64. What is the intention of the author?

　 　A. To persuade the reader not to share a flat.

　 　B. To tell us how to get along well with the flat mate.

　 　C. To show her opinion about sharing a fiat.

　 　D. To tell us the university life.

63. We can know from the passage that _____ .

　 　A. the writer is a college student

　 　B. the writer is a foreigner

　 　C. the writer can't get along well with others

　 　D. the writer doesn't like to live with her friend

62. What does the underlined "partner" mean?

　 　A. Friend.　　　 B. Roommate.　　　 C. Husband/Wife.　　 D. Parent.

61. Why did the writer move out again from the big old house?

　 　A. Because she couldn't do any homework due to the noise.

　 　B. Because she was always late when she lived there.

　 　C. Because she always left the room in a mess.

　 　D. Because the foreign girls had left.

60. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means ____ .

A. playing a less important part in　　 B. controlling and directing

C. pushing ahead　　　　　　　　　 D. building up

B

You've got a problem. You're going to go to university in a different town and you need somewhere to live. Or perhaps you just don't get on with your parents. What can you do? Have you ever thought of sharing a flat?

　　 I know all about it because I've been sharing flats for the past four years, since I moved to Edinburgh to study. I must admit my first experience was a bit of a disaster. I saw an advert in the newspaper from a girl who had a flat and was looking for a flat mate. When I met her, she seemed really nice, and I noticed that she had lots of great CDs I wanted to hear and a big TV. However, I changed my mind about her a few days after I moved in. I came home from college one day and threw my books and jacket onto the living room sofa. My flat mate looked at them, looked at me and shouted: "I hope you're not going to leave those there!" It was then I found out that she was absolutely obsessive(着魔似的) about being tidy. It was obvious that we were incompatible(合不来), as I'm definitely not the world's tidiest person. I moved out after the first month.

　　 I then decided to try sharing a house with several people. I rented a room in a big old house, which I shared with four other girls (two Brazilians，a Russian, and an Italian). It was great because the house was always full of young people from all over the world and we had lots of parties. However, there were three problems. Firstly, it was almost impossible to do any work because the house was so noisy. Secondly, there was only one bathroom, and there was always someone in it, especially the first thing in the morning when I was already late for class. But the biggest arguments we had were always the day the phone bill arrived!

　　 After a year the foreign girls went home, and I decided to look for a new, preferably quieter flat! This time I decided to share with a friend, somebody I already knew well. We’ve been living here now for nearly a year and we get on really well -- except for her irritating(气人的) habits of eating my yogurts(milk) and finishing the coffee! But it's great having someone else to help pay the rent, to share their dinner with you when you're too exhausted to cook, and who, unlike your parents or your partner, doesn't mind what time you get up or if you've left your bedroom in a mess. And best of all, when you've had a bad day or you've broken up with your boyfriend you know there's always someone to talk to.

59. From the passage, we can conclude that at home _____ .

　　 A. Beckham listens to his wife

　　 B. Victoria listens to her husband

　　 C. Beckham and Victoria discuss and do everything together

D. Beckham has no mind of his own

58. Which of the following is best supported by the fourth paragraph?

　　 A. People still like Victoria better than Beckham.

　　 B. People liked to see Beckham and Victoria get together.

　　 C. To a large degree, Beckham owes his popularity to Victoria.

　　 D. Sports experts used to think little of Beckham.

57. Before meeting Victoria Adams, Beckham ______ .

　　 A. had become world-famous　　　　 　B. was absolutely unknown

　　 C. was an ordinary football player 　　　D. was not so influential

56. Which of the following might be the best title of the text?

　　 A. The Posh Power

　　 B. A Perfect Couple

　　 C. Who Is More Influential-Beckham or Victoria?

　　 D. "Posh and Becks" Project