Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your 　36 was a million miles away? You probably felt 　37 and made up your mind to pay attention and never daydream again. Most of us, from earliest school 38 , have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.

“ On the contrary, ” says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology, “ daydreaming is quite 39. Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the 40 it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. 　41 , your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one 42 in which the unconscious and conscious 43 of mind have silent dialogue.”

Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of 44 or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental 　45 . They did not have a better understanding of daydreams 46 the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, “ We 47 now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we 48 our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our future. ” Daydreams are really a reflection（反映）on the things we 49 or the things we long for in life.

Daydreams are usually very simple and 50 , quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be 51 to understand. It’s easier to gain a 52 understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help one 53 the difficult situations in life and find out a possible way for dealing with them.

Daydreams cannot be predicted（预知）. They move off in 　54 directions, which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were, and are a main source of creative energy.

So next time you catch 　55 daydreaming, don’t stop. Just pay attention to your dreams. They may be more important than you think.

36. A. business　　 B. feeling　　　　 　　 C. mind　　　　 D. family

37. A. hurried　　 　 B. worried　　　 　　 C. lonely　　　 D. sorry

38. A. days　　　 　 B. ages　　　　 　　　　　　 C. lessons　　　 D. times

39. A. normal　　 　 B. ordinary　　　 　　　　　　 C. necessary　　 D. possible

40. A. controlling　 B. imagining　　 　　　 C. thinking　　 　 D. working

41. A. Gradually　 　 B. However　　　 　　 C. Actually　　 D. Of course

42. A. place　　　 　 B. result　　　　 　　　 C. effect　　　 D. way

43. A. states　　　 B. example　　　 　　　 C. shape　　　 D. level

44. A. research　　 B. daydreams　　 　　 C. dialogue　　 D. minds

45. A. weakness　　 B. power　　　　 　　 C. illness　　　 　 D. fault

46. A. at　　　　　 　　　 B. until　　　 　　　　 C. after　　　 　 D. before

47. A. suppose　　 　　　 B. conclude　　　 　　 C. know　　　　 　　　 D. think

48. A. learn　　　 B. organize　　　 　　　 C. expect　　　 D. determine

49. A. think　　　 B. want　　　　 　　　 C. wish　　　 　 D. fear

50. A. direct　　　 B. sudden　　　 　　　　　　 C. long　　　　 D. clear

51. A .slow　　　 　 B. indirect　　　 　　　 C. familiar　　 　 D. hard

52. A. happy　　　 B. deep　　　　 　　　　 C. simple　　　 D. satisfying

53. A. experience　 B. defeat　　　　 　　　 C. recognize　　 D. take

54. A. usual　 　　　 B. strange　　　 　　　 C. scientific　　 D. unexpected

55. A. anybody　 　 B. yourself　　　 　　　　　　 C. one　　　　 D. somebody

We have all made up ______ to catch up with those who are______us.

A. the minds, before　　 B. our mind, ahead of

C. our minds, ahead of　 D. the mind, before

 

They can’t make up their 　　　　 whether they should be worried about the result of their

　 exam.

　 A.mind 　　　　 B.minds　　　　　 C.determination 　 D.determinations

 

When we read books we seem to 21 a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very　22 . Some stories are told 　23 they were true. Real people 24 live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 　25 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 　26 for us.

27 there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only imagined. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we 28　seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 29 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way _30_ living. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 31 　--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 32 　the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read　 33　realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we　 34 that we are real and they are 35 . It sounds strange, but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and　36 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by pretending that _37_we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 38 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose　 39 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel　40 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

