C
Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want to cut your spending, you’ll have to begin by stopping trying to impress other people.
The authors divide people into two groups : people whose opinions you care about, and people whose opinions you don’t care about one way or another. It’s easy to stop caring about people whose opinions you don’t care about. Who cares what they think ? As long as you’re not doing something truly immoral —— something that might potentially create a negative reputation for you —— it doesn’t matter what they think.
But shouldn’t you impress other people whose opinions you do care about ? Anyway, they are people you want to meet : customers, friends and family.
The answer is that you don’t need to impress those people with expensive, shiny things. The relationship you’ve built with them —— or you’re going to build with them —— is based on you, not on the material items. They’ll either like you for you or they won’t.
To put it simply, take care of the basics. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. Wear reasonable clothing. Work on your communication skills. If you have them covered, you don’t need to invest time and money in impressing other people.
Coming to this realization is incredibly valuable. It drops your clothing budget. It drops your automobile budget. It drops your electronics budget. It drops your housing budget. You don’t need a shiny car, an iPhone, or a ＄50 haircut.
Yes , you may actually still want one or two of these things, but the impetus(动力) comes from what your personal values are, not what other people around you seem to value or what marketing messages you receive.
For some people, it seems impossible. Their social cues come from advertising-laden media and from friends who also get their cues from advertising-laden media.They believe they need a slick cellphone and ＄100 casual clothes. Their self-worth revolves around that little burst they get from impressing others.
People should learn to break through that situation. In short, don’t play socially by the tiring old rules that revolve around needing to impress people. Instead, spend your time on things that bring real value to you and give real value to others.
46. Which of the following behaviours is “immoral”according to the second paragraph ?
A.  Caring about other people’s opinion.
B.  Dropping your clothing budget.
C.  Copying existing works.
D.  Obeying the traffic rule.
47. To build relationship with others, you should pay attention to the following EXEPT _______.
A.  dressing casually
B.  learning about weight control
C.  improving communication skills
D.  being a tidy person
48. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ?
A.  To impress them in a proper way.
B.  To buy them special gifts.
C.  To spare more time to be with them.
D.  To impress them with shiny things.
49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A.  An iPhone is totally unnecessary in our life.
B.  Your family members’ opinions are always worth caring about.
C.  Learning how to impress others helps people save money.
D.  You should always be aware of what other people around you seem to value.
50. What is the best title for the passage ?
A.  Whose opinions do you care about ?
B.  Two different groups of people.
C.  My favorite book : Your Money or Your Life
D.  Stop trying to impress other people.

______ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party.

A. Dressing; noticing  B. Dressing; noticed C. Dressed;noticing    D. Dressed; noticed

When I was fourteen I was hit by a car and I felt almost senseless from the waist down．I spent the next four years   36   a back support．I began running seven days a week to   37  my muscles （肌肉）．It was exhausting but I   38   before I graduated from high school．

    When I was thirty-one, I was in   39   car accident in which my legs were seriously injured．The   40   told me that their goal was to get me to walk "__41   " but that I would never run again．Stubborn and _42_ , however, I set out to rebuild my leg muscles to support my knees through my own personalized  43   program． The fact was that it took me two years to learn how to walk and nine and a half years to run again．

    While on one of my runs, a   44   thought entered my mind: what   45   I could run the LA Marathon? I wanted to know what it felt like to _46   the prized finish line, even if it  47   I had to crawl（爬） across it．I had only four months to get ready．I spent almost all my time training as if my very  48   depended on it——actually, it did．I   49   that if I didn't train to my fullest, my body would   50   and the doctors' diagnosis （诊断） would win．I wasn't about to let that happen．I had a dream: I would run the LA Marathon to achieve one of my life's greatest   51   ．I trained eight times a week, seven days a week —twice on Wednesdays．

    Finally, my hard efforts   52   ．I crossed the finish line of the LA Marathon, strong and solid．

    I'm often asked why I run, to which I always   53   ,"I run because I can．" I   54  myself that the aches and pains I experience while training and racing are  55   , compared to the suffering those whom I admire must bear．This is why I run．

1.A, dressing          B．wearing                              C．designing       D．decorating

2.A．relax              B．comfort                              C．protect         D．strengthen

3.A．recovered          B．cured                                C．quitted         D．shook

4.A．other              B．one             C．another          D．some

5.A．doctors            B．patients                             C．coaches         D．pioneers

6.A．frequently         B．normally         C．attractively                   D．carefully

7.A．determined         B．excited          C．unsatisfied                    D．disappointed

8.A．working            B．sharing                              C．training        D．walking

9.A．suitable           B．reasonable                           C silly            D．crazy

10.A．if               B．whether                              C．unless           D．once

11.A．skip              B．slip             C．complete         D．cross

12.A．meant             B．proved           C．agreed           D．explained

13.A．patience          B．existence        C．appearance       D．absence

14.A．suggested         B．knew             C．noticed          D．declared

15.A．look out          B．come out         C．break down       D．fall down

16.A．promises          B．reputations      C．goals            D．levels

17.A．worked out        B．turned out       C．paid back        D．paid off

18.A．react             B．reply            C．relate           D．refer

19.A．show              B．ask              C．remind           D．teach

20.A．something B．anything C．everything   D．nothing

HONG KONG — Hong Kong Disneyland is too crowded, a senior Chinese tourism official said today, hinting that another Disney Park is necessary to accommodate demand from China’s huge population.

The comments by Shao Qiwei, director of China’s State Administration of Tourism, came a day after Shanghai’s mayor Han Zheng said the city was preparing to build China’s second Disney theme park.

“China has a very large population. We now have 1.3 billion people. The market is very large. As far as I know, Hong Kong Disneyland is now very crowded,” said Shao, whose comments were broadcast on Hong Kong’s Cable TV.

The Hong Kong theme park, which opened in September, was widely criticized in January when it turned away hundreds of Lunar New Year holiday makers from mainland China because the park was full. Chaos(混乱) erupted when angry crowds tried to force their way into the park.

The embarrassing incident prompted a public apology from Hong Kong Disneyland Managing Director Bill Ernest and a dressing down from Hong Kong’s leader Donald Tsang. Authorities are carefully studying the issue of overcrowding in preparation for the possible building of the Disney park in Shanghai, Shao said.

The official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday that no agreement has been reached on the park in Shanghai, quoting senior vice president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Leslie Goodman. Hong Kong Disneyland is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and the local government, which shouldered the bulk of the park’s construction fees.

1.Why is it necessary to build a Disney park in Shanghai?

A．Hong Kong Disneyland can’t meet the need of the large population.

B．Hong Kong Disneyland is too small and very crowded.

C．Hong Kong Disney Park was criticized by tourists.

D．Hong Kong Disneyland is far from the mainland.

2.Hundreds of visitors from Mainland China got angry because ________.

A．the services in the park were not as good as expected    B．they were not allowed to go into the park

C．the park was too crowded                 D．chaos happened at the entrance to the park

3.The building of a Disney park in Shanghai ________.

A．has been agreed to by The Walt Disney Co.

B．is financed The Walt Disney Co.

C．will be in the charge of the Shanghai government

D．remains to be discussed with The Walt Disney Co.

　 The girl _____ in red is my second daughter.

　　A. dressing　　B. dressed herself  C. dressed　　D. is dressing