Dear Sunny Day Travel Agency，

    I hope to take a vacation this summer，but l want to go somewhere that is coo1．I'm tired of hot summer．I'd like to go on a train or a boat or a plane．but I don’t want to drive my car．I can speak English，Spanish，Russian，and Japanese．I'd like to go to a place outside the United States where people speak any of those languages．I enjoy fishing, hiking, camping，visiting museums and zoos，meeting people，and seeing new places that are interesting．I love great restaurants and concerts! I think I might want a tour guide so I don’t get lost．

  Can you give me some suggestions for vacation spots(地点)?

  Please tell me what each place would cost for a two-week vacation．

  Sincerely，

  James Glenn

1．What does James write the e-mail for?

2．How would he like to go for his vacation?

3．Where would he like to go for his vacation?

4．How long will his vacation be?

5．Might he enjoy eating dinner at a Spanish restaurant?

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. "I can't tell anything," he finally said. "I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this and do that, because everything is different and I don't know what is going to come up. I can't help much with money either, but I think things will work out. "

     He gave me a new check-book (支票簿) . "If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell." In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers' kids filled in the financial gaps.

     "You know what you want to be, and they'll tell you what to take," my father went on. "When you get a job，be sure it’s honest(诚实的)，and work hard．”I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town．and l would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you．

    Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old，broken Bible that he had read so often．the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbors．I knew he would miss it．I knew，though，that I must take it．

    He didn’t say read this every morning．He just said，“This can help you if you will let it．”

    Did it help? I got through college without being a burden(负担)on the family．I have been able to make money since．

1．What is the writer’s main purpose(目的)in writing this passage?

      A．To tell the readers his life story．

      B．To tell people what kind of person his father was．

      C．To let people know how poor he was．

      D．To tell the readers what present he got from his father．

2．Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

      A．Because he felt quite confident of him．

      B．Because he was born from a poor family．

      C．Because he was a man of few words．

      D．Because tie didn’t want to be much too strict with him．

3．What would someone learn from this passage?

A．How to live by oneself．   

B．How to stand on one’s own feet．

C．What a good father should do．

D．What the self-important is like．

4．What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

      A．闲暇时光．    B．学费．    C．经济不足．    D．精神空虚．

5．What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

      A．It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others．

      B．There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

      C．It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

      D．It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble．

Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other and begin to argue. Sometimes, they even stop talking to each other. What can be done to help the two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some useful communication strategies for you to use.

l　　　 State your feelings clearly but don’t criticize them. Begin with “I feel” instead of “You always...”

l　　　 Don’t stop or finish the other person’s sentences.

l　　　 Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person’s side of the disagreement.

l　　　 Look the other person in the eyes when you are talking.

l　　　 Ask questions to make sure that you understand them.

l　　　 Repeat the other person’s ideas as you understand them.

l　　　 Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You’re stupid” makes communication difficult.

Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, help them to find their own “win-win” solution. A “win-win” solution allows each of them to feel good. In this way, their friendship can be continued.

(56) Who can be a good peacemaker to stop fights between two friends?

A. One of their parents. B. One of their friends.

C. One of their teachers.　　 D. One of their sisters or brothers.

(57) Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker?

A. “I think...”　 B. “You always...” C. “You are stupid.”　 D. “You are right.”

(58) How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends?

A. Stop the other person’s sentences in time.

B. Repeat his own ideas to make himself understand.

C. Listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions.

D. Don't look at the other when you are talking.

(59) What does the phrase “put anyone down” mean in the article?

A. 令人失望　 B. 不理睬人　 C. 把人放下　 D. 羞辱人

(60) How do you understand a “win-win” solution?

A. It is a way that helps make new friends.

B. It is a way that makes both people pleased.

C. It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong.

D. It is a way to understand a person.