57. The underlined word “ broaden ”in the passage means “ 　　　　. ”

A. close down　　　　 B. make small　　　　 C. make broad　　 D. make known

56. The main idea of the passage is to 　　　　.

A. tell students to keep away from early love

B. give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

C. say contact does good not only to boys but also to girls

D. teach boys how to talk with girls

3. Don’t fall into the ditch(泥潭)of early love . The boys and girls at adolescence(青春期)are rich in feeling and full of imagination . They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age . In my opinion , boys and girls at middle school are too young and too tender to shoulder the heavy duty of love . Early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten . An apply won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe(成熟). Do keep out of early love .

2. Contact students of the other sex warmly , generously and sincerely . Don’t be too nervous or too shy in contact with a person of the other sex . In that case it is very difficult for you to make a lot of friends , as no one likes a person who is too shy to say a word . If you are too shy a person , you can also find a way out . First of all , you can contact the students with the same interest and hobby with you . As both of you have much in common , you may have much to talk about . If you keep doing like that , little by little , you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others .

1. Keep a normal and healthy state of mind(心态). Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls . It is very natural for boys and girls to contact each other and build up the friendship with the students of the other sex . Generally speaking , we should broaden the circle of the association . We should make as many friends as possible . We should have more friends of the other sex instead of one or two . We should contact the students in public instead of in secret .

55. Which of the following is not true ?

A. In foreign countries women take part in tug-of-war .

B. In foreign countries a tug-of-war match has 16 players .

C. In order to hold the rope better , many players put a mixture of oil and petrol on their hands .

D. The sons of farmers are thought to be the best tug-of-war players .

(B)

Gone are the days when men and women couldn’t associate(交往)with each other . When we are asked whether boys and girls can associate with each other , most of us will say , “ Yes , of course . Why not ? ”

If we want to deal with the association between boys and girls properly , here are some “ dos and don’ts ” for you to follow .

54. The foreign experts think a good tug-of-war player must 　　　　.

A. have lasting energy　　　　　　 B. have big , strong and hard hands

C. do farm work　　　　　　　　 D. be tall , heavy and strong

53. Tug-of-war is a match in which who 　　　　winners .

A. pulled the rope to their side farther are

B. made the center near to their own side are

C. succeeded in pulling the center of the rope in their direction are

D. made the center of the rope pass through a certain length nearer to their side are

52. In foreign countries a tug-of-war team 　　　　.

A. has eight men or women players　　　　　

B. has men players equal in number to the other side

C. has eight men players

D. is formed in the same way as in our country

51. In our country tug-of-war 　　　　.

A. is not very popular　　　　　 　　 B. is not so popular as in foreign countries

C. is only a men’s game　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is not only played by men but also by women