Deep into the night, the bus pulled in to a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him , trying to imagine his life. One of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and now he was going home.

       “Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, ‘Martha, I understand if you can not stay married to me’. I said I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it , if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me . Get a new young man---she’s a wonderful woman---and forget all about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me and she didn’t. Not for the three and a half years.”

       “Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her that if she had a new young man, I would understand. But if she didn’t, if she would take me back, she should let me know. We used to live in the town, Brunswick, and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town. I told her if she would take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didn’t want me, forgot me, no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”

       Soon all the others were in it. When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young men took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask. Then it was 10 miles, and then 5, and the bus became very quiet.

       Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances. All except Vingo.

 

73. In the story, the yellow handkerchief probably means ___________.                  

A.happiness            B.sadness                 C.I hate you                  D.I still love you

74. Vingo stopped “looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask…, ” because      .

A.he was excited to think of his wife.  

B.he was ashamed for what he had done.                                                                     

C.he was afraid to see the handkerchief and his wife.                                                     

D.he was afraid that he might not see the yellow handkerchief on the oak tree.

75. The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers      .

A.got tired after a long journey                                 

B.got too sad to say anything                                                                                

C.grew excited and anxious to see the oak tree           

         D.were attracted by the story    

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, you friends will help you; when you work hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) door: when it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

 

69. What kind of people can enjoy happiness according the passage?

A. Only those who have cars.        

B. Only those who have their own happiness.

C. Only those who have big houses.    

D. Only those who have a lot of money.

70. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I. 

B. Congratulations!    

C. Good luck!       

D. It's just so-so.

71. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

72. Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck.       B. Good luck.            C. Happiness.      D. Life

Phonetics Professor Henry Higgins first meets Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, near the Royal Opera House, late on a cold March night. Eliza is selling flowers. Higgins is out on his endless search for new dialects of London’s speech.
     Higgins makes a bet with Colonel Pickering that he can turn the cockney(伦敦腔)flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady within three months. To do so, he must change her thick London accent, teach her to speak proper English and teach her manners.
     Higgins looks upon her not as a person but as raw material for his experiment. He trains Eliza for weeks. When no progress is made, Eliza, loses her courage, Higgins loses his temper, and even Pickering’s patience wears thin.
     At last she improves. In order to test Eliza, he decides to introduce her to his mother’s guests at the Ascot Race Meeting. Eliza proves to be a success. Pickering and Higgins are very proud, and neither of them takes into account Eliza’s personal accomplishments in the matter. Eliza has absorbed the sophistication(世故)and the courage to see the unfairness of  this, and she blows up, demanding recognition. The Professor is astonished. It is as though a statue has come to life and spoken. Eliza rushes out of the house angrily.
     Higgins discovers that he is hurt because Eliza leaves him. He meets her at his mother’s flat where she has gone for advice. They argue violently and she storms out. It is only a moment after her departure that Higgins finally wakes up to the fact that Eliza has become an entirely independent and admirable human being. He realizes that he will have a difficult time getting on without her.

 

64. What is Henry Higgins doing when he meets Eliza?    

A. He is buying some flowers.

B. He is in search of new dialects.

C. He is making a speech in London.    

D. He is watching a play in the Royal Opera House.

65. From the passage we can see that ___________.    

A. Eliza has made rapid progress during the first week

B. turning Eliza into a "lady" is not an easy job

C. Higgins gives up when no progress is made    

D. Pickering often loses his temper when teaching Eliza

66. Higgins does all of the following to turn Eliza into a lady EXCEPT ________­­­­­­­­.     

A. teach her proper English

B. teach her manners

C. buy her flowers every day    

D. change her thick London accent

67. What does the underlined phrase "blow up" mean in this passage?

A. To become very excited. 

B. To be very disappointed.

C. To become very angry.    

D. To be very interested.

68. Why is Higgins astonished when Eliza demands recognition?

A. Because he thought Eliza was only a statue.

B. Because his mother’s friends don’t like Eliza at all.

C. Because he thinks highly of Eliza’s personal achievements.

D. Because he didn’t realize that Eliza had become an independent person.

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