46. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

D. we parted with each other in London

45. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

A. become serious about her study　　　　　　　　　　 B. go to her friend’s house regularly

C. learn from her classmates at school　　　　 D. share poems and stories with her friend

44. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well

B. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.

C. Financial planning is a required course at college.

D. Young people should become responsible adults.

B

　　 When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮)me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

　　 When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

　 When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

　　 For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think, “Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.

　　 It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家)，who will only fill up the healing(愈合的)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

43. According to Stephen Moir, students_______.

A. are too young to be exposed to financial issues

B. should learn to manage their finances well

C- should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans

D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance

42. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably means "______".

A. to raise the student loans 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to improve the school facilities

C. to increase the upper limit of the tuition　　 　 D. to lift the school building roofs

41. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?

A. Students understand personal finances differently.　

B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.

C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.

D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.

39. A. troubles　　　　　　　　　　 B. signals　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　 D. signs

38. A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciation　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　 D. guidance

37. A. accurate　　　　　　　　　　 B. urgent　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　 D. humorous