68. Fred and Mike　 agreed that　　　　　 .

A. American food tasted better than German food

B. German schools were harder than American schools

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

D. There were more cars on the streets in America

67. The whole exchange programme is mainly to　　　　　　 .

A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teen-agers learn new languages

(A)

This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers(young people aged from 13-19)from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U. S. schools, meet U. S.teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange(交换)in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn,George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months'study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities(活动).

Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools", he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizens(公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "

66. This year　　　　　 teen-agers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A. twenty three hundred　　 B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand　　 D. less than two thousand

65. Her gift for computer is the envy of many people.

A. She wishes she could get a computer as a present like many people.

B. Many people envy her because she got a computer as a present.

C. Many people wish they were as good at the computer as she is.

D. She hopes to be good at the computer so that many people will envy her.

64. Whether or not they agreed with his idea, all of them gave it serious thought.

A. They might not all consider his idea good, but all of them thought it over carefully.

B. All of them thought hard, but couldn't decide whether or not to agree with his idea.

C. Many of them thought about the idea so seriously that they finally accepted it.

D. Only those who agreed with the idea thought about it carefully, but not those who didn't agree with it.

63. I don't think it a bad idea to deal with the two problems separately.

A. I insist on dealing with the problems one after the other.

B. It　 would be better if the two different problems could be dealt with.

C. I agree that the two problems should not be dealt with together.

D. I mean to deal with the two problems in a different way.

62. Of the hundreds of people sharing my interest, he's the first I've actually met.

A. There are hundreds of people having the same interest as I, but he is the first such person I've met.

B. I've never met a person like him who is actually interested in the things I do.

C. I've met hundreds of people who have the same interest as I, and he is one of them.

D. Actually he is the only person I know who has the same interest as I.　

61. It was a few days before Steve found time to call his mother up.

A. Steve was free to telephone his mother a few days ago.

B. Steve didn't want to telephone his mother for a few days.

C. Steve wasn't able to give his mother a phone call until now.

D. Steve did not have time to telephone his mother immediately.

60. The dinner would have been perfect if it hadn't been for the fish.

A. The dinner wasn't so successful without the fish.

B. The fish made the dinner less enjoyable.

C. The dinner was a complete failure because of the fish.

D. The dinner was perfect because the fish was especially good.

59. No two birds practise quite the same kind of flight.

A. The way birds fly is more or less different from one another.

B. There are two birds which fly in a different way.

C. There is only a slight difference between the flights of two birds.

D. It is impossible to find the two birds which practise quite the same kind of flight.