There are a lot of public libraries in Britain. These libraries have more than one hun­dred and fifteen million books, not including those libraries of public schools.

Public libraries not only lend books, music records but also help children, patients in hospitals and others to get special play readings, film shows and so on.

The first public libraries were founded in about the year 1850. Today’s public libraries usually have a reading-room, a lending room and a reference room.

The greatest and most famous library in Britain is that of the British Library in London． It was founded in 1973 and has over 10, 000, 000 books. It has nearly every magazine, newspaper and book published in Britain and other parts across the world.

56．How many books are there in the British Museum?

       A. No more than 10, 000, 000．               B. 10,000,000 or less．

       C. More than 10, 000, 000．                    D. Just 10,000,000．

57．The “reference room” means a place for people to ________.

    A. borrow books       B. look up something       C. read magazines       D. lend records

58．The British Library ______.

    A. was founded in the seventeenth century

    B. was famous only for its rich collection of books and magazines

    C. is famous only for its long history

    D. was founded in the later 20th century

59．Which is the best title?

    A. Public Libraries in Britain                    B. The British Library

    C. The Richest Libraries                      D. A Famous Library

If you think you are sick, you are 36 no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your 37, and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body 38 and sometimes can be powerful. It exists 39 one is aware of it or not.

Take the case of Mrs. Green for example. She  40  get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some  41  things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions,  42  she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known 43 . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very  44 . Then he said to her. “There is  45  wrong with you physically, 46  I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some  47  that should help. I want you to  48  one after dinner and one half an hour 49  going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me  50  you feel.”

The next day Mrs. Green  51 , “Doctor, I had the first  52  night’s sleep in two months last night.  53  is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have  54  for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s  55  what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”

36. A. healthy         B. well                C. sick                 D. pleasant

37. A. doctor         B. father           C. mother            D. nurse

38. A. exist         B. doesn’t exist      C. never exist         D. does exist

39. A. whether                 B. neither           C. no matter           D. either

40. A. was unable      B. was able to       C. was unable to        D. could

41. A. uneasy         B. difficult          C. simple             D trouble

42. A. the worse       B. worse           C. the better            D. the less

43. A. before long     B. since years       C. for years            D. years ago

44. A. thorough study                   B. careful examination

   C. general research                   D. clear check

45. A. nothing serious                    B. serious nothing

C. nothing seriously                  D. seriously nothing

46. A. or            B. instead          C. but                          D. and

47. A. pills           B. advice           C. drinks             D. suggestions

48. A. eat                  B. take             C. drink             D. use

49. A. when           B. since          C. after                   D. before

50. A. what           B. whether               C. how               D. why

51. A. telephoned     B. wrote          C. complained         D. said

52. A. bad             B. terrible          C. good             D. right

53. A. Whoever         B. Whichever      C. However          D. Whatever

54. A. sold                B. written         C. read                D. used

55. A. curious       B. terrible         C. wonderful         D. serious

 Guilin is the most beautiful place _____people all over the world want to visit.

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

 — Conductor, can I get to Market Street on this subway?

— Of course. It’s leaving.      ___________, please．

A. Take care           B. Mind your step        C. Look out            D. Walk slowly

 Going to bed early and getting up early _______ considered to be a good habit.

A. is                B. are                C. be              D. were

 I’d rather you _______that now, than afterwards.

    A. know             B. to know            C. knowing         D. knew

 She is the only one among the ______ writers who _______ stories for children.

A. woman; writes       B. women; write           C. women; writes     D. woman; write

—How much is the T-shirt  ___________?         

—65 dollars．

       A．worth               B．cost            C． worthy         D．worthwhile

 A thief broke into the house at midnight, ______ the house in a mess.

    A. left              B. to leave           C. leaving           D. having left

-----Do you know whether they talked about their work or their family?

-----As　 matter of fact，I couldn’t hear it clearly, as they talked in　　 whisper．

A．the，a　 　　 　 B．the，the　 　　 　 C．a；a 　　　　　D．a：/