21.　 A. arrive　　　 B. enter　　　　　　 C. come　 D. get

22.　 A. possible　 B. easy　　 C. new　　　 D. different

23.　 A. that　　　　 B. what　　C. whether　　　　 D. as if

24.　 A. who　 B. whom　　 C. where　　　　　 D. which

25.　 A. realistic　　 B. reasonableC. moral　　 　 D. instructive

26.　 A. difficult　 B. impossible C. important　 D. necessary

27.　 A. Otherwise　 B. But　　　 C. While　　　　 D. Furthermore

28.　 A. do　　 B. make　　　　 C. have　　　　　　 D. are

29.　 A. lessons B. dreams　　 C. experience　　 D. magic

30.　 A. with　 B. to C. for　　 D. of

31.　 A. knowledge B. skill　　 C. words　　　 D. grammar

32.　 A. make　 B. get　　　 C. use　　　 D. have

33.　 A. a newspaper B. something C. everything　　 D. a story

34.　 A. find　　　　 B. learn　　 C. know　　　　 D. hope

35.　 A. too　　　　　B. not　　　 C. all　　　　　 D. so

36.　 A. talk　　　　 B. learn　　 C. read　　　　 D. think

37.　 A. that　 B. what　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. when

38.　 A. mind　　　　 B. life　　　 C. world　　　 D. society

39.　 A. heart　　　　B. time　　　 C. money　　　 D. ourselves

40.　 A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　C. when　　　　 D. why

Once there lived a rich woman well-known in high society for her kindness, who had a maid that was devoted and hardworking. One day, out of curiosity, the maid decided to 36 her mistress（主人）to find out whether she was really good by nature.

The following day, the maid got up from her bed quite late at around afternoon time and the mistress 37 her for being late. The next day, the maid 38 the late rising and this time, the mistress became particularly 39 and hit the maid with a stick thus hurting her.

This 40 spread around the neighborhood and the rich woman 41 not only her reputation（名声）but also a devoted maid.

42 , it’s also reflected in modern 43 . People are kind and modest when their surroundings are 44 and satisfactory. However, when conditions change for the worse, they’ll become 45 and filled with anger. Anger is often an ugly and destructive mood that mankind 46 from in our daily lives. It’s a bad mood 47 within us, waiting for the chance to take control of our life. Uncontrolled anger can cause us a great deal of emotional and physical 48 and we must learn to 49 it.

A good 50 to control anger is to act as if the undesirable thoughts don’t exist in our 51 . By using our willpower, we focus our minds on positive things and 52 remove the negative thought. It’s difficult to react 53 to someone who hurt us, 54 our physical isn’t harmed. But the test of character is how we 55 situations in our daily lives. Remember this, darkness cannot be removed by darkness but by brightness. In the same way, anger cannot be removed by anger but by loving kindness.

36.　 A. phone　　　　　　　　 B. join　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. test　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visit

37.　 A. hated B. blamed C. charged D. dismissed（解雇）

38.　 A. changed　　　　　　 B. proved　　　　　　　　　　　 C. improved　　　　　　　 D. repeated

39.　 A. angry　　　　　　　　 B. smart　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quiet　　　　　　　　　　 D. painful

40.　 A. advice　　　　　　　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　　 C. progress　　　　　　　　 D. news

41.　 A. lost　　　　　　　　　　 B. earned　　　　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　　　 D. fought

42.　 A. Afterwards　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　　 C. Similarly　　　　　　　　 D. Hopefully

43.　 A. class　　　　　　　　　 B. society　　　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　　　　　　　　　 D. history

44.　 A. strange　　　　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready

45.　 A. impatient　　　　　　 B. inactive　　　　　　　　　　 C. unlucky　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

46.　 A. escapes　　　　　　　 B. recovers　　　　　　　　　　 C. learns　　　　　　　　　　 D. suffers

47.　 A. disappearing　　　 B. hiding　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happening　　　　　　　 D. growing

48.　 A. harm　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stress　　　　　　　　　　 D. balance

49.　 A. accept　　　　　　　 B. break　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. control　　　　　　　　　 D. organize

50.　 A. cause　　　　　　　　 B. case　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. base　　　　　　　　　　　 D. way

51.　 A. chat　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　　　　　 D. job

52.　 A. anyhow　　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. therefore　　　　　　　 D. again

53.　 A. slowly　　　　　　　 B. peacefully　　　　　　　　　 C. officially　　　　　　　　 D. differently

54.　 A. in case　　　　　　　 B. as if C. now that D. even though

55.　 A. handle　　　　　　　　 B. manage　　　　　　　　　　 C. view　　　　　　　　　　 D. preserve