Dear John,

I have the same feelings about China as yours. In the past I had no interest to visit this country. Everything looked so strange and mysterious to me.

This was the case until one day I created a strong friendship with some Chinese people. The one of them I had never met － we became friends through the Internet. Since that time I have been love with China. I started learning Chinese and this summer I have visited China. I mostly stayed in Beijing. When I came back some days ago I found that I loved China more than before.

Sometimes I think, my God, do something not to love them so much, because I suffer. My feelings are so strong that they make me suffer.

In the past I was so happy with my family, at least I thought that I was happy, and all of a sudden I lost my mind.

What is that? I do not want to tell you more things now. I will create a new thread so everybody can read it and comment.

I will also tell you something else. This time you have what I have ever dreamed in my life.

I am a Greek who wants to live in London for some years and in China. You have all of them. Oh I envy(妒忌) you so much.

So lucky to find you here. I go to London every year. I was also there this summer. I stayed in Mile End area for two weeks.

Do you miss Greece?

Yours,

Greek Angel

58. This letter most probably comes from 　　　　.

A. a private letter 　　　　 B. the Internet　　　 C. the newspaper　　　 D. the magazine

59. What does the author mean by saying “Sometimes I think…” in Paragraph 3?

A. She can’t love China more.

B. It’s strange why she should love China so much.

C. It’s a mistake to love China.

D. She shouldn’t love China so much.

60.Which of the following about the author is true?

A. She has never been to China.　　　　　　　　 B. She has always loved China.

C. She has once been to London.　　　　　　　 D. She loves China more than her family.

　

Telephone: 4444872

Address: 8090 White Road

Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:30 am － 2:30 pm and 5:00 pm － 9:00 pm

Sat. 7:30 am － 11:30 am and 5:00 pm － 9:30 pm

Sun. 11:00 am － 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm － 9:30 pm

NEW YORK MUSEUM

America’s largest museum specializing in American history.

Telephone: 2751352

Address: Vanier Park, 1200 Chestnut St. New York

Open: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 am － 5:00 pm (Monday free)

Sat. 9:00 am － 1:00 pm

TONGCHENG SHOPPING CENTER

Telephone: 5674398

Address: Furong Road

Open: Mon. Wed. and Fri. 9:30 am － 5:30 pm

Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 9:30 am － 9:00 pm

Sun. 11:00 am － 9:00 pm

HUATIAN HOTEL

Telephone: 7868432

Address: 5200 No. 7 Road (at Sea Island Way)

The Dining Hall: Wed. to Sun. Lunch from 10:30 am

Coffee Shop: Mon. to Fri. 6:00 am

Sat. 6:30 am and Sun. 7:00 am

Mon. to Wed. to 10:00 pm

Thurs. to Sun. to 11:00 pm

54. You do not have to pay money on Mondays if you go to 　　　　 .

A. Blue Sky Restaurant B. New York Museum

C. Tongcheng Shopping Center　　　　　　　　　 D. Huatian Hotel

55. What can’t you do after 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?

A. Go to Blue Sky Restaurant.　　　　　　 　　

B. Have coffee in Huatian Hotel.

C. Pay a visit to New Museum.

D. Do shopping in Tongcheng Shopping Center.

56. If you are free on early Sunday mornings, you can go to 　　　　 .

A. Furong Road B. 8090 White Road

C. Coffee Shop on 5200 No. 7 Road　　　　　 D. Vanier Park, 1200 Chestnut St. New York

57.Which place is still open after 10:00 pm on Thursday?

A. Blue Sky Restaurant B. New York Museum.

C. Tongcheng Shopping Center　　　　　　　　　 D. Huatian Hotel

Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are doing? ” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”

The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.

50. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be 　　　　 .

A. brave　　　　　　　 B. impolite　　　　　　 C. foolish D. warm-hearted

51. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?

A. To drive them away.　　　　　　　　　　　

B. To show what he had found in digging.

C. To show how beautiful the jar was.

D. To attract them to join him in the work.

52. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?

A. No dream can come true.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. All work will end successfully.

C. Goals shouldn’t be set too high. D. Goals will make us work harder.

53. The best title for the text should be 　　　　　.

A. Joy in the Journey B. A Boy Dug a Hole

C. No Pains, No Gains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Failure Is the Mother of Success

No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.

The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed(认领) it. So the director decided to hand it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.

Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him.

“Why are you crying?”

The child pointed to the painting and said, “That’s my painting on the wall and I want it back.”

“Yes, ”said his mother. “ He left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his name on the painting.”

46. John was perhaps 　　　　.

A. a painter B. an expert on painting

C. a visitor to museum　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a man working in the museum

47. John found the painting 　　　　 .

A. before the museum opened B. during his visit to the museum

C. after the museum was closed　　　　　　　　 D. while he was enjoying his walk

48. After the director heard what woman and the boy said, he must be very 　　　　 .

A. angry 　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　 D. proud

49. All the experts thought the painting good because 　　　　　.

A. it was a stolen famous painting

B. none of them looked carefully enough

C. it was drawn by a famous painter though he was a child

D. they found it really beautiful and had very deep meaning

 I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was   26    to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go   27    together. I’d stopped at a   28   to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat   29    our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way.   30    my road was another road which was built like a   31   . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples   32    me and started to eat one.   33   I saw the cars in front of me start to   34    from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had   35    wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I   36    the car and at the same moment the road   37    onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the   38  . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was   39   . But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been   40    an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of   41   , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people   42    towards me. A team of people had come to   43    if anyone was under the   44    road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you   45   ?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.         

26.  A. driving                   B. leading              C. walking                D. running

27.  A. shopping                B. dancing             C. swimming                     D. sightseeing

28.  A. farm                       B. shop                 C. park                       D. school

29.  A. after                       B. during               C. since                      D. once

30.  A. Under                            B. Along                C. Over                      D. Beside

31.  A. bridge                     B. roof                  C. cover                            D. top

32.  A. under                      B. along                 C. inside                     D. beside

33.  A. Finally                     B. Actually             C. Suddenly                D. Slowly

34.  A. move                      B. roll                    C. burst                      D. jump

35.  A. been                       B. broken                     C. gone                      D. done

36.  A. parked                    B. started               C. moved                    D. stopped

37.  A. put                         B. ran                    C. fell                         D. jumped

38.  A. dark                        B. afternoon           C. sun                        D. car

39.  A. noisy                      B. dusty                C. quiet                      D. bloody

40.  A. on                          B. at                      C. by                          D. in

41.  A. food                       B. sandwiches        C. apples                    D. bread

42.  A. climbing                  B. shouting            C. moving                   D. driving

43.  A. know                      B. tell                    C. understand              D. see

44.  A. open                       B. broken                     C. lost                        D. dirty

45.  A. sleeping                   B. feeling               C. eating                     D. going

 ______, everyone can do something to protect the river.

      A. To my opinion  B. In my opinion    C. By my opinion    D. At my opinion

－Did you call her last night?

－Yes, I ______ her, but I couldn’t get through.

A. really call　　 B. did called　　　 C. did call　　　　 D. do call

 I ______ him not to stay up too late, but he still didn’t go to bed until midnight.

      A. persuaded     B. advised          C. promised        D. suggested

－Can I use your bicycle?

－_______

－I asked if I could use your bicycle.

A. All right.　　 B. Pardon?　　　　 C. Why not?　　　 D. Take it easy.

 As soon as the little boy saw his mother, he burst into ______.

      A. cry           B. crying          C. tear             D. tears