Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble----and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP(超感觉知觉).

  ESP stands for Extra sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let you know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.

  Here is an example: a woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in the chair.

  There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages. Here is another example---one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.

  A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said: “There is room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The driver said, “There is room for one more.” Then the man saw the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He would not get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!

  Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind. 

1. ESP lets people know about __________________.    

A. their dreams　　　　    B. events after they happen　　　　

C. events before they happen  D. heart attacks  

2. According to the passage, the woman___________.

A.　　  dreamed that her father died

B.　　  died of heart attack while sitting in a chair

C.　　  felt her father died while she was washing

D.　　 refused to get on the bus

3.The example of the man shows an ability to______________.　　  .

A.　　  avoid traffic accidents

B.　　  judge the good and evil of a person

C.　　  know about the events that happening some distance away

D.　　 sense a danger that will actually happen later on

4. The best title for this passage is ________________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　  .

A. A sixth Sense    B. The human Mind  

C. A big Lie　　    D. A Terrible Dream

  ESP stands for Extra sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let you know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.

  Here is an example: a woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in the chair.

  There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages. Here is another example---one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.

  A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said: “There is room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The driver said, “There is room for one more.” Then the man saw the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He would not get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!

  Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind. 

1. ESP lets people know about __________________.    

A. their dreams　　　　    B. events after they happen　　　　

C. events before they happen  D. heart attacks  

2. According to the passage, the woman___________.

A.　　  dreamed that her father died

B.　　  died of heart attack while sitting in a chair

C.　　  felt her father died while she was washing

D.　　 refused to get on the bus

3.The example of the man shows an ability to______________.　　  .

A.　　  avoid traffic accidents

B.　　  judge the good and evil of a person

C.　　  know about the events that happening some distance away

D.　　 sense a danger that will actually happen later on

4. The best title for this passage is ________________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　  .

A. A sixth Sense    B. The human Mind  

C. A big Lie　　    D. A Terrible Dream

阅读理解

　　A punctual(严守时刻的) person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual(不准时的) man never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In face, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset (财产) as well as other's. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

　　Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

　　Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do one's duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

1．What does the author think is the main difference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person?

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A．A punctual person does everything ahead of time while an unpunctual person does everything behind schedule.

B．A punctual person does everything at the right time while an unpunctual person seldom does anything at the correct time.

C．A punctual person has a lot of appointments while an unpunctual person has few appointments.

D．A punctual person has much time to do everything while an unpunctual person has little time to do anything.

2．According to the passage, the main reason why a person is always unpunctual is that ________.

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A．he has more work to do than other people

B．he is always in a hurry when he works

C．he doesn't care much about time

D．he always mismanages and wastes his time

3．According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there ________.

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A．after other guests have arrived

B．before all other guests

C．at the appointed time

D．after the host has got things ready

4．Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?

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A．If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important tasks.

B．If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.

C．Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.

D．Unpunctual may make you miss a lot of appointments and lose friends.

One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word formation.

　 A. / 　 B. the  C. a 　 D. one

Having　decided　to　rent　a　flat，we＿＿contacting　all　the　accommodation　agencies　in　the　city。

A)set　about　        B)set　down　          C)set　out　     D)set　up