A disastrous competition is going on in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives in danger. OK, that's not true. But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday to compete for the title of 2012’s World's Biggest Liar.

Each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best lie in the competition, which was started in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn owner Will Ritson, who was reportedly famous for his lies. Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition, a small pub in northwestern England. Anyone can take part in the competition. Well, almost anyway; the reporters note that lawyers and politicians are banned, who is said to enjoy "an unfair advantage" in the proceedings (进程).

A study published this past July in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior found that nearly all lies are detectable through visible facial muscle (肌肉) reactions in the person telling a lie. “Thus, while interpersonal deception (欺骗) often is highly successful, signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer,” the study concluded.

A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition, simply stating, "I have never told a lie in my life."

In 2003, Abrie Krueger of South Africa became the first non-Brit to win the competition. Ironically, Krueger was accused by some of cheating.

In 2006, comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition, telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change.

Last year's winning entry came from Glen Boyland, who told a lie about competing in a snail-racing (蜗牛赛跑) competition with Prince Charles.

56. The article begins with _____.

A. a piece of news　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a lie told by the writer

C. the passage’s topic sentence　　　　　　　　　　 D. a case from the competition

57. The competition is held at the Bridge Inn because _____.

A. its present owner is hospitable　　　　　　　　　 B. most local people are liars

C. it once had a good liar as its owner　　　　　　 D. it is a tourist attraction

58. When the writer wrote “Well, almost anyway”(Para.2), he or she realized that _____.

A. the previous sentence was not exact　　　　　 B. the previous sentence was all wrong

C. the next sentence would be exact　　　　　　　 D. the reporters didn’t agree with him or her

59. Paragraph Three mainly tells us that _____.

A. lying requires extraordinary skill　　　　　　　　 B. liars are able to find each other out

C. most lies are believed in everyday life　　　　 D. liars always show signs of lying

60. _____ is mentioned just because his or her lie was special.

A. The churchman　　 B. Abrie Krueger　　　　　 C. Sue Perkins　　　　　　　　　　 D. Glen Boyland

 Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.

Dan Heins, one of the cafe’s regular customers, had a  36 : kidney dialysis（肾透析） from 6 to 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, after   37  at the cafe. The 56-year-old owner of the small cafe, Nancy   38  that Heins' diabetes(糖尿病)was 39  for his kidney failure and the cut-off of his leg. And Dan knew that Nancy, a single mother with three daughters, worked two other jobs to  40 the cafe open and meet her housing loans.

One morning as he ordered his breakfast, he 41  he would be on kidney dialysis the rest of his life if he didn't receive a(n)  42 . Nancy didn't hesitate, simply saying “I’ll donate”. A normal  43  volunteered to give him an organ? It seemed   44 to Dan, and Nancy had to spend a few weeks   45  him she was serious. The day before Thanksgiving in 2009, the results of the medical tests came in: She was a  46 .

While they were  47  the transplant, Dan’s other leg was cut off and Nancy’s financial 48  grew from bad to worse.

Nancy decided to close the cafe last September much  49  she loved it. At the same time, her home was going into   50 . Dan's insurance would  51  her surgery costs, but she was worried too much that she wouldn't be able to work the part-time jobs for six weeks.

Steve Ohlsen, another customer of the cafe,   52  a donation box near the register. In less than one month, people gave Nancy several thousand dollars—enough to ensure   53  on her home while she recovered.

Nancy and Dan had their 54  in September. Four months later,Dan is  55 dialysis, and Nancy has sent thank-you notes to her supporters.

I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us that taking the “hard   16 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   18 , which was relatively modern and   19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not   20  at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much   21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller   22  us that tickets would not be on   23  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting   24  , but we made up our minds to   25  for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way   26  the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to   27  one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it   28  cost us thirty yuan to get   29  we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.   30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   31 . The most important lesson about China I ever   32  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the   34  agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very   35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

What time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s a very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist, there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard (仪表板).

Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge (排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.

Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.

By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you’ll have to spend on your outside interests.

The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.

The underlined word “ally” in Para. 3 more likely means somebody or something that is _________.

   A. your slave and serves you  

B. your supporter and helps you

   C. under your control and obeys you     

D. under your influence and follows you

The author intends to tell us that time _____________.

   A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

   B. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies

   C. should be well managed for our own interest

   D. should be saved for outside interests

In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ________.

   A. how to keep up with the times       B. how to make up for lost time

   C. how to have a good time     D. how to make good use of time

The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．

The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．

Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．

He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．

“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．

He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．

“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”

Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．

To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”

One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”

A．watch      B．inspection      C．look            D．examination

A．where      B．how         C．what               D．when

A．school guides B．class titles    C．terrible noise         D．some teachers

A．other than   B．or rather      C．worse still           D．rather than

A．problem    B．fault          C．reason         D．lookout

A．experienced  B．heard        C．seen                D．punished

A．window     B．door         C．gap                D．hole

A．seldom      B．hardly       C．never              D．often

A．might       B．should       C．would         D．could

A．noisiest     B．biggest      C．smallest        D．youngest

A．pushed     B．kicked       C．forced       D．knocked

A．silence     B．surprise      C．cries          D．paleness

A．teacher     B．principal     C．role         D．person

A．heard      B．working      C．shouted             D．surprising

A．oldest-looking B．ordinary-looking C．funny-lookingD．ill-looking

A．believed    B．supposed       C．guessed         D．recognized

A．pushed     B．pulled        C．ordered             D．got

A．announced  B．said          C．declared             D．lectured 

A．add to     B．carry on       C．end up       D．show off

A．teacher    B．brother        C．monitor      D．desk-mate