65. Why did Tom stop in front of the shop?

A. He wanted to look at the shoes he liked.

B. He wanted to look at the shoes in the shop window.

C. He wanted to buy the shoes on the front row.

D. He wanted to buy the shoes like his friend’s.

64．Which of the following is true？

A．Though the people around gave all kinds of suggestions，I was not able to open the bottle at first．

B．I tried all the ways that the people suggested．

C．All the suggestions were helpful．

D．Some of the suggestions were very bad．

C

The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.

He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet.　“It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.

63．Tom suggested I should open the bottle ____．

A．towards the end of the party　　　　　　 B．after the party started

C．at the end of the party　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．before the party started

62．I was____ my present for Tom’s birthday．

A．very sorry for　　　 B．very proud of　　 C．afraid of　　　　 　 D．tired of

61．When buying birthday presents，I　 usually find my idea is____．

A．poor　　　　　　　　 B．colourful　　　　　　　 C．rich　　　 　　　　 D．good

60. The main idea of this passage is that ____________.

A. large numbers of people do not need sleep

B. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

C. people can live longer by trying not to sleep at all

D. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

B

I always have difficulty in buying birthday presents．My idea never seems to go farther than ties，pens or cards．But，strangely enough，it did not take me long to decide on Tom’s birthday present．For the first time in life，I had a good idea. I would buy him a bottle of champagne(香槟酒)．Before the party began，Tom suggested that I should open the bottle．I put it between my knees and began to pull，but it remained unmoved．Soon a lot of people gathered round to watch the fight between me and the bottle．I could hear all kinds of “helpful” suggestions from them like “Break the top off”，“Use your teeth”，etc．But I was losing the fight．We were fighting on the floor together，when all of a sudden there was a loud：“pop” and the cork(塞子)shot up into the air，while the angry bottle showered(淋)every-body with champagne．

59. The word “puzzle” in this passage probably refers to “_____”

A. make you think a lot because you don’t understand it

B. make you worry a lot because you can’t sleep well

C. make you sad because something unusual has happened

D. make you fear because something terrible has happened

57. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ________.

A. needed some kind of sleep.

B. needed no sleep at all.

C. was too old to need any sleep.

D. often slept in a chair.

58 Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ___________.

A. an unusual one　　　　 B. a common one

C. very healthy　　　　　　 　　 　D. very funny

56. The doctors came to Herpin’s home in order to __________.

A. treat him for his illness

B. find the reason why some old people didn’t need any sleep.

C. get some proof(证据)to show his sleeplessness was not really true.

D. help him to have a rest in some day.