My topic is fashion, and to make my talk more lively, I have brought along five objects. Fashion is important to all of us. Now we are all wearing school uniforms. When we go home, what do we do? We change into other clothes. If we are going out, we like to wear fashionable clothes. So my first object is this blouse. It looks beautiful, doesn't it? It is my most expensive piece of clothing, and I love it. It costs over $ 600. You may say that it is too expensive, but luckily I can pay for it. The more you spend, the better the quality is. So you see, fashion is quite important to me, I admit it.

    However, I'm not as fond of fashion as my elder brother. Last summer, my parents took us both to London. They wanted to show us some fashion sights. But my brother Gary did not enjoy the old buildings. He just wanted to spend all his time in the big shopping malls, searching for the coolest pair of trousers! For him, fashion was more important than culture. These are the trousers he bought. Were they worth the cost of a trip to London to buy these? I don't think so. I think it was a waste, of time and money.

    We must, however, remember that fashion is a very big business. Changes in fashion can create or lose jobs. As an example, I have brought this blonde wig (假发) to show you. Do you like it'? It belongs to one of my mother's friends. She told me that in the 1960s, it was fashionable for Western women to wear wigs. But a few years later fashions changed and women wore wigs much less often. Then the wig factories closed down and hundreds of workers lost their jobs.

57. What is the writer doing at the moment?

    A. He is selling some fashionable clothes.

    B. He is buying the coolest school uniforms.

    C. He is making a speech to the fellow students.

    D. He is travelling to London with his parents.

58. According to the passage, the author showed all these objects EXCEPT _______.

    A. the blonde wig                 B. the expensive blouse

    C. the cool trousers                D. the school uniform

59. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

    A. Wigs were always popular in the past.

    B. People in the east once liked wearing blonde wigs.

    C. Fashion is actually a business.

    D. Business often depends on the production of wigs.

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind．In fact，she  1  nobody except her boyfriend，for he was always   2  to help her．She used to tell her boyfriend，"If I could see the   3  ，I would marry you．"

One day，someone donated（捐赠） a pair of   4  to her．When the bandages（绷带） came off，she was able to see everything，including her boyfriend，for the  5  time．He asked her，"Now that you can see the world，will you   6  me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was   7  She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she  8  to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a   9  to her，saying，"My dear，take good care of your eyes．  10  they are yours，they were mine．"

This is how the human brain （人脑） often works when our status （地位） changes．Only a very few remember what  11  was like before．Arid we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift．Today，before you complain about the  12  of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 13  ．Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂） too early．Before you complain  about your old  14 ，think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job，think of those who have no jobs．So  __15  what you have and don't forget your past．

1．A．forgot              B．loved               C．disliked             D．thanked

2．A．ready                B．unhappy           C．angry               D．sad

3．A．sight                 B．world              C．earth            D．people

4．A．shoes                B．glasses              C．trousers            D．eyes

5．A．first                 B．second            C．next              D．last

6．A．follow               B．love                C．marry             D．see

7．A．ugly          B．sick               C．short            D．blind

8．A．decided              B．agreed              C．refused            D．wanted

9．A．diary                 B．note                 C．song              D．story

10．A．Before             B．After              C．Once                D．Since

11．A．mind              B．work               C．school           D．life

12．A．taste               B．size               C．color              D．shape

13．A．do                 B．wear              C．eat                D．make

14．A．food．             B．house             C．clothes             D．bus

15．A．forget             B．spend             C．enjoy              D．pay

根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（15分，每小题1分）

 There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she    nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always     to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the     , I would marry you .”

    One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of    to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the     time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you     me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was     . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she     to marry him.

    Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a      to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes.    they are yours, they are mine.”

    This is how the human brain (大脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what      was like before. And we ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the     of your food, think of someone who has nothing to   . Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old     , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So      what you have and don’t forget your past. 

1.A. forgot         B. loved          C. disliked         D. thanked

2.A. ready         B. unhappy        C. angry           D. sad

3.A. sight          B. world          C. earth           D. people

4.A. shoes         B. glasses         C. trousers         D. eyes

5.A. first          B. second          C. next           D. last

6.A. follow        B. love            C. marry          D. see

7.A. ugly          B. sick            C. short          D. blind

8.A. decided       B. agreed          C. refused         D. wanted

9.A. diary         B. note             C. song          D. story

10.A. Before       B. After            C. Once           D. Since

11.A. mind         B. work           C. school          D. life

12.A. taste         B. size             C. color           D. shape

13.A. do           B. wear            C. eat            D. make

14.A. food         B. house           C. clothes          D. bus

15.A. forget        B. spend           C. enjoy           D. Pay