68．What successful people worry about most is ______．

A．to help others 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to live a comfortable life

C．to do their work well　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to treat their friends well

67．This article mainly talks about ______．

A．places and streets for roller-skating 　　　 B．roller-skating in big cities

C．London Skate Event 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．roller skaters in different countries

D

How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share．First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead．They realize that their future lies in their own hands．They understand that they cannot control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people．But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions．They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering (能够的) things they can do．Perhaps what most separates successful people from others is that they live life "on purpose" -they are doing what they believe they are put here to do．In their opinion , having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning people．They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right．They love what they do．People want to do business with them because of their commitment (忠诚)．To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it．Besides, they never easily give up．Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to work hard whatever it takes to achieve their goals．Top achievers always bear in mind what they don't have．Rather than be negative or depressing, they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately．

66．Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because

A．a large number of roller players attend it

B．the police protect the roller skaters

C．the streets are safe, wide and smooth

D．the event usually takes place on warm evenings

65．The underlined phrase "taking off " in the second paragragh means______．

A．rising from the ground　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．becoming popular

C．setting up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．getting exciting

64．We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event _____．

A．is probably supported by the city government

B．attracts a great many tourists from all over the world

C．usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D．draws people of all ages into the sport

63．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because __________．

A．they want to be as rich as their neighbors

B．they want others to know or to think that they work hard

C．they don't want others to know they are rich

D．they want to be happy and comfortable

C

You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road．Suddenly the traffic stops．You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting．Then, like a multi-colored (彩色的) train, 2,000 people with wheels on their feet zoom (嗡嗡地疾行) past you．You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts hundreds and thousands of people in London．Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London - the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates．It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles．The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes．Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．Marshals (交通协调员) go ahead of

the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible．Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun．"I love it very much, it is amazing．It feels just like a carnival (狂欢节)," said Celeste Beverage regular skater．

Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America．It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface．Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now have a regular group skating event．The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings．"Roller-skating is taking over the world," said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee from London．Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain．

"It's so exciting to skate in Paris．Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said．The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance (出席人数) the presence of marshals (元帅)and the police protection．Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces．Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children．Skating fans' favorite places to practise in China are big squares．

62．Arthur Momand used the name "Jones" in his series of short stories because Jones is________．

A．an important name

B．a popular name in the United States

C．his neighbor's name

D．not a good name

61．It can be inferred from the story that rich people probably ________________________．

A．like to live outside New York City

B．like to live in New York City

C．like to live in apartments

D．like to have many neighbors

60．Many people in the United States were made to know ________________________．

A．anyone in the United States can become rich but might be poor soon

B．anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck

C．he can become rich in the future though he is not lucky enough

D．anyone in the United States who works hard can become rich

59．One day the writer took ________________________ to get to the theatre by bus．

A．forty-five minutes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．fifteen minutes

C．exactly twenty minutes 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．exactly twelve minutes

B

In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck．Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is．That is what "Keeping up with the Joneses" is about．It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich as successful and as his neighbors．

The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand．He told this story about himself: He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．Young Momand was very proud of his riches．He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．But just moving there was not enough．When he saw that rich people rode horses．Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors．

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It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up．Momand and his wife could not do that．The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life．They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City．

Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories．He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses", because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States．"Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years．

People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．That is one reason why they read the "right" books, go to the "right" universities and eat in the "right" restaurants．

Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do．And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr Jones seems always to be ahead．