One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

       Feeling tired? Under too much stress? Well, you may want to try Yoga(瑜珈). It’s what more and more people have been turning to to release the trouble of modern life. Practically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago, Yoga has become one of the most popular health trends around the world, including China. If you search for Yoga on line in Chinese, lots of pages are there to see, most of which are main pages of Yoga clubs. In order to keep fit and lose weight, many girls spend more than 1000 yuan taking part in Yoga classes every month.

However, are you really ready for it? There are several things you need to know before you really take it.

First, do not force your body too much. Yoga has many difficult poses. They are beautiful and worth boasting if you could finish them. But if you force yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does, you may hurt your body, instead of strengthening it. Do you remember you original purpose for playing Yoga? It is self -building, not competing.

Second, do some research about the Yoga class that you are to registering. Yoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated well-trained Yoga teachers. Some not well organized clubs just find someone learn a little Yoga and certificate them. But be aware, a non-eligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bit. Considering about the large amount of money you invest in it, it’s worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are qualified before you join.

       Third, it would be better to learn something about nutrition when you practice Yoga. In the very beginning, Yoga was part of the Vedas, bible of the traditional Indian philosophy. So it could be regarded as a kind of lifestyle. When you have decided to care for your body, why not feed it properly? In fact, good clubs have their own nutritionists.

       Anyhow, make sure you are ready before you act. The fashion may change quickly. But what benefits is still good for us.

49．The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to        .

       A．tell people how to relax themselves

       B．let people know more about Yoga

       C．give people some advice on taking part in Yoga classes

       D．tell peoples Yoga has gained its popularity in China

50．The underlined word “eligible” in the fourth paragraph most probably means       .

       A．experienced         B．qualified              C．honored              D．hi-technical

51．Which of the following is NOT the author’s advice?

       A．Join one of the noblest Yoga clubs.        B．Don’t easily follow the fashion about Yoga.

       C．Know some knowledge about nutrition.  D．Find out a real teacher.

52．From the advice offered by the author, we can conclude that           .

       A．Yoga has nothing to do with culture

       B．Yoga is somehow easy to exercise

       C．many people learn Yoga in order to complete

       D．not all the Yoga clubs have standard teachers

One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I   21   the car by the roadside and waited for her.

    As I looked   22   the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old,   23   freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short   24  . The boy had a big smile on his face   25   he had just been set free from some sort of   26  . The boy would then fall to the grass,   27  , and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could again, still with a   28   on his face.   

Kids, when they fall down, don't view their falling down as failure, but   29  , they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again until they   30  . While I was touched by the boy's persistence, I was   31   touched by the manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so   32   and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged. His only   33   was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a   34   — just being himself—being completely in the moment. He was not looking for   35   or was not worrying about whether   36   was watching. He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him   37   and that it would be   38   if he did fall. No, all that   39   to him was to accomplish the task, to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that   40   and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits（追求) in life.

21．A. drove  B. started C. parked       D. broke

22．A. outside       B. down  C. toward       D. over

23．A. playing       B. smiling       C. rolling D. running

24．A. way    B. length  C. time    D. distance

25．A. even if       B. as if    C. so long as   D. now that

26．A. park    B. cave    C. prison D. castle

27．A. get up B. take up       C. break down       D. lie down

28．A. tear     B. smile   C. pleasure     D. surprise

29．A. however     B. instead       C. therefore    D. anyhow

30．A. stop    B. win     C. achieve      D. succeed

31．A. luckily       B. apparently   C. actually      D. equally

32．A. confident    B. joyful  C. quiet   D. proud

33．A. worry B. dream C. aim     D. hope

34．A. boy     B. child   C. player        D. winner

35．A. chance      B. fortune       C. approval     D. trouble

36．A. someone    B. anyone       C. everyone    D. one

37．A. fail      B. run     C. fall      D. cry

38．A. embarrassing     B. disappointing      C. frightening  D. amusing

39．A. happened    B. contributed C. related D. mattered

40．A. discovery   B. observation C. story   D. incident

　　The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can __(1)__ from a different kind of poverty of the spirit. __(2)__, one Western country alone now sees 14 000 attempted suicides（自杀）every year by children under 15, and one child __(3)__ five needs psychiatric（心理）advice.

　　There are many good things about __(4)__ in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between __(5)__ and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. __(6)__, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working __(7)__ and often shares in that work.

　　A child __(8)__ in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's __(9)__: helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies--rather than __(10)__ playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets __(11)__ playing with dolls.

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the __(12)__ children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, __(13)__, are provided with a watch as one of the __(14)__ signs of growing up, so that they can __(15)__ along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows...

　　Third World children do not usually __(16)__ to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments（公寓）. Instead of dangerous road,“keep off the grass”signs and“don't speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of __(17)__ to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them __(18)__ from ten floors up.

　　__(19)__, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all __(20)__.

　　The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can 1 from a different kind of poverty-of the spirit. 2 , one Western country alone now sees 14 000 attempted suicides (自 杀) every year by children under 15, and one child 3 five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

　　There are many good things about 4 in the Third World. Take the close and con-stant relation between children and their par-ents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts dis-tance between 5 and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in of-fices. 6 , the child sees mother and father,relations and neighbours working 7 and often shares in that work.

　　A child 8 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's 9 : helping to dig or build, look after ani-mals or babies-rather than 10 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 11 playing with dolls.

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 12 children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, 13 , are pro-vided with a watch as one of the 14 signs of growing up, so that they can 15 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows...

　　Third World children do not usually 16 to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments (公寓). Instead of dangerous road, “keep off the grass” signs and “don't speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of 17 to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 18 from ten floors up.

　　 19 , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all 20 .