Do you think that daydreaming is a waste of time? Probably so．

"On the contrary,'' says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology （心理学 ）．“Daydreaming is quite necessary．Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day．You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a consciousness （有意识）．Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues．"

    Early psychology experts paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book DAYDREAMING．Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures．Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life．”

    Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams,

which may be hard to understand．It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in our life and find out a possible way of dealing with them．

    Daydreams cannot be predicted （预测）．They move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy．

1．What's the writer’s opinion of daydreaming?

     A．He agrees with the early experts in psychology．

B．He is for L．Giambra and Eric Klinger．

     C．He doesn’t prefer either side．

D．He hasn’t formed his own idea yet．

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Daydreaming is less harmful than sleep dreaming．

B．L．Giambra’s opinion of daydreaming is opposite to Eric Klinger’s．

C．Early experts firmly stuck to their own opinion on daydreaming．

D．Daydreams can come very suddenly and unexpectedly

3．Which of the following can lead to daydreams according to the text?

A．Absence of attention                    B．Illness in mind．

C．Lack of sleep at night                               D．None of the above．

4．After reading the passage we can conclude _______．

A．daydreaming is neither harmful nor useful to daydreamer

B．daydreams are not the same as, but similar to sleep dreams

C． daydreaming is the result of silent dialogues between conscious and unconscious states of mind

D．daydreams are of great help to us in solving problems

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even clever cheat．Either way，it could be the perfect crime （犯罪），because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons!

    The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car： if you want the car back，pay up then，the ear owner is directed to a park，told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside．Carrying the money in a tiny bag，the pigeon flies off．

    There have been at least four such pigeon pick—ups in Changwa．What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay—at—home car thief，however，may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place．Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick：he gets money for things he cannot possibly return．Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car—owner to place an ad（启事）in the newspaper asking for help．

    The theory is supported by the fact that，so far， none of the stolen cars have been returned．Also，the amount of money demanded—under 3，000 Taiwanese dollars-seems too little for a car worth many times more．

    Demands for pigeon—delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story．And even if they start again，Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal．“We have more important things to do．”he said．

1．After the car owner received a phone call, he ________．

    A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

    B．gave the money to the thief and had his ear back in a park

    C．send some money to the thief by mail

    D．told the press about it

2．The “lazier and more inventive criminal” refers to ________．

    A．the ear thief who stays at home

    B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

    C．one of the policemen in Changwa

    D．the owner of the pigeons

3．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the Stolen cars have been returned” to show ________

    A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

    B．what Chen thinks might be correct

    C．the thief is extremely clever

    D．the money paid is too little

4．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________．

A．criminals                         B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars                                                  D．demands for money

5．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because_____

    A．he reads the ads in the newspaper

    B．he lives in the same neighborhood.

    C．he has seen出e car owners in the park

    D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them