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　　Do you dream of a huge comfortable bed? Nearly everyone does. This is not only because rest is necessary for life, but also because there's comfort in a large bed. It's wonderful to stretch out. The narrow single bed really means lonely life in rented rooms. SO, many people buy beds which are even bigger than the traditional double bed. Here, in comfort, they can spend a third of their lives asleep.

　　Perhaps this was why a man called Sir Henry Fanshawe asked a carpenter(木匠)to build the biggest bed in England, called The Great Bed of Ware. It was made in about 1580 and soon became famous, for in 1596 a German traveler saw it and noted that it was wide enough for four couples. Poets and play-writers ( including Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night”)often mentioned it.

　　This is not surprising for it is a grand piece of work. It is made of oak(橡木)and measures 3.3 metres in length and width. Except for its size, it is like other beds of the period, a fourposter bed. The posts, the headboard and the cover are richly decorated. The headboard in particular had carved and painted figures and two panels of inlaid wood which show special structure.

　　The Great Bed of Ware became a curiosity. In 1610 it was placed in a small hotel, the Saracen's Head, in the town of Ware. People came to see it and those who slept in it carved some words and their names on the woodwork, just like modern tourists .Over the years, the bed became covered with words, names and dates, the earliest date is 1653. During the nineteenth century, the old bed was moved from one hotel to another until it was finally shown to the public at two pence a head.

1．The Great Bed of Ware ________.

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A．is shown to the public in the Saracen's Head; one ticket costs two pence

B．was named after the carpenter

C．is big enough for eight persona to sleep in

D．was made because people spend a third of their lives asleep

2．Ware is the name of ________.

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3．We can learn from the passage that ________.

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A．a narrow single bed at home stands for lonely life

B．a German tourist had an effect on making the Great Bed well-known in the world

C．the Great Bed was shown in “Twelfth Night”

D．it is its size that makes the Great Bed look like other beds of that time

4．How many years has it been since the first date was carved on the Great Bed?

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　　Do you dream of a huge comfortable bed? Nearly everyone does. This is not only because rest is necessary for life, but also because there's comfort in a large bed. It's wonderful to stretch out. The narrow single bed really means lonely life in fenced rooms. So, many people buy beds which are even bigger than the traditional double bed. Here, in comfort, they can spend a third of their lives asleep.

　　Perhaps this was why a man called Sir Henry Fanshawe asked a carpener （木匠） to build the biggest bed in England, called The Great Bed of Ware. It was made in about 1580 and soon became famous. For in 1596 a German traveler saw it and noted that it was wide enough for four couples. Poets and playwrights (including Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night”) often mentioned it.

　　This is not surprising for it is a grand piece of work. It is made of oak（像木）and measures 3.3 metres in length and width. Except for its size, it is like other beds of the period, a four-poster bed. The posts, the headboard and the cover are richly decorated. The headboard in particular has carved and painted figures and two panels of inlaid wood which show special structure.

　　The Great Bed of Ware became a curiosity. In 1610 it was placed in a small hotel, the Saracen's Head, in the town of Ware. People came to see it and those who slept in it carved some words and their names on the woodwork, just like modern tourists. Over the years, the bed became covered with words, names and dates; the earliest date is 1653. During the nineteenth century, the old bed was moved from one hotel to another until it was finally shown to the public at two pence a head.

(1) The Great Bed of Ware ________.

[　　]

A．is shown to the public in the Saracen's Head; one ticket costs two Pence

B．was named after the carpenter

C．is big enough for eight persons to sleep in

D．was made because people spend a third of their lives asleep

(2) Ware is the name of ________.

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(3) We can learn from the passage that ________

[　　]

A．a narrow single bed at home stands for lonely life

B．a German tourist had an effect on making the Great Bed well-known in the world

C．the Great Bed was shown in “Twelfth Night”.

D．it is its size that makes the Great Bed look like other beds of that time

(4) How many years has it been since the first date was carved on the Great Bed?

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　　Do you dream of a huge comfortable bed? Nearly everyone does. This is not only because rest is necessary for life, but also because there's comfort in a large bed. It's wonderful to stretch out. The narrow single bed really means lonely life in fenced rooms. So, many people buy beds which are even bigger than the traditional double bed. Here, in comfort, they can spend a third of their lives asleep.

　　Perhaps this was why a man called Sir Henry Fanshawe asked a carpener （木匠） to build the biggest bed in England, called The Great Bed of Ware. It was made in about 1580 and soon became famous. For in 1596 a German traveler saw it and noted that it was wide enough for four couples. Poets and playwrights (including Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night”) often mentioned it.

　　This is not surprising for it is a grand piece of work. It is made of oak（像木）and measures 3.3 metres in length and width. Except for its size, it is like other beds of the period, a four-poster bed. The posts, the headboard and the cover are richly decorated. The headboard in particular has carved and painted figures and two panels of inlaid wood which show special structure.

　　The Great Bed of Ware became a curiosity. In 1610 it was placed in a small hotel, the Saracen's Head, in the town of Ware. People came to see it and those who slept in it carved some words and their names on the woodwork, just like modern tourists. Over the years, the bed became covered with words, names and dates; the earliest date is 1653. During the nineteenth century, the old bed was moved from one hotel to another until it was finally shown to the public at two pence a head.

(1) The Great Bed of Ware ________.

[　　]

A．is shown to the public in the Saracen's Head; one ticket costs two Pence

B．was named after the carpenter

C．is big enough for eight persons to sleep in

D．was made because people spend a third of their lives asleep

(2) Ware is the name of ________.

[　　]

(3) We can learn from the passage that ________

[　　]

A．a narrow single bed at home stands for lonely life

B．a German tourist had an effect on making the Great Bed well-known in the world

C．the Great Bed was shown in “Twelfth Night”.

D．it is its size that makes the Great Bed look like other beds of that time

(4) How many years has it been since the first date was carved on the Great Bed?

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Buckminster Fuller once said, “The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.” If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent.

You may have heard of Fred Lebow. He complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race.

Fred joined the New York Road Runners Club and organized New York City’s first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do was to bring people together. He believes that anybody should be able to run — people of all ages and of any country.

Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhood. A youth gang warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. “That’s great,” Fred said. “I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it.” He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way.

Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different.

As one sports writer said, “Fate handed him a short race. With his goal, with his love of life, Fred turned it into a marathon.”

Fred would say that it’s not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life.

The purpose that Fred Lebow organized New York City’s first marathon race was _____.

A. to be popular with people

B. to display his true love for sports development

C. to drive away his loneliness in the running

D. to get more people together

Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “turf”?

A. Neighborhood. B. Way. C. Decision. D. Race.

What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Determination guarantees you a success.

B. The race of life with intent.

C. Nothing is impossible in one’s life race.

D. The benefits of taking up running.    

14. — Look! Here _____.

— Oh, yes, here _____.

A. the bus comes…it comes

B. comes the bus…comes it

C. does the bus come…does it come

D. comes the bus…it comes