56. Hearing the news of his victory, his friends all went to his house to offer their c______.

55. _______ A family of five including a ten-year-old girl. They have many different interests and they are looking for a relaxing holiday.

Part four: Spelling (10 items; 5 pts.)

54. _______ A group of four young adults who are into all extreme sports and are looking for something with plenty of excitement. They are more interested in the scenery than in the life style of the locals.

53. _______ A retired couple who are reasonably fit and who want to find out more about ethnic minorities' cultures.

52. _______ A family of four, including parents, a sixteen-year-old son and a thirteen-year-old daughter, who are looking for a fun holiday. All four are good riders and strong swimmers.

50. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way except that _______.

A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids

B. it can help kidults feel relaxed

C. it is helpful to solve some social problems

D. it can make people loyal to one's parents

49. We can infer from the article that _________.

A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can't give up their toys

B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults

C. Kidults like to have vitamins very much

D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much

48. We can infer from the passage that the author believes that　　　 .

　　　 A. every young man and woman should go to college

　　　 B. college education is a bad thing

　　　 C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

　　　 D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

　　　　　　　　　 D

Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with.　 Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!

"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.

Tim Greenhalgh,a professor,explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

47. By saying that“many people go to college who do not belong there,” the author means that　　　 .

　　　 A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

　　　 B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

　　　 C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

　　　 D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed