C

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Sure, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named in this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There is more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

69. The first paragraph tells us　　　 .

　A. what is the feeling of having no friends　 B. we always need friends around us

　C. making friends is a need in people’s life　 D. we need to be alone in our life

70. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. A town.　　　 B. A room.　　　 C. A school.　　　 D. A library.

71. Why do people who have friends live longer?

A. They feel happier and healthier.　　　　 B. They know more about friendship.

C. They take less care of themselves.　　　 D. They care more about their friends.

B

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get a success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness doesn’t mean money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

65. When you do something wrong, people around you will　　 .

A. quarrel with you　　 B. help you correct it　

C. do something wrong like you D. laugh at you

66. What will your friends say when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I　　 B. Congratulations!　 C. Good luck!　　 D. Just so-so

67. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you are in trouble.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

68. The passage mainly tells us　　　 .

A. parents always care for our life and health 　B. we’re not happy if we meet with difficulties

C. happiness is always around us　　　　　　 D. life is colorful　　

A

A woman saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard, hungry. She did not know them but invited them in. “ We do not go into a house together,” they replied. And she asked why.

One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” pointing to one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “ Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what had happened. Her husband was overjoyed. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is the case, let Wealth come in and fill our home with wealth!” His wife disagreed, “My , why not invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law gave her own suggestion: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will be filled with love then.” “Let’s heed our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the woman asked Wealth and Success: “I only invited Love, why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together. “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

61. The underlined word “heed” means “　　 ”.

A. give　　　　 B. refuse　 　　　C. follow　　　　 D. offer

62. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The importance of Love.　　　　 B. An old couple and Love.

C. Which one is the best choice?　　 D. Wealth, success and love.

63. From the story, we can know that the daughter-in-law is full of　　 .

A. care　　　　 B. imagination　　 C. love　　　　 D. cleverness

40. He insisted that he _____ wrong.

　 A. should not be　 B. is not　 C. not be　 D. was not

39. _________the students who are practicing _____English with each other at the English corner

is great.

A. The number of, speaking　　　　　 　B. A great many, speak　

C. A great number of; speaking　　　 　D. A great deal of, spoken

38. She has decided to spend as much time as she could _____over the lessons before the mid-term examination.　 A. go　 B. to go　 C. going　 D. went

37. ______ of the population_______ fed on agriculture.

　 A. Two-thirds, are　　 　　B. Two-third, are　 C. Two-thirds, is　 　　　　D. Two-third, is

36. Now I have got him in my ________. I can make him do anything I want..

A. power　　 B. energy　　 C. strength　　 D. force