I shall never forget the night，a few years ago，when Marion J.Douglas was a student in one of my adult­education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home，not once，but twice. The first time he had lost his five­year­old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss；but，as he said，“Ten months later，God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it，” this father told us，“I couldn’t sleep，eat，rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone. ”At last he went to doctors；one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip，but neither helped. He said，“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大钳子)，and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief (悲伤)—if you have ever been paralyzed (使瘫痪) by sorrow，you know what he meant.
“But thank God，I had one child left—a four­year­old son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself，he asked，‘Daddy，will you build a boat for me？’ I was in no mood to build a boat；in fact，I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent little fellow！I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished，I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months！I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case，building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night，I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly，I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed  most of them. I am busy so that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry！That is exactly what Winston Church ill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities，he said，“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”

1. 1.

   The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________.

   1. A.
      having lost a loved one
   2. B.
      having lost a valuable article
   3. C.
      having lost a profit­making business
   4. D.
      having lost a well­paid job
2. 2.

   Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________.

   1. A.
      he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family
   2. B.
      he was suffering from sleeplessness disease
   3. C.
      he couldn’t get out of mental pressure
   4. D.
      he felt tired of adult­education classes
3. 3.

   Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________.

   1. A.
      he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them
   2. B.
      he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
   3. C.
      the items had actually been broken and needed attention
   4. D.
      repairing the items helped crowd wor ry out of his mind
4. 4.

   At the end of the passage，the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________.

   1. A.
      prove that he followed Churchill’s example
   2. B.
      support his student’s solution to his problem
   3. C.
      show that he was successful in his career
   4. D.
      clarify how his conclusion was reached

In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenzalike cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu”or a “bad cold”. He took samples from the throats of patients in his hospital and was able to find the virus（病毒）of this influenza.

There are three main types of influenza virus. The most important of these are types A and B, each of them having several sub-groups（亚群）. At the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was because of a virus group A, but he did not know the sub-group. He reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W. H. O. published the important news together with reports of the same kind of outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15％～20％ of the population had become ill.

As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, they began to test them. They found that they could reproduce themselves at a very high speed. Continuing their careful tests, the doctor checked the effect of medicine used against all the known sub-groups of type A virus. On this virus, none of them was of any use.

Having separated the virus, the two doctors now made tests on some selected seleceted animals. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments showed that the new virus spread easily, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, called it simply “Asian flu”.

72. The Asian flu mentioned in the passage ____.     

A. had something to do with a virus group B

B. was reported to W. H. O in Geneva by a doctor in Hong Kong

C. broke out not only in Singapore but also in Hong Kong

D. was taken from the throats of the patients in a hospital in Singapore

73. London doctors considered ____.

A. Asian flu as a bad cold

B. there were three main types of influenza

C. it was necessary to test the other groups of virus besides group A

D. the influenza called “Asian flu”a new one

74. The Singapore doctor helped the world by ____.   

A. making those with Asian flu well again   B. killing the virus that caused Asian flu

C. finding the sub-group of the virus       D. reporting the outbreak of Geneva

75. The Asian flu virus ____.      

A. was a killer   B. was very weak   C. could reproduce very quickly   D. died very fast

The pain in his back _____ from a fall several years ago.

1. A.
   terminates
2. B.
   ends
3. C.
   results
4. D.
   is due

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___36___ in our past that we felt ___37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very ___38___ process, but there’ s always some ___39___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___40___ that we find ways to ___41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a __45___ on him. After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___47__ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___50___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to ___54___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___55__the past wrongdoings.

36. A. something            B. anything         C. somebody            D. anybody

37. A. ashamed              B. afraid           C. sure                 D. proud

38. A. private              B. open          C. interesting           D. funny

39. A. foolish              B. polite          C. simple             D. brave

40. A. expected              B. suggested       C. ordered               D. demanded

41. A. connect with          B. depend on      C. make apologize to    D. get along with

42. A. improve               B. continue         C. realize              D. keep

43. A. notes                B. list              C. plan                 D. stories

44. A. any                  B. most            C. none                D. all

45. A. part                  B. game          C. trick                D. record

46. A. view                 B. sign            C. attention              D. remark

47. A. also                  B. even           C. still                  D. ever

48. A. appears             B. considers        C. presents               D. remembers

49. A. angry               B. happy         C. doubtful              D. alive

50. A. words               B. rings           C. repeats                    D. calls

51. A. cold                 B. plain           C. nervous               D. lively

52. A. in case              B. so long as       C. unless              D. because

53. A. around              B. out             C. on                   D. away

54. A. build up                  B. make up           C. clear up               D. give up

55. A. regret               B. forgive           C. right                D. punish

The story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" was created by Dr.  Spencer. Johnson to help him deal with a difficult change in his life.  It showed him how to take his changing situation seriously but not take himself so seriously.

When his friends noticed how much better life had become for him, and asked why, Dr. Johnson shared his  "Cheese"  story.  Many later said how greatly the story had helped them to keep their sense of humor, to change, and to gain something better, too.

Twenty years after the story was created,  "Who Moved My Cheese?" was finally published. It soon became a No.1 international best seller,  with one million hardcover copies in print within the first sixteen months and over ten million copies within the next two years.

Some critics (批评家)  do not understand why so many people find the book so valuable. They say the story is simple enough for a child to understand, and it insults (侮辱) their intelligence. Some even fear it suggests that people should mindlessly accept unnecessary changes forced upon them by others, although that is not in the story. 

The author said that both the fans and the critics are "right" in their own way. It is not what is in the story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" but how you understand it and apply it to your own situation that gives it value.

Hopefully the way you understand the story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" and the way you put it into action in your life will help you find and enjoy the "New Cheese" you deserve (应得).

60. Why did the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" become a best seller as soon as it was published?

A. Because it is simple and easy to read.

B. Because readers can learn a lot from it.

C. Because the writer is quite famous.

D. Because it has many interesting stories~

Some people don't like the book because they think that__________.

A. it is too simple for adults to read

B. the author aims to insult them

C. there are many wrong ideas in it

D. the author's intelligence is too high

Which of the following is NOT true about the book?

A. The author's friends were interested to know why life became better, for Spencer.

B. The author agreed with both the fans and the critics of his book.

C. Some people worry the book may have a bad effect on readers.

D. The "New Cheese" in the last paragraph refers to a kind of freshly-made milk food.

The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to_______.

A. help Dr. Johnson sell more of his book

B. introduce the meaning of the book

C. help readers understand the book and get something from it

D. introduce people's different opinions on the book