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  51   Many students feel stressed around big moments in their lives like during final exams or when applying to college. Stress(压力) can be a pretty dangerous thing, because it can cause you to become sick. Here are some ways to cope with stress:

Laugh  Laughter is really one of the best medicines. When things get stressful, do things that make you laugh. Watch a funny movie.  52    Chat with friends and family.

Take a Deep Breath  Breathing is a great way to reduce your stress. Taking deep breaths or doing breathing exercises may seem silly, but it do help you relax and clear up your mind.

Plan Ahead  Most students tend to study hard when test time comes close or do their homework right before it is due. However, having a plan will do a lot to decrease your stress.  53   

Sleep  Sleep is another great tool in reducing stress.  54  You should be getting at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep each night. As you know, a lack of sleep can be bad for your health.

Learn to Say “No”    55  So there are times when it is Okay to say “no” to the requests of friends, families and teachers. If it is going to add too much to your stress level, just say so.

A. There are a lot of ways to deal with stress.

B. Sometimes life gets pretty stressful.

C. Read an interesting book.

D. Some stress comes from doing everything you’re asked to do.

E. It is essential that we allow our bodies to recover from daily stress.

F. Give yourself the appropriate amount of time to complete tasks, and break those tasks down into manageable portions.

G. You can lose yourself for a while in the music.

1. More than 6,000 chickens were baked to death and 10,000 eggs roasted in a fire at a chicken farm in Xinxiang county, Henan province, on Nov. 23. The fire broke out at a 600-sq-m chicken farm around 1:45 pm and quickly spread to cover the whole chicken farm. It was brought under control by fire fighters and locals about 2:30 pm. Losses amounted to more than 100,000 yuan ($14,700), according to the farm. A short circuit in an incubator(孵卵器) is thought have caused the fire.

2. Forty-five pigs fled in every direction on a highway after an overloaded truck burst on a highway in Xinyang, Henan province, on Nov. 23. Traffic of the Xinyang section of the Beijing---Hong Kong highway returned to normal an hour later after local police co-operated with villagers to drive away all the pigs. The Truck, with a loading capacity(容量) of just 1.73 tons, was carrying more than seven tons of pigs at the time.

3. A rich man in Guizhou province spent 200,000 yuan ($29,000) building a luxurious and artistic tomb for his children to remember him after his death. The 72-year-old built the 130-sq-m temple for his children to appreciate a work of art when they come to pay their respects. But his behavior has been criticized by locals and authorities say they would not have allowed the man to build it had they known of his plans. He is now being investigated.

47. The fire in the chicken farm lasted ______.

A. less than an hour B. a whole day  C. several minutes  D. several hours

48. The reason why pigs fled is most probably ______.

A. that the pigs were too naughty and made the truck collapse

B. that the highway was full of sags and crests(凹凸不平)

C. that the truck was attacked by some locals

D. that the truck carried too many pigs

49. The rich man wanted to build luxurious tomb in order to ______.

A. leave to the world a work of art

B. worship(敬拜) different ghosts and gods

C. allow his children to remember him after his death

D. show his authority in his family

50. The three pieces of news will most probably appear in the ______ section of a newspaper.

A. world  B. local  C. society  D. profile(人物)

Welcome to Coteborg University

Coteborg University is one of Sweden’s largest and most popular universities.

We are very proud of this and believe that there are several reasons for our popularity. The principal reasons we believe to be the high quality of our education and research and the broad range of courses that we offer. In addition to this, Coteborg University provides an attractive and exceptionally(格外的)high-standard study environment. Most parts of the university are situated in the city centre and this enriches city life as well as student life.

Coteborg has a lot to offer its students: it has a rich and varied cultural life with many theatres, concerts and festivals. For those looking for outdoor life, forests and vast recreation areas are not far away from the city centre; the sea and the archipelago(群岛) are also within easy reach. Industry and commerce are expanding, and have a joint interest with the University in meeting the ever-changing and growing demands of society.

Coteborg University strives(努力) to be an attractive choice for students from all over the world.

We look forward to welcoming you to Coteborg University.

