One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37　 a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．

After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its　 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly　 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 　48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 　49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was　 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 　51　 like this?

We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the　 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to　 54 that at the destination they are　 55　 and we can’t take them with us．

36．A. brought about　 　　　　　 B. got over　 　　　　　 C. came across 　　　　 D. dealt with

37．A. move　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cross　　　 　　　　 C. crawl　　　 　　　　　 D. suffer

38.　 A. feather　　　　 　　　　　 B. flower　　　 　　　 C. grass　　　 　　　　　 D. flick

39．A. made　　　　 　　　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 C. picked　　 　　　　　 D .set

40．A. frightened　　 　　　　　　 B. interested　　 　　　 C. annoyed　 　　　　　 D. attracted

41. A. size　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. height　　　 　　　　 C. depth　　　 　　　　 D. length

42．A. Therefore　　 　　　　　　 B. But　　　　 　　　　 C. So　　　　 　　　　 D. Otherwise

43．A. working　　　 　　　　　 B. sleeping　　 　　　　　 C. walking　　 　　　　 D. living

44．A. habitat　　 　　　　　　　　 B. background　　　 C. battle　　　 　 　　 D.destination

45. A. underground　 　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　 　　 C. underwater　 　　　 D. distinctive

46．A. game　　　　 　　　　　　 B. sport　　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 　　 D. focus

47．A. fit　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. suit　　　　　 　　　 D. lay

48．A. gave in　　　 　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　　　　 C. gave away　　　 D. gave out

49．A. after　　　　 　　　　　　 B. while　　　　 　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. once

50. A. nothing　　　 　　　　　　 B. anything　　　 　　　 C. something　　 　　　 D．everything

51．A. study　　 　　　　　　　　 B. aim　　　　 　　　　 C. life　　 　　　　　　　　 D. dream

52．A. waste　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack　　　　　 　　 C. worth　　　 　　　　 D. danger

53. A. presents　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. questions　　　 　 C. pleasure　　 　　　　 D. burdens

54．A. think　　　　 　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　 　　 C. wonder　　 　　　　 D. attempt

55. A. helpless　　　 　　　　　　 B. powerful　　　　 　 C. meaningful　　 　　　 D. useless

Once there was a girl called Arachne who was very proud of her skill at weaving. Many people came to see her 　 1　 her threads in red, blue, green or yellow that made her 　 2　 　　　　　　　

pictures glow with life. “The goddess Athene 　 3 　 have given you such a gift,” they said. But Arachne tossed her head. “No,” she replied 　 4 　 “I’ve taught myself everything I know. ” 　 5 those words, the goddess Athene decided to teach her a lesson. First she 　　 6　　 herself as an old woman and 　 7 　 Arachne’s door. When she opened it, the goddess warned her, “You shouldn’t compare yourself with the great Athene. You should be more 　 8 　 .” At that Arachne grew very angry. “ Let her come here and have a 　 9　 with me. Then we’ll see who’s better at weaving! ” 　 10　 Athene threw off her disguise and the contest began.

　 All day the two contestants wove bright 　11　 into marvellous pictures. Arachne’s was definitely 　 12　 in skill and design. At that Athene grew 　 13　 angry that she hit Archne. At once the girl became smaller and smaller. Her head disappeared and her body became 　 14　 . Her human arms and legs disappeared to be replaced with twice as many thinner insect-like　 15　 . As Arachne ran to hide, Athene laughed 　 16　 “You may live, Arachne, but you will do your weaving 　 17　 from now on. ” Hearing those words, Archne began to　 18　 a thread and to weave a pattern in the air. She had become the first　 19　 . Since then she has continued to recreate her lost 　 20　 beautiful masterpiece in her webs, and all other　 spiders have followed her.

1. A. color 　　　　　　　 B. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. print 　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

2. A. taken 　　　　　　　 B. woven 　　　　　　　　　 C. drawn 　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

3. A. should 　　　　　　　 B. could 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

4. A. proudly 　　　　　　　　　 B. angrily 　　　　　　　　　 C. kindly 　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

5. A. Saying　　　　　　　 B. Finishing　　　　　　　　 C. Hearing 　 　　　　　　 D. Listening

6. A. disappointed 　　　　　 B. disguised 　　　　　　　　　　 C. discouraged 　　　　 D. disaffected

7. A. took on 　　　　　　　　　 B. put on 　　　　　　　　　 C. turned on 　　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked on

8. A. careful　　　　　　　 B. humble 　　　　　　　　 C. proud 　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

9. A. conversation 　　　　　 B. fight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. competition 　　　　　 D. meeting

10. A. Immediately 　　 B. Fortunately 　　　　　 C. Hopefully 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Generally

11. A. colors 　　　　　　　　　　 B. threads 　　　　　　　　 C. wool 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feather

12. A. superior 　　　　 B. inferior 　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excellent

13. A. such 　　　　　　　 B. too 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. very 　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

