A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demand the most discipline (紀律) from their students.

I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very clearly a sign on her classroom door. It was a simple sign that said, “Laboratory : in this room the first five letters of the word were stressed not the last seven.” In other words, labor for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

She prepared her work very carefully and told us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework load would be reduced, but it continued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who demand the most are liked the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit the students.

60. Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

       A. A patient teacher.                                   B. An honest teacher.

       C. A strict teacher.                                     D. An easy going teacher.

61. The teacher put up the sign on her classroom door ______.

       A. to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

       B. to advise the students to follow the disciplines

       C. to warn the students not to be careless

       D. to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

62. When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ______.

       A. gave her students the usual amount of homework

       B. gave her students less homework

       C. asked her students to check the homework themselves

       D. gave her students more homework

63. What’s the writer’s opinion of the discipline?

       A. It makes the students dislike their teachers.

       B. It does good to the students in the long run.

       C. It’s too much for young children.  

D.It does more harm than good to the students.

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   37   bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will   38  you up in the morning! Here is how it   39  .

The bed   40  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   41   music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   42   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   43   . The sound recording can be loud music or   44   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   45   ,“Wake up immediately,     46   you’ll be late!”

    If you don’t get up   47  the second recording, you   48   be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   49  minutes. What! You’re   50   in bed! Slowly the   51   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.   52   , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become   53  .

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   54   a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new   55   . If their ideas win, the employees win   56 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

The population of China _______ very ________ and about 80% of the population ______ peasants.

    A. is, much, is           B. are , large, are     C. is, large, is     D. is , large, are

The people all over the world have __________ greatly __________ the science and technologies.

    A. benefited, from   B. benefit, upon      C. benefited, /     D. beneficial, to

Many animals are in great danger because their habitats ____________.

    A. are being destroyed                       B. is being destroyed

    C. are destroying                              D. is destroying

We all believe that family atmosphere __________ the behavior of the children.

    A. have a great effect on                        B. has a great effect on

    C. have a great effect                            D. has a great effect to

All the citizens are taking actions to protect the environment, so our city is ___________ a clean and beautiful city.

    A. on the way becoming                   B. on the way become

    C. on the way to becoming               D. on the way to become

_______ more time, I’m sure we can finish the task much better.

    A. If give               B. To give                  C. Given                   D. Giving

When you are late for class, it is polite to _________ your teacher after class.

 A. say sorry     B. apologize to           C. be ashamed     D. apologize

Our government is ___________ a new policy to stop pollution despite a lot of difficulties.

   A. push ahead with           B. pushing ahead          C. push with       D. pushing ahead with