He had no choice but to _________ an excuse to explain his being late.

A. make out                                       B. make up

C. make up for                                          D. make over

　— Would you like me to get you an English dictionary while I’m there?

　　　　—　________. Thank you, anyway.

　　A. But I have already got one　　　　B. What a nice dictionary

　　C. But I have already got it　　　　　D. Yes, please

- Let's hurry. Professor Beach is coming.

　　　　- Oh, I was afraid that we ________.

　　A. already miss him　　　　　　　　B. will miss him

　　C. have already missed him　　　　　D. had already missed him

Remember _______ off the light when _______ to bed.

A. turning, going   B. to turn, to go

C. turning, to go    D. to turn, going

He was reading his book, completely _______ to the world.

A. lost     B. losing

C. to lose D. to have lost

Not until all the fish died in the river ________ how serious the pollution was.

A. did the villagers realize     B. the villagers realized

C. the villagers did realize     D. didn’t the villagers realize

—Do you have ________ at home now, mum?

—No, we still have to get some fruits and vegetables.

A. anything    B. everything

C. something  D. nothing

On the coast of Brazil lies its most famous city Rio de Janeiro. Rio is a beautiful pace to visit. It is full of exciting parades, historical architecture and natural beauty.

The most famous time of year in Rio is the spring when the samba schools organize a giant parade of dance, music and costumes. Samba is a type of fast Brazilian music, which is perfect for dancing. The carnival lasts two days and over 20 samba schools perform, a total of 70,000 people in brightly coloured costumes, all dancing and singing! It is a magnificent spectacle and millions of people watch the carnival on television around the world.

Rio de Janeiro is a religious city and it is full of churches. Some, like the former Imperial Church, were built over 400 years ago while others, like the Metropolitan Cathedral, are very modern. The Metropolitan Cathedral was built in 1976 and is so large that 20,000 people can stand inside at one time!

Another important religious site in Rio is the Corcovado hill. On the top of the hill, along with a small church, stands a 30-metre high statue of Jesus with his arms stretched out. From this point you can see every part of the city.

59.Brazilian carnival is              .

A. a type of Brazilian music                 B. a parade of 70,000 people dancing

C. a parade of millions of people on television  

D. the name of a samba school

60.The Metropolitan Cathedral                    .

A. was built 400 years ago                  B. is on Corcovado Hill

C. is a religious city                      D. was built in 1976

61.The Corcovado Hill is famous for           .

A. the samba parade                       B. the beautiful beaches

C. the statue of Jesus                    D. the small church

　The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

　　As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self - improvement.

　　Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　　Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .

　　A. he is reluctant to take on family responsiblilities

　　B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

　　C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

　　D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

　Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .

　　A. a moral duty

　　B. a thankless job

　　C. a rewarding task

　　D. a source of inevitable pain

From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .

　　A. hatred　　　　　　　　　　　　B. misunderstanding

　　C. prejudice　　　　　　　　　　　D. ignorance

To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .

　　A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

　　B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain

　　C. put up with pain under all circumstances

　　D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun

　　假设你即将赴英国学习，今天早上刚刚买到机票。请根据机票上标明的起飞时间，中途停顿的地点。在英国等候的时间及到达终点的时间，写信告诉将到机场接你的英国朋友John，写信的日期是12月10日。字数100-120字。

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