Tom is not quite _______ as his brother.

A. good as a student                                                B. as good a student

C. as a good student                                                D. a as good student

He is generally _____ the most diligent student in the class.

A. remembered                B. considered                C. regarded                   D. thought of

I thought it _______ that the price of the house will keep _______.

A. certain, to go up                                          B. certain  , going up

C. sure, to go up                                              D. sure, going up

A shopping mall in the Sates is _______ many individual shops.

A. made up of                     B. consisted of                     C. composed by            D. involved in

When he moved to Germany in _______, he was already in _______.

A. the fifties, his sixty                                      B. fifties, his sixties

C. the fifties, his sixties                                    D. fifty, sixty

      Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable，it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists．

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations，What you have to say is just as important as what other people say．And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness．

      Prepare yourself for being with others in groups．Make a list of the good qualities you have．Then make a list of ideas，experiences，and skills you would like to share with other people．

Think about what you would like to say in advance．Then say it．

    If you start feeling self-conscious in a group，take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people．Remember, you are not alone．Other people are concerned about the impression they are making，too．

      No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy．They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public．Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you．

64．Where would this article probably appear?   

      A．In a popular magazine                                   B．On the front page of a newspaper．

      C．In a science textbook                                   D．In an encyclopedia．(百科全書)

65．The main purpose of the article is to          ．

       A．explain how shyness developed                

B．show ways of dealing with shyness

       C．persuade readers that shyness is natural        

D．prove that shyness can be overcome

66．Which of these can you conclude from reading the article?

      A．Shy people never have any fun．

      B．Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness．

      C．The attempt to overcome shyness is always Successful．    ．

      D．The attempt to overcome shyness is always worthwhile(值得的)．

67．What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?

      A．The author of the article．                             B．Shy men and women．

      C．Doctors and psychologists．                         D．Popular entertainers．

      Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work．One day he was walking along the shore．As he looked down at the beach，he saw a human figure moving like a dancer．He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach．So he began to walk faster to catch up．As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing，

but instead he was reaching down to the shore，picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean．As he got closer, he called out，“Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man paused，looked up and replied，“Throwing starfishes(海星)in the ocean．”

      “I guess I should have asked，why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”

      “The sun is up and the tide is going out，And if I don’t throw them in，they’ll die．”

      “But, young man，don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all

 along it．You can’t possibly make a difference!”  

      The young man listened politely．Then he bent down，picked another starfish and threw it  into the sea，and said，“It made a difference to that one．”There is something very special in each and every one of us．We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference．And if we can know that gift，we will gain through the strength of our vision the power to shape the future．

    We must each find our starfish．And if we throw our starfish wisely and well，the world will be better． 

56．One day, the wise man saw a young man             ．

A．dancing along the beach with starfishes   

B．walking with a dancer

C．picking up starfishes for sale

D．trying to save as many starfishes as possible

57．The underlined words“something very special”refers to         ．

      A．the gifts from friends                                   B．the strength of making decisions

      C．our own starfish                                         D．the ability to make a difference

58．From the last two paragraphs，we can learn that       

      A．the wise man realized something new and important

      B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean．

      C．the young man had the ability to save only one starfish

      D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

59．The writer told this story to show us             ．

      A．how and where we can write a good article

      B．everyone can do something for the future

      C．wise men ore sometimes stupid

      D．young men are in fact wiser than old people

Madam Curie         the element of Radium while Bell            telephones．

    A．invented；discovered                                  B．invented：invented

    C．discovered；invented                                  D．discovered；discovered  

His strength had almost       when they found him in the desert。

    A．given off                B．given in               C．given up                D．given out

一Why are they      the forest?

一They are      some criminals．

      A．searching for；in searching for                   B．searching；searching

      C．searching；searching for                            D．in search for；searching