There is good and bad news for parents today. The word “mother” has been voted the most beautiful word in the English language. But “father” failed even to make it on the list of the 70 best words in a survey of thousands of non-English speakers across the world. From Ankara to Zurich, “mother” was voted above “love”, “smile” and “blossom”.

    In second place was “passion”, followed by “smile”, “love” and “eternity”, with “fantastic”, “destiny”, “freedom”, “liberty” and “tranquility” completing the top 10.

   The results were given by the British Council (英国文化协会)which carried out a huge survey of more than 40,000 people in 102 non-English speaking countries.

    The study was done to celebrate the group’s 70th anniversary —and it threw up a few surprising words to the list.

    “It's interesting that ‘mother’, the only word of the 70 that describes a direct relationship between people, came top of the poll (投票)”,said British Council spokesman Greg Selby. “It is great to see words in the survey that are so positive and suggestive of the British Council’ s purpose -- words such as ‘freedom’, ‘liberty’, ‘peace’.”

    Those surveyed were allowed to choose their words on either meaning or sound, said Mr. Selby. This explained why words that are satisfying to pronounce, like “flip-flop”, made the list.

    Famous mothers like Kate Winslet, Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer have all done their bit to make the word popular.

    Kate, 28, even stopped shooting Woody Allen's new film to spend more time with her young family.

    Singer Robbie Williams is proud to express his love for his mother, while actor Peter Kay went through a marathon British tour to pay for a new house for his mom.

    The mood (情绪) was added to by Britney Spears, yesterday as she showed her love for her mother.

She said: “My mom was and still is a supermom. She is just so much fun and I think the reason why I love so much her is because she’s a young mom.”

    She added: “Mom, thanks for being the best role model—you rock.”

65. Which of the following shows the correct order of the first five words?

   A. Mother, smile, passion, love and eternity.

   B. Mother, passion, smile, love and eternity.

   C. Mother, smile, love, eternity and passion.

   D. Mother-in-law, passion, smile, love and eternity.

66. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

   A. It is Kate Winslet, Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer that made their efforts to make the word “mother” popular.

   B. Kate stopped shooting a new film in order to stay with her family.

   C. Peter Kay took part in a marathon in order to pay for a new house for his mother.

   D. Britney Spears took pride in her mother.

67. What does the underlined words in the last paragraph mean?

   A. You are great.                            B. You like rock and roll.

   C. It is the cradle (摇篮) that you rock.        D. You shake.

68. What do you think is the best title of the passage?

   A. Mother is the most beautiful word in the English language.

   B. Mother is the first word in the English language.

   C. Mother should be respected.

   D. A survey on the word--“mother”

Part I

If you are hunting a chance to improve yourself in English, TOP ENGLISH CITY will be a smart choice. We are members of "the International Language Workshop" and enjoy both of the good honor in English teaching and high quality of our teaching team. We provide affordable, excellent English training programs for those who want to improve both their English knowledge and their language skills.

    In TOP ENGLISH CITY, you will be a top English-speaker among your competitors and enjoy the advantage that your competitors have not. You will be proud of being a member of TOP ENGLISH CITY.

    Courses designed:

    Basic Studies… Sat. 8:00-10:00 a. m.

    Intermediate（中级）Spoken English… Sun. 8:00-10:00 a. m.

    Standard Spoken English… Sat. 8:00-10:00 a.m.

    Basic Business English… Sun.8:00-10:00 a.m.

    Intermediate Business English… Sun. 7:00-9:00 p.m.

    TOEFL Super Studies… Sun. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

    Children's Weekend… Sat. &. Sun. 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.

    For more information, please contact:

    Room 807 American Plaza Tianhexi Rd, 510150 Guangzhou

    Tel: 86668888-8807

Part II

ENGLISH SALON

    A place for you to practise your English, to exchange your English learning experiences, to know more about the culture of English-speaking countries, to make more friends who can speak very good English.

    You will have free talks, famous English films and songs appreciation, English lectures and games; all are for you to improve yourself in English in the special, full-of-fun Salon.

How to Join:

   We are a group with membership system, so if you want to join our group, please make an application to the Tianhe Office of Top English City, filling in the applying forms. You will be given a salon ID card, and becomes our member.

The Qualifications（条件）:

    You must be fluent in English-speaking or / and an English lover. Those who are now learning English in the Top English City will be advantageous.

For more information, please contact:  

 Mr Jiu Chan           at: 47129198 English Salon, your best friend! Join Right Now!

Which of the following can be the best title for Part I_________?

      A. Top English City, your smart choice!      B. If you want to learn English, we can teach you!

   C. Top English City, the best English!           D. We have what you want!                             

If you work in a joint Venture(合资) Company, you probably take the course________.

      A. Standard Spoken English                         B. Intermediate Business English

      C. TOEFL Super Studies                              D. Children's Weekend

Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person________?

A. Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English. 

B. Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

      C. Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

      D. Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least ________.      

