An advertisement

49. Who might buy the house after reading the above advertisement?

A. Some young students.                  B. A couple with little money

C. A big rich family               D. A big poor family

50. What room has several possible uses?

A. The living room.               B. The bedroom.

C. The dining room.               D. The kitchen.

51. What is emphasized（强调）in the description of each room?

A. Floor.         B. Entrance.           C. Size.                 D. Windows.

In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private (私立的)education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.
At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance .of continuing their studies at a university or college.
Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students.
Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelor’s degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD
Most university courses don’t train students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career（职业）, such as clothing design, or business studies.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us_______.
A Something about the private schools in developed countries
B. How developed countries pay attention to education
C. Some general information about education in developed countries
Why education is important
【小题2】 Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】I have to  ______ (佩服；钦佩) him for the way he handled the situation.
【小题2】I know you don’t like her but try not to make it so  ______ (明显的).
【小题3】It’s certain that people in that town will  ______ (受益) from the new hospital.
【小题4】The teacher  ______ (限制) her to 800 words for her composition.
【小题5】It seems that some young people don’t have  ______ (耐心) with anything.
【小题6】I’ll see you after school, if time ______ (允许).
【小题7】You didn’t bother me. On the c________, I like to be with you.
【小题8】She was ______ (凝视) out of the window.
【小题9】We must find out our ______ (缺点) and improve it.
【小题10】The holiday may date back to the 14^th century, but its exact ______ (起源) is unknown.

Some young people these days just ______ go out of their homes to contact the real world．

         A．mustn’t      B．won’t          C．mightn’t    D．shouldn’t

(D)
At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.
The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted(无牵无挂). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.
57.What do we know about the author?
A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.
B. He made a study of many farms before buying.
C. He made money by buying and selling farms.
D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.
58.Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?
A. He was afraid the owner might change his mind.
B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.
C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.
D. He was eager to become a farm owner.
59.The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to _____?
A. the money the author lost in buying the farm
B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place
C. the removal of the trees around the house
D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place
60.What does the author believe as important in life?
A. To own a farm               B. To satisfy his needs
C. To be free from worries.       D. To live in the countryside.