14. A. longer　　　　　　　 B. prettier　　　　　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rounder

15. A. heads　　　 　　 B. eyes 　　　　　　　　　　 C. legs　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ears

16. A. unhappily 　　　 B. uncertainly 　　　　　 C. untruly 　　　　　　　　 D. unkindly

17. A. on the ground B. in the air 　　　　　　　 C. at home 　　　　　　　 D. on the wall

18. A. preserve 　　　　 B. press 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare 　　　　　　　 D. produce

19. A. mosquito 　　　　 B. fly 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spider 　　　　　　　　　 D. insect

20. A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

On Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements．I needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29th of December．Picking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket and not a trolley load．This line was next to the Customer Service desk．

Seemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a voice behind me making comments on the things I bought．

It was so funny when I realized that she was describing me contents of my basket． The owner of the voice was a very pretty young lady．I said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my liking．The lady told me that just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots of cookies．I said, "I'm not going to bother now．I had enough of shops and I'm going home．"

The assistant from the Customer Service came across at this time saying "If there is anyone in the line with a few items in their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at the desk．" Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbye．

Eventually my turn came at the checkout．I was walking away when I met my new friend once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookies．With a big hug she said "Hope you have a lovely Christmas．" She had been into Superdrug to buy me cookies while I was still queuing in Cockhedge．

What a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down with a feather．My Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had with my family．Telling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound．

61．—The underlined word "spellbound" in the last paragraph probably means______．

　　　 A．interested　　　 　 B．disappointed　　 　 C．astonished　　　 D．frightened

62．Which of the following could be the best title of the story?

　　　 A．A Piece of Lucky Feather　　　　　 B．A Surprise Christmas Gift

　　　 C．The Boring Shopping Experience　　 D．The Unforgettable Big Hug

63．How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?

　　　 A．Worried　　　 B．Satisfied　　　 C．Grateful　　　 　　　　　 D．Proud

64．What can we learn from the story?

　　　 A．Nobody is sure what will happen the next moment．

　　　 B．A simple action can bring other people happiness．

　　　 C．Being patient will decrease the waiting time．　 ,

　　　 D．Life without hope and faith is a full thing．

Hundreds of people from across Huddersfield turned out to celebrate World Mental Health Day at a Festival of Wellbeing at Huddersfield University on Friday.

The festival, which aimed to deal with the stigma(污名) that surrounds mental illness, included laughter therapy(治疗) workshops, a performance from the Hoot guitar orchestra and some street theatre by some of the university’s drama students.

Visitors also enjoyed arts and crafts sessions, free therapies, an art exhibition, music from DJ Alix Brains, head and hand massages(按摩) and yoga.

　 Stalls(展位) and displays helped people learn how to look after their own mental wellbeing（健康） and there was information for families of people with mental health problems.

　 David Henry who went along to the event said, “The day has helped to build up people’s self confidence and has been a really nice event. I wish I could do this every year.”

　 Alex Feather who helped to organize the event said, “There has been something here for everyone. We hope every person who came along has taken something positive away with them.”

　 Steven Michael, chief executive（主管） of the South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, which organized the event, said, “ The fact that so many people, including members of our organization have turned up, shows their commitment to an enthusiasm for the mental health agenda(议程). There has been such a lively and heated atmosphere and it is a great approach to dealing with the stigma(污名).”

1. According to the text, visitors to the festival can ________.

　 A cure their mental illnesses

　 B join college students in all activities

　 C learn how to look after their own mental wellbeing

　 D know much about Huddersfield University

2. From the text we can conclude that the festival is ________.

　 A popular　　　　

B fun　　　　

C laughable　　　　

D surprising

3 Who was in charge of the organization of the festival?

　 A Huddersfield University

　 B David Henry

　 C Alex feather

　 D Steven Michael

4 What can we infer from the passage?

　 A some people suffer from the mental illness.

　 B Modern people usually lead a busy life.

　 C Nowadays, people enjoy good health care.

　 D Mental wellbeing is of the first importance in life.