My friend Alice decided to be a nurse __1__ she was four years old. She always wanted to play” doctors and nurses” with other children. When she left school last year, she still wanted to be a __2__. One day she saw an advertisement in the newspaper: DO YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE? STUDY NURSING. Send this form to us for more information（情况）. Alice 3 the table with her name and address. She cut it out and __4__ it that day.

　　Later September she started her studies in a big __5__ in Richmond. She had to study very hard. She went to classes every day and studied late at night. She __6__ went to bed until twelve o'clock. Then a really important day came: her first day in a ward（病房）. At last she was really helping __7__ instead of just sitting in classes or learning from books. At first, student nurses have to do all kinds of work in the ward. They help to serve（端）meals or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the __8__. They can't give injections（打针）or help the doctors.

　　One of Mice's jobs was in the ward of old people. She was told to clean all patients' false（假的）teeth. She asked each patient if he had any false __9__. She brought all the teeth together and took them to the washing room. Instead of cleaning each of teeth one by one, she put them all in to one big plate.

　　“It'll be quicker this way,” She said to herself.” Then I can give back everyone' s teeth !”Alice stood in the middle of the ward with her big plate of teeth. She had no idea __10__ teeth these are. The problem is how the old men could find their own teeth.

I'm Daniel,a high school student in England.My friend think I am a little unusual because I like reading poetry(诗歌）。They think I should spend more time playing sports or going out with them.Sometimes I do those things too,but reading poetry is an important part of my life.

　 Poetry helps me develope my mind. Some poems are very difficult to understand and it takes some time to get their meaning . When I first started reading poetry ,I wasn't very interested in it.But after a time,I found that reading poetry helped me to think more deeply.

　 Also ,I enjoy the beautiful words and pictures in poems . I find reading a beautiful poem helps me to relax.When I read Daffodils by William Wordsworth ,I can “see” a picture in my mind of all those beautiful yellow flowers and it makes me very happy.

　 Many people think reading poetry has no use. They say it is not part of real life and it is just a waste of time. This is not true.Many poems are about relationships and feelings .From these poems,we can learn about ourselves and how to become better people.one of my favourite poems is He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by the Irish poet Yeats.

(　 )46. The underlined words “those things ” refer to(指的是）______

4. reading poetry or writing poetry　 B. playing sports or going out with friends

C. reading poetry or playing sports. D . writing poetry or going out with friends.

(　 )47. Daffodil may be the name of a( an )______.

A. anmial　 B.flower　 C. woman D.　 library

(　 )48. The underlined words “waste ” means ______in Chinese.

A. 浪费 B. 流逝　 C.停顿　 D. 节省

（　 ）49. Which of the following is NOTmentioned?

3. Poetry can help Daniel to relax..

4. Poetry can help Daniel to develope his mind.

5. Poetry can help Daniel to learn about others.

6. Poetry can help Daniel to became a better person.

(　 ) 50. What is the passage mainly about ?

A.A student 's unusal poems. B.A student 's favourite poems.

C.How a student likes to write poetry.

D.What a student thinks of reading poetry.

Though we were poor, my sister managed to buy me a pair of “magic shoes” that changed my life.
      Anne is six years older than me. Growing up, we were very poor, and my mother worked evenings at a factory in a small town. Not seeing my mother much, Anne took over much of the support. During those teenage years, Anne was always there for me, not only as a big sister, but as a mother and my best friend.
      When I was seventeen，I had no money. I thought my only chance of going to college was trying to win a scholarship. I had an important interview for such an award. I told her about my interview, that General Motors was sending me a bus ticket, and I would get to visit the city for my scholarship interview. I was excited about the adventure* and asked her advice on what to wear. I showed her my best coat and how I planned to be careful, how I sat so that the hole in the bottom of my shoe would not be seen, but I wasn’t sure what I would do if it rained.
      Anne suggested that we should go shopping, and we took the bus to a store. There we found a beautiful pair of leather shoes on sale. She told me to try them on, but I thought it was just for fun .As neither of us had ever owned anything that expensive before. But this time was different. Anne handed me the boxed shoes and said, “Here, I’ll buy these for you.”
      “But…” was all I could say.
      “You deserve* them,” she replied. “I want to see you get that scholarship.”
      I went to the interview and crossed my legs so that my beautiful new shoes shone with pride. I won the scholarship and became an engineer. Now, after twenty years have passed, I still have that pair of shoes with me, and I just wear them on those occasions* when I need to feel special. It’s kind of like having magic slippers when you’re homesick.

52. The writer said that Anne was like the author’s mother because____________?
A. she took care of the author.
B. Anne was much older than the author.
C. Anne looked like the author’s mother.
D. Anne admired the author’s mother.

53. Anne suggested that they go shopping in order to ____________.
A. buy a pair of new shoes for the author
B. buy a pair of new shoes for herself
C. repair the author’s poor shoe
D. try on different kinds of clothes

54. The interview was successful probably because _____________.
A. the interviewers noticed her new shoes and liked them
B. the author looked especially beautiful wearing the shoe
C. the author was confident with the new shoes on
D. the shoes are a pair of “magic shoes”

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Growing Up   B. An Interview    C. Going to College   D. Magic Shoes.