Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave, my interests always lay beneath the sea' s surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．When I was twelve, I made my first adventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive, expanding my world of exploration many times over．

Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution, asking how I might learn more about the sea．A kind scientist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship, which I received．During one of their courses that summer, I met Dr．Robert Norris, a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he suggested I consider his school, the University of California, for my study．One year later I became a member of the freshman class．

Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer, I needed to learn as much as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natural world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing, the pressure is eight tons per square inch, and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography, navigation, geology, biology, and many other things．

I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer, I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt, and I didn't want that to happen．

In the Navy I learned discipline, organization, and how to motivate and lead people on adventures so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．

Finally, the time came to put all that I had learned to use, to go forth with a team of men and women and explore ?an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

59．What happened to the author at the age of twelve?

     A．He dreamed about undersea exploration．

     B．He began to swim under the deep water．

     C．He surfed on big waves for the first time．

     D．He learned to dive off the cliffs．

60．In college, the author took many different types of courses because he

      A．was told it was easy to get lost in exploration

      B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris

      C．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean

      D．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy

61．The author joined the Navy to ______．

     A．develop his leadership skills

     B．get along with people under stress

     C．learn about the dangers of the ocean

     D．gather specific information about ocean life

62．Which word can best describe the author?

     A．Imaginative．    B．Optimistic．       C．Independent．           D．Ambitious．

56．If you are interested in rock formations, which activities are the best choices?

       A．Caves and Fossils．                    B．Fossils and Manners．

       C．Caves, and Exploring Caves．            D．Exploring Caves and Manners．

57．If you are members' friends, what benefits can you receive?

       A．Two free lectures every month．

       B．A membership card and certificate．

       C．Favourable price for Youth Camp．

       D．Two free tickets to Echo Cove Cave．

58．The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ______．

       A．join the Cave Club                       B．enjoy the underground world

       C．work as volunteers,                    D．protect the educational caves

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so 　36　 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 　37 , Chuck Hart． 　 38　 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 　39 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s 40　 on the side of the box．The first indication that something was 　41　 came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 　42　 for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands　 43 　; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 　44　 by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they 46　 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said 47　 "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）　 48　 The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I 　49　 .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 　50 ?"

　　 "No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a 　51　 when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 　52　 you were polite and made the best of it．You have 　 53 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes　 54　 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 　55　 .

36．A．surprised　　 　 B．ashamed　　 　　 C．excited　　　　　 　　 D．worried

37．A．team　　　 　　 B．player　　 　　　 C．coach　　　　　 　　　 D．game

38．A．Unless　　　 　 B．If　　　　 　　　 C．Because　　　 　　　　　 D．Although

39．A．skill　　　　 　　 B．performance 　　 C．behavior　　　　　 　　 D．action

40．A．name　　　 　 B．photo　　　 　　 C．sign　　　　　　 　　 D．model

41．A．strange　　 　　 B．wrong　　　 　　 C．true　　　　　　　 　 D．funny

42．A．known　　　 　 B．encouraged 　　 C．adopted　　　　　 　　 D．influenced

43．A．fell　　　　 　 B．froze　　　　 　 C．shook　　　　　　 　 D．folded

44．A．questioned　 　　 B．noticed　　 　　 C．teased　　　　　　 　　 D．attacked

45．A．mustn't　　 　　　 B．needn't　　 　　　 C．wouldn't　　　　 　　　 D．couldn't

46．A．pulled up　 　　 B．put up　　 　　　 C．took up　　　　　 　　 D．turned up

47．A．peacefully　 　　 B．hesitantly　 　　 C．delightedly　　　　 　　 D．naturally

48．A．choice　　　 　 B．effort　　　 　 C．comment　　　　 　　 D．mistake

49．A．believe　　 　　 B．miss　　　 　　 C．admire　　　　　 　　 D．remember

50．A．danger　　　 　 B．anger　　　 　　 C．sorrow　　　　　 　　 D．trouble

51．A．teammate　 　　 B．adult　　　 　　 C．kid　　　　　　　 　　 D．student

52．A．so　　　　 　　 B．and　　　　 　　 C．but　　　　　　　 　　 D．or

53．A．honor　　　 　 B．courage　　 　　 C．dream　　　　　　 　　 D．belief

54．A．clearly　　　 　 B．carefully　　 　　 C．patiently　　　　　 　 D．differently

55．A．gift　　　　 　 B．look　　　　 　 C．hope　　　　　　 　　 D．lesson

I will visit Austria ______ the invitation of my friend this summer vacation．

       A．by              B．for              C．to                     D．at

—Is there any mail?

—No, ______ at all．

　　　 A．nothing　　 　　 B．none　　　 　　 C．no one　　　　　 　　 D．neither

Programmes, ______ to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world．

       A．designed                             B．to be designed

       C．designing                            D．having designed

David _____ a customer when the fire started．

       A．served           B．was serving        C．had served              D．would serve

Martin drove along ______ he found a convenient parking place．

    A．after             B．when            C．until                    D．since

—Excuse me, visiting hours are over．It' s time for you to leave．

—I' m sorry, I didn't know the time or I ______ earlier．

　 A．will leave　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．would leave

　 C．had left　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．would have left

—Have you seen the film The War Horsey.

—Of course, I have．It was in my hometown ______ it was made．

　 A．where　　　 　　 B．when　　　 　　 C．that　　　　　　 　　 D．which