There are many things you can do to keep friendship strong forever.

Trust is very important in keeping any relationship strong and long lasting. If you trust the person whom you have a good relationship with and the other person also trust you in the same way, then you two have a good relationship.

You can remember important dates of your friends such as their birthdays and wish them or give gifts to them on this special days. Many people say that money is the most important thing to consider, but remember friendship is not about money. You can find something small and inexpensive for their gifts or send online cards.

A friend should also always help others even when it is not very convenient. So have a helping hand ready at all times.

Sometimes distance makes relationships even closer. So, if you are far from your friends, there are many ways you can remain in contact（聯(lián)系）. You can use email, chat programs, and you can also write a blog and share your daily life activities with your friends.

If there is anything that makes you happy, share it with your friends. Listen to their thoughts as well. If they have achieved something noticeable, congratulate them and celebrate with them.

I have seen good friendships and when there is unhealthy competition between two friends. Though this may not happen in many cases, it is better to keep this idea in mind since it may happen to you.

As far as I have seen and experienced, it will be better not to either lend to or borrow

money from your good friend. Of course, we have to do this with friends. But, attention should be paid so that your friendship may not end.

How to Keep Your Friendship ___71___

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.

　　The origin of Father's Day is not clear, but no matter when the first true Father's Day appeared, the strongest supporter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon(布道) in 1909.

　　Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War soldier, was left alone when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart had to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a farm in eastern Washington state.

　　After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the sacrifices (犧牲) and was a courageous, selfless, and loving man. In 1909, Mrs. Dodd gave her own minister and others in Spokane some advice about having a church service devoted to fathers, thus Father’s Day came into being. People celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Children made special sweets, or visited their fathers if they lived apart. In early times, wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father’s Day. People wore red roses to honor a father still living, and wore white flowers to honor a dead dad.

When children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(多愁善感的). Most greeting cards have strange shapes, so fathers laugh when they open them

66. Who first raised the idea of Father’s Day?

A. Sonora                B. Smart                C. Smart’s wife     D. Sonora’s minister.

67. How many brothers and sisters did Sonora have altogether?

A. three                   B. four                  C. five                     D. six

68. Smart was a _______ father while Sonora was a _______ daughter.

A. selfless, considerate                         B. selfless, beautiful      

C. clever, diligent                               D. perfect, sentimental

69. What was the traditional way of celebrating Father’s Day in early times?

A. Visiting fathers                                 B. Taking fathers out to dinner

C. Sending fathers greeting cards           D. Wearing flowers

70. Most people send their fathers greeting cards of strange shapes to _______ them.

A. relax                   B. please                C. frighten             D. surprise

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident. 

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive（不坦率的）person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn（頑固的）, but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curled up（卷曲）, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt. 

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

61. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

A. only in a normal night

B. only when you are sleeping

C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D. only when you change sleeping position

62. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality？

A. He or she is always open with others.

B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.

C. He or she is always easily upset.

D. He or she tends to believe in others.

63. Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach？

A. He or she is careful not to offend others.

B. He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion.

C. He or she may not be successful in any business.

D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.

64. Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why？

A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D. He or she wouldn't like to get help from you.

65. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________.

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people

Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

   “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

   “Really?”

   “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

   A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

   “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

   “Not in my head,” said the boy.

   The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

56. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it                                                  B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine                        D. was a foolish boy

57. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head                                       B. ask the fisherman a question

C. become cleverer                                     D. pay him three pounds

58. “Not in my head” means “__________”.

A. The fish head was not in the boy’s head

B. The boy felt nothing came into his head

C. It’s difficult to give an answer right away

D. The boy didn’t feel that he was cleverer

59. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish

B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one pound back

D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

60. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal                                           B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing                                                        D. What had happened

When I was 19，I had got a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city，I usually saw many strange customers(顧客)，most of  48  were teenagers. They didn't come often；I forgot all the customers except   49  : a 15-year-old girl and a boy. One night they came in looking for a book. They seemed to find what they wanted to buy. But  50  they came to the counter（柜臺），the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy the book，and she took  _51  all her money to prove it. She looked so disappointed. Just then I remembered my discount card and  52  was still active，__53  I told the girl not to worry. I put in my code（密碼），being happy that I could help them with this card. With the book in her hand she gave me  54  thankful smile，and then she and the boy got out of the store happily，leaving me feeling content，too.  55  fact, sometimes a little thing can also make one's world beautiful.

Several years ago, I worked in a company as a driver. One day in the company when I was cleaning my  36   which was getting dirty from running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father making his   37   to his grandson. The old man was fond of fishing all his life. He sually stayed at home because of his old age, but this time he   38   to ask the kid to take him fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’m not taking you! It’s   39   than taking a kid.’

His answer broke my heart. I stopped working immediately and headed back home. I took everything I needed and then   40  . On the way I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (釣魚的浮子). When I got to the company, I   41   the old man to go fishing near the river.

When we got there, I put him in the chair at the edge of the   42  , cast the line, and handed him the fishing pole (魚竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to me. I took the fish off, cast, and   43  handed the pole to him. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told me he was   44   and needed to go home.

When I got him home, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-law with instructions to make sure he got them for dinner and then I   45  . Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his last fishing trip.

Whenever you get the   46  , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to  47   you too.

36.  A. chair                B. car                           C. bag                   D. taxi

37.  A. point               B. decision                    C. way                  D. mind

38.  A. went away             B. moved ahead             C. came out           D.stood up

39.  A. safer               B. easier                       C. quicker             D. worse

40.  A. returned           B. worked                    C. rested               D. studied

41.  A. taught                    B. suggested                 C. ordered             D. invited

42.  A. street              B. water                       C. sea                   D. hill

43.  A. suddenly         B. therefore                  C. again                 D. lately

44.  A. disappointed     B. excited                  C. worried             D. tired

45.  A. played         B. exercised                  C. left                   D. slept

46.  A. chance       B. experience          C. information    D. number

47.  A. look for      B. stare at                C. turn into      D.care about

 Reading books makes one wise, ________?

   A. isn’t it                 B. doesn’t it           C. aren’t they         D.don’t they

 I feel _______ being unable to answer the teacher’s questions in class.

   A. asheamed of        B. shameful for      C. a shame            D. shameful to

 This is the safest way _______ the problem.

   A. to solve               B. solving              C. solved               D.in solving

 The hotel ________we stayed during our holidays stands by the seaside.
A. that                 B. where               C. which             D. in that