41. We can infer from the text ____.

A. Paris and London have become perfect partners

B. London feels more full of life

C. life in Paris is structured

D. Paris and London have become fierce competitors

40. The best title for this passage is ____.

A. Londoner and Parisians　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Fancy London and Fashionable Paris

C. The Similarity of Two cities　　　　　　　　　 D. A modern Tale of Two Cities

39. Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?

A. Because his son is so gifted.

B. Because he had much experience in bringing up children.

C. Because his father promised to help him.

D. Because his father had already set him a good example.

B

London - A morning’s train rides away, across the Channel, English kids about Liverpool’s soccer team in a Paris pub.

Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities. ” These days, it might be A Tale of One City.

Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor’s broken French and respond in polite English.

As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union has freed them from immigration and customs.

Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs close up. “For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a banker. Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in London. ” She said. There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.

In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are past the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.

“Both cities have changed out of recognition. ” said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place,” Collins said. “But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better. ”

But certainly not cheaper. In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose. “I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured,” she said. “In London, you can be who you want. No one cares. ”

38. We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ____.

A. the author got his first baby

B. he probably had a lung disease

C. the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby

D. the baby would change the author’s life

37. The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ____.

A. he was a writer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he was too excited

C. he was too nervous D. it’s a feeling too complex to express

36. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”.

B. All the people didn’t hear the baby say except the writer.

C. Sanchez is the writer’s family name.

D. The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake.

34. A. GIVING　　　　　 B. RECEIVING　　　 C. TAKING　　　　　　　　 D. REWARDING

33. A. relief　　　　　　　 B. satisfaction　　　　　 C. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ease

32. A. dollars　　　　　　 B. pounds　　　　　　　　 C. francs　　　　　　　　　　 D. quarters