The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

　　If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

　　When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

　　The market may be something abstract. But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete（具体的）. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

63．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A. Selling and Buying.   

B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

       C. What the market can do for you  

D. What is the market?

64．All of the following acts are producing for the market except        .

       A. attending a night school    

B. working in a bank

C. printing a book            

D. growing beans for sale

65．You are buying from the market when you        .

       A. borrow a book from the library         

B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

       C. look after your children         

 D. eat at restaurants

66．In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?

       A. It helps you save money         

B. It provides you with everything you need

       C. It tells you how to grow tomatoes  

D. It tells you what to produce

You may picture firefighters holding a hose （水管） outside of a burning building，but the Golden Eagles Hotshots don't fight fires quite that way．When they go into action，you may not even see a fire truck．

The Hotshots are firefighters who battle fires in wilderness areas．But don't think you'll only find them in California．Wherever there is a national wildfire emergency，the Golden Eagles Hotshots could be there．

But these firefighters don't work the same way as those in big cities．They work where there are large numbers of trees，bushes，and grass．They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris （残骸）．They sometimes use water，but often fight fire with fire！

They do that by lighting what are called “backfires” ---- small，controlled fires that burn up fuel in the path of larger wildfires．That way, when the wildfire gets there, it has nothing to burn and nowhere to go，because all the burnable fuel has already gone up in smoke．

The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work．For example，they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire．

Of course there are times when the Golden Eagles Hotshots do have trucks to supply water to the fires．But the water is limited，and these guys have to rely on hard work more than anything．Physical fitness is very important．They have to be strong to handle steep hills while carrying a 60­pound pack．

Thanks to their efforts，many lives have been saved，many houses not burned，and countless trees still standing．

1.According to the passage，why do the firefighters light “backfires”？

    A．To signal for help．             B．To remove obstacles．

    C．To protect trees and bushes．    D．To prevent the fire from spreading．

2.What can we learn about the Golden Eagles Hotshots？

    A．They are firefighters working in big cities．

    B．Their work requires physical strength．

    C．They are working for free．

    D．They usually hold a hose to put out the fires．

3.All of the following can reflect that the Golden Eagles Hotshots are special  EXCEPT their working 　　　　．

    A. areas          B. ways           C. achievements   D. tools

4.What is the author's attitude towards the Golden Eagles Hotshots？

    A．Appreciative．　B．Doubtful．    C．Worried．    D．Critical．

Charlie works in a post office. His father lost his job five years ago and his mother is often ill. And he has two brothers and a sister. He works hard and tries his best to buy enough food for his family.
　　Last month his family had to move to an old house outside the city. It's farther from the post office and he has to get up early in the morning in order to catch the 6:30 train. The head of his office is strict and everybody has to get there on time. He knows what it'll mean if he's late. A friend of his had pity on(同情) him and lent his old car to him. The young man was happy and from then on he could go to work by car.
　　Last Saturday Charlie went to buy some medicine for his mother. Bad luck! When he came out of the shop, he couldn't find the car. He was quite worried and began to look for it in front of the shop but he didn't find it. Suddenly he saw a woman parked a car there and hurried into the shop. Charlie saw the car wasn't locked. He got on it and drove it at once. He was afraid the loser would run after him and drove fast. A truck hit it at a crossing and he lost consciousness.(知觉)
　　This morning the young man came back to life and saw there were a few policemen standing by his bed. He asked, "Where am I?"
　　"In Room 103."
　　"In hospital or in prison ?"
【小题1】There’re ________ people in Charlie's family.

—Do you think we can get there on time?

—Yes，_______ the truck doesn’t break down. 　

My brother，Mark，died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and    36   looked after me. I am    37   today for all of the special times we had as running partners，and times    38   driving to different races，where we had so many    39   about life in general. I    40   these talks terribly at this time of the year.
   41  ，I am so happy he shared with me the    42   of his faith. He was always so    43   to people，and I had been with him many times    44  we pulled over to help someone in need，   45   a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not    46   when he told me of the time when he was    47    in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse，it was Friday and he had no    48   in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to    49   my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others    50   helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day，as he was driving along，he noticed a guy ahead of him    51   his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark    52   right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and    53   his hand to Mark，and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his    54  . He told him that was unnecessary but the man     55   and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.