44. The main reasons for Coteborg University’s popularity according to the passage is _____.

A. the high quality education and research and the wide range of courses

B. the convenient traffic

C. its excellent location and fast developing economical environment

D. famous professors and friendly students

45. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The university is in the city centre.

B. The students can live outdoor.

C. The cultural life of the university is very rich.

D. The University has no interest in growing demands of society.

46. What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A. To bring fame to Coteborg University.

B. To introduce the wonderful cultural life in Coteborg University.

C. To declare Coteborg University’s goal and interest.

D. To attract students all over the world to apply for Coteborg University.

Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.

In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so more people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.

In every major city in the world, there is business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city centre downtown. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day.

Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city centre. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.

But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.

40. We can easily know that the underlined phrase “urban areas” means ______.

A. areas of the countryside  B. areas of a town or city 

C. areas near the countryside  D. areas near a town or a city

41. In a residential area you can see ______.

A. rows of houses  B. many offices and factories  C. a lot of factories and farms

D. many houses with offices and factories

42. In the United States, many people work in the centre of a big city______.

A. while living on the far away edge of the city  B. and live there 

C. but live in another city  D. but live far away out of the city

43. We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas ______.

A. has been going on for more than 2, 000 years

B. will continue in the future

C. may not continue in the future

D. is sure to stop

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn(旅馆)at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.

They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.

“Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr. Smith.

“Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the man, “We serve it until halt past nine.”

“Well, sir,” continued the man, “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”

“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sight of London!” said Mrs. Smith.

36. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ______ in the past.

A. had often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey

B. had travelled to many places

C. had often stayed in a small inn

D. had made a lot of money

37. They decided to go to a really good hotel because ______.

A. it was famous  B. it was difficult to find a cheap hotel

C. it was near many interesting places D. they now had enough money

38. When they arrived at the hotel, they found ______.

A. no meals were served after seven B. dinner was still being served

C. they had arrived too late  D. they had to go to bed hungry

39. When the man told them the times of meals at the hotel, Mrs. Smith felt ______.

A. disappointed  B. excited  C. delighted  D. satisfied

Every coin has two sides.

I was 16 years old, getting out of the railway station with my father, when a woman came to him and said that her money had been  16  . She asked if he could lend her some  17  . My father gave her  18   she asked and told her not to  19   about sending it back.

I was  20  . How could my own father be so gullible(易受骗的)? It was  21  to me that she was lying, staying in the  22  all day long to get the next victim.

“She was  23  !” I exclaimed. “Why did you give her the money?”

My father  24  at me and I could see he was a bit  25  . “And what would you like me to do?” He said, “Should I tell her that I am a college professor and that I can  26  her scam(骗局)?” I did not  27  him at all, so he told me something that I never  28  . “First, she would not do this if she did not need the money. Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she is  29  than me, and I do not  30  that. That is more  31  to her than the money.”

A week later, we were in the  32  place, and the same woman came to my father with the same  33  . “Not this time,” my father told her, “In your business, you have to learn to  34  people. Try another story  35  me next week.”

Well, he was a professor, after all … And I like both sides of this story.

16. A. stolen    B. fired    C. deserted   D. borrowed

!7. A. food      B. comfort  C. power   D. money

18. A. that     B. which    C. what     D. who

19. A. talk     B. worry     C. bring     D. come

20. A. shocked   B. scared   C. anxious   D. nervous

21. A. eager     B. convenient C. comfortable  D. obvious

22. A. parking   B. stop    C. waiting-room   D. station

23. A. lying   B. begging   C. crying    D. sobbing

24. A. stared    B. looked  C. rushed  D. walked

25. A. hungry  B. tired  C. crazy  D. angry

26. A. go through   B. see through  C. get through  D. come through

27. A. understand   B. help   C. stop  D. beat

28. A. owned   B. held    C. forgot   D. had

29. A. cooler   B. smarter  C. wilder  D. older

30. A. think   B. receive   C. mind   D. regret

31. A. important  B. interesting  C. expensive  D. delicious

32. A. beautiful  B. attractive  C. same   D. common

33. A. story     B. right    C. dream    D. care

34. A. appreciate  B. treat     C. tough    D. recognize

35. A. in        B. on      C. through    D. by

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