What is your favorite color? According to surveys, as few as 8% of people would choose red as their favorite color. The usual winner is blue.

In fact, red isn't really like the color most people think. It has many other meanings. It stands for danger, excitement. It means STOP! Red is the color of blood, which we don't see until something bad happens. It's even been shown with mistakes( red inks in school).

Red also can be seen in English language-often in an unhappy time. We "see red" when we are angry and "turn red" when we're shy. If a person or a company is "in the red", they've spent more money than they have.

However, let's see the good side of the color red! Do you think sports teams that wear the color red are more likely to win games? Also, we know that people may choose red when they buy a sports car.

Everything has two sides. Lets' all have a little more red in our lives and the world will be a better place.

58.How many people would choose red as their favorite color according to the survey?

A. As few as 8% of people. B. More than 8% of people.

C. Less than 8% of people.　　　 D. Not as few as 8% of people.

59. What's people favorite color according to the survey?

A. Green.　　　　 B. Blue.　　　 C. White.　　　 D. Black.

60. Which statement is TRUE about "red"?

A. The sports teams who wear red are easily beaten by the other teams. 　　

B. She is in the red means she has used up her money and has borrowed some.

C. "See red" and ""turn red" have the same meaning which means "shy".

D. When you see some signs in red, you must go near them.

61. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A. to choose color blue　　　　 　　 B. to stop using things in red

C. to think things in both sides　　 D. to choose everything in red

Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.

In fact, the girl  1.  nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always  2.   to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “3.  I could see the world, I would marry you.”

One day, someone donated a pair of  4.  to the girl. When the bandages came off，she was able to see  5. ,including her boyfriend for the  6.   time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you  7.  me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind,  8.   . She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she  9.   to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a  10.  to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were  11. .”

So, this is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember  12.   life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the  13.   of your food，think of those who have nothing to  14. . Before you complain about life，think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old  15. , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.

In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.

16.               A．forgot          B．loved          C．disliked    D．needed

17.               A．ready          B．exciting        C．angry     D．sad

18.               A．Though         B．Because        C．If D．But

19.               A．shoes          B．glasses         C．pants D．eyes

20.               A．something      B．nothing         C．everything D．anything

21.               A．first           B．second         C．next D．1ast

22.               A．follow          B．love           C．marry D．see

23.               A．too            B．also           C．either D．neither

24.               A．decided        B．agreed         C．refused   D．wanted

25.               A．diary          B．note           C．song  D．story

26.               A．yours          B．your           C．mine D．my

27.               A．which          B．what           C．that D．how

28.               A．taste           B．size            C．color D．shape

29.               A．do            B．wear           C．eat   D．make

30.               A．food           B．house          C．clothes    D．car

Dogs can also go to school to learn how to help people who cannot hear. If a person cannot hear, we say he or she is deaf.

Dogs who help deaf people must learn many different sounds. Then they must be able to show the deaf person what is making the sound. When they hear a visitor at the door, dogs learn to walk to the deaf person and then walk to the door. And if a telephone rings, they walk to the deaf man or woman and then walk to the telephone. These dogs can also help deaf mothers. If a baby is crying in another room, dogs walk to the mother and then to the baby. These dogs wear a yellow coat to show that they are special dogs that are helping a deaf person. There have been many times when these dogs have saved a life. You may see in a newspaper that a dog heard a fire alarm and lay down near the deaf person's feet. That is the sign for danger. The person knows that something is wrong and can go away from the fire.

Special dogs can also help people who are disabled in various ways. For example, dogs can pull off their gloves or socks! Think how difficult your life would be if you were blind, deaf or disabled! But if you had a special dog like this to help you, your life would be much easier.

1.Dogs who help deaf people must learn

A. different sounds B. different languages

C. different colors D. different faces

2.According to the passage, the special dogs can NOT

A. care for babies B. talk to people

C. realize the danger D. pull off socks

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Special dogs can do what people cannot do.

B. Special dogs can only help people who are deaf.

C. Special dogs can help people in every part of their life.

D. Special dogs can make some people's life much easier.