60．The second half of the story has been in wrong order．(Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right．

A．a, c, b, d　 　 　　 　　　 B．c, a, b, d　 　　 　　　 C．c, a, d, b　 　　 　　　 D．d, a, b, c

59．What is probably the best title for the test?

A．Amy’s Christmas Wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Amy’s Christmas Present

C．Amy’s Christmas Prize　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Amy’s Christmas Contest

B

A HOLIDAY jet pilot said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking．

　　 He warned Maureen , “Put that cigarette out, or I’ll land the plane and have you arrested．”

　　 Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline’s chairman．But his reply was even ruder．

　　 “You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your neighbors’ atmosphere,” wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways．

　　 (a)Said Maureen, “I only found out about it when I was checking in．I’m a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight．A stewardess asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane．” She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived．

　　 (b) I have never seen such an unpleasant letter．She said, “I don’t think I’ll ever fly again．” But there was a funny side．Maureen explained, “We were offered duty-free cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!”

　　 (c) Mr.Ferriday went on; “Believe me, you haven’t．Especially when you travel on my planes．”

　　 (d) “He was loud and rude,” said Maureen．“He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police．”

Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal．But they were not told of the company’ s no smoking policy．

　　 Later, from her home in Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply．

58．What does the passage suggest to the readers?

A．Amy was lonely and helpless．

B．Little graders hoped for Christmas presents．

C．Everyone deserved respect, dignity and warmth．

D．Love from parents was above all．

57．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Amy reasoned with the kids who teased her．

B．Amy complained to her parents．

C．Amy’s parents persuaded her to enter the Christmas Wish Contest．

D．Amy was a little disabled．

56．What does the underlined word “collided” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．conflicted　　 　　　 B．knocked　　 　　　　 C．met　　　　 　　　　　 D．bumped

55．A．turned　　　　　　　　　　 B．led　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．went　　　　　　　　　　　 D．came

A

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she collided with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction．

　“Watch it, Squirt,” the boy yelled, as he moved quickly around the little third grader．Then, with a self-satisfied smile on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and imitated the way Amy limped when she walked．

　Amy closed her eyes for a moment．

　‘Ignore him,’ she told herself as she headed for her classroom．

　But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy's mean teasing．It wasn't as if he were the only one．It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone teased her every single day．Kids teased her about her speech or her limping．Amy was tired of it．Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing made her feel all alone．

　Back home at the dinner table that evening Amy was quiet．Her mother knew that things were not going well at school．That's why Patti Hagadorn was happy to have some exciting news to share with her daughter．

　“There's a Christmas Wish Contest on the radio station,” Amy's mom announced．“Write a letter to Santa and you might win a prize．I think someone at this table with blond curly hair should enter．”

　Amy giggled．The contest sounded like fun．She started thinking about what she wanted most for Christmas．

　A smile took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her．Out came pencil and paper and Amy went to work on her letter．“Dear Santa Claus,” she began．

　While Amy worked away at her best printing, the rest of the family tried to guess what she might ask from Santa．Amy's sister, Jamie, and Amy's mom both thought a 3-foot Barbie Doll would top Amy's wish list．Amy's dad guessed a picture book．But Amy wasn't ready to reveal her secret Christmas wish just then．Here is Amy's letter to Santa, just as she wrote it that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy．I am 9 years old．I have a problem at school．Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk．I have cerebral palsy．I just want one day where no one laughs at me or makes fun of me．

Love,

Amy

54．A．marriage　　　　　 　　　 B．appointment　　　　　　 C．home-stay　　　　　　　 D．date

53．A．got　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．walked　　　　　　　　　 C．sent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rode

52．A．found　　　　　　　　　　 B．cared　　　　　　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　　　　　　　 D．claimed

51．A．inspired　　　　　　　　　 B．mattered　　　　　　　　 C．returned　　　　　　　　　 D．awarded