When we finally arrived, a lady gave us a _______ introduction of the university.

A. clear　　　　　　 B. brief　　　　　　 C. main　　　　　　 D. abstract

I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ____ imagination.

A. clear　　　　　 B. cautious　　　 C. funny　　　　　　 D. vivid

Here is something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help: trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent 　36 , the more you try while you are learning new information, the 　37 you can remember it later.

This might surprise you. When teachers are 　38 new information, they often give students lots of help. 　39 a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Don’t be too 　40 to get help when learning something new,” education expert Kapur said. “Try to work on it 41 even if it means trying different ways.”

Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning. Then he 　42 it out on students in Singapore. He 　43 the students into two groups. In the first group, the students were asked to solve math problems 　44 the teacher’s help. In the second group, the students were asked to solve the 　45 　problems by helping one another, 　46 getting help from the teacher.

With the teacher’s help, the students in the first group were able to find the 　47 answers. The students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they 　48 come up with a lot of good ideas.

The students were 　49 tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher 50 much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the 　51

helped students understand the process(过程), not just the solution.

Kapur’s 　52 for kids is to put a lot of efforts into learning something new rather than going to your 　53 for help. “Doing a little work or nothing at all won’t 　54 ,” says Kapur. “Try to solve a problem in as many 　55 as possible.”

36. A. check　　　　 B. study　　　　　　　 C. examination 　 D. discussion

37. A. clear　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　 D. better

38. A. exploring　　 B. searching　　　　　 C. presenting 　　　 D. asking

39. A. So　　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　　　 C. But　　 　　　　　　 D. Because

40. A. quick　 　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　　　　　　 D. regular

41. A. ourselves　　 B. yourself　　　　　　 C. themselves 　　　 D. myself

42. A. tested　 　 B. examined　　　　　 C. put　　 　　　　　 D. worked

43. A. turned　　　　 B. changed　　　　　 C. cut　　　　　　　　　 D. divided

44. A. without　　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 D. by

45. A. different　　　 B. same　　　　　　　　 C. simpler　　　 　　　 D. harder

46. A. as well as　　 B. not only　　　　　　 C. but also　　 　　　 D. instead of

47. A. correct　　　 B. wrong 　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　 D. surprising

48. A. didn’t　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　 C. won’t　　　　　　　 D. will

49. A. then　　　　　　 B. first　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　 D. often

50. A. scored　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　　 D. flew

51. A. questions　　 B. answers　　　　　 C. difficulties　　　　 D. secret

52. A. favor　　　　　 B. respect　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　 D. care

53. A. friends　　　　 B. parents　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　 D. boss

54. A. last　　　　　　 B. relieve　　　　　　　 C. charge　　　　　　　　　　 D. work

55. A. ways 　　　　 B. languages　　 C. days　　　　　　　　 D. groups

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh, excuse me please” was my __41 . He said: “Please excuse me too; I wasn’t watching for you.” We were very 　42 , this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye. But at home a 　43 story is told.

Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very 　44 . When I 　45 , I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the 　46 ,” I said with a frown. She walked away, her little heart broken. I didn’t 　47 how harshly (严厉地) I’d spoken.

While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me, “While 　48 a stranger, you are polite, but with the girl you love, you are 　49 . Go look on the kitchen floor; you’ll find some flowers by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for 　50 . She picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. She stood quietly not to 　51 the surprise, and you 　52 saw the tears in her eyes.”

__53 , my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt down by her bed. “Wake up, little girl,” I said. “Are these flowers you picked for me?” She smiled: “I found them out by the tree. I picked them 　54 they’re pretty like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.”

I said: “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I 　55 today. I 　56 have yelled at you that way.”

She said: “Oh Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.”

I said: “Daughter, I love you too. And I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

I had got the world 　57 again. I’d 　58 to be polite to people in the street – good 　59 make society work. But a stranger is someone we bump into once and then never see again – and 　60 is for life.

41. A. answer　　　　　　　 B. words　　　　　　　 C. response　　　　　 D. speech

42. A. careful　　　　　　　 B. polite　　　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　 D. unhappy

43. A. interesting　　　　　 B. meaningful　　　　 C. similar　　　　　　　 D. different

44. A. still　　　　　　　　　　 B. noisy　　　　　　　　 C. upset　　　　　　　 D. excited

45. A. called　　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　 D. removed

46. A. house　　　　　　　　 B. space　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　 D. area

47. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. care　　　　　　　　 C. prove 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

48. A. referring to　　　　 B. listening to　　　　 C. dealing with 　　 D. picking up

49. A. anxious　　　　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　 D. unkind

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　　　　　 C. the family　　　　 D. her friends

51. A. ruin　　　　　　　　　 B. expect　　　　　　　 C. announce　　　　 D. handle

52. A. seldom　　　　　　　 B. simply　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. never

53. A. By this time　　　　 B. At one time　　　 C. For a time　　　　 D. At the same time

54. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. because

55. A. considered　　　　 B. acted　　　　　　　　 C. developed　　　　 D. performed

56. A. shouldn’t　　　　　 B. couldn’t　　　　　 C. wouldn’t　　　　　 D. mustn’t

57. A. clear　　　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　　 D. meaningful

58. A. begin　　　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　 D. change

59. A. manners　　　　　　 B. habits　　　　　　　 C. lifestyles　　　　　 D. behaviors

60. A. lover　　　　　　　　 B. companion　　　　 C. family　　　　　　　 D. friend

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor: you must be able to 36 the attention and interest of your students, you must be a 37 speaker, with a good, strong pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to 38 what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still 39 his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his 40 , hands and fingers to help him in his explanation, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will 41 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always 42 according to what he is 43 about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t 44 that he will indeed be able to act 45 on the stage (舞台), for there are very important 46 between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The 47 has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the 48 words each time he plays a certain part, 49 his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually 50 beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

A good teacher 51 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 52 : they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t 53 something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students, which is in his class. He can’t learn his part by heart, but must 54 it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who were fine 55 in class but unable to take part in a stage-play because their brains wouldn’t keep discipline(规定): they could not keep strictly to what another had written.

1. A. play　　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　 D. know

2. A. clear　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　 C. quick　　　　 D. loud

3. A. act　　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　 C. say　　　 D. report

4. A. for　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　 D. with

5. A. tongue　　　　　　 B. words　　　　　　　　 C. legs　　　　　 D. arms

6. A. hear　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　 D. guess

7. A. making 　　　　　 B. changing　　　　　　 C. expressing　　 D. giving

8. A. talking　　　　　 B. thinking　　　　　　 C. hearing　 D. saying

9. A. tell　　　　　　　 B. express　　　　　 C. show　　　　　 D. mean

10. A. good　　　　　　 B. badly　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　 D. actively

11. A