D
He looks like somebody important! I remember thinking about a middle-aged man standing at a checkout counter． Something set him apart． Even the boy bagging groceries seemed to sense it． He sped up than usual as he glanced with respect at the man．
Trying to find out what was different about him, I found that he looked quite ordinary． Although he gave the impression of being tall, I could see he was actually a little shorter than average． His appearance wasn’t particularly outstanding, and he was wearing plain weekend sports attire ( 运动休闲装 )． Not until the man was leaving did it strike me． He carried himself as if he were somebody worth caring about． Head up and chest out, he walked proudly from the market． I watched the other shoppers as they looked down over their baskets． And me? In the glass of the store’s side doors, I saw reflected ( 映现 ) a worn-out housewife who looked as if she’d carried too many bags of groceries．
Suddenly, the words I’d heard my mother repeat hundreds of times as I was growing up held new meaning． “Stand up straight ! Lift yourself by pretending strings are pulling you from the tops of your ears．” I thought of myself being pulled up ． I felt taller as I came nearer to the market’s doors． This time I saw reflected a woman who looked as if she knew where she was going! But as I rushed home in five o’clock traffic and tried to fix dinner before a seven o’clock meeting, my good manners disappeared． It wasn’t until the next day as I was trying on clothes in a department store that I remembered again． Each thing I put on seemed wrong． Suddenly I recalled the man in the supermarket． I lifted myself up． The dress looked nicer on me． I liked the dress! Sure enough, I looked five to seven pounds lighter． Dieting titles I’d read came to mind, such as “How to Lose Pounds in Weeks?” Now I had a new title: “How to Look Thinner in Seconds．”
68．The boy bagging groceries glanced with respect at the man because    ____   ．
A．the man gave him some tips for his service
B．the man walked in a strange way in the supermarket
C．his manners was different from the other people in the supermarket
D．the man was a special person for him 
69．The writer looked five to seven pounds lighter because _________   ．
A．she was having a diet
B．she stood straight up
C．she was taking exercise
D．she wore a beautiful dress 
70．The underlined phrase “ set him apart ” in the first passage probably means        ．
A．made him unordinary
B．made him strange
C．made him handsome
D．upset him

D

He looks like somebody important! I remember thinking about a middle-aged man standing at a checkout counter． Something set him apart． Even the boy bagging groceries seemed to sense it． He sped up than usual as he glanced with respect at the man．

Trying to find out what was different about him, I found that he looked quite ordinary． Although he gave the impression of being tall, I could see he was actually a little shorter than average． His appearance wasn’t particularly outstanding, and he was wearing plain weekend sports attire ( 运动休闲装 )． Not until the man was leaving did it strike me． He carried himself as if he were somebody worth caring about． Head up and chest out, he walked proudly from the market． I watched the other shoppers as they looked down over their baskets． And me? In the glass of the store’s side doors, I saw reflected ( 映现 ) a worn-out housewife who looked as if she’d carried too many bags of groceries．

Suddenly, the words I’d heard my mother repeat hundreds of times as I was growing up held new meaning． “Stand up straight ! Lift yourself by pretending strings are pulling you from the tops of your ears．” I thought of myself being pulled up ． I felt taller as I came nearer to the market’s doors． This time I saw reflected a woman who looked as if she knew where she was going! But as I rushed home in five o’clock traffic and tried to fix dinner before a seven o’clock meeting, my good manners disappeared． It wasn’t until the next day as I was trying on clothes in a department store that I remembered again． Each thing I put on seemed wrong． Suddenly I recalled the man in the supermarket． I lifted myself up． The dress looked nicer on me． I liked the dress! Sure enough, I looked five to seven pounds lighter． Dieting titles I’d read came to mind, such as “How to Lose Pounds in Weeks?” Now I had a new title: “How to Look Thinner in Seconds．”

68．The boy bagging groceries glanced with respect at the man because    ____   ．

A．the man gave him some tips for his service

B．the man walked in a strange way in the supermarket

C．his manners was different from the other people in the supermarket

D．the man was a special person for him 

69．The writer looked five to seven pounds lighter because _________   ．

A．she was having a diet

B．she stood straight up

C．she was taking exercise

D．she wore a beautiful dress 

70．The underlined phrase “ set him apart ” in the first passage probably means        ．

A．made him unordinary

B．made him strange

C．made him handsome

D．upset him

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,   41  my teacher said again and again that it was important．

    One day, I happened to  42  an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  43   ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  44  , I thought, perhaps this is not a  45  topic．Well, I’d  46  change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  47  the way, have you ever 48 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will  49  me if I leave China without seeing  50  ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of   51  ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “  52  !” I couldn’t  53  asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  54  ”, he answered, gently surprised．

   I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

   Hearing this, the Englishman  55  to tears．He began to  56 ,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an   57  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention 58  English idioms. ”

   Then I knew I had made a fool of  59 ．Since then I have been more  60  with idioms．

A.though            B. when         C. if                  D. as

A.look           B. meet       C. pick up             D. find out

A.walk           B. talk        C. play              D. go

A.pleased        B. angry      C. afraid             D. surprised

A.proper             B. strange      C. safe              D. polite

A.to                  B. better       C. not                 D. like

A.On                B. In           C. All                 D. By

A.gone                B. visited      C. seen              D. been

A.look at         B. think of    C. send for          D. laugh at

A.it                B. hem         C. anything       D. something

A.fun            B. interest     C. business            D. mountain

A.Really        B. Good        C. You don’ t say  D. You are right.

A. be               B. help         C. think             D. do

A.this              B. so           C. anything         D. me a favor

A.laughed     B. cried      C. moved             D. came

A.explain         B. shout       C. prove              D. say

A.experience   B. expression  C. explanation       D. example

A.for           B. to           C. at                   D. in

A.me             B. myself      C. him                D. somebody

A.helpful         B. popular    C .careful            D. satisfied

Honesty comes in many forms．First there's self-honesty．Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I'm not，I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA（personal bank account）．I love how singer Judy Garland put it，“Always be a first-class version（版本）of yourself，instead of a second-class version of somebody else．”

Then there's honesty in our actions．Are you honest at school，with your parents，and with your boss? If you've ever been dishonest，I think we all have，try being honest，and notice how whole it makes you feel．Remember，you can't to wrong and feel right．This story by Jeff is a good example of that：

In my second year of study，there were three kids in my math class who didn't do well．I was really good at it．I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass．I'd write on a little piece of paper all the right answers，and hand them off．

At first I felt like I was making money，kind of a nice job．I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt all of us．After a while I realized I shouldn't do that anymore，because I wasn't really helping them．They weren't learning anything，and it would only get harder down the road．Cheating certainly wasn't helping me．

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests，lying to their parents，and stealing at work．But，remember，every act of honesty is a deposit（储蓄）into your PBA and will build strength．

1．The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “_________”．

A．to be honest                                               B．to be unreal

C．to become clear                                                 D．to come from an imagined world

2．Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Be your true self rather than follow others．

B．Don't copy others or you can't be the first class．

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second．

D．Don't learn from others unless they're excellent．

3．What does the author expect to show by Jeff's story?

A．Honesty can be of great help．

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one．

C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody．

D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds．

4．In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _________．

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it's difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future