In search of Mr．or Mrs．Right，dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material．

    The school offers various classes for brides and grooms at a time when many people in

Japan are either avoiding marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner．The school which is open to men and women，teaches students how to talk，walk and present themselves elegantly(优雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents．who are often a major obstacle(障碍)to successful unions．The school，opened last month.now has about 30 female students．An almost equal number of males have signed up，but those actually coming to class are much fewer than females．

  “I had never thought that my boyfriend’s mother could play such a big role in my relationship．but now I’ve realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-1aws，”said Kozue Sugawara，29，who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed．

    Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34 are unmarried．

despite some 3,800 firms in Japan offering match—making services．The average age of the school’s female students is 30．

    “Before，people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way，sometimes pushing them to get married．But now，people have too many choices to make up their minds，”said Etsuko Satake，principal of the school．

    Instructors provide suggestions on students’dress，posture and even details such as how they CROSS their legs or get out of a car．Men and women are taught different skills，which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive．Students also simulate (模拟)dates，during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong．

57．The new school is opened to teach students how to          ．

  A．get along with their parents-in—law    B．prepare themselves for their marriage

  C．behave and present themselves well D．get back to marriage after divorce

58．Nowadays many Japanese find it more difficult to get married because          ．

  A．they are being forced to marry by parents

  B．the society and family refuse to help them

  C．they have fewer and fewer partners to make

  D．they have too many choices to make a decision

59．Which of the following is true?

    A．Successful marriage has little to do with future in-1aws．

    B．Most women under 34 find it difficult to get married．

    C．The school helps men and women while they are in love．

    D．The number of men and women attending class is equal．

20．The undedincd part“Mr．or Mrs．Right”probably means          ．

  A．a person with the family name“Right” B．a person who is always right

  C．the righi person one wants to marry    D．the couple who never tell lies

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    In search of Mr．or Mrs．Right，dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material．

    The school offers various classes for brides and grooms at a time when many people in

Japan are either avoiding marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner．The school which is open to men and women，teaches students how to talk，walk and present themselves elegantly(优雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents．who are often a major obstacle(障碍)to successful unions．The school，opened last month.now has about 30 female students．An almost equal number of males have signed up，but those actually coming to class are much fewer than females．

  “I had never thought that my boyfriend’s mother could play such a big role in my relationship．but now I’ve realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-1aws，”said Kozue Sugawara，29，who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed．

    Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34 are unmarried．

despite some 3,800 firms in Japan offering match—making services．The average age of the school’s female students is 30．

    “Before，people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way，sometimes pushing them to get married．But now，people have too many choices to make up their minds，”said Etsuko Satake，principal of the school．

    Instructors provide suggestions on students’dress，posture and even details such as how they CROSS their legs or get out of a car．Men and women are taught different skills，which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive．Students also simulate (模拟)dates，during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong．

57．The new school is opened to teach students how to          ．

  A．get along with their parents-in—law    B．prepare themselves for their marriage

  C．behave and present themselves well     D．get back to marriage after divorce

58．Nowadays many Japanese find it more difficult to get married because          ．

  A．they are being forced to marry by parents

  B．the society and family refuse to help them

  C．they have fewer and fewer partners to make

  D．they have too many choices to make a decision

59．Which of the following is true?

    A．Successful marriage has little to do with future in-1aws．

    B．Most women under 34 find it difficult to get married．

    C．The school helps men and women while they are in love．

    D．The number of men and women attending class is equal．

60．The undedincd part“Mr．or Mrs．Right”probably means          ．

  A．a person with the family name“Right”  B．a person who is always right

  C．the righi person one wants to marry    D．the couple who never tell lies

I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He  1  to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as  2  as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the   3 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   4  that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later,  5 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
 6 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was  7  both hands in front of him as he walked, being  8  not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   9  behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing  10  .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost  11   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   12  close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   13  . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   14 and extreme heat, lift its head  15  to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of  16 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   18  by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was  19  God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the  20  of one little boy who saved another.

I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He  1  to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as  2  as possible.

A few minutes after he disappeared into the   3 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   4  that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later,  5 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.

 6 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was  7  both hands in front of him as he walked, being  8  not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   9  behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing  10  .

Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost  11   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   12  close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   13  . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   14 and extreme heat, lift its head  15  to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.

It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of  16 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   18  by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was  19  God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the  20  of one little boy who saved another.

1.                A．happened       B．seemed         C．managed  D．intended

2.                A．quickly         B．secret          C．smoothly  D．still

3.                A．distance        B．yard           C．woods    D．park

4.                A．wondering      B．thinking         C．studying  D．doubting

5.                A．eventually      B．actually         C．however  D．therefore

6.                A．Within         B．Out of          C．Beyond   D．In spite of

7.                A．holding         B．waving         C．surrounding   D．cupping

8.                A．careful         B．worried         C．eager    D．prepared

9.                A．away           B．close           C．out  D．off

10.               A．scene          B．story           C．view  D．game

11.               A．fought         B．signed         C．screamed  D．waited

12.               A．hardly          B．dangerously     C．easily D．nearly

13.               A．ran away       B．turned out      C．knelt down D．settled down

14.               A．hunger         B．disease         C．thirst D．injury

15.               A．in turn         B．in silence       C．with appreciation    D．with difficulty

16.               A．suffering       B．supporting      C．sharing    D．depending

17.               A．dying          B．reducing        C．harvesting D．growing

18.               A．hidden         B．covered        C．joined     D．caught

19.               A．when          B．as if           C．because   D．that

20.               A．wish           B．dream         C．action D．expectation