68. Paul couldn’t opened the door because __________.

A. it wasn’t his room

B. he couldn’t find the right key

C. he didn’t find the keyhole

D. he was too hungry to do it

67. What can we know from the story?

A. Tom liked new shoes very much.

B. Tom didn’t want to stay at home.

C. Tom bought the shoes at last.

D. Tom had no shoes to wear.

D

Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. He’s very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.

Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed themselves there. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But their boat hit a rock and soon went down. With the villager’s help, they swam to the bank. Luckily none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town, but it was two in the night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong with the lift, so he had to go up the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he failed. He became angry and shouted, “I’ll cut you down with a knife!”

The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at once what was happening and said, “You’re trying to open a wrong door. Paul.”

“Sorry, I can’t agree with you. Charlie!” said the young man, “it’s my room, you entered it by mistake!”

66. Why did Tom go to the park?

A. He was thinking how to tell his mother about it.

B. He didn’t want to make his mother worried.

C. He wanted to play there for a while.

D. He wanted to see his disabled friend.

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