I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me.  I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window.  Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window.  I walked on and stopped several times.  When I stopped , he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man.  When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it.  As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine.  As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me.  At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out.  As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him.  I asked him why he was following me.  At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威脅) to call the police, he admitted he was.  He then told me that he was a journalist(news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time.  He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.  

61.  What is strange about the man who followed the writer?

     A.  He seemed to be wearing too much.                B.  He was out on such a hot day.

     C.  He walked quickly behind.                              D.  He was a tall young man.

62.  Why did the writer get into a taxi?

     A.  To test the young man.                                     B.  To lose the young man.

     C.  To call the police.                                             D.  To get home earlier.

63.  What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?

     A.  He got into another taxi.                 B.  He tried to stop the taxi.

     C.  He almost gave up following him.    D.  He made his way along Orchard Road.

64.  How did the writer have the stranger admit he was following him?

   A.  He threatened to take him to the police.       B.  He called the police.

   C.  He said he would call the police.                 D.  He talked to the police.

65.  Why did the stranger follow the writer?

     A.  He was interested in elderly people.           B.  He often does such things.

     C.  He was writing a book about old people.    D.  He needed materials for his article.

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends―let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信號）given three times is a call for help.   

Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.  

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(樹枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.

When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it.  Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.  

56. If you get lost in the forest, you should___________.  

       A. try to find your friends                      B. stay in one place and give signals

       C. walk around the forest                       D. shout as loudly as possible

57. Which signal is a call for help?

       A. shouting here and there                              B. crying twice

       C. shouting or whistling three times together    D. whistling every where in the forest

58. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that________.

       A. someone is afraid of an animal         B. people will come to help you 

       C. someone needs help                       D. something terrible will happen

59. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence? 

       A. Leave branches to find your way back.            B. Pick off branches to build another house.

       C. Use branches to make a bed.                           D. Drop branches to look for water.

60. The main idea of the passage is__________.

       A. how to travel in the forest

B. how to spend the night in the forest

       C. what you should do if you want to get some water

       D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest

“How about your study now?” “Fine. ”“Is your grandma OK?” “Yes. ” “How is  everybody in the family?”“They are fine. ”“Ok, then I’ll hang up. ”

The phone call was made by a peasant worker far away from his hometown to his child.  The  total call lasted only 30 seconds.  However, even this short conversation was a luxury (奢侈) to  the family.

In China, with one or both parents going out to earn money , many children are left in their hometowns in the countryside.  These children are called “l(fā)eftover children”.  Some people say that the leftover children phenomenon(現(xiàn)象) is largely caused by poverty.  More and more peasants are moving to big cities and as a result, a large number of leftover children have appeared.  Statistics(統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字) showed that in 2004, China had a total of 22 million leftover children in the countryside.

Usually, the children，s grandparents or their parents^，friends or relatives look after these children.  To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task.  If the children are safe and sound, they are considered to have done a good job.  They seldom care about the children，s study, their psychological(心理的) needs, or mental(精神的) demands.  Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Experts said that children need emotional support.  The younger they are , the more emotional（情感的） support they need.  Most of the emotional support comes from their parents.  For most of the time, problems of the leftover children largely arise from a lack of emotional care from their parents.  If kids can go out with their parents together, many problems will disappear.

51. There are so many leftover children in the countryside because________.

A.      children can get better care at home  .

B.       peasants give birth to too many children.

C.       Peasants don，t want to take their children along with them.

D.       More and more peasants are moving to cities to earn money.

52. The underlined word  “poverty” in Paragraph 3 means“________”.

A.  being poor         B.  being lazy        C.  being rich              D. being hard-working

53. What，s the main problem about the leftover children?

A.       They can，t receive any education.       B.      They can，t receive emotional support.

C.       They can，t be fed well.                      D.    It is hard to make a phone call to their parents.

54. We can know from the passage that ______.

A.       children need not only bodily care but also mental care.

B.       There will be more and more leftover children in the future.

C.       Children in big cities have no mental problems.

D.       Chinese peasants have become rich by working in big cities.

55. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A.  Peasant Workers        B.  A Telephone Call     C.  Leftover Children    D.  Family Problems

A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you.  Eating the right kind of food is very important.  It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.

  There are four main food groups altogether.  The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk.  The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group.  Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups.  With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.

  It is easy to get into bad eating habits.  You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time.  Or you may not have time for a good lunch.  It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time.  But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.

  Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong.  It is also good to take some exercise.  It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air.  Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.

46.  Which of the following diets do you think is the best one?

   A.  Eggs, tomatoes and chicken.         B.  Milk, bread, cabbage and beef

C.  Corn, fish,  cream and pork.         D.  Rice, beancurd, apples, fish and chicken.

47.  Which of the following is a good eating habit?

   A.  Going to school without any breakfast.     

B.  Eating fish and chips for supper all the time.

C.  Finishing your lunch in a very short time.

D.  Having at least one food from all four groups each meal.

48.  In the passage the writer mainly tells us that ______.

   A.  every person needs food to grow well

B.  taking exercise can keep your body strong

C.  right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

D.  enough energy helps people think more quickly

49.  The underlined word "dairy" in the second paragraph means _________.

   A.  the food made out of cows such as milk and butter

B.  the shop that sells milk and butter

C.  a farm where cows are kept

D.  a place where milk products are made

50.  The best title for the passage is _______.

  A.  The Four Food Groups  B.  A Healthy Diet  C.  Your Body and Food   D.  The key to Your Health

It was five days before Christmas.  My co-workers were excitedly   26 their  plans. “Doing anything special ?” they asked me.  I  27  my head.

I was 3,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 28  of becoming a nurse.  I attended classes all day, and then went straight to my full-time  29    job at night .  My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

I had  30   looked forward to the holidays.  But this December I felt unable to go on.  Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no  31  cash .  Money to go home ?  I hardly had  money to eat.

“I，m on my 32    .  Cover for (頂替)me,  will you?” asked Mavis, another waitress, as  she  33  me on her way to the employee^，s room.  “  34   , there^，s this guy at Table Five,” she said.  He，s been  35  there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not  36  anything either. ”She paused.  “It，s like he^，s  37    for somebody. ”

I looked in the corner.   38   enough, there was a slim, good-looking man  39  in  a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting alone.  I went over,  trying to   40   a  smile.  “I^，m Cory,” I said. “Please let me know if you want anything. ”

I was turning to walk away  41  the man spoke.  He had a soft, low voice, but  somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the  42  restaurant.  “I，d like an order of chips,”he said,“and a glass of water.  ”My heart  43  . Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu,  which I wouldn，t get much of a(n) 44    . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure knew how that felt.   45  I decided to try my best to make him feel okay.

In order to have a better understanding of ______ South Africa really is, I decided to surf the Internet and look for some related information.

A.  what                            B.  that                              C.  which                                  D.  when

A poet and artist, together with his three students, _______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.

A.  is                                 B.  are                               C.  was                              D.  were

―I need some fresh air, so I am going out for a walk.

―______.

A.  You’d better not            B.  Have fun                       C.  With pleasure                D.  I sure am

This country _____ many islands, the biggest of which lies in the southeast.

A.  consists of                    B.  is made of                            C.  is consisted of               D.  is made up

―Did you happen to see ______ black and ________ white cat?

―Is she missing? I told you to take care of her.

A.  the, the                        B.  the; 不填                      C.  a; 不填                        D.  a; the