68. After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant ___.

A. returned to the forest 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was sick because nobody fed it

67. The woman left her new home ___.

A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband 　　　　　　　 D. because she was tired of the large family

66. The writer wrote the story in order to ___.

A. show that elephants are very clever 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do 　 D. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife

80. The word　 he　 in the last sentence refers to　　　　

　A. the captain that got the message 　　　　　　 B. the captain that sent the message

　C. John 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Mark　

93B

　　A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant , in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

　　Three months later the woman went back to her parents' home, having quarrelled with her husband . Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

　　It went to the woman's home . On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved(感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband's home.

79. What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?

　A. John told people where to look for him.

　B. John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.

　C. He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.

　D. The captain saw him as the fog cleared.

78. John and Mark became separated because　　　　　　　 .

　A. there wasn't room for both John and Mark on the buoy

　B. John couldn't control the boat and drifted away

　C. Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn't

　D. John had to stay in the boat to radio for help

77. Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that　　　　　　 .

　A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help

　B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared

　C. it wouldn't be hit by other ships

　D. he might be picked up by a passing ship

76. Why didn't Mark and Dan go sailing together?

　A. Dan asked his brother to go instead. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Dan was in some other place.

　C. Mark was in some other place. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Mark would like to go with John.

75. The writer tells this story to　　　　　　 .

　A. show the dangerous side of the astronauts'life 　　　 B. show the funny side of the astronauts' life

　C. make people laugh 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make people think　

92C　

　One Sunday,Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan , but Dan happened to be away. Dan's brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.

　Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy (浮标)through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy,however,he dropped the wet rope . The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio . He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.

　Mark spent the night on the buoy . In the early morning he fell asleep . He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship,the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship's captain had sent out a message. "Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy," he said.

74. Joe didn't want to work　　 with Sam again probably because he thought Sam　　　　　　　　　 .

　A. was very slow and possibly deaf 　　　　　　　　　 B. didn't know how to operate the door

　C. was less experienced than he was 　　　　　　　　　 D. didn't know how to do repairs