The text is _______easier and _______interesting than that one.

A. more; much                                            B. much; more

C. more; more                                                      D. much; much

Look at the center circles of Diagram (图) A and Diagram B.  Which of the centre circles looks larger? 
Take a first look and you probably think that the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact , they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase ? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time. 
"What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?" You may wonder at what you see. Don't worry. Here is how it goes:
When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret (解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it "Visual illusion" (视觉错误). 
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of illusions.
【小题1】The centre circle in Diagram A looks smaller than that in Diagram B. That's because           .
A. something is wrong with our eyes
B. the two circles are not the same size
C. our brains interpret the information in a wrong way
D. the two pictures change quickly from one to the other
【小题2】What's the right order according to the passage?
a. We look at things with our eyes.              b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.      d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.

Singapore, July 12－many people enjoy chewing(咀嚼) gum, but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum. Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the streets where it made a big mess. Chewing gum also got stuck in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. This meant the trains didn’t run on time. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.

Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.

根据短文内容, 判断正 (T)误(F)。

1.The text is probably taken from a story book..

2.Chewing gun made Singapore dirty before 1992.

3.During the time without chewing gun ,the streets and underground trains were clean.

4.People can buy special kinds of gun at the dentist’s for health reasons

5.Now in Singapore everyone can chew all kinds of gum freely.

We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves.They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know,and understand what others tell them.They learn foreign languages in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood.They learn history to know something about human beings they meet every day.What they learn at school is,of course,quite useful,but is that the only reason（原因） why they go to school??
No.There is more in education than just learning facts.We go to school,above all,to learn how to learn,so that when we have left school,we can continue to learn.A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful,because whenever he has to do something new,he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way.The uneducated person,on the other hand,is either unable to do something new,or does it badly.So the purpose（目的）of school is not just to teach the students these useful subjects but teach the way to learn.

1. 1.

   Children are sent to school because       .

   1. A.
      they can grow fast at school?
   2. B.
      they have to work for themselves at the moment
   3. C.
      the parents have to prepare them for their future
   4. D.
      they are able to learn facts?
2. 2.

   Why do they learn languages?Because they will       .

   1. A.
      make friends with others
   2. B.
      be able to speak to and hear others clearly
   3. C.
      be able to understand others
   4. D.
      make themselves understood
3. 3.

   The sentence“There is more in education than just learning facts”means     .?

   1. A.
      learning facts isn’t the only thing in education
   2. B.
      there are more facts to learn in education
   3. C.
      education is just learning facts
   4. D.
      learning facts is more important in education
4. 4.

   What does an educated person do when he meets something new?He will     .?

   1. A.
      try his best to do it
   2. B.
      quickly find the best way out
   3. C.
      be unable to do it well
   4. D.
      know how to learn
5. 5.

   The main idea of the text is that       .

   1. A.
      children must go to school
   2. B.
      the subjects at school are useful
   3. C.
      parents should send their children to school
   4. D.
      children should be taught not only to learn but how to learn