4．Dip(浸)the top nm(边缘)of the cup into the soap water．Slowly lift the cup out of the bowl．There should be a thin “window"’ of soap water covering the open space o the cup．

3．Cut a small hole(洞)in the bottom of the paper cup．This is the hole that you will blow(吹)through．

2．Add the dishwashing liquid soap(洗涤液)into the water and mix them together．

1．Fill the bowl with the water．

54．The man(Paragraph 6)left his first job became he was　　　　　 ．

　　　 A．in an abnormal mental state　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．under too much pressure

　　　 C not well-paid 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．not respected

53．The underlined phrase“turn his back on”(Paragraph 6)most probably means　　　　 ．

　　　 A．leave for　　 　　　　　 B．return to　　 　　　　　 C．give up 　　　　　　　　 D．rely on

52．The first paragraph of the passage tells us that　　　 ．

　　　 A．we always try to find some time to write a book

　　　 B．we always make plans but seldom complete them

　　　 C．we always enjoy many of life’s best moments

　　　 D．we always do what we really want to do

51．It can be inferred(推测)from the passage that V8 is a kind of　　　　 ．

　 　　 A．vegetable dish　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．healthy juice　 　　　　

　　　 C．hard drink　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．red vegetable

D

　 　 How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many．

　 　　 This is Life，all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal(排演)and，unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments．

　 　　 We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families，always making ourselves believe that this style of life is only a temporary(暂时的)state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do．Then， at 60 or 65，we are suddenly given a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life．

　 　　 In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day．”They speak slowly and seriously in their shops，hotel sand sandwich bars．I think it is a wonderful phrase，making us remember, in effect，to enjoy the moment：to value this very day．

　 　　 How often do we say to ourselves，“I’ll take up horse-riding(or golf, or sailing)as soon as I get a greater job，”only to do none of those things when we do get the higher position．(职位)

　 　　 When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well-paid respectable job at　 Daily Telegraph to go and work for a small weekly newspaper．At the time I was surprised by his decision：Why was he in this completely abnormal(反常的)mental(精神)state? How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small area in the countryside? I wanted to know．

　 　　 Now when I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure．He lived in all unattractive London suburb(郊区)and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains to and back from his work．

50．“ And the word ‘green’ today can keep food prices going up” This sentence suggests that consumers today are　　　　 ．

　　　 A．starting to notice the importance of new food

　　　 B．enjoying the beauty of nature more than before

　　　 C．beginning to like green vegetables

　　　 D．paying more attention to their health