68. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport　　　 　　　　　　　　B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

66. The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American　 　　　　　　B. a Chinese　　　　　　 C. a professor　　　 　　　　D. a student

65. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent　　　　　　　　　 B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi

C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist　　　　　　　 D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies

C

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while - then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

　　 Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

　　 Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

　　 For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

64.In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _____.

A. director　　 　　B. musician　　　　　 C. actress 　　　　D. producer

63. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.

A. the great influence he had on You Mi　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he was admired by his schoolmates

C. the young can do things as well as the adults do　　　　　　　 D. self-made DV movies are popular at school

62. You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme　　　　 B. the influence of her parents

C. her deep interest in it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. her making DV movie

61. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

A. is beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. she is lovely and full of confidence

C. is active and mature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has rich knowledge

60. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. Costa Rica　

C. some products from Costa Rica　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. the education of Costa Rica

B

You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

　“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

　But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school

　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.

　But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans　　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. help their parents decorate their houses