A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man   31   with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his  32  . But the wise man told him he had no   33   to explain the secret of happiness then. He   34   the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please   35   the palace and return in two hours, but   36   this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes   37     the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful   38   hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the   39   it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s   40   turned red. He said his only   41   was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and   42   my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot   43   a man if you don’t know his house”.

Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the   44   and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the   45   in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in   46   everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking   47   at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was    48  .

“Well, this is the only   49   I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and   50   to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.

A. argued                   B. talked               C. fought               D. played

A. duty                   B. place                 C. turn                  D. distance

A. time                   B. room                C. ability               D. idea

A. bought                  B. made                C. lent                   D. handed

A. get through            B. look around              C. tear down          D. build up

A. carry                     B. hide                  C. weigh               D. test

A. covered with          B. reminding of     C. escaping from    D. fixed on

A. designs of dishes                                B. works of art

C. vegetables of seasons                      D. carpets of colors

A. garden                   B. palace               C. city                   D. hall

A. eyes                B. hands                C. face                  D. nose

A. business                 B. concern             C. interest              D. regret

A. find                   B. reach                C. protect                     D. observe

A. trust                   B. greet                 C. cheat                 D. hate

A. chance                   B. spoon                C. oil                    D. way

A. stones                    B. marks               C. mystery             D. beauty

A. trouble                  B. order                C. detail                D. return

A. down                    B. up                    C. over                  D. out

A .hot                        B. cold                  C. frozen               D. gone

A. gift                       B. news                 C. advice               D. reward

A. also                    B. even                 C. never                D. always

  Where do most writers get their ideas? For Yoshiko Uchida, it all began with Brownie, a five-month-old puppy. So excited was Yoshiko by Brownie’s arrival that she started keeping a journal, writing about all the wonderful things Brownie did and the progress he made.

Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life, too, like the day her family got their first refrigerator. She also began writing stories, thanks to one of her teachers. Yoshiko wrote stories about animal characters such as Jimmy Chipmunk and Willie the Squirrel. She kept on writing, sharing the kitchen table with her mother, who wrote poems on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes.

Yoshiko grew up in the 1930s in Berkeley, California. Her parents, both of whom had been born in Japan, provided a loving and happy home for Yoshiko and her sister. They also provided a stream of visitors to their home who later found their way into Yoshiko’s stories. One visitor who later appeared in several of Yoshiko’s stories was the bad-tempered Mr. Toga, who lived above the church that her family attended. Mr. Toga would scold anyone who displeased him. The children all feared him and loved to tell stories about how mean he was and how his false teeth rattled (咯咯响) when he talked.

Yoshiko also included in her stories some of the places she visited and the experiences she had. One of her favorite places was a farm her parents took her to one summer. The owners of the farm, showed Yoshiko and her sister how to pump water from the well and how to gather eggs in the henhouse. They fed the mules that later pulled a wagon loaded with hay while Yoshiko and the others rode in the back, staring up at the stars shining in the night sky. Yoshiko, who lived in the city, had never seen such a sight. As Yoshiko gazed up at the stars, she was filled with hope and excitement about her life. The images of that hayride stayed with her long after the summer visit ended, and she used them in several of her stories.

The experiences Yoshiko had and the parade of people who marched through her young life became a part of the world she created in over twenty books for young people, such as The Best Bad Thing and A Jar of Dreams. Because of such books, we can all share just a little bit of the world and the times in which this great writer grew up.

The author tells about Mr. Toga’s false teeth in Paragraph 3 in order to ____________.

A. show health care was not good enough in Berkeley during the 1930s

B. provide an interesting detail in Yoshiko’s life and stories

C. show Yoshiko’s young life was difficult and frightening

D. tell about a beloved relative who helped Yoshiko learn how to write

In Paragraph 4 “the stars” probably refer to ____________.

A. family relationships                 B. terrors in the night

C. limitless possibilities                  D. sacrifices to benefit others

What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

A. Yoshiko loved to write about parades.

B. Yoshiko met many interesting people.

C. Yoshiko liked to go for long walks with others.

D. Yoshiko preferred to talk to her pets instead of to people.

What is the main idea of this story?

A. People who live in the city should spend as much time as they can in the country.

B. Writers like Yoshiko Uchida must communicate with as many writers as possible.

C. Those who move to the United States often miss their homelands for many years.

D. Writers like Yoshiko Uchida look to the richness of their lives for material.

the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.

A. 40 miles southeast of           B. To 40 miles southeast of

C. Southeast 40 miles to           D. To southeast 40 miles of

Strange things were happening in the  51  in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the   52   in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep  53  in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no  54   were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed  55   that night.

At 3:42 am everything began to  56  . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century  57  . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters   58   cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen   59   seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the   60  . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The   61   of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.

But how could the   62   believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for   63  . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of   64  . Tens of thousands of cows would never give   65   again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were   66  . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were   67   to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.

All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000   68   to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were   69  . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to   70   again.

A. city           B. school      C. bookstore        D. countryside

A. fish           B. water      C. pigs             D. chicken

A. cracks         B. holes       C. pictures          D. colours

A. cars          B. truck       C. ship          D. planes

A. as usual         B. as follows C. as to            D. as for

A. run            B. fly          C. shake           D. stop

A. ended        B. continued C. began           D. went

A. high          B. wide        C. round           D. away

A. terrible             B. lovely       C. happy            D. ordinary

A. meeting       B. class         C. rain          D. earthquake

A. number       B. house       C. money          D. goods

A. workers      B. teachers          C. survivors         D. death

A. playing       B. digging     C. sleeping        D. traveling

A. wood         B. plastics     C. steel            D. paper

A. milk        B. water        C. Cola             D. birth

A. pleased        B. shocked    C. frightened        D. interested

A. hard       B. easy             C. ready            D. expensive

A. volunteers    B. soldiers     C. farmers         D. students

A. helped         B. killed       C. injured         D. trapped

A. shake         B. die        C. build            D. breathe

Princeton University

Location

The University is in Princeton, New Jersey. It is an hour's train ride south of New York City and an hour's train ride north of Philadelphia.

Students

There are 4,600 undergraduates (本科生). There are also 1,900 post-graduate students, but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.

 Faculty

Princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members (教员). There are another 300 or so part -time and visiting faculty. All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

Degrees

   Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees: the bachelor of arts (A.B.) degree and the bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.) degree.

Academic Year

An academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms (fall and spring). A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.

 Residences

Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. Freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges. Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.

Fees and Expenses (Academic Year 2004-2005)

    Tuition (学费): $29,910

    Room and board: $ 8,387

    Other expenses (books, telephone, etc.): $ 3,083

    Total: $ 41,380

How many kinds of faculty members are there in Princeton University?

   A. Four.                B. Three.               C. Two.          D. One

In Princeton University, an undergraduate will pay at least ________ for the Academic

Year 2004-2005 besides tuition.

   A.   $11,470           B. $ 52,850            C. $ 41,380     D. $ 8, 387

In what way is Princeton University different from other American universities       according to the text?

A. All the faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

   B. It provides housing for all undergraduate students.

C. Its students are mainly undergraduates.

D. It has five colleges.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. It's about an hour's train ride from Princeton University to the north of New York City.

B. Undergraduates should spend their first two years in one of five colleges.

C. An academic year lasts about nine months in Princeton University.

D. Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees.