What do you mean by saying you yourself will solve it instead of bothering me?

 -- I __________（只不過(guò)）don’t want to put you to the trouble.

He doesn’t feel like showing any s____________ for the beggars along the road.

He or she might decide to tell different jokes in r___________ to the reaction of an audience.

Doctors have been researching what e_________ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.

Many people, including some scientists, disagree and fear that if mankind i__________ with nature in this way, they may be on the way to producing a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.

 Then we’ll open the floor for discussion. If you have any questions or comments, you can use this time to v___________ them.

Letter One

                                                                                      21 July, 2008

Dear Sirs,

Our foreman, Mr. Li Ming, had an accident on July 6, 2008. He crushed his forefinger when operating a machine. At that time, we didn’t think the accident was serious enough to report, but Mr. Li has returned to his work after an absence of two weeks and is still unable to carry on his normal duties. We therefore wish to make a claim (索賠) under the above policy (保險(xiǎn)單) and shall appreciate your sending us the necessary claim form.

                                                                             Yours faithfully,

                                                                           (Signature)

Letter Two

27 July, 2008

Dear Sirs,

     We have received your letter of July 21 and noted that you made a claim for the accident of Mr. Li Ming. We would, however, remind you of the terms of the policy that this claim should have been submitted within three days after the accident. More than two weeks have now passed. Consequently, your claim to compensation（賠償）under the policy has been forfeited (放棄、沒(méi)收).

Nevertheless, as an exceptional measure, we have decided to overlook its late submission, though we are bound to say that it should have been clear from Mr. Li’s absence from work that this accident was more serious than you had supposed and that there seems to be no good reason why this claim should not have been made earlier.

We are enclosing (附上) a claim form as requested, but must emphasize that future claims cannot be entertained if you cannot comply with the terms of the policy.

                                                                                 Yours faithfully,

                                                                            (Signature)

67. What is the main idea of these two letters?

A. Mr. Li crushed his forefinger when operating a machine.

B. Mr. Li can’t work after an absence of two weeks.

   C. Asking for a claim for injury.

D. The insurer compensates Mr. Li.

68. What happened to Li Ming on July 6?

A. He crushed his forefinger while working.

   B. He was hurt by a car accident.

C. He was ill.

D. He didn’t go to work.

69. The reason why they didn’t report the accident to the insurer in time is that ______.

A. they didn’t think of the claim

B. they didn’t think it was serious enough to report

C. they didn’t insure in the company

D. they want more compensation

70. What’s the attitude of the insurer to this injury?

A. He doesn’t want to compensate.

B. He compensated in time when they received the letter for claim.

C. He thinks it doesn’t matter to tell him a little late.

D. He thinks that the accident should be informed in time.

Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle.

Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practised sewing machine.

Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.

To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious (無(wú)意識(shí)的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.

63. According to the passage, Elias Howe was ________.

A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep

B. much more hard-working than other inventors

C. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked

D. the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams

64. The problem Howe was trying to solve was ________.

A. what kind of thread to use

B. how to design a needle which would not break

C. where to put the needle

D. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle

65. Thomas Edison is spoken of because ________.

A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine

B. he got some of his ideas from dreams

C. he was one of Howe’s best friends

D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep

66. Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because __________.

A. strange images are used to communicate ideas

B. images which have no meaning are used

C. we can never understand the real meaning

D. only specially trained people can understand them

Handsome Safin is loved by many women fans and he is called “the most attractive man”. His strength and forehand and backhand skills are the best in the world, which are in fact unbeatable while he is at his best.

     Marat Safin was born in Moscow on 27th January, 1980, and was introduced to the game at a very early age. His mother Rausa, one of the former top 10 Russian women tennis players, used to take baby Marat with her when she practiced at the local Spartak club. This is where Marat also learned to play.

       Marat had picked up his racket (球拍) almost as soon as he could walk and at five was hitting balls with a little child until 1992.

       When Marat was 13, his parents decided to send him abroad for further practice, so in that year Marat and his mother visited a tennis school in Valencia where Maria Pasqual, former director of Spanish women’s tennis, was asked to judge his potential. Pasqual liked what she saw and managed to persuade a Swiss client into keeping him at the school.

In the following four years Marat lived in Valencia employing Pasqual as his career advisor, working on his great clay court skills and learning the Spanish language.

Marat’s first title came in 1997 at a Challenger in Espinho and soon afterwards he turned professional. He won his first title on the ATP Tour in August, 1999 when he beat Greg Rusedski in the final of the MFS Professional Championships in Boston. In 2000, Safin won his first Grand Slam (大滿貫) title―US Open. He also reached the final of the Australian Open in 2002 and 2004. On November 7, 2004, Marat Safin beat Czech qualifier’ Stepanek to win his third Paris Masters title. He also won the Paris Masters in 2000 and 2002.

“I really enjoy tennis because it brings about extreme emotions and allows me to live my dreams,” said Safin. Yes, the future certainly looks rosy for him. Just like what his former adviser, Maria Pasqual said, “He will be a champion one day” ― surely he already is!

59. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. almost all the women love Safin

B. his strength and forehand and backhand skills are never beaten

C. Safin’s success benefited a lot from his family

D. his mother Rausa trained Safin strictly from very young

60. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The most important of Safin’s training was done abroad.

B. Pasqual played an important role in Safin’s career.

C. Safin won the Paris Masters three times.

D. Safin will be a champion one day.

61. Safin won his first title as a professional player in __________.

A. 1997                   B. 1999                       C. 2002                       D. 2004

62. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A great mother.                                          B. A successful tennis player.

C. How to be successful.                                D. How to win in tennis games.