“Have you ever found a treasure?” I once asked my father．He smiled a big smile and told me this story．

“Once when I was about ten years old,” my father told me, “I went treasure hunting with my older sister．She had heard some people talking about a treasure box hidden in a hillside cave．One day we went there and spent two or three hours looking for the entrance to the cave．Then, as I was trying to squeeze between two big stones, I suddenly fell into a hole．It was the mouth of a tunnel that led to the cave．My sister and I crawled through into it．It was very dark but we had brought a flashlight and we were shocked to see that there was a large wooden box ahead of us．We ran to the box and pulled it open．It was filled with silver and gold coins．I started to count them but my sister told me to stop．“This is only money ，”she said，“This is not a real treasure．If you want money , all you have to do is to work for it”．

I was going to argue with her when I suddenly noticed a big metal box on the other side of the cave．The box was filled with statues．Some statues were made of ivory or gold, with diamonds for eyes and rubies for lips．I took one of the gold statues out of the box．‘Don’t do that!’ yelled my sister．‘This is only beauty and art．It is not a real treasure．There must be something better here．’

We searched and searched, but there was nothing else in the cave．Then the battery in the flashlight started to die．We got scared and crawled back．I wiggled through but my sister got stuck half way between the stones．I tried to pull her out but I couldn’t．I ran up and down the street knocking on doors but nobody would come．

The only one who would help was a girl about my age．She got a rope and a spade and a water bottle．About an hour later, we got my sister out of the stones．I became good friends with the girl who had helped us．She was very responsible, faithful, kind and loving．When we finished college I realized that she was the woman I wanted to marry．That’s your mom．I thought I had found the best treasure in the world．”

56．Why did the father knock on doors on the street?

　　　 A．To beg for water． 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．To beg for help．

　　　 C．To tell people about the treasure．　 　　　　 D．To warn people of the danger．

57．What can we learn from the passage?

　　　 A．The loss of flashlight drove them to crawl back．

　　　 B．Most people in the town were not supportive and helpful．

　　　 C．The sister got stuck between the stones when she was trying to squeeze into the cave.．

　　　 D．The second box was filled with famous pictures．

58．Which of the following could best describe the sister?

　　　 A．Rude　　　　　　　　　　 B．Greedy　　　　　　　　　 C．Wise　　　　　　　　　　 D．Lazy

59．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

　　　 A．A Real Treasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．An Exciting Experience

C．A Helpful Girl D．A Terrible Trip

One day, Grandpa and Grandson came to a pond where many children were driving their remote - controlled boats. Watching the children racing boats happily, the boy felt 　36 . He knew his parents couldn’t afford such a boat. And Grandpa had no chance of giving him such a gift　 __37 his pension was small. Grandpa felt the boy’s 　38 . He looked around until his eyes　 __39 on a bench next to a big pine tree.

Then, Grandpa led the boy to the bench and sat down. “Grandpa, I want a 　40 　like that,” the boy said. “I know,” grandpa patted the boy on the shoulder.

　 Some time later, Grandpa 　41 a big piece of pine bark fallen from the tree, some sticks and grass. Grandson looked 　42 at what he was doing . To the boy’s surprise, Grandpa made him a big bark ship with a beautiful white 　43 made of a handkerchief.

　 “Now, let’s see how it 　44 !” Grandpa gave the ship to the boy. The boy 　45 the boat carefully into the water. A remote - controlled boat went by, _ 46 waves and splashing their boat wet. “Oh, no !” the boy cried.

　 Out of nowhere came a breeze and the sail 　47 the wind. First slowly, then faster the boat

braved the water. The wind 　48 the boat around the pond. And finally it drove the boat back to

them. The boy took the boat out of the water with eyes full of 　49 .

“Look at the 　50 boats,” Grandpa said. “They are great, but you saw 　51 two of them ran out of batteries. Our boat is remote - controlled by a source that will never be 　52 .”

　 “By what?” The boy asked.

　 “It is controlled by 　53 　Humans run out of energies when trying to control everything. But when we 　54 our need to control and let nature 　55 our boat, it’s a journey and a wonder to look at.” The boy nodded, leaving the pond with grandpa, with the bark ship carefully in his arms.

