55. How old may Miss Lund be now?

A. 5　　　　　　 B. 18 　　　　　　　C. About 23　　　　 D. About 27

54. How long had the brother and sister been working in the same building before they got to know each other?

A. 5 years　　　　 B. 13 years　　　　 C. 20 years　　　　 D. 5 months

53. The relationship between the brother and sister is that________.

A. they have the same father　　　　　　 B. they have the same mother

C. they have the same parents　　　　　 D. they are just cousins

52. What may this passage be probably taken from?

A. A dairy entry　　　　 B. A travel guide　　　 C. An advertisement　　 D. A travel agency

C

Having spent five years searching for her older brother, Miss Lund was unbelievable to think she had been working in the same building for five months.

Mr. Philips, 33, and Miss Lund last saw each other almost twenty years ago after their father, also called Stephen, 56, lost contact with his son from a previous relationship. Miss Lund, only five at that time, moved to India with her father and mother Rose, while Steven lived with his mother in Wolverhapton.

By the time Miss Lund and her parents returned to Leeds, the family had lost all contact with Mr,Philips. On turning 18, Lund started to track down her long-lost half brother, even asking customers at the shop where she worked. But despite checking on Internet sites such as Friends Reunited and MySpace, it wasn’t until the pair started working together at Loop Customer Management where she went on asking everyone if they knew a Stephen Philips that she tracked him down in March, 2007.

She couldn’t believe it when she was told someone by that name worked there. After she checked on the Internet database, it suggested he wasn’t her brother as his name Steven instead of Stephen. Then a friend came up to her and said Steven’s surely her brother. They checked parents’ names and it turned out they were related. She wanted to scream but they were at work so they just hugged and chatted.

Mr. Philips, a father of four children, said he was delighted, adding: “I never thought we would meet again. I can’t wait to get to know my sister. We have so much to know.”

51. What does the writer think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?

A. Boring　　　　　　　　 B. Challenging　　　　 C. Dangerous　　　 D. Enjoyable

50. What did they see when they stopped with some other cars?

A. A large herd of elephants　 B. Some lions　　　　 C. Some zebras　　 D. A leopard

49. How did the writer travel in Tanzania Tarangire?

A. On foot　　　　　　　　 B. On horseback　　　 C. By car　　　　 D. By bicycle

48. Which statement is correct about the park?

A.　　 It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers

B.　　　 It is the largest park of its kind in the country

C.　　　 Their population in the park was around 2,000

D.　　 There are a lot of Baobab trees in it.

47. Both and Taxadmin.org___________.

A. are well thought of by teachers　　　　　　　 B. offer teaching tools

C. are tax-free　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. can save you some money

B

Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania. The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like….

One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd(群)of elephants.　 Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500. We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch(痒处).

To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years. Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs(侏儒)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees.

As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole. Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us. It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us. We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses(尸体)- it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour.

Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard(美洲豹)there! We took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late.

So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route.

46. What can be filled in the blank in the first item?

A. Teachers are much wiser　　　　　　　　　 B. Puzzles and puppets

C. Shops where teachers shop　　　　　　　　 D. Develop your brains