Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

55. Why did the author feel uncomfortable about her father as a young adult?

A. He was silent most of the time.                                                                      

B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children.                                                                          

D. He expected too much of her.

56. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel _______.

A. nervous              B. sorry                  C. tired                   D. safe

57. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical.                       B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly.                  D. Strict and hard-working.

58. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to_____ .

A. the author’s son                      B. the author’s father

C. the friend of the author’s father         D. the café owner

Having Fun "Growing” and “Stealing”？

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of  “land” and “grow'”， “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and ‘'fruits" on the Net , They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds” “pets” and even “houses"．

      Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．

Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe 

they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan：I enjoy putting some "bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer

because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It

reduces my work pressure(压力)；Besides, it gives me the exciting experience

of being a “thief”．

Ivy：  Well. It’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours

on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.

51. According to the passage, people can’t ______things in this game.

    A．grow          B. borrow             C. steal               D．sell

52．Among the people interviewed,_____ likes the game while ______ dislikes the game.

   A. Laura, Allan      B．Harold, Ivy       C． Allan，Harold    D. Ivy, Allan

53. From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_______.

     A. a student        B．an office worker   C. a farmer            D. a thief

54．Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

  A. They are longing for country life．  

B．They can have fun with friends．

  C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience．

  D．They are confident enough to face the real world．

Nowadays we can find advertisements almost everywhere. We are so used to them

  43    we often do not realize how many we see or hear a day.

An advertisement uses words and pictures to persuade people to buy a product or service, or to believe an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are    44   most common places to find them. There are   45   main types of advertisements—commercial advertisements and public service advertisements (PSAs).

A commercial advertisement is one which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety or any other problem   46   affects public welfare.

Most of these ads are meant to benefit the public, and you can often learn a lot   47    following the advice they give.   48   , some false ads play tricks on us, fooling us into consumptions. So,    49   it comes to advertisements, we must use our intelligence and not to be   50   slave to them.

On Friday morning, I was waiting in the corridor with my class for the physics exam. Glancing back from the front of the queue, I found my best friend Terry, who was treating me like I didn’t exist during the past two weeks,   31   all my calls and messages.

With all the students seated in the exam room, Mr. Reed, our physics teacher, talked to the class and announced the exam. I hated physics and felt it hard to   32   my paper. I was just looking up when a    33   caught my eye. I could hardly believe it! Terry had her phone on her left knee and she was reading from it. Is that how Terry always got good    34   ? I almost put my hand up to tell the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? However, it wasn’t   35    ! So I nodded to Mr. Reed. He walked   36    down the row of tables. Terry was busy with her phone so that she didn’t even find Mr. Reed had   37    her. She looked up from her phone with a frightened expression. Before she had a chance to explain, Mr. Reed took her   38    and told her to leave the room. Terry started crying as she walked to the door, looking back over her shoulder at me, sad and ashamed.

After the exam, I received a text message from Terry, saying “I’m really   39   that I’ve been avoiding you lately but it’s been the hardest two weeks of my life. My dad has a heart attack and he’s been in hospital. He has a(n)    40    today and I am really worried. I know it is stupid, but I was trying to send a text message to my mum to see how it was going. Then Mr. Reed caught me and thought I was   41    . I wish I’d told you what’s been happening. I know I shouldn’t   42   who my friends are. Will you forgive me?” At these words, from my deep heart sprang up a burst of guilt along with the belief: Friendship is an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure.

 _______ is no doubt _______ he will be admitted to a key university.

    A. It; if           B. There; what          C. There; whether     D. There; that

 The problem ________ at tomorrow’s meeting is of great importance.

    A. to discuss       B. to be discussed      C. discussed         D. being discussed

 — May I smoke here? 

— If you ________, choose a seat in the smoking section.

A. should           B. could              C. must              D. may 

 _______ his help, I managed to finish the task in time.

    A. Without        B. Thanks for       C. As a result of      D. Because

 _______what friendships are based on, they are one of the important needs in our life.

     A. No matter       B. Since             C. Once              D. Although

 When I entered the room, I found a piece of paper on my desk, _____ “Stupid Sarah got a D!”

    A. said             B. which saying      C. say                 D. saying