Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the   31   is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a   32   country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making   33  for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first   34   one long hot summer when most Germans were   35   on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches,   36   a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t    37    . “What these people also need is warmth and   38   ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t   39   to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita   40   there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always   41   to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon   42   all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to    43   donations. Today, over thirty companies  44  donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help  to  45  them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer   46   new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no   47   for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t   48   money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets   49   , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a   50   in the world.       

1.A. result                                B. truth                          C. reason                   D. idea

2.A. traditional                        B. developing    C. typical                   D. wealthy

3.A. preparations              B. houses               C. meals                     D. suggestions

4.A. began                                B. met                           C. called                    D. left

5.A. asleep                                B. alone               C. across                     D. away

6.A. brought up                        B. set up               C. put aside               D. gave away

7.A. enough                              B. necessary                 C. helpful                   D. expensive

8.A. fame                             B. freedom                    C. courage                 D. caring

9.A. hesitate                             B. agree                         C. pretend                 D. intend

10.A. made sense                    B. found out       C. made sure            D. worked out

11.A. open                                B. crowded                  C. noisy                       D. near

12.A. costing                            B. wasting                     C. taking                    D. spending

13.A. pay for                            B. ask for                      C. look into               D. carry out

14.A. completely                    B. calmly               C. regularly               D. roughly

15.A. advertise               B. sell                             C. deliver                  D. lend

16.A. donates                           B. produces            C. designs               D. collects

17.A. permission                      B. payment                   C. direction           D. support

18.A. borrow                            B. raise                           C. save                            D. expect

19.A. surprised                       B. excited                     C. tired                      D. amused

20.A. profit                               B. difference      C. decision                 D. rule

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to keep some forgotten appointment.

This chance to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting "Can I help you?" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.

Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't borrow it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked away in a corner. "I put it there in case anyone tries to buy it !"He said, and left the delighted student continuing his reading.

According to the passage the main attraction of a bookshop is that ________.

A. people can learn something from books 　 　

B. it can be a shelter from a sudden rain

C. it is the surrounding of new knowledge 　　

D. it offers a chance to get free from realities

The writer thinks that the assistant in a good bookshop should ________.

A. always greet customers pleasantly and warmly 　　

B. help the readers to find what they want to read

C. not say a word to the customers while they read 　　

D. not stand behind the bookshelf all the time

The underlined word "beckoning" in the last paragraph means ________.

A. waving somebody to come up 　    B. laughing at a person openly

C. shouting at somebody angrily     D. shaking one's head to show disagreement

The purpose of the writer in writing the third paragraph is to ________.

A. tell us a story that happened in a bookshop 　　

B. support his idea of what a good bookshop is like

C. teach us how to read in a shop without buying books

D. advise us to help other people whenever we can

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to keep some forgotten appointment.
This chance to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting "Can I help you?" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.
Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't borrow it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked away in a corner. "I put it there in case anyone tries to buy it !"He said, and left the delighted student continuing his reading.
【小题1】According to the passage the main attraction of a bookshop is that ________.

According to the dictionary definition of“create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means“to bring into being, to cause to exist something each of us does daily”.

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture(质地), as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression,“There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining(重组) the old in new ways.”For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results. To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities.

64.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

A. To prepare for a meal.                                  B. To arrange the furniture in a special way.

C. To buy some books from a bookstore.            D. To“write”a letter with the computer.

65.“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________.

A. a new thing can only be created at the basis of earliest things

B. a new thing is only a tale

C. we can seldom create new things     

D. we can hardly see really new things in the world

66. What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

A. It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to use it in practice.

B. To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing.

C. A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

D. One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

67. The best title for this passage is__________.

A. How to Develop One’s Creativity                  B. What Is Creativity

C. The Importance of Creativity                         D. Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing

When I worked as a waitress in Chicago, US, my coworkers and I would sigh whenever we heard someone with a foreign accent coming into our restaurant. We knew what it meant to serve a non-American: no tip. We would work just as hard as we always did, but we might not get paid.
Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping: they give tips to almost everyone who offers them a service of some kind. Americans tip their waiters, barbers and taxi drivers. An appropriate tip is between 15 and 20 percent of the amount charged for the service (But the charge for the tip doesn’t appear on the bill. The customer is expected to add it himself/herself.) Tipping less than this sends a message to your waiters that you think they’ve done a bad job serving you. And to leave no tip at all is simply unacceptable.
It’s not that American waiters are greedy. In many countries, waiters are paid a salary for their work. They’ll earn money even if no one comes into the restaurant. This system offers much more safety for waiters than the American version. In the US, waiters know that a night without customers means a night without pay.
Some countries include a tip for waiters – a “service charge” – on the bill itself. Since the tip is included with the other charges, waiters don’t need to worry about people forgetting to tip. But in the US, waiters do not receive a salary, and service charges only appear on bills when there are six or more customers at the table.
Since almost all American customers are familiar with the system, they know to add a tip without being told. But visitors to the US may expect waiters to be paid a salary, or think that the tip is included on the bill.
So much as we waiters loved hearing stories about other places from our foreign customers, we were always nervous when they got ready to leave the restaurant. We were never sure what to expect.
【小题1】If you order $200 worth of food, which of the following is a proper total payment?