63. The man passed away, leaving his dearest woman to bring up their two children, the elder of whom is a boy of about _________.

A. 1　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　　 C. 7　　　　　 D. 9

62. The last paragraph shows us that ________.

A. President Bush wants to have a talk with Iraq’s neighbors, Iran and Syria

B. Bush will make his troops go home unless the new Iraq government can sustain itself

C. Bush will make his troops go home if the new Iraq government can sustain itself

D. President Bush is sure to have a talk with Iraq’s neighbors, Iran and Syria

C

The church seems cold this morning, even after all the people, friends and family fill the benches. I sit here in silence, in shock and denial. This was not supposed to happen. What about our dreams, or our plans? We were going to raise our children, travel around the world, and grow old together. I’m only 37, a typical housewife. I don’t know if I can do all this alone-two children, no father. What do I do or say?

The faces of so many people confuse me as they come to pay their last respects. Some have real sorrow; I can see it in their eyes. The others seem to just say. “I told you so. ” Those famous last words: I-told-you-so. How I can’t stand them. And the pointing fingers as so-called family and so-called friends pick me out of the crowd for others to see. I want to scream and wake up but I can’t do anything but sit there. How can they be so blind? I fell in love with a man. Love knows no boundaries.

He was a good man, hardworking, caring and kind. He was retired form the Navy and a gentleman. He was sensitive to others’ needs, the kind of man that knew what to do or say, how to humor any situation and calm everyone’s fears. I remember our first child was a big surprise to both of us. I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair, saying over and over in disbelief. “But I’m almost sixty. ” After a few months he started planning our next and even doing his famous little dance whenever he discussed the idea.

A man, thirty years older than I, lies in a coffin. Flowers, the American flag and his VFW comrades surround him, paying tribute(颂词)to him as the man he really was. And I sit alone here, with our two children, in silence, praying that his cold morning at church is only a nightmare(梦魇)and I will awake to his loving arms again.

Our son, our first born, his joy and pride, sits to the right of me, seeming just as confused as me. I look over at him. How he looks like his father-blonde hair, tall and skinny-even his Irish temperament(气质)and that naughty look in his eyes. He’s wearing his father’s watch. It’s too big for him but he refused to take it off. I know he’ll keep it safe. Our second, the little angel and Daddy’s little girl, lies in her stroller(婴儿车)in the aisle, sound asleep. She’ll never remember the man she called “Da”.

61. The word “that” in Paragraph Two refers to _________.

A. President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department

officials

B. the thing that President Bush hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks

C. what White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today

D. the thing that President Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas

60. The word “revised” in Paragraph One can be replaced by “_______”.

A. rewriting　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. directed

59. From the above reading, we can conclude that _________.

A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay

B. Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them

C. you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D. Crossroads has collected less goods than needed

B

WASHINGTON-President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials, and hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks, aides said Friday.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas, “but that is not set in stone.”

At a morning meeting with congressional leaders, Bush said, “We talked about the need for a new way forward in Iraq.”

Bush will visit the State Department on Monday and meetings with military officials will follow over the next two days, according to a tentative White House schedule. All are involved in an ongoing administration review of the situation in Iraq.

“These are deliberative(慎重的)meetings and discussions,” said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “They will inform the president’s thinking, and he will inform their thinking.”

Bush said he is also reviewing the Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday. Its suggestions include withdrawing US troops by early 2008, conditions permitting, and a new diplomatic(外交的)effort including Iraq’s neighbors, Iran and Syria.

The president said he also wanted the troops home too, but not until the new Iraq government can sustain(支撑)itself. He expressed skepticism(怀疑态度)about possible talks with Iran and Syria, saying they must stop efforts to undermine(削弱)Iraq’s fledgling(年轻的)democracy.

58. The purpose of this reading material is mainly to _________.

A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads

B. call on people to donate more goods

C. tell people what Crossroads International is

D. tell people what Crossroads can provide

57. People in poor areas can’t get help from Crossroads if they need ________.

A. toys and books B. furniture and computers

C. fresh water and food D. clothes and washing machines

56. Crossroads International is _________.

A. a welfare agency 　B. a place to store goods donated

C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D. an organization run by the government

54. A. never　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. even　 　　　　　　　 D. often