A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven （天堂）or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 56___ in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 57 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 58 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you．Moreover，　 59 needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

60 ，the man felt very happy，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things．But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 　61 in this kind of life any more．Would you mind 　62 me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no job here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　63 his present life any more and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not live here．　 64　 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell at once．”

The owner of the palace laughed 　 65　 and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

56．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　 D．visit

57．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

58．A．better　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　 　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

59．A．something　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　　 C．anything　　　　 D．everything

60．A．In the end　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. At last　　　 D. At the beginning　　

61．A．confidence　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．agreement

62．A．help　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to help 　　　　　　 C．helping　　　　　　 D．helped

63．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

64．A. But　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　 C. Because　　　 D. If

65．A．slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　 C．loudly　　　　 　　　 D．clearly

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A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 36 in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 37 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 38 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 39 you．Moreover，nothing needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

At the beginning，the man felt very 40 ，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things． 41 gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 42 in this kind of life any more．Could you please help me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no 43 here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　44 his present life and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not stand this sort of life any more． 45 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell instead of living here．”

The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

36．A．play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　　 D．visit

37．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．during　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　 D．for

38．A．better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　　　　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

39．A．paying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．serving　　　　　　　 C．stopping　　　　　 D．guiding

40．A．happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　 C．surprised　　　　 D．sad

41．A．But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．And　　　　　　　　　　 C．Or　　　　　　　　　 D．So

42．A．confidence　　　　　　　　　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　 D．doubt

43．A．job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．food　　　　　　　　　 C．fun　　　　　　　　　D．worry

44．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

45．A．Though　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Until　　　　　　　　　 C．When　　　　　　　　D．If

　　During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister. One day he had to go to the British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) to make an important speech to the nation.

　　An hour before the time of this speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC; but the taxi---- driver, who did not recognize (认出)him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back to his home at the other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on the radio.

　　Churchill was so pleased when he heard this answer that he gave the man a pound, which was worth quite a lot in those days.

　　“All right, get in, ” said the driver happily, opening the door of the taxi. “I'll take you, and to hell with Churchill and his speech! ”

1．Why did the taxi-driver have to stop taking passengers a whole hour before Churchill's speech?

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A．Because he lived at the other end of London.

B．Because he didn't recognize him.

2．Why did Churchill give the taxi-driver a pound?

[　　]

A．Because he was willing to take him to the BBC.

B．Because he wanted to listen to him on the radio.

3．Did the taxi-driver realize that, unless this man got to the BBC, he wouldn't be able to hear Churchill's speech?

[　　]

4．Why did the taxi-driver change his mind about not taking Churchill to the BBC?

[　　]

A．Because he hadn't really wanted to hear his speech.

B．Because Churchill had given him a pound.

　　“Well, Bill. I'm not sure whether to send you to heaven or hell. After all, you greatly helped society by putting a computer in almost every home, yet you also created that terrible Windows XP. I'm going to let you decide where you want to go.”

　　Bill replied,“Well, what's the difference between the two?”

　　God said,“I'm willing to let you visit both places, to see if it will help your decision.”

　　“Okay, then,”said Bill,“Let's try hell first.”

　　“This is great,”he told God.“If this is hell, I really want to see heaven.”

　　“Fine,”said God, and off they went.

　　“Hmmm, I think I'd prefer hell,”he told God.

　　“Fine,”replied God,“as you desire（如你所愿）.”

　　Two weeks later, God decided to see how Bill was doing in hell. When he got there, he found Bill shackled（披枷带锁）to a wall being burned by demons（魔鬼）.

　　“How is everything doing?”He asked Bill.

　　“This is terrible. This is nothing like the hell I visited two weeks ago. What happened to that other place, with the beaches and the beautiful women playing in the water?”

　　“Oh,”God said,“what you saw is a screensaver（屏幕保护）I designed by myself. Glad you like it!”