It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 16 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　17 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 　18 in a little restaurant there. It was a warm 　19 in August. Vick wanted to 20 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very　 21 .

　　He left the restaurant at 11：30 and drove over 　22 hours. There wasn’t a moon, but the　 23　 were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree, house, man.” He could 　24 the endless, white road in the car’s headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 25 town： “I’ll light the cooker，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　26 . He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It‘s a 27 morning, isn’t it?” The man came forward，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, “You are going to 28 some tea, aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 29 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 30 . Now listen, and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

(　 ) 16. A. bad 　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 17. A. cities　　　　　　　 B. hotels 　　　　　　 C. villages 　　　　　 D. towns

(　 ) 18. A. tea 　　　　　　　 B. supper 　　　　　　 C. lunch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. breakfast

(　 ) 19. A. night 　　　　　　 B. day 　　　　　　　　 C. season 　　　　　　 D. month

(　 ) 20. A. live 　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　 C. drive 　　　　　　　 D. walk

(　 ) 21. A. cold 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. warm

(　 ) 22. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ten 　　　　　　　　 D. fourteen

(　 ) 23 A. trees 　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　 C. stars 　　　　　　　 D. clouds

(　 ) 24. A. see 　　　　　　　 B. ride 　　　　　　　　 C. pass 　　　　　　　 D. find

(　 ) 25. A. home 　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. next 　　　　　　　 D. another

(　 ) 26. A. about 　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　 D. away

(　 ) 27. A. noisy 　　　　　　 B. lovely 　　　　　　 C. sleepy 　　　　　　 D. sunny

(　 ) 28. A. eat 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. cook 　　　　　　　 D. drink

(　 ) 29. A. leave 　　　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　 D. run

(　 ) 30. A. bread 　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. meal

We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.

A．they always sleep very well                B．they often eat good food

C．they read a lot of books                   D．they have very good memories

2.Everybody learns his mother language ______.

A．at the age of six                         B．when he is a small child

C．after he goes to school                   D．when he can read and write

3.Before a child can speak, he must ______.

A．read books                            B．write words

C．hear and remember the sounds            D．think hard

4.In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______.

A．they have no good memories              B．they have no recorders(录音机)

C．they have too much time for it             D．they are busy with other subjects

5.Your memory will become better and better ______.

A．when you have enough good food          B．when you do more and more exercises

C．when you do morning exercises every day    D．when you get up early

　Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
　　Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”

　　1. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　 　 C. much　　　　　　 D. enough
　　2. A. lazy　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　 D. hard
　　3. A. did well in　 B. was poor at　 C. was working　 D. was good for
　　4. A. was angry　　 B. thought hard C. agreed　　　　　　 D. said “No.”
　　5. A. a little　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　 D. a lot
　　6. A. rest　　　　　　 B. sleep　　　　　 　 C. hospital　　　　 D. work
　　7. A. should　　　　 B. would　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. not to
　　8. A. to remember B. to forget　　 　 C. to catch　　　　 D. to teach
　　9. A. slept　　　　　 B. went out　　　 C. cooked　　　　　 D. ate
　　10. A. reading　　　　 B. seeing　　　　 C. cooking　　　　 D. writing

Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest. One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.

One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat a table and wanted to drink. Just then, an old man came up to him and said, “How do you do, sir?” “How do you do?” Mr Baker asked the old man to sit next to him. “Could you drink something with me?” “Thank you,” said the old man. “Have you been here before?” “No, I haven’t.” “You look lonely, don’t you?” said the old man. “Let’s have a bet, shall we?”

It interested Mr Baker. “But what shall we bet on?” “I can bite(咬) my left eyeball,” said the old man. “I can bet you five dollars.”

Mr Baker didn’t believe and put $5 on the table.

The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his money.

“It doesn’t matter, young man,” the old man said, “I’ll give you a chance to win the money back… I can also bite my right eye. I’ll bet you $10.”

“I’m sure he’s able to see. And I must win his money.” He thought. So he took out ten dollars from his wallet.

But he was very surprised: the old man took out his false teeth and bit his right eye with it. Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（每题1分，共5分）

(　 )76. Mr Baker went to the sea ___________.

A. to swim　 B. to have a rest　 C. to drink something　 D. to make a bet

(　 )77. After the old man had known _______, he began to make a bet with the young man.

A. Mr Baker had been there for the first time.　 B. Mr Baker was a polite man

C. Mr Baker had plenty of money　　　　　 D. Mr Baker wasn’t clever enough

(　 )78. As the young man bet the old man ten dollars_________.

A. Mr Baker didn’t think him blind in both eyes

B. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth

C. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back

D. Mr Baker wanted to help him in another way

(　 )79. The old man was blind in __________.

A. both eyes　　 B. neither eye　　 C. the right eye　 D. the left eye

( 　)80. Mr Baker lost _______ dollars that afternoon.

A. 5　　　　 B. 10　　　　 C.15　　　 D.20