It was Friday, the day of the field trip on which Miss Joan would take her class to pick apples.

Miss Joan enjoyed picking apples with her students. She smiled as she led her students to the bus that would take them to the Greenly Apple Orchard（果园）.

The bus ride was bumpy(颠簸的) and the kids were a little noisy, but still Miss Joan was smiling.

The bus stopped in front of the Greenly Apple Orchard and the class got off quickly and quietly. Miss Joan made sure everyone was there. “What a glorious, sunny, apple picking day,” Miss Joan announced with her grandest smile.

Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. “Let’s see, there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars, please.”

Miss Joan held up the brochure in her hand. “It says that the price is two dollars each,” she pointed out. “That’s what I collected from everyone.”

“We’ve had to raise the price,” Mr. Greenly stated.

“You sent me this brochure after we made our reservation,” Miss Joan complained, “and it says two dollars!”

“Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure,” Mr. Greenly said, “you’ll notice very important statement.”

Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said, “Prices are subject to change without notice.”

Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope.

“Now children, do you all have your baskets?” Miss Joan called out. “Remember, each of you can pick as many apples as possible.”

Mr. Greenly said, “You can’t pick as many apples as possible.”

“I beg your pardon!” Miss Joan was not smiling now. “The brochure says, ‘ALL YOU CAN PICK’!”

Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says, “Terms(条款) and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice.”

Miss Joan’s good mood was now history. She didn’t want to set a bad example for her students, so she said in a calm and quiet voice, “We’re going home, give me our money back, please.”

60. The phrase“subject to change without notice” suggests________．

A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will

B. the customers should read the brochure carefully

C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked

D. the customers should be informed beforehand

61. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because________.

A. they were children                 B. there were not enough apples

C. they had made a group reservation   D. they would eat up too many apples

62.“Miss Joan’s good mood was now history” (the last paragraph) means ________.

　  A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment

　  B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in history

　  C. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard

　  D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings

63. What can we learn about Miss Joan from the story?

A. She did not read the brochure carefully.

B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochure.

C. She lost her temper in the end.     

D. She didn’t know how to complain.

  　“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the precondition that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough. If there is no substance behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at length.

　　First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example , the Arthur Andersen  accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.

　　Similarly, personal consultants can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars. Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace (体面) like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.

To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling" of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself—the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.

67．The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ______.

 A．its dishonesty in business          B．its previous images

 C．its bad management             D．its poor service

68．Why did some famous people fall from grace?

 A．Their images were not well built up.

 B．They failed to live up to their images.

 C．They felt much pressure from the public.

 D．They paid little attention to fame and fortune.

69.The structure of the passage is             .

70．The author tries to argue that______.

 A．image creates everything

 B．image is the key to success

 C．truth goes hand in hand with image

 D．truth and image are equally important

“I must go now. Please ________ my things in the suitcase very quickly,” the girl said.

Dear Laura,
Hi! I am Veronica, your new pen friend from Singapore. I got your name and address from the Making Pen Pals' Column in Buddies magazine and thought I'd write to you. Well, let me start by telling you something about myself. I am 13 years old and I am studying in secondary one at Westdove School. I have just finished my exams. I live with my parents and younger sister in a five room apartment. I like swimming, playing tennis and reading novels. I love the outdoors, especially the sea and I have been on several trekking (long and hard) tours abroad. I enjoy listening to both pop and classical music. My favorite food is pizza and I love making it myself because I like to make it with lots of cheese and pepper. To sum it up, I am a talkative, caring and patient person.
I guess life in London must be wonderful with all the interesting places and good food to enjoy. I'd love to see the famous Big Ben. I hope to visit London during one of my school holidays. Laura, I would really like to learn more about your culture and lifestyle. I hope you will write back. I have enclosed(附有) my address and telephone number. Please feel free to call me if you make a trip to Singapore. I think you should because it is a wonderful place to shop. Till then, good-bye!
Yours faithfully
Veronica ?
60. Veronica writes the letter to Laura because she wants to ______.
A. tell her something about herself                     B. know something about her
C. invite her to her country                        D. make friends with her
61. Veronica says she loves making pizza because ______.
A. pizza bought in Singapore is not good     B. people can not buy fresh pizza in Singapore
C. she can make pizza to her own taste        D. she thinks it is cheap to make pizza
62. From the letter we know that ______.
A. Veronica is not interested in traveling     
B. Veronica has traveled a lot
C. Veronica has been to London before       
D. Veronica thinks Singapore is the best place for travelers
63. Veronica thinks that Laura should come to Singapore some day because ______.
A. she can do a lot of shopping in Singapore B. Singapore is a city of flowers
C. Singapore is a good place to visit?         D. Singapore is her native country

There lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to paint the most beautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.　　

So the king said, " All right, you may work on one of the walls in the new hall. "

Just then, another artist said, "Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. Moreover, I shall do so without looking at his work. I would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so the either of us cannot see the other. "　　

Everyone in the king's court, including the king and the first artist was surprised. So the king decided to give the man a chance.　　

The following day, a thick curtain was put into place and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil and water. But the second one would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day.　　

A month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come. So the king sent the message to the second artist, saying he was coming to see their works that evening.　　

After seeing the first artist's wall, the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him a huge sum of money as a reward. He then asked for the curtain to be opened up.　

The same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! It was exactly like the one on the first wall. But this man had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain. “How have you managed to do this?” asked the king.

The man said simply, "It's very easy. I just polished the wall every day! "　　

It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. The reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!　　

56. A thick curtain was put upbetween the two walls in order to ________.

A. help them concentrate on their work

B. keep the first artist's painting a secret

C. prevent their paintings from being seen by other people

D. give the king a great surprise.

57. How was the king feeling when he saw the second wall?

A. Surprised and excited.                      B. Fascinated and doubtful.

C. Satisfied and curious.                     D. frightened and attracted

58. What would be best title of the text?　　

A. A king who loved art                B. Two artists and a king

C. Whose painting is better?             D. The paintings on the wall.