Recently a man came to me, because he was told that there is fluid (積液) around his heart. After trying many drugs which were of no use to reduce the fluid, the doctor told him the only other choice was to have an operation. He refused because he knew that every illness has a mental cause and that if he had the operation but did not clear the mental cause, the fluid would return. At last, he searched the Internet to find a psychologist (心理專家), and he found me.

The mental cause of his disease was an experience of breaking up five years ago with several friends, whom he had known for over twenty years. This experience broke his heart. Not knowing how to “mend” his broken heart, his body created a “repair” by surrounding his heart with fluid to protect it from the sad feelings.

Much of our work was done to make him recognize the feelings of being loved and forgiving (原諒) his friends. Months later, his heart was mended and the fluid disappeared. He left my office after the final meeting with a smile on his face.

The key is: to create a healthy body, you must be healthy not only in body, but also in mind.

　　 To be mentally healthy, you need to build up strong relationships. Creating strong relationships will make it certain that you are living together in a network of loving persons. It is important for building a support system that lifts your spirits. Even when you are alone, you will not feel lonely or upset. Strong relationships are not spaceships——they are not hard to build.

71. In order to cure(治愈) his illness, which of the following ways did the patient try?

A.taking many medicines B. having an operation

C. seeing a metaphysical healer D. visiting different doctors

72. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph5 refers to “________”.

A. a mentally healthy body B. a repaired heart

C. a network of loving persons D. a support system

73. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Loving others will keep you in good spirits.

B. Heart illness can be cured without operation.

C. Creating strong relationships will keep you healthy.

D. Mental health is necessary for physical health.

74. Which of the following views may the writer agree to?

A. Old friendship is easy to lose.　　　　　

B. A good friendship is a useful medicine.

C. The best doctor is your own body.　　　　　

D. It needs many efforts to build relationships.

75. If this passage is continued with another paragraph, what would it be probably about?

A. How to build strong relationships　　　 　 B. How to protect your heart

C. How to keep healthy mentally D. How to live a healthy life

Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.

The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns(模式) as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

66. What can be the best title of the text?

A. Happiness Varies with Ages

B. Experience More, Worry Less

C. The Older, the Wiser

D. Being Young, Being Happy

67. We can learn from the research that _________.

A. only when people get older will they feel happier

B. stress levels among the youngest are the highest

C. older people tend to be grateful

D. older people usually have no worries

68. According to the research, when people get older, _________.

A. they miss the old days

B. they are physically weak

C. they have better self-control

D. they are more emotional

69. According to the researchers, why does happiness increase as people get older?

A. They grow more stressed.

B. They think less about bad experiences.

C. Their brain chemistry changes.

D. There’re no certain answers.

70. The author is intended to _________.

A. advise how to reduce stress

B. introduce a scientific finding

C. describe how to do research

D. talk about human emotions

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

"Burnt yesterday evening."

61. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

62. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall                       B. the door

C. a piece of paper                 D. his son's pocket

63. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day      B. the third day     C. the fourth day     D. the fifth day

64. The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

65. What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper      B. Mr Smith     C. The visitor      D. The boy

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (經(jīng)歷) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (傘)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

56. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A. Because they may have four seasons in one day

B. Because they often have very good weather

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D. Because the sky is sunny all day

57. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow                      B. black clouds

C. summer and winter                      D. spring and autumn

58. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A. warm          B. cool          C. cold         D. rainy

59. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A. their friends ask them to do so         B. it often rains in England

C. they are going to sell them            D. they are their favourite things

60. The best title (標(biāo)題)for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons                B. Summer or Winter

C. The Weather in England       D. Strange English People

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job 36　 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of 　37 and wanting to do something 　38 I applied (申請(qǐng)), 　39 as I did so, that without a degree and with no 　40 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 　41 .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a　 42 journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 　43 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the 44 himself that 　45 the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one 　46 of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art, 　47 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into　 48 groups and teach them in turn at three different 　49 , and I was　 50 at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very 　51 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of 　52 to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 　53 themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his 　54 . "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really 　55 this school.

36. A. kept 　　　　　　　 　 B. lost 　　　　　　　　 C. wanted 　　 　　 D. found

37. A. money 　　　 　 B. time 　　　　　　　　　　 C. students 　　　　　　　 D. clothes

38. A. harmful 　　　　　 B. useful 　　　　　　 C. funny 　　　　　　　 D. secret

39. A. expecting 　　　　 B. whispering 　　　 C. fearing 　　　　　 D. considering

40. A. material 　　　　　　　　 B. experience 　　 C. means 　　　　　　 D. books

41. A. nice 　　　　　　　　 　 B. great 　　　　　　　　　　 C. slight 　　　　　　　 D. helpful

42. A. difficult 　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant 　　　　　　　 C. comfortable 　　　　 D. short

43. A. most 　　　　　　　 　 B. least 　　　　　　　　　　 C. last 　　　　　　　　 D. first

44. A. teacher 　　　　　 B. door-keeper 　　　　 C. student 　　　　　 D. headmaster

45. A. shut 　　　　　　　　 　 B. opened 　　　　　　 C. repaired 　　　　　　　 D. kicked

46. A. group 　　　　　　　 B. class 　　　　　　　 C. dozen 　　　　　　 D. score

47. A. which 　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　 D. this

48. A. one 　　　　　 　 B. two 　　　　　　　　 C. three 　　　　　　 D. four

49. A. classes 　　　　　　 B. subjects 　　　　　　　 C. levels 　　　　　　 D. places

50. A. excited 　　 　 B. angry 　　　　　　　 C. glad 　　　　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

51. A. poor 　　　　　　　 　 B. interested 　　　　 C. weak 　　　　　　　 D. good

52. A. forcing 　　　 　 B. having 　　　　　　 C. forgetting 　　　 D. managing

53. A. watching 　　　　 　 B. studying 　　　　　 C. enjoying 　　　　　　　 D. helping

54.A. letter 　　　　　　　 　 B. feet 　　　　　　　　 C. hands 　　　　　　 D. wife

55.A. runs 　　　　　 　 B. starts 　　　　　　　 C. observes 　　　　　　　 D. likes

 Tom's father died when he was a boy, so he was _____ by his mother.

   A. taken up      B. brought up     C. turned up    D. picked up  

 Now Tom together with his classmates _____ football on the playground.

　 A. play          B. are playing　    C. plays          D. is playing

 I saw Mr. Smith last Sunday. We had not seen each other ________ I left London.
A. as                  B. before                C. since              D. till

 There was a lot of time. He ________.

A. mustn't have hurried  

B. needn't have hurried

C. could have hurried         

D. ought to have hurried

 Hundreds of jobs _______ if the factory closes.
A. lose                      B. will be lost         C. are lost                 D. will lose