You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car? For a child of any age, the back seat is the safest place and the safest part of the back seat is the middle. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of head-on collision（撞击）, which can cause the most injuries.

       All fifty states of the USA have laws requiring the use of safety seats for young children. If you have children under 8 years of age weighing no more than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat.

       The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third kind is used by older children big enough to use the car's belt system. Moreover, all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car's back seat. If your child does need your attention while you are driving, don't look back. Just pull over （停靠路边）.

       In addition, always be sure your child is properly fastened throughout the entire trip. Children who can unfasten their own car seats are subject to fatal injuries in an accident. Start early in your child's life teaching them that car safety is serious business and make sure you give a good example and always wear your own seat belt.

60. This passage mainly discusses _____.

       A. how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car

       B. why the back seat is the safest place in a car

       C. how a child safety seat can protect a child

       D. what causes young passengers the most injuries

61. This passage is probably written for _____.

       A. school teachers                                 B. very young readers                        

       C. parents of small children                     D. taxi drivers

62. The third type of safety seat is for children ______.

       A. above eight years of age                         B. between four and eight

       C. weighing between 20 and 40 pounds       D. weighing more than 80 pounds

63. What safety tip is given in this passage?

       A. Always keep your children beside you.

       B. Fasten your own safety belt to set an example.

       C. Make your child remain seated during the trip.

       D. Study laws requiring the use of safety seats.

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.  The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room.  Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement.  As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.  When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren’t always what they seem. ”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife.  After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest.  When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.  Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.  

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused.  “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help. ”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied.  “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.  Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he couldn’t find it.  Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife.  I ask God if the angel could take the cow instead.  Things aren’t always what they seem. ”

56.  Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A.    Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.  

B.     Because she waned to save the gold for the poor.

C.    Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

D.    Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.

57.  The youngest angel was very angry because _________.

A.    the old angel killed the farmer’s cow

B.     the old angel treated the two families differently

C.    the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D.    the angel of death took the cow away

58.  Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A.    Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B.     Because she wanted to teach the youngest angel a lesson.

C.    Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

D.    Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

59.  The story tries to tell the reader that _______.

A.    angels are always ready to help the poor

B.     sometimes things are not what they seem

C.    angels are always ready to help the rich

D.    the young should always learn from the old

When we read books we seem to enter a new world.  This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __36__.  Some stories are told  __ 37__   they were true. ; in other _38   , the stories are about people just like us doing what we do.  Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  __39__ .  They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be   __40__ for us.  

But there is more to books and writing than this.  If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __41__.  How can we   __42 __  the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we seem to learn something about the real world.  And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __43__.   Reading, like writing, is an action.  It is a way of  __ 44__.  When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page.  We use our __45__―which is real―and our imagination―which is real in a different way to make the words come to life in our minds.  

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to   __46__  us think.  When we read  __47__ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __48__ that we are real and they are __49__.  It sounds __50__ , but it works.  When we read, we fill in missing information and think about the causes and effects of   __51__   a character does.    __52__   a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __53__ when we are reading.  We pick up a book and lose __54__ in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.  Knowing   __55__   we feel when we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.  

―Is the book Lock And Key in the library?

― _____. The school has just bought many new books.

       A. Shall be                B. Would be              C. Might be               D. Should be

― What would you like to drink?

―_____ will do so long as it is cold.

       A. Anything              B. Nothing             C. Everything            D. Something

― Hello, Dr. Smith's Clinic!

― Hello! I'm calling to cancel the appointment I _____ with the doctor.

       A. am making           B. have made            C. will make          D. had made

It was during his stay in the countryside ________ he began to show interest in farming.

       A.  when                            B.  what                      C.  which                           D.  that

 Mr. Baker would like to buy your house if you are willing to _____ a more reasonable price.

     A. sell               B. pay              C. offer                D. deal

 To begin with, you should make a list of the names of those ________.  Then write the invitation cards.

       A.  to invite          B.  to be invited           C.  being invited           D.  having invited

________ to achieve the grades she’d expected, she decided to stop the cheerleading.

      A.  Fail                       B.  Failed                           C.  To fail                          D.  Having failed