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　　John and Sylvia were quite rich. They had a large, beautiful house full of expensive paintings.

　　They had many friends and were not surprised when they received two free tickets for the theater.

　　They were surprised, however, when they could not find out who had sent them the tickets. There was no letter in the envelope (信封) with the tickets.

　　“They've forgotten to put in a letter,”John said.“How strange. We don't know who to thank.”

　　They phoned many of their friends and asked,“Did you send us theater tickets?”“No,”their friends said.“We didn't send them.”“It's strange,”Sylvia told her husband,“but we won't waste the tickets. Everyone says that the play is very good.”

　　And so they went to the theater. They did not really enjoy the play, however, because they were worrying all the time. The play started at eight o'clock and finished at half past ten. When they got home it was after eleven. There was a note on their front door. It said,“We hope you enjoyed the play.”Inside the house there was not a single painting. They had all been stolen.

1．Why were John and Sylvia surprised later?

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A．There was nothing in the envelope.

B．There was two tickets and a letter in the envelope.

C．There was nothing but two tickets.

D．The envelope was broken.

2．Why couldn't they find out who sent them the tickets?

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A．Their friends wanted to keep it a secret.

B．There was no letter with the tickets.

C．Their friends said they hadn't sent them.

D．Everyone thought the play was good.

3．What did John and Sylvia do?

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A．They went to see the play they had tickets for.

B．They thanked the people who had sent them the tickets.

C．They wasted the tickets.

D．They gave the tickets to their friends.

4．How long were they probably away from home that evening?

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5．Who had sent them the tickets?

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A．They never found out.

B．The people who stole their paintings.

C．Their friends.

D．The owners of the pictures.

The secret in re-remembering is to allow the full power of your memory to flow freely without “trying” to remember any one specific (特定的) thing.

I recently sat down to a relaxed and enjoyable dinner with some friends. At the beginning of the meal, a friend told us that his car had just been broken into and his briefcase (公文包) had been stolen. He was frustrated (懊恼的) because his diary and a number of other items (物品) important to him were in the briefcase. He said he could remember only four items that were in his stolen briefcase, that he knew there were many more, that he had to give a full report to the police within two hours, and that the more he tried to remember the more blocked he became.

Several of us at the table who were familiar with Memory Principles (规则) then took him through the following exercise: instead of continuing to allow him to think of what he could not remember, we asked him when he had last had his briefcase open. It turned out that it was at the office just before he left work, at which point he suddenly remembered that he had put two important magazine articles in the briefcase. We then asked him when he had last had the briefcase open before leaving home for work. It turned out to have been the night before, and he remembered having put in two more articles as well as a tape recorder, in preparation for the following morning. Finally we asked him to describe the inner (内部的) design of his briefcase, and as he went through a detailed description, he remembered pens, pencils, letters and a number of other items that he had completely “forgotten” before.

Within 20 minutes, he remembered 18 additional items.

The secret is to “forget about” whatever you are trying to remember and “relive” all experiences that connect in any way with the item you are trying to remember. This method works at once almost in all cases, and takes the form of a created Mind Map around the “missing” center.

This memory method, like the others, improves your memory as well as your creativity, and in addition gives you confidence when you realize that, no matter what you have forgotten, there is still a chance to solve any memory mystery (谜团)!

58. Which of the following shows how the man remembered the items according to the passage?

A.                                                                                                                              B.

C.                                           D.

59. What does the underlined word “relive” mean in the passage?

A. go through again                                      B. get out of

C. get used to again                                      D. pay attention to

60. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Forgetting — You can never really forget

B. Drawing — The better way to remember things

C. Re-remembering — Remember what you have forgotten

D. Replacing — Forgetting something instead of remembering

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.

I decided that I would save my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

21. What do the underlined words “be concerned about” mean?

A. wait for　 　　　　　　 B. worry about　　 　 C. argue with 　　　　　　 　　　 D. look after

22. Of the following people, who has similar qualities to the writer that paid for the broken　window?　　

A. Alice, who used to spend most of her pocket money on snacks, now saves money and　donates it to help the elderly. 　　

B. Tom, who used to be shy, kept practising speaking in front of his classmates and has become confident.

C. Ann, who was weak in maths, now often asks her friends for help and has made much progress.

D. Millie, who had stolen her aunt’s necklace, realized her mistake and returned it to her aunt.

23. What can we infer(推断)from the story?

A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she didn’t care about the money.

B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had done and returned him the money.

C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money the boy paid for the broken window.

D. The old lady didn’t forgive the boy for what he had done though he said sorry to her.