The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? __71__ It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same. That’s because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don’t even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

　 Quiet background music used to be called “elevator music” because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name “Muzak”. About one-third of the people in America listen to “Muzak” every day. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. __72__

　 If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don’t want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? __73__

　 Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. __74__ Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.

　 __75__ They say it’s boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

A.　　　 Some people don’t like Muzak.

B.　　　 The music gives them extra energy.

C.　　　 Music is playing in the background.

D.　　　 Factory workers produce 13 percent more.

E.　　　 Muzak tends to help people understand music better.

F.　　　 They get as much as $ 4 million a year if their songs are used.

G.　　　 Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.

Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious（神秘的） country of Northern Europe. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle, where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and food.

The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered(占領(lǐng)) by its western neighbour Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence (獨(dú)立) and power in 1523 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars (1814－1818) Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.

The years between the First and Second World Wars were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation’s wealth lies in the wood from its forest, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water.

68. In the history, Finland was consequently (相繼)ruled by ___.

A. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia 

B. Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and Russia

C. Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Germany

D. Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia

69. Finland won its complete independence in ___.

A. 1532          B. 1917          C. 1818               D. 1919

70. Among natural resources, the Finland people benefit mainly from ___.

A. coal and oil                     B. forests and water

C. paper and furniture            D. wood and power industry

Hill Farm                4th June

Green River, Ds. 41              RB/GB/43

Dear Mr Green,

I am writing to you about your land beside the Green River, to the west of Green Forest. This piece of land has belonged to the Green family since your grandfather, James Green, first came to this country more than sixty years ago. It has always been a part of Hill farm. However, it is too poor and wild for most animal－certainly cows.

Our city has grown a lot in the past few years. It has become a big city now. The Office of Building and Works has to find more and more land every year for new houses, for people who work in the city, but want to live outside the city. The Office has asked me to offer you $ 4,000,000 for the land beside the Green River, to the west of Green Forest.

We hope you will think about this offer, Mr Green, and let us know what you decide.

                 Yours truly

                             R. SMITH

                 (Secretary)

64．The land that the Office wants to buy is   .

A．to the west of the city, beside the Green River

B．to the west of Green Forest, beside the Green River

C．a(chǎn) part of Green Forest

D．Hill Farm

65．James Green was    .

A．the grandfather of the owner of Hill Farm

B．the woman who came to the country more than sixty years ago

C．the man who built Hill Farm

D．a(chǎn) friend of Mr. Smith's

66．Mr. Smith is    .

A．a(chǎn) neighbour of Mr. Green's

B．a(chǎn) secretary of the Office of Building and Work

C．a(chǎn) man who wants to live on the Hill Farm

D．Mr. Green's father

67．The Office of Building and Works has to find land for    .

A．new offices for people working in the city

B．new houses for people who work in the city

C．houses for the people who want to live in the city

D．new buildings for people working outside the city

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors , cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity .She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)? ”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it? ”

　 Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (將...釘牢)to the plus sign(加號(hào)),I knew they weren’t joking. ”

60. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son____.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

61. The underlined phrase “hitting the books” means “____”in Chinese.

A. 用功　 B. 捶書　 C. 發(fā)泄　 D. 振作

62. The last sentence in the passage shows that____.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the man

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

63. From the passage, we can infer that____.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistakes might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.
　 One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.”
　 They went to Mr. White’s house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White’s picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”
56. Mr. Black drew ___ .
A. an apple tree　　　 B. the best picture　　　　
C. curtains　　　　　 D. birds
57. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because　　　 .
　 A. it was in the field　　　 B. it was an apple tree　　　　　
　 C. the birds liked it　　　　 D. the birds thought it was real
58. Mr. White’s picture was ___ .
　 A. an apple tree　　　 B. curtains　　 C. nothing　　 D. an old man
59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
　 A. The birds came and ate the apples up.　　
　 B. The old man said Mr. White’s picture was the best one at last.
　 C. The two pictures were not so good.
　 D. The curtains on the wall were real.

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37__ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his __38__ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __53__ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                     B. sign                       C. board                D. note

37. A. cashes                B. treasures                C. pennies                    D. coins

38. A. pocket                B. can                        C. backpack             D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                       C. already                     D. yet

40. A. put on            B. put out                 C. put off                     D. put back

41. A. in case                B. now that                 C. so that                     D. as though

42. A. mix up                B. show up                 C. fill up                D. make up

43. A. changed                     B. prepared                 C. supported                 D. reached

44. A. what                   B. why                         C. where               D. how

45. A. realized               B. recognized    C. felt                    D. discovered

46. A. though                B. but                            C. yet                              D. still

47. A. average               B. successful    C. harmonious       D. beautiful

48. A. After all        B. In the long term C. Of course  D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                        B. disappointed            C. lucky                       D. strange

50. A. effective                    B. brave                     C. surprising                 D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When              C. While                D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                     D. prove

53. A. Look into                   B. Search for       C. Deal with               D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                  B. adventure               C. future               D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                     B. charge               C. skip                         D. drop

-----Do you mind if I open the window?

------ ______. I feel a bit cold.

A. Of course　 B. I’d rather you didn’t　 C. Go ahead　　 D. Why not?

I have decided to wash the dishes for three months ______ the money I’ll pay for my new bike.

A. in exchange for　　　 B. in place of　　

C. in need of　　　　　　 D. in agreement with

 My friend Lucy thought I was using her English dictionary, ______in fact I was using my own.

  A. because       B. so          C. since        D. while

 I like this 3G cellphone very much, but it costs almost _______that one.

 A. four times as many as        B. as four times many as

C. four times as much as         D. as four times much as