When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship（奖学金）and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie,“Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

　　　 Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted（吸毒）parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

　　　 Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

　　　 She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that“next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

　　　 Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is“as simple as making a decision.”

67．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?　　　　　　　　

　　　 a．Her mother died of AIDS. 　　 b．She worked at a petrol station.

　　　 c．She got admitted into Harvard. d．The movie about her life was put on.

　　　 e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

　　　 A．b, a, e, c, d　　　　 B．a, b, c, e, d 　　　 C．e, d, b, a ,c　　　　 D．b, e, a ,d ,c

68．The main idea of the passage is　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much　　　　　　　　　

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

69．What actually made her go towards her goal?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．Envy and encouragement.　　　　　　　　　　 B．Willpower and determination.

　　　 C．Decisions and understanding.　　　　　　　 D．Love and respect for her parents.

70．When she wrote“What drove me to live on…I had only experienced a small part of the society”,she meant that　　　 . 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．she had little experience of social life　　 B．she could hardly understand the society

　　　 C．she would do something for her own life　 D．she needed to travel more around the world

       Dr Wiseman started “ the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humor. Participants (参加者) are invited to log on the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favorite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.

　　The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humor. The idea is that if we want to understand each other , we have to find out what makes us laugh.

　　This is a subject that has long held the attention of psychologists (心理学家) and philosophers(哲学家). Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects of us and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves.

　　By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence (证据) to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor, for instance.

　　“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humor,” said Dr Wiseman. “Males use humor to appear superior (优越) to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”

　　Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humor. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humor”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $ 500?” “Yes. What’s the second question?”

　　The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humor. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality . Perhaps that proves the point: Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.

　　Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny thing to us.

64. We can infer from the passage that____.

　　A. most of the people all over the world are completely honest

　　B. psychologists and philosophers take interest in “the laugh lab” project

　　C. people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh

　　D. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at all

65. The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans to ____.

　　A. show that the French people have a better sense of humor

　　B. show people from different nations have different sense of humor

　　C. prove that the Germans have no sense of humor

　　D. prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humor”

66. What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraphs?

　　A. About 10,000 jokes have been submitted from September 2001 to December 2001.

　　B. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions.

　　C. Man and woman have different senses of humor.

　　D. Male and female have similar senses of humor.

HK’s Family Affair

       The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”

       The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.

       “We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.

       In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7,2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.

       Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.

       The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.

       The lineup（阵容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

       In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.

       For more information, please check: www.hk artsfestival. org

60．The press conference must have been held      .                         

       A．in Hong Kong                  B．in Europe  C．in Beijing           D．in England   

61．By means of “discount packages” , you can pay        .              

       A．nothing for the cost                            

       B．less than the usual cost                        

       C．for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket                        

       D．for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms

62．According to the text, we do NOT have any information about       .         

       A．who will perform on stage                              B．what programmes there will be  

       C．when the 32nd Art Festival will be held  D．which theatres will put on performances

63．The main purpose in writing this text is       .                            

       A．to make the 32nd Art Festival known    B．to announce the plan of the art festival  

       C．to introduce the cost of the art festival   D．to sell a service during the art festival

MOVIE GUIDE          THURSDAY

Rush Hour   15:00  23:00

My life as Mcdull   9:00  13:00

Action Movie

Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun!

http://www.ks5u.com/

Cartoon

Mcdull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy the happiness with him? Be sure to see it!

Mr. Bean      11:00   19:00

Harry Potter Ⅲ     17:00  21:00

Comedy

Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It's very funny. Don’t miss it!

Science Fiction

  Now Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school for three years. He begins a new life. How is everything going?

56. From the posts above we know that Mcdull is a ______.  

A. comedian           B. pig                                 C. superman                D. wizard 

57. Mr. Bean is a very interesting character in a (an) ________.

A. comedy                     B. cartoon                           C. action movie            D. science fiction

58. You can see Harry Potter Ⅲ at ________.

A. 9:00                          B. 11:00                       C. 17:00                      D. 23:00

59. Your favorite film star is Jackie Chan, so you prefer to see the movie ______.

A. Rush Hour      B. My life as Mcdull     C. Mr. Bean                 D. Harry Potter Ⅲ

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament《新约全书》 on　 tape.

But it 36 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（结巴）so badly that I was completely 37 to speak in public.

38 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 39 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal(水晶), 40 pages as if uncovering treasures . When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 41 for not being a part of our school sooner.

When he 42 that I not only loved poetry but was 43 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 44 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 45 that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is 46 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 47 .

One day he 48 me.

After handing in a poem, I waited for his 49 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he 50 me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started to cry, 51 flooding me, “of course I did!” Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 52 .“

By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, 53 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 54 !

Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a( n) 55　　　 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

　　 36. A. lasted　　　　　　　　　　　 B . took　　　　　　　　　 C . cost　　　　　　　　　　 D . wasted

　　 37. A. impatient　　　　　　　　　 B. unlikely　　　　　　　　 C . unable D . impossible

　　 38. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Then　　　　　　　　　 C . Besides D . However

　　 39. A. archaeology　　　　　　　 B. art　　　　　　　　　　　 C . architecture　　　　　 D . poetry

　　 40. A. drawing　　　　　　　　　　 B. turning　　　　　　　　 C . writing　　　　　　　　 D . finding

　　 41 . A. regretful　　　　　　　　　 B. thankful　　　　　　　 C. relieved D . annoyed

　　 42. A. decided　　　　　　　　　　 B. recognized　　　　　 C .learned　　　　　　　　　 D . proved

　　 43. A. reading　　　　　　　　　　 B. reciting　　　　　　　　 C . publishing　　　　　　 D . writing

　　 44. A. difficulty　　　　　　　　　 B. promise　　　　　　　 C . agreement D . difference

　　 45 . A. matter　　　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　 C . idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D . belief

　　 46. A. said　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　 C . prepared　　　　　　　 D . meant

　　 47. A. turned away　　　　　　　 B. sat down　　　　　　　 C . talked back　　　　　 D . gave in

　　 48. A . greeted　　　　　　　　　　 B. scolded　　　　　　　　 C . tricked D . comforted

　　 49. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　　　　 C . reward D. comment

　　 50. A . challenged　　　　　　　 B. attacked　　　　　　　 C . noticed　　　　　　　　 D . told

　　 51 . A . pride　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anger　　　　　　　　　 C . excitement　　　　　　 D . joy

　　 52. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beginning　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory

　　 53. A . puzzled　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　 C . breathless D . aimless

　　 54. A . down　　　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　 C . around　　　　　　　　 D . through

　　 55. A . voice　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　　　 C . gift　　　　　　　　　　　 D . interest

 When the car broke down, I _______ on the way to the village where my grandparents live.

   A. was driving      B. drive                              C. had driven              D. am driving

 I’m sure they haven’t forgotten the date of the meeting, but let’s send them an email just____.

   A. in time           B. in case              C. at present            D. at last

 I decided to give myself a second chance by studying in the evenings while _______ a secure full-time job.

   A. keep             B. to keep          C. keeping               D. kept 

 The young couple care for the baby _______ it were their own child.

   A. as if                        B. even if                      C. although                       D. since

 _______makes the school famous is _______ all the students have been admitted to universities.

A. What; because     B. That; because        C. That; what           D. What; that