52. Which statement is true according to the text?

A. The more car pools are formed, there will be more cars on the road and more gas will be used.

B. All American families have cars of their own.

C. Cars should mainly be used for pleasure.

D. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school

B

Young Abe Lincoln read everything he could get hold of. And he seemed never to forget anything he read.

Young Abe Lincoln listened to everything that went on around him. And he seemed never to forget anything he heard.

He explained that he almost never invented stories. He told stories and jokes he remembered hearing or reading.

Lincoln told a friend that he got into the habit of telling stories and jokes when he was very young. He had often found that telling a funny story was a good way to explain something serious. “I’m not simply story-teller,” said Lincoln. ”It is not the story itself, but its purpose(目的)that interests me. ”

Then Lincoln went on to say that, as President, he had to say no to many people who asked for special favours. And sometimes he had to tell people they were doing things they should not be doing. Or he had to tell someone to do something that was hard to do.

A joke could make a no or a scolding(责备)or an order easier to take.

Sometimes a visitor asked President Lincoln questions. And Lincoln did not answer, because the answer was a secret. Then Lincoln would tell a story and make the vistitor forget his questions.

President Lincoln often kept a joke book or a book of humorous stories in his desk drawer(抽屉). Some peple asked,” Why does the President waste his time on jokes?”

But many people understood that Lincoln needed something to make him laugh. About a month after he became President, the Civil War began. He had big problems and heavy responsibilities(责任). Sometimes it seemed to him that he would break down under the strain(紧张). If he could smile or laugh-just for a moment-he could manage to keep on.

51. Mothers form car pools in order that　　 .

A. they can drive to school

B. they can save time, space and gas

C. they reach school quickly

D. they can drive their children to school in time

50. What’s the function(作用)of cars talked of in the text?

A. Being used for life.　　　　　　　　 B. Being used for pleasure and life

C. Being used for business and pleasure.

D. Being used for driving children to school

48. 　 A. greet on　　　　 B. greet　　　　　　　　　　 C. greet to　　　　　　　 D. greet with

47. 　 A. touch　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　　　 C. wave　　　　　　　　　 D. catch

46. 　 A. in public　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　　　　 C. secretly　　　　　　　 D. at home

45. 　 A. more　　　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　　　　 C. longer　　　　　　　　 D. harder

44. 　 A. However　　　　 B. Except　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　 D. Besides

43. 　 A. whom　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　 D. whose