68. If you want to win a prize you have to send your answer to　 _______ .

A. the June issue of Free4fun　 　　　　　　　 B. free4fun@netlight. com

C. info@etc. com　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ETC

67. What activities can you participate in during the trip?

A. Working as a language advisor.　　 　

B. Learning the German language.

C. Traveling by train with a guest family.　 　　　

D. Enjoying sports and entertainment.

66. A search group formed by some American scientists.

A. found the monster itself

B. found a huge cave under water

C. believed that there wasn't any monster at all

D. took some pictures which seemed to show a monster

E

Win a week in England!

You still don’t know what to do this summer? Well, here’s your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This historic city is less than an hour’s drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of one of England’s most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gad’s Hill, is there, too. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress(堡垒). It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.

The trip to England includes:

*　 travel by train (via the Eurotunnel) to and from any railway station in Germany

*　 room and full board with a guest family for one week

*　 language course in small groups

*　 two trips to London

*　 large choice of sports and entertainment

*　 German-speaking advisors available 24 hours a day

Interested? All you have to do is to answer the following question:　 When was Charles Dickens born?

So, take the chance and send your answer by 1 May to:

Free4Fun "Rochester"

Free4Fun, 24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, 2FQ6VJ

fax: 089 / 85 763-103　　 e-mail: free4fun@

The two winners will be contacted directly before 5 May. They will also be announced in the June issue of Free4Fun. Good luck!

For further information contact:

phone: (03212) 144 43　　 fax: (03212) 144 42　 　　e-mail: info@etc. com

65. Who first took a photo of the monster?

A. An American

B. A television camera

C. A holiday-maker

D. A doctor from London

64. What did the monster look like?

A. It looked like a horse.

B. It was a creature with a long neck and a small head.

C. It looked beautiful.

D. It was tiny and pretty.

63. Before 1930, ____.

A. few people went to Loch Ness Lake

B. many people had been there

C. nobody went to the lake

D. nobody knew about the lake

62. The purpose of the passage is to advise people to　　　 .

A. do a cost-benefit analysis in daily life

B. treasure others’ suggestions

C. learn from the author’s experiences

D. discover potential benefits

D

In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest lake in Britain. It is over thirty kilometres long and in places nearly 300 meters deep. It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made around the lake. Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the stories began.

Someone said that he had seen a monster in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long neck and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen it. Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a photo. It looked like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not dear. The newspapers printed the picture and called it the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie".

Then the argument began. Some people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was nothing there.

In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real effort to see and photograph the monster if there was one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was still no real proof.

Later underwater television cameras were used, but no one found any real proof. However, they did find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be home of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.

In 1975, however, some American scientists formed a search group. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature. Its body was about four meters long and had a very ugly head on the end of a four meter neck. Many people then began to believe in the monster. But even today we can not be certain.

61. It can be inferred from the passage that people　　　　 .

　　　 　　　 A. tend to be defensive when given advice　

　　　 　　　 B. intend to follow others’ suggestions

C. had better study behavioral science

D. should give their opinions patiently

60. The underlined part “blew it” in Paragraph 1 probably means “　　　 ”.

　　　 　　　 A. became annoyed with the adviser　　

　　　 　　　 B. forgot the practical method

　　　 C. failed to say “Thank you”　　

　　　 D. lost personal judgment

59. What do we know about the author?

　　　 A. He is expert at behavioral science.

　　　 B. He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.

C. He seldom takes his wife’s advice. 　

　　　 D. He often runs the red traffic light.