It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘you should open a sandwich shop.’ ”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘ We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did — in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says.

And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” Deluca adds.

Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

67. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.

A. support his family                 B. pay for his college education

C. help his partner expand business    D. do some research

68. Which of the following is true of Buck?

A. He put money into the sandwich business.

B. He was a professor of business as ministration.

C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.

69. What can we learn about their first shop?

A. It stood at an unfavorable place.

B. It lowered the prices to poor management.

C. It made no profits due to poor management.

D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.

70. They decided to open a second store because they _________.

A. had enough money to do it

B. had succeeded in their business

C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D. wanted to make believe that they were successful

71. What contributes most do their success according to the author?

A. Learning by trial and error.  B. Making friends with supplies.

C. Finding a good partner.     D. Opening chain stores.

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3—old—daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. However, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, ”This is for you, Daddy.”

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger burst again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, “Don’t you know when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl and begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

The man yelled at his daughter because ____.

A. he was unsatisfied with the present his daughter gave him

B. the box his daughter gave him was empty

C. he had expected what was in the box

D. nobody gave him an empty box before

The underlined word “crushed” can be replaced by ____.

A. discouraged      B. pressed      C. defeated      D. shocked

According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. The little girl wanted to show her father that she had no money.

B. The little didn’t think the box wrapped with gold paper was beautiful.

C. The little girl was misunderstood by her father at first.

D. The little girl wanted to play a joke on her father.

What does the underlined sentence “Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child” mean?

A. After a short time, the child lost her life in an accident.

B. After a short time, the child was hurt badly in an accident.

C. The accident was caused by the girl.

D. Soon the child killed herself because of her dissatisfaction with her father.

Books are not Nadia Konyk's thing. Her mother brings them home from the library, but Nadia rarely shows interest. Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to the Internet. She regularly spends at least six hours a day in front of the computer, spending most of her time reading and commenting on stories written by other users. Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a change.

As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.

Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read and write. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers with text.

Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading one book. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points of view."

Some literacy experts say that reading itself should be redefined. Interpreting videos or pictures, they say, may be as important a skill as analyzing a novel or a poem. "Kids are using sound and images so they have a world of ideas to put together," said Donna Alvermann, a professor of literacy education at the University of Georgia. "Books aren't out of the picture, but they're only one way of experiencing information in the world today."

Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component（软件）. The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburden schools.

Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

       A. She does reading mainly through electronic media.

       B. Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.

       C. She has become addicted to playing games on the web.

       D. Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

How many hours does Nadia spend in front of the computer in a week?

       A. Exactly forty-two hours                      B. Usually fifty hours

       C. More than forty hours                           D. At most thirty-six hours

Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

       A. To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.

       B. To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.

       C. Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.

       D. People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

Why did the US refuse to participate in the tests with an added electronic reading component?       It is because ______.

       A. the teachers and students considered it useless

       B. such a test would give schools more extra work

       C. they thought reading was the only way to get information

       D. none of them showed interest in such an additional test

It has been ten years since Diana，Princess of Wales，was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris，yet she remains an iconic(图标)figure in the UK，whose image continues to appear on magazine covers and newspaper headlines．

    Diana’s death triggered an outpouring of national grief and a decade of conspiracy(阴谋) theories, linking her death to the British security forces and even the royal family．

    And she remains a media phenomenon with thousands of articles and stories appearing about her in the British press each year．

    Interest in the princess is rising again as her sons，Princes William and Harry，prepare to mark the tenth anniversary of her death with a memorial service at Guard’s Chapel(小礼堂)in London’s Wellington Barracks on Friday．

    The princes are to give readings at the service， which will be attended by 500 guests，including more than 30 royals headed by the Queen，and celebrities such as Sir Elton John and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown．

    One person who won’t be attending is Camilla，Duchess of Cornwall，who Princess Diana famously described as “the third person”in her marriage to Prince Charles．Camilla，who married Prince Charles in 2005，said she feared her presence at the service“could divert(转移)attention from the purpose of the occasion．

    As well as the memorial service，Diana is being remembered with a photographic exhibition documenting her 1ife at the National Portrait Gallery in London．

Even ten years on it seems Britain is unwilling to let go of “the people’s princess”，and that her enduring(不朽的) legacy(影响)is to maintain the fascination(魅力) of the British people，and indeed the world．

56．Which of the following may be the title of the passage?

  A．An Accident Happened Ten Years Ago

B．Diana’s Anniversary

  C．A Famous Woman's Death

D．A Noteworthy Incident in London

57．Which is true according to the passage?

    A．Diana faded from people’s memory as time went by．

    B．The queen of the UK won’t attend the memorial service.

    C．Pictures of Diana often appear on the front of magazines in spite of her death.

    D．Princess Diana had a very happy marriage with Prince Charles．

58．The underlined word triggered in the second paragraph probably means   

A．set off    B．put down    C．consisted of  D．resulted from

59．The passage implies that          ．

A．Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris ten years ago

B．people love and respect Princess Diana although she is not alive

C．Princess Diana's sons are too young to attend the memorial service

D．the British people love Camilla better than Princess Diana

60．This article most probably appears in a??????????_________

  A．newspaper   B． novel     C．sports magazine D．textbook

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect ? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized (分类) as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings．

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item．If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement．Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune．On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thanks us for our honesty．We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness ?

In the first case where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen．Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief．In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect．We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends．We damage our own reputations by telling others.

In contrast bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen．Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable．Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased．Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions．Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions．Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence．And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy．While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue．Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our________.

     A．self-respect                  B．financial rewards

     C．advertising ability            D．friendly relationship

How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake ?

       A．We’ll be very excited       B．We’ll feel unfortunate

       C．We’ll have a sense of honor  D．We’ll feel sorry for the clerk

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage ?

       A．How to Live Truthfully    

       B．Importance of Peacefulness

       C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect

       D．Happiness through Honorable Actions