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Though we were poor, my sister managed to buy me a pair of “magic shoes” that changed my life.
      Anne is six years older than me. Growing up, we were very poor, and my mother worked evenings at a factory in a small town. Not seeing my mother much, Anne took over much of the support. During those teenage years, Anne was always there for me, not only as a big sister, but as a mother and my best friend.
      When I was seventeen，I had no money. I thought my only chance of going to college was trying to win a scholarship. I had an important interview for such an award. I told her about my interview, that General Motors was sending me a bus ticket, and I would get to visit the city for my scholarship interview. I was excited about the adventure* and asked her advice on what to wear. I showed her my best coat and how I planned to be careful, how I sat so that the hole in the bottom of my shoe would not be seen, but I wasn’t sure what I would do if it rained.
      Anne suggested that we should go shopping, and we took the bus to a store. There we found a beautiful pair of leather shoes on sale. She told me to try them on, but I thought it was just for fun .As neither of us had ever owned anything that expensive before. But this time was different. Anne handed me the boxed shoes and said, “Here, I’ll buy these for you.”
      “But…” was all I could say.
      “You deserve* them,” she replied. “I want to see you get that scholarship.”
      I went to the interview and crossed my legs so that my beautiful new shoes shone with pride. I won the scholarship and became an engineer. Now, after twenty years have passed, I still have that pair of shoes with me, and I just wear them on those occasions* when I need to feel special. It’s kind of like having magic slippers when you’re homesick.

52. The writer said that Anne was like the author’s mother because____________?
A. she took care of the author.
B. Anne was much older than the author.
C. Anne looked like the author’s mother.
D. Anne admired the author’s mother.

53. Anne suggested that they go shopping in order to ____________.
A. buy a pair of new shoes for the author
B. buy a pair of new shoes for herself
C. repair the author’s poor shoe
D. try on different kinds of clothes

54. The interview was successful probably because _____________.
A. the interviewers noticed her new shoes and liked them
B. the author looked especially beautiful wearing the shoe
C. the author was confident with the new shoes on
D. the shoes are a pair of “magic shoes”

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Growing Up   B. An Interview    C. Going to College   D. Magic Shoes.

  The following is from Priory School—a British middle school about school uniform．

Priory School Uniform Rules

    Priory School uniform is simple，neat(整洁的)and practical．We have found that parents and students appreciate our dress ideas below．

    Priory School uniform is produced in Wards，High Street，Lewes．

    Compulsory(必须的)for all years

    Shirt    Either a white school shirt, or a simple white“polo”shin(no logos)(元商标)under the sweater．

    Trousers  Black．“school uniform”type．Not jeans or fashion trousers．

    Skirt-girls Black，simple，knee-length regulation school skirt．(Not fashion wear．)

    Shoes    Simple black leather(皮革的)，or leather—like shoes with no patterns，colours, logos, or coloured laces．

    Optional(可选择的)

    Sweatshirt  A black sweatshirt with“Priory School”woven in it．

    Sweater    A black fine-knit v-neck sweater．with“Priory School”woven in it．

    T-shirt    If students wish to wear a T-shirt under the school shirt，it must be simple white; no ron-neck sweaters should be worn．

    Coat    Coats should NOT be worn in school．

    Socks    Black，grey or white．Girls may wear black or grey warm tights in cold weather

    Jewellery None except very small sleepers(小耳环)，one for each ear—for safety reasons. Rings．sets of earrings，large earrings，nose，tongue and eyebrow rings must not be worn．No jewellery may be worn during PE ,or similar lessons．

    Clothes of famous logos should not be brought to school．

    All students are expected to be arrive with the correct dress for PE lessons．Health and Safety orders NO jewellery of any kind to be worn．This includes any form of body piercing．

    To help make clear our expected dress ideas，designs anti models can be viewed on the school website www．priory．e-sussex．sch．uk

1．What’s the parents’ attitude towards Priory School uniform ideas'?

  A．They agree．                                B．They don’t agree．

  C．They are not sure．                  D．We are not sure

2．“Lewes”in the passage above is probably the name of      

  A．a head teacher of the school                  B．a producer or a company

  C．a middle school                         D．a city or a town

3．Which is a proper costume for a student in Priory School?

  A．A white shirt，jeans and black shoes．

  B．A pink T-shirk a black skirt and grey socks．

  C．A white T-shirk black trousers of“school uniform”type and very small earrings．

  D．A coat．trendy black trousers and black leather shoes．

4．The students in Priory School can wear        in PE lessons.

  A．a school shirt     B．rings      C．nose piercing   D．Adidas sports shoes

5．According to the instructions above，if you want more information about the school uniform，

    you can          ．

    A．make a telephone                       B．surf the Internet

    C．send an e．mail                    D．write a letter