36. A. worried　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

37. A. because　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

38. A. excitement　　 B. surprise　　　　　　　　　 C. anger　　　　　　　　　　　 D. envy

39. A. got　　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　 　　　 D. came

40. A. boat　　　　　　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　 C. childhood　　　　　　　　 D. race

41. A. found out　　　　　 B. made out　　　　　　　　 C. picked up　　　　　　　　 D. put up

42. A. painfully　　　　　　 B. nervously　　　　　　　 C. amusingly　　　　　　　　 D. curiously

43. A. sail　　　　　　　　　　 B. oar　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bow　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shell

44. A. swims　　　　　　　　 B. floats　　　　　　　　　　 C. slides　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dips

45. A. lowered　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　　 C. threw　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rolled

46. A. collecting　　　 B. drawing　　　　　　　　 C. becoming　　　　　　　　 D. raising

47. A. caught　　　　　　　　 B. borrowed　　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

48. A. showed　　　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　 D. walked

49. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　 B. tears　　　　　　　　　　　 C. achievement　　　 D. questions

50. A. artificial　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　　　　　　　　 D. expensive

51. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

52. A. given out　　　　　　 B. used up　　　　　　　　　 C. sold out　　　　　　　　　 D. burned up　　　　　　　　

53. A. nature　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　　　　 D. energy

54. A. lack　　　　　　　　　 B. understand　　　 C. abandon　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

55. A. serve　　　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　　　　　 C. assist　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guide

　　The manager was very surprised to get a bill for two white mice which one of his workman had bought when he came into his office. He 1 the workman and asked him 2 he had had the bill sent to him.

　　“Well”, the workman answered. “You 3 the house which were repairing in New bridge last week, don't you? One of the things we had to do was to 4 some wires through pipe thirty feet 5 and about an inch across, 6 was built into solid stone and had four big bends in it. 7 of us could think how to do this 8 I had a good idea. I went to a shop and 9 two white mice, one of them male(雄性) and the other female(雌性). Then I 10 a thread to the body of the male mouse and out him into the 11 at one end, while Bill held the female mouse at the other end and patted her 12 to make her squeak(吱吱叫) . When the male mouse heard the female mouse's 13 , he rushed along the pipe to 14 her. I suppose he was a gentleman 15 he was only a mouse. As he 16 through the pipe, he 17 the thread 18 him. It was then quite 19 for us to tie one end of the electric wires and pull them through the pipe. The manager 20 the bill for the white mice.

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I finished my last evening shift of the week and could hardly wait to get home. I took off my nursing shoes, relaxed and then said goodnight to the rest of the girls and headed out of the door.

It was so cold and I could see the ice crystals in the air. As I approached my car, I saw one of my coworkers standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest night in January.

We chatted as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at her house. As she headed up the steps to her door she turned around. “Do you know how to get to your house from here?” “How hard can it be? I’ll just backtrack the way I came.”

I started driving. Nothing looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me since I’d never been to this neighborhood before. I kept driving, and soon I sensed that something was wrong. I recognized nothing, not the neighborhoods, not even the street names. My husband would be worried about me. I looked down at my watch. It was now 2:30. I’d left work at 11:30 pm.

I stopped my car. I thought I’d better take stock of my situation. My gas gauge (汽油量表) was slowly going down. In total defeat I put my head down on the steering wheel and asked for help. I lifted my head. I saw a shadow down the road in front of me. It was a car. What was a car doing in the middle of nowhere at 2:30 in the morning?

Hesitantly, I got out of my car and knocked on the window of the other car. An elderly man slowly rolled his window down.

I said, “I’m lost and don’t know how to get back into town.”

In silence, he started driving. I drove behind him.

Finally I recognized a familiar street. As I turned to head home, I lost sight of my guiding angel. When I pulled into my driveway the warning light for my gas tank turned on.

66. The first paragraph tells us that the writer _______.

A. lived near her workplace                  

B. used to go home by bus

C. worked in a woman’s hospital          

D. had been working at night for a week

67. Why did the writer stop her car?          

A. To consider and judge the situation.                 B. To check whether there was gas.

C. To prevent the car breaking down.                  D. To turn to somebody for help.

68. How did the old man help the writer?

A. He told her the way to the town.                      B. He led her by driving in front.

C. He called the police to help her.                       D. He sent her to her home with his car.

69. When the writer got home, _______.

A. she thanked the old man very much

B. her husband was waiting for her anxiously

C. the oil in her car was just going to run out

D. she was totally frozen on the cold night

70. What might be the suitable title for the passage?

A. Keep up and you will succeed at last.

B. Meeting a friendly old man in trouble.

C. Giving a ride to my coworker at night.

D. Losing my way on a cold winter night.