      A. be a university graduate                         

B. be a student learning English in the Top English City

      C. be an English lover or can speak English well

      D. make more friends and know more about the culture of the English

Part I
If you are hunting a chance to improve yourself in English, TOP ENGLISH CITY will be a smart choice. We are members of "the International Language Workshop" and enjoy both of the good honor in English teaching and high quality of our teaching team. We are devoted to providing affordable, excellent English training programs for those who want to improve both their English knowledge and their language skills.
In TOP ENGLISH CITY, you will be a top English-speaker among your competitors and enjoy the advantage that your competitors have not. You will be proud of being a member of TOP ENGLISH CITY.
Courses designed:
Basic Studies… Sat. 8:00-10:00 a. m.
Intermediate（中级）Spoken English… Sun. 8:00-10:00 a. m.
Standard Spoken English… Sat. 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Basic Business English… Sun.8:00-10:00 a.m.
Intermediate Business English… Sun. 7:00-9:00 p.m.
TOEFL Super Studies… Sun. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Children's Weekend… Sat. &. Sun. 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact:
Room 806 American Plaza Tianhexi Rd, 510150 Guangzhou
Tel: 86668888-8806
Part II
ENGLISH SALON
A place for you to practise your English, to exchange your English learning experiences, to know more about the culture of English-speaking countries, to make more friends who can speak very good English.
You will have free talks, famous English films and songs appreciation, English lectures and games; all are for you to improve yourself in English in the special, full-of-fun Salon.
How to Join:
We are a group with membership system, so if you want to join our group, please make an application to the Tianhe Office of Top English City, filling in the applying forms. You will be given a salon ID card, and becomes our member.
The Qualifications(条件):
You must be fluent in English-speaking or / and an English lover. Those who are now learning English in the Top English City will be advantageous.
For more information, please contact:
Mr Jiu Chan           at: 47129198
English Salon, your best friend! Join Right Now!
【小题1】Which of the following can be the best title for Part I?

A．Top English, your smart choice!

B．If you want to learn English, we can teach you!

C．Top English, the best English!

D．We have what you want!

【小题2】If you work in a joint Venture(合资)Company, you probably take the course:

A．Standard Spoken English	B．Intermediate Business English
C．TOEFL Super Studies	D．Children's Weekend

【小题3】Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?

A．Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.

B．Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

C．Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

D．Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

【小题4】If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least        .

A．be a university graduate

B．be a student learning English in the Top English City

C．be an English lover or can speak English well

D．make more friends and know more about the culture of the English

Part I

If you are hunting a chance to improve yourself in English, TOP ENGLISH CITY will be a smart choice．We are members of "the International Language Workshop" and enjoy both of the good honor in English teaching and high quality of our teaching team．We provide affordable, excellent English training programs for those who want to improve both their English knowledge and their language skills．

In TOP ENGLISH CITY, you will be a top English-speaker among your competitors and enjoy the advantage that your competitors have not．You will be proud of being a member of TOP ENGLISH CITY．

Courses designed:

Basic Studies… Sat．8:00-10:00 a．m．

Intermediate（中级）Spoken English… Sun．8:00-10:00 a．m．

Standard Spoken English… Sat．8:00-10:00 a．m．

Basic Business English… Sun．8:00-10:00 a．m．

Intermediate Business English… Sun．7:00-9:00 p．m．

TOEFL Super Studies… Sun．7:30-9:30 p．m．

Children's Weekend… Sat．&．Sun．8:00 a．m．-5:00 p．m．

For more information, please contact:

Room 807 American Plaza Tianhexi Rd, 510150 Guangzhou

Tel: 86668888-8807

Part II

ENGLISH SALON

A place for you to practise your English, to exchange your English learning experiences, to know more about the culture of English-speaking countries, to make more friends who can speak very good English．

You will have free talks, famous English films and songs appreciation, English lectures and games; all are for you to improve yourself in English in the special, full-of-fun Salon．

How to Join:

We are a group with membership system, so if you want to join our group, please make an application to the Tianhe Office of Top English City, filling in the applying forms．You will be given a salon ID card, and becomes our member．

The Qualifications（条件）:

You must be fluent in English-speaking or / and an English lover．Those who are now learning English in the Top English City will be advantageous．

For more information, please contact:  

Mr Jiu Chan           at: 47129198 English Salon, your best friend! Join Right Now!

1.Which of the following can be the best title for Part I_________?

A．Top English, your smart choice!

B．If you want to learn English, we can teach you!

C．Top English, the best English!

D．We have what you want!

2.If you work in a joint Venture（合资） Company, you probably take the course________．

A．Standard Spoken English

B．Intermediate Business English

C．TOEFL Super Studies

D．Children's Weekend

3.Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person________?

A．Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English．

B．Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English．

C．Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies．

D．Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies．

4.If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least ________．     

A．be a university graduate

B．be a student learning English in the Top English City

C．be an English lover or can speak English well

D．make more friends and know more about the culture of the English