65. A cure for hiccups you believe in will make them ________.

A. go away　　 B. worse　　 C. last longer　　 D. louder

64. If something is mysterious, it _______.

A. is hard to stop　 　B. hurts　 　　C. is hard to understand　 　D. is easy to take care of

62. This story is mainly about _______.

A. how to get hiccups　　　　　　　　 B. what makes hiccups happen

C. Jack O’Leary’s hiccups　　　　　　 D. different ways to stop hiccups

63 How long did it take the plumber to stop his hiccups?

A. 8 years　　 　　B. 2 days　　　 　C. 8 months　　 　　D. 4 hours

61. What might be the best cure for hiccups?

A. Special pills.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Cold water.

C. Whatever you think will work.　　　 D. A spoonful of salt.

60. Which of the following is TRUE.

A. The typewriter was made in the 1970's.

B. Most England are doctors or lawyers.

C. People's ideas about women's work have changed.

D. The 18th century saw a changing world for women.

(C)

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water for 15 seconds! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups (打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O’Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

It took a British plumber (管子工) eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.

Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

59. Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

A. The Bronte sisters thought that they were men.

B. England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio.

C. There are more men than women in professional job.

D. Women find it necessary to work harder than before.

58. The article is mainly about_____.

A. women in the business world

B. the famous Bronte sisters

C. schools and colleges in America

D. rights for American women

57. The article suggested that_____.

A. a woman can do all kinds of professional jobs better than a man

B. women cannot learn to use typewriter

C. all nurses are rich and well-educated

D. nursing is a good profession for women