54. ―Why do some parents come to school in March?

   ―Because           .

   A. they want to see their children's teachers after Christmas holidays

   B. they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department

   C. bad marks have them do it

   D. it's the beginning of a new school year

53. In March, each of the teachers working in the Guidance Department has to meet about parents.

   A.55                         B. 35                       C. 15                       D. 5

52. In December parents usually                       .

   A. stay at home with their children for their holidays

   B. wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children

   C. wouldn't like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department

   D. let teachers have a good rest during their holidays

   “Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram( 图表) ,” says Mildred Foreman, head of the Guidance. "The diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May."

   September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules( 日程安排 ). October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month.

   "It's the holiday." Ms. Foreman says, "People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year's Day."

   Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year's busiest month. That's when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.

51. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. People can visit many places of interest in New York on loot.

   B. New York is not a good place for shopping.

   C. People must travel by public transport in New York.

   D. People have to eat only one kind of food in New York.

C

   The Guidance Department(教导处)at Berryville High School has a staff(员工) of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.

50. When you visit New York, you should              .

   A. eat at McDonalds's every day                   B. take a taxi whenever you go out

   C. stay at the best hotel                               D. climb the Statue of Liberty

   A. $10.8                    B. $10.08         C. $18         D. $10

49. You have to pay          if you buy a book of $10 in New York.

 The Empire State Building      5th Avenue        The Statue of Liberty

   Public transport (交通)  In New York there's a good bus and subway (地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it's cheaper. But you don't have to use public transport---there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

   Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.

   Eating out. There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

   Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5^th Avenue.  They are open seven days a week.  But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.

   Places to see finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York------- Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

   B. Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.

   C. Thomas Edison made over 1, 000 inventions.

   D. Mark Twain wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought.

B

   Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.