59．The author thinks that the letters organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to ______

A．save more space　　　　　　　　　　 　B．satisfy the operator

C．reduce one’s typing speed　　　　　　 　D．increase one’s typing speed

58．In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown because______

A．he is afraid of water．　　　　　　　　 B．he believes he will drown．

C．he hasn’t learnt to swim before．　　　 　D．he doesn’t want to live in the world．

57．What information can you get from the text?

A．The program will last two months．

B．You can write to Thompson only in English．

C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2009．

　 D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone．

C

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human Being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．

　　 What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who doesn’t know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown．If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal doesn’t．

　　 Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed．Most people never question it．But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast．

These three cases show the power of our beliefs．There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief．Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．A belief delivers command to your nervous system．

I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are．Students of a school in India, said snakes are slippery and slimy and poisonous．After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean．They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India．

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change?

56．If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______．

A．$200　　　　　　　　 　 B．$400　　　　　　　　 　　 C．$500　　　　　　　　 　　 D．$900

55．Which of the following is true about King’ s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program．

B．King’ s College Summer School is run every other year．

C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program．

D．Only the teachers of King’ s College give courses．

54．You can most probably read the text in ________．

A．a newspaper　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a travel guide　　 　　

C．a textbook　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a telephone book

53．The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ______．

　 　 A．the author’s son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the author’s father

　　 C．the friend of the author’s father　　　　　　　　　　 D．the café bar

B

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English．Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York．Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized．This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15．

More information is as follows:

52．What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

　 　 A．More critical．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．More talkative．

C．Gentle and friendly．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Strict and hard-working．

51．Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

　 　 A．He was silent most of the time．　　　　　　　　　 B．He was too proud of himself．

　 　 C．He did not love his children．　　　　　　　　　　　 D．He expected too much of her．