49. The main purpose of the advertisements is to give information about 　　　　 .

A. weekend activities　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a holiday celebrations

C. the price for the meals in big hotels　 D. Egg Painting Competition

48. People have believed since early childhood that ________.

A. everybody is at their command　　　　　　　 B. life and death is an unsolved mystery

C. every story should have a happy ending

D. their wishes are the cause of everything that happens

C

Enjoy the sumptuous Easter lunch buffet and children will be given the lovely Easter chocolate eggs. Time：Mar, 28-mar 30, 1998 11:00 am-3:00 pm Place：lucky corner coffee shop (hotel first floor) Price：150 + 15% service charge half price for children under 12 years old. Reservations：Scitech hotel 65123388-2114 or 2164

Bring your family and friends along to The Palace Hotel this Easter and enjoy the traditional treats of the season. Forget about the calories and enjoy favorite goodies such as Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies and hot cross buns, which will be sold outside. Palm Court Coffee House every day from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. PALM COURT COFFEE HOUSE Friday, March 28-- lavish fish buffet for lunch and dinner priced at RMB 180 for adults, half price for children. Sunday, March 30--Roast carving buffet priced at RMB 160 for adults, half price for children. ROMA RISTORANTE ITALLANO Sunday, March 30 --Delicious seafood lunch priced at RMB 198 for adults, children under 10 years half price. Youngsters can work off their extra energy in a special supervised play area next to the restaurant. Prices are subject to a 15% surcharge Reservations on 65128899, ext. 7492 for Roma Ristorante: ext. 7561 for Palm Court.

March 30th brings a fun-filled Easter entertainment program to the Crazy Sunday Brunch at the Patio Coffee Shop from 11:00 am-3:00 pm! Children under 10 year old accompanying their parents will enjoy this special meal for free and can even win lots of treat prices in the Egg Painting Competition! WE GUARANTEE You A Fun Easter Sunday Please register your children for the contest no later the March 29th as space is limited. For further information and reservations, please call 64376688 ext, 2873/2865 Holiday Inn Lido Beijing RMB 150.00 + 15% Surcharge

Happy Easter March 30　 11:00-14:30 Hilton Hotel The Easter Bunny is coming to town! Join him for a special Easter Brunch at the Atrium cafe and enjoy traditional Easter favourites. RMB 195 + 15% surcharge Children under 12 years old free of charge. Surprise gift for the children at the Kid’s Corner.

47. The underlined part “the world makes sense” in Paragraph 3 probably means that ________.

A. everything in the world is planned in advance

B. the world can be understood in different ways

C. there’s an explanation for everything in the world

D. we have to be wise in order to understand the world

46. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ________.

A. they cannot find a better way to express their sorrow

B. they believe that they are responsible for what has happened

C. they don’t know the natural course of events

D. they don’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

45. What is true about the two deceased elderly women?

A. They both died of old age.　　　 B. They died from hard work.

C. They weren’t accustomed to the change in life.

D. They died due to lack of care by family members.

44. The Guardian’s comment means that the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is ________.

A. Exceptional　　　　　 B. Colorful　　　　　　　　　 C. Expensive　　　　　　　　 D. Noisy

B

I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated(主持)at two funerals for two elderly women. Both died a natural death. At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故)woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on her going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride was more than she could take. It’s my fault.”

When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping Mother at home, would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense-there is a reason for everything that happens.

The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.

43. How many countries and areas took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

A. 100. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 204.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 205.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 639.

42. Which is the correct order of the following events in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

a. performances given　　　　　　　　　　　　 b. athletes coming　　　　 c. fireworks displayed

d. drummers beating a countdown　　　　 e. the big torch lit

A. a-b-d-e-c　　　　　　　 B. c-d-a-b-e　　　　　　　　 C. d-e-b-c-a　　　　　　　　 D. b-a-e-d-c

41. The performance in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was characterized with ________.

A. 2,008 energetic drummers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Chinese history and culture

C. huge firework displays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. famous Chinese athletes