68. In paragraph 4， the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“　　”.

A.rescue　 B.trapped　 C.send away　 D.wash away

67. What is the main idea of the passage？

A.Two dams failed in New Hampshire.

B.Flood in New Hampshire.

C.State of emergency in New England.

D.Severe floods in three U.S. states.

66. Which is NOT true according to the article？

A.The situation in N. H. is very serious.

B.New England is a region of the U.S.

C.A state of emergency was declared in three whole states.

D.Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October.

65. What can we learn about MacDonald？

A.He wanted to gain fame through his quest.

B.His success largely depended on the Internet.

C.He never expected his aim could be achieved.

D.He intends to begin another quest on the Web.

C

CONCORD， N.H.-Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.

The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. “It’s a very serious situation，” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch， adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen.”

In some towns， police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged. Others got around in kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut down， not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half，” said Glenn Laramie， police chief in Andover， N.H.

A dam in Milton， N.H.， was in danger of failing， which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream， the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from the town.

In Massachusetts， cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody， about 20 miles north of Boston， and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors. Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors， trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep.

Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield， N.H.， because of concerns about two dams in the area.

Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people， carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.

In Maine， flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state， said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney. More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated， state officials said.

64. Which statement about MacDonald’s trades is TRUE？

A.All of his trades were done in his country.

B.A film role was offered due to Bernsen’s hobby.

C.They took over a year and some of them were really unbelievable.

D.The house in Kipling has been offered to MacDonald to attract media.

63. Which shows the correct order of the trades？

A.Paper clip?snow globe?snowmobile?house

B.Paper clip?keg of beer?doorknob?snowmobile

C.Paper clip?camp stove?snowmobile?movie role

D.Paper clip?keg of beer?camp stove?snowmobile

62. The underlined word in line 1 means 　　.

A.to get something for free　 B.to sell something at a price

C.to sell goods on the Internet　 D.to exchange goods for other goods

61. The best title for this passage is “　　”.

A.A lucky paper clip　 B.From poor to rich

C.A lucky young man　 D.From paper clip to house

60. Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo？

A.Tokyo people are friendly.

B.There are more trains than cars.

C.Fire-engines are very busy in the city.

D.The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.

B

A 26-year-old Montreal man appears to have succeeded in his quest to barter a single， red paper clip(夹子) all the way up to a house. It took almost a year and 14 trades， but Kyle MacDonald has been offered a two-storey farmhouse in Kipling， Sask.， for a paid role in a movie.

MacDonald began his quest last summer when he decided he wanted to live in a house. He didn’t have a job， so instead of posting a resumé， he looked at a red paper clip on his desk and decided to trade it on an Internet website. The response was immediate -a fish pen was offered for exchange. MacDonald then bartered the fish pen for a handmade doorknob from a potter in Seattle.

In Massachusetts， MacDonald traded the doorknob for a camp stove. He traded the stove to a U.S. soldier in California for a generator. Then he exchanged the generator for an “instant party kit” - an empty keg(小桶) and an illuminated Budweiser beer sign. MacDonald then traded the keg and sign for a snowmobile. He bartered all the way up to an afternoon with rock star Alice Cooper， a KISS snow globe and finally a paid role in a Corbin Bernsen movie.

“Now， I’m sure the first question on your mind is， ‘Why would Corbin Bernsen trade a role in a film for a snow globe？ A KISS snow globe，’ MacDonald said on his website.”Well， Corbin happens to be arguably one of the biggest snow globe collectors on the planet.

Now， the town of Kipling， Sask.， Canada， with a population of 1,100， has offered MacDonald a farmhouse in exchange for the role in the movie. The town is going to hold a competition for the movie role.

MacDonald said： “There’re people all over the world that are saying that they have paper clips clipped to the top of their computer， or on their desk or on their shirt， and it proves that anything is possible and I think to a certain degree it’s true.”

MacDonald， who has attracted international media attention in his quest， said the journey has turned out to be more exciting than the goal. “This is not the end. This may be the end of this part of the story， but this story will go on.”

59. Fires break out 　　 in Tokyo according to the writer.

A.very seldom 　　　　　　　　　 　B.quite frequently

C.three times a day　　　　　　　　　 　 D.the most often in the world