67. The best title for this passage is _________.

　 A. A Long Distance Relationship　　 　　　 　　　 B. A Traditional Religious Wedding

　 C. A Space Wedding　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Wedding Vow

66. Libing received Lisa's postcard from _______.

　 A. Delhi　　　 　　　　 B. Bikaner　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Jaipur　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Agra

D

　　 A Russian cosmonaut circling 384km above the earth on the International Space Station married his fiancée in Texas in the United States on Monday in the first space wedding. Peering into each other's eyes through a satellite video hookup (连接装置) at NASA's Johnson Space Center, the two exchanged vows (誓言) before 200 people in a ceremony that ended with bride Ekaterina Dmitrlev blowing the new husband Yuri Malenchenko a long distance kiss.

　　 Dmitriev, dressed in a traditional white wedding dress, told reporters she was very happy, even though she will not see Malenchenko, 41, until he returns to earth in late October or early November. "It was cool; it went straight to the heart," she said, standing next to a life-size cutout of Malenchenko that was to be his stand-in at a space-tiptoed wedding reception (招待会). Wedding organizer Jo Ann Woodward said the ceremony, closed to the press, was highly traditional except for the absence of the groom. Friend Harry Noe stood in the groom's place, which is permitted under Texas law, and gave Dmitrlev, 26, her ring.

　 　At the same time, Malenchenko, who wore a bow tie with his flight suit, slipped on a ring his new bride had shipped earlier to the space station. His crewmate and best man, ED Lu, played the "wedding march" on an electronic keyboard. Texas judge Bill Yeoman presided (主持) over the ceremony, which was conducted in English.

　　 Dmitriev said she and Malenchenko began their relationship in April 2002 after meeting at the Outpost Tavem, a favorite astronaut haunt (常去之处) near Johnson Space Center. Neither NASA nor Russian space officials accept the wedding, but the couple insisted they did not want to wait for Malenchenko's return. Dmitriev, who was born in the Soviet Union but came with her family to the United States at an early age and works in a private business near the space center, said they married now because their long distance relationship had brought them closer.

　　 "A long distance relationship is a lot of communication. He was closer to me because d the communication we have," she said. Besides, she added, "It was a celestial (神圣的) soulful connection flint we have. I can't explain it to you other than that." The two plan to honeymoon in Australia after Malenchenko's return, then have a traditional religious wedding in Russia next June, Woodward said.

65. The postcards from Lisa about her trip to India show that ______.

　 A. she will plan to return to India very soon

　 B. she completely enjoyed her trip

　 C. the hotels she stayed in had excellent services

　 D. the people she met in India were friendly

64. How long did Lisa spend in India?

　 A. Just one week.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. More than ten days.

　 C. Around five gays.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About three days.

63. Which of the following is the main ides of the passage?

　 A. TV is the children's favorite.　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. TV is harmful to children's growth.

　 C. Children should often watch TV.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Children get much knowledge on TV.

C

62. Mothers use the TV set as a live-in babysitter in order to _______.

　 A. search for their children's peace and quiet　 　　　 B. change their children into an American consumer

　 C. turn their children into a viewer　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. prefer TV to anything else

61. According to the passage, Horsey thinks _________.

　 A. TV programs can help kids to learn to read more

　 B. TV programs can help kids to take their first steps outside their family

　 C. children's programming chiefly turns kids into readers or happy mixers

　 D. children's programming turns kids into TV lovers at last

59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. Japanese people like to take photos.

　 B. This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters.

　 C. Japanese people can never get this kind d stomps after the stamp exhibition.'

　 D. This service is more popular in Japan than in other countries.

B

　　 It's no secret that most busy American mothers use the TV set as a live-in babysitter. In some households the tube holds a child's attention for the odd half hour or two while mom works on dinner; in others it is the child's daytime companion. Is there any harm in this?

　　 There are hot arguments over the question, and periodically research is published showing that TV reduces attention span, makes children anxious or leads them to violence. In today's cartoon, David Horsey makes fun d the claims of "children's TV", the special programming that supposedly uses entertainment to help youngsters to learn to read and take their first steps in the world outside their family. What do children really get from this programming?

　　 Horsey's doubt is that children's programming chiefly turns kids into TV addicts (上瘾的人), not into readers or happy mixers. Children are held by the figure on the screen. attract small children? "Can you say TV? The sooner the kid learns the word, the more effectively he can remind his mother to turn on the tube.

　　 A child hooked on TV is a viewer open to commercial (商业的) messages, and there are plenty of those targeting children of all ages. Thus, at the very least, mom's search for peace and quiet sets the stage for her child's transformation (改造) into a American consumer - and, of course, takes up the time that could be used for other, perhaps more desirable, transformations.

　 A. babysitter　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. mother　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. TV　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. children

58. The purpose d this activity is _______.

　 A. to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting

　 B. to make more stamps for normal use

　 C. to draw interest in writing letters

　 D. to satiny Japan's fondness of commemorative photos

57. By saying "little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo" the author really means

　 A. this service is not very expensive　 　　　　　　　　　 B. the cost d this service is very high

　 C. food in Tokyo is very dear　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 D. $ 8.80 is a very small amount of money