A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven （天堂）or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 56___ in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 57 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 58 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you．Moreover，　 59 needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

60 ，the man felt very happy，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things．But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 　61 in this kind of life any more．Would you mind 　62 me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no job here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　63 his present life any more and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not live here．　 64　 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell at once．”

The owner of the palace laughed 　 65　 and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

56．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　 D．visit

57．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

58．A．better　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　 　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

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

60．A．In the end　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. At last　　　 D. At the beginning　　

61．A．confidence　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．agreement

62．A．help　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to help 　　　　　　 C．helping　　　　　　 D．helped

63．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

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

65．A．slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　 C．loudly　　　　 　　　 D．clearly

　　It was a market day (集市日) . A man stood behind his table and was selling nuts. He had many bags of nuts. Suddenly the man remembered something. “Today I must go to town. But who will sell these nuts for me?”

　　“Peter, ” he turned to a boy and said, “will you help me sell these nuts?”“Yes, I' m glad to, ” answered the boy. “But for the first hour I want to get one nut. ”

　　“Only one? This isn't much!”

　　“And for the second hour the double of it, that is two nuts. ”

　　“Just two? This isn't much, either. And for the third hour?”

　　“Again the double, four nuts. And for every further hour you have to pay me twice the nuts for the preceding (在前的) hour. ”

　　“This isn't much! ” said the man. “I will be back in five hours. Or maybe I' ll have to stay in town a bit longer. Now sit here with my nuts! ”

　　The man went away. Five hours passed and still the man wasn't back. Soon it was getting dark. The boy didn't leave. He sat at the market for exactly 24 hours.

　　The next morning the man came back. He said to Peter, “Give me your pocket! I' ll give you the nuts! ”“Into my pocket?” the boy laughed and then said, “The pocket is too small. You must give me a cartload (一车所载的量) of nuts . All these bags belong to (属于) me now. ” “What?”shouted the man. “You must be mad (疯的) . ”　　But the boy was right. Do you know why?

1．The man had to go to town because ________

[　　]

A．it was a market day

B．he suddenly thought of something

C．a boy was standing behind his table

D．a boy would sell the nuts for him

2．The boy helped the man sell the nuts ________.

[　　]

A．only to practise his maths

B．because he was glad to

C．because he was mad

D．because he wanted to get some nuts from the man

3．The man didn' t return until ________.

[　　]

4．The man was very surprised to know ________.

[　　]

A．the boy laughed at him

B．the boy's pocket was too small

C．the boy went mad suddenly

D．he didn't have enough nuts to pay the boy

　　Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people died while they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students. But some people are still not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in the water.

　　Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don't for get that better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they could not swim. So don't get into water when you are alone, If there is a“No Swimming!”sign, don't get into water, either. If you remember these, swimming will be safer.

(1) Swimming is popular in summer because ________

[　　]

A．water makes people feel cool

B．the water isn't cold

C．few people like swimming

D．all the students like swimming

(2) _________ while they were playing in water these years.

[　　]

A．Most of the students died

B．Most of the people died

C．More than ten people died

D．More than ten students died

(3) Why did some good swimmers die in water? Because they ________.

[　　]

A．were too young

B．were not careful

C．didn't swim well enough

D．were very interesting in swimming

(4) Some people are still not careful in swimming because_________.

[　　]

A．they are not sure where is safe

B．they think they are good swimmers

C．the water is not deep

D．there is not a“No Swimming”sign

(5) In this passage the writer wants us to remember“________”.

[　　]

A．Swimming is always dangerous

B．Swimming is a good sport

C．Swimming will be safer

D．Be careful in swimming

If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about speed of reading?
Some people read very rapidly(很快地), while others read very slowly. But which one is
better?
The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be
able to slow down enough to read directions(说明) carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does
not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he
may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not
important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to
become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.
1. Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or
slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing
something, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly or
remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment,
letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as
you go along. You will need to read certain(某些) pages rapidly and then slow down and do more
careful reading when you come to important ideas.
【小题1】 What should be read rapidly?

A．Directions for making something.

B．Maths problems.

C．Science and history books.

D．Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.

【小题2】What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?

A．To read as fast as you can.	B．To fit your reading speed to your needs.
C．To read as slowly as possible.	D．To keep your reading at a certain speed.

【小题3】Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A．Something about Careful Reading	B．Be a Rapid Reader.
C．How to Read?	D．How to Be a Slow Reader?