73.　 Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.

72.　 Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion.

71.　 Emi is a university student studying Italian and Polities. She doesn't have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.

(B)

“ Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and steeped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.

　I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I want in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.

　 　I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.

　 She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.

61. When the fire rose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.

A. at home　　 B. sleeping

C. sitting in bed　 D. both A and B

62.The author saved the baby _____.

A.　　　 because he was very brave.

B.　　　 because he liked the baby very much.

C.　　　 but he just happened to save it.

D.　　 because it was the Mayor’s baby.

63. He ran in the wrong direction because he _______.

A. was a stranger there　　 B. could see nothing

C. was not completely awake　 D. Both A and C

64.He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.

A. save the baby　　　 B. call for help

C. protect his face　　 D. run quickly

65. Form which group of words, we can learn the fire took place out of people’s surprise?

A. old and wooden house, a bundle

B. crashed to, fell down

C. terrible, half-awake

D. bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (A)

　 It is important for Americans to thank other people for favors even if what the other person did was very small. Both children and older people should be thanked for any kind act. The person accepting the thanks usually says something to make the favor seem small, or says that it was his pleasure to help you, or simply, “ You’re welcome.”

　 It is equally important to apologize when you have hurt or disappointed someone. When possible, you should always add a reasonable explanation or excuse for your behavior. When there is some loss or damage to personal property(财产), the person responsible(负责) for the loss should both apologize and offer to pay for the item.

　 Most of the time the other person accepts the apology graciously and doesn’t show any disappointment or anger. But if the problem was really serious or it happened several times before, the person might say something how he feels.

56. It is necessary to thank a person who is _____ for any kind act.

　 A. older than you　　 B. younger than you

C. the same age as you　 D. all of the above

57. If you do any damage to someone’s property, you should _____.

A.　 say how sorry you feel and offer to pay for the item.

B.　 Just apologize for what you have done.

C.　 Say nothing and try to forget about it.

D.　 Pay for the damage without saying a word.

58. When you apologize for something, you should ____.

A.　 always remember to say it is not your fault.

B.　 try to explain the reason for your actions.

C.　 add an excuse even if it is not a good one.

D.　 none of the above

59.When someone apologizes to you, you should_____.

A.　 accept the apology kindly

B.　 tell him how upset you are

C.　 take no notice of him.

D.　 give an angry reply and leave him alone.

60.Choose the best title of this passage.

A. Don’t hurt others　　 B. Thanking

C. Habit of Americans　 D. Thanking and Apologizing

55. A. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagination

54. A. moved　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　 　　　 C. interested　　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

53. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　 C. exercise　　　　　　　　　 D. money