44. A. make　　　　　 B. change　　 　　　　　 C. become　　　　　 D. go

45. A. question　　 　 B. problem　 　　　　　　 C. topic　　　　　　 D. solution

46. A. healthy　　　 　 B. usual　　 　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　 D. normal

47. A. necessary　　 　 B. possible　 　　　　　　 C. advisory　 　　　 D. troublesome

48. A. coming to　　 　 B. referring to　 　　　 C. listening to　 　　　　 D. applying to

49. A. works　　　　 B. runs　　　　 　　　　　　 C. leaves　　　　 　　 D. adapts

50. A. progress　　 　 B. relax　　　　 　　　　 C. live　　　　　　 　 D. switch

51. A. disappointment B. astonishment　 　　　　　　 C. excitement　 　　　　 D. amazement

52. A. Before　　　 B. After　　　　 　　　 C. Without　　　　 　 D. On

53. A. grades　　　 B. income　　　　 　　 C. difference　　 　　 D. happiness

54. A. down　　　　 B. up　　　　　　 　　 C. out　 　　　　　　 D. off

55. A. dislike　　　 　　 B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. prefer　　　　 　　 D. avoid

 The government has announced that a modern city will be set up in_________ is still a wasteland now.

   A. what         B. which          C. that              D. where

 —Are you dating Jennifer now?

 —_______

A. It’s up in the air.                                     B. Yes, It all depends

C. I have no time                                        D. It's none of your business

—Tom, ________and you’ll be able to enter a key university.

—Thank you, sir. I will work harder.

A. A bit more effort　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Making more effort

C. Given more effort 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If you make more effort

 The day before yesterday the police ________ searching for the murderer in that mountain.

   A. is                B. are                     C. was                  D. were

—I fell down when I was taking a walk around the lake yesterday. 

    —You must live with the fact__________you are no longer as active as you were.

A. which           B. whether                     C. what                   D. that

 ____ the fact that she can’t sing, I would invite her to the evening party.

A. Had it not been                           B. Would it not be for

C. Were it not for                           D. Should it not be