Keeping fish as pets is a popular hobby. Fish take up very little room, are inexpensive to feed, and provide an interesting and colorful display in any room. A tank, or an aquarium, must be chosen carefully. Many new aquarium owners buy too many fish for their tanks. Fish can’t be crowded. Two fish can live comfortably in each gallon of water, only ten fish can live in a five-gallon tank. Can you see why a goldfish would not live long in a tiny, round bowl? If too many fish are kept together, they will not have enough oxygen or room to swim about freely. They will have more diseases. Also, some kinds of fish can’t be kept together. As your interest in fish grows, the number of fish you have may grow, too. Then you may want to invest in another tank. If you start with a ten-gallon aquarium, what kind of fish would be best? The two major groups of tropical fish are those that lay eggs and those that give birth to live young. If you want to raise young fish, guppies would be the best choice because they can produce many babies in a short time. You can buy fish and aquariums in most pet stores. Ask the owners to help you choose the right fish. You can also find many books about tropical fish in the library.

64. If nine fish live in three gallons of water, the fish may _________.

A. breathe easily　　　　 B. swim about freely C. get ill D. not get enough to eat

65. The underlined phrases “invest in” in Para 3 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. buy　　 B. borrow　 C. make D. sell

66. In the passage the author provides us with some useful tips on how to keep fish well EXCEPT ________.

A. selecting a suitable tank size　 B. feeding enough oxygen into the tank　 C. choosing the right group of fish　 D. reading some books about fish

67. From the passage we can know _______.

A. very few people are interested in keeping fish

B. the size of your tank decides how many fish you can keep

C. guppies are a kind of fish that are good at laying eggs

D. you can raise different kinds of fish together

       People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
    They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. owns can dogs. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
    This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near---sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
    Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
    People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.
    Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
    Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
60. What can’t country people often enjoy?
   A. Fresh air .    B. Musical concerts.    
   C. Song of birds.       D. Close contact with nature.
61. What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?
   A. Vegetables.          B.    Fruit.        C. Milk.           D. Beer.
62. What is NOT true of country life?
   A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.
   B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.
   C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.
   D. Country people are honest.
63. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
   A. People living in the country enjoy no advantages.
   B. People living in the city are in close contact with nature.
   C. People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in the city   D. The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.

My father and I were very close, I loved pleasing him , and he was always proud of my success . If I won a spelling contest at school , he was on the top of the world . Later in life whenever I got a promotion , I would call my father right away and he would hurry to tell all his friends . In 1970 , when I was named President of the Ford Motor Company , I don’t know which of us was more excited . Like many native Italians , my parents were very open with their feelings and their love---not only at home ,but also in public . Most of my friends would never hug  their fathers . But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity –-nothing could have felt more natural .He was a curious man who was always trying new things . He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle .Unlikely ,my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well .He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it .As a result ,he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels . Because of that motorcycle , I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up . Whenever I wanted to ride a bike ,I had to borrow one from a friend . On the other hand ,my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen..

56. When I won a contest at school ,my father would ----.

    A. tell all his friends about it   B feel most happy over it

    C get very surprised it        D hug and kiss me

57. Which of the following  statements shows that my father liked to know about new things ----

   A He was always proud of my success

   B. He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle .

   C I wasn’t allowed to have a car when I was growing up .

   D He was very open with his feelings and his love .

58. My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because ----.

   A. he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

   B he thought that cars were faster than motorcycle

   C he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor Company

   D he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friend

59. Which of the following sentences is NOT true----

   A. My father was always proud of what I did

   B, When I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car

   C My father rode his motorcycle in the streets of Allentown every day

   D My father bought a motorcycle ,but got rid of it because he fell off it so often

         Mr. Grade was born in a rich family .He was never ___36___money when he was young  .But once his father’s shop was ____37___and from then on they got in trouble .____38____he went to a famous university in the capital , his mother ___39___him a diamond necklace her mother left to her and told him to ____40___it well . The young  man took care of it . He  brought it with himself and _ 41__ planned to sell it thought he was in great need of ___42___.

         Last month his wife had a son . _____43____! The baby was ill and the doctors were going  to ______44___him . Of course they had to pay much for it . Most of his friends were ___45____and few could lend enough money to him . Finally ,he ____46__the diamond necklace to a jeweler , a friend of his father’s , with a letter in ____47___he said ,“Post it back to me ____48___you pay 3,000 dollars .Don’t bargain ,please .”

         A week later the jeweler rang him up . On the __49_____the man said , “The necklace ___50_____2,000 dollars at most .”

“Post it back to me if you do not ___51____me ,” replied the young man .

         __52______week passed . Mr. Grade received a parcel .There was a piece of _53_____in it . The jeweler wrote ,“ I can pay you only 2,800 dollars . If you sell the necklace at the price ,post the box back to me , __54_____you can open the box . I would not buy such a (n) __55_____thing ! ”

 Mr. Grade did not want to sell the necklace at a low price and opened the box and found only a note in it ,saying ,“OK . I have to give in . ”

36            A  afraid of  B  worried about  C surprised at  D  tired of

37            A  under repair  B in business   C on fire      D  in danger

38            A  Before    B  After         C  Until      D   Whether 

39            A  lent  B  showed   C threw   D  gave 

40            A  watch  B  keep    C  allow   D  feed 

41            A  never  B always  C  sometimes D  often

42            A  knowledge  B  water  C  air  D  money

43            A  Wonderful  B  Good luck  C  What a pity  D  It is a pleasure

44            A  care for   B  check over  C  attend on  D  operate on

45            A  rich     B  poor     C  bad    D  terrible   

46            A  posted    B  made     C  delivered   D  sold 

47            A  that     B  what   C  which   D  whose 

48            A  if       B   unless  C  because  D  as  

49            A  telephone  B  message   C  letter  D  television 

50            A  pays     B  charges   C   seems   D  costs  

51            A  approve of  B  ask for   C   agree with  D  pay for

52            A  Other     B  The other  C  Another    D  Some

53            A  wood    B   bread    C   cloth    D paper 

54            A  and    B  or   C   but   D  yet 

55            A  expensive  B  cheap   C   high    D  ugly  

  What is really _________to me is the gentle way he  speaks  and  acts .

     A  necessary  B  attractive  C curious  D  attracted

He show no ________ to the thief and beat him hard .

     A  mercy  B  affection  C  kindness   D  sympathy

  He was told that it would be at least three more months _______he could recover and return to work .

     A  when    B  before  C  since  D  that

I  thought her kind and honest _________I met her .

     A  first time  B  for the first time  C the first time  D  by the first time

 we are in a stage _________it is still too early to say who will win the most votes and become the new President .

   A  that  B  where  C which  D what

We are eating ________vegetables  per person today as we did in 1960

   A more than twice  B more than twice as many

   C twice as much as  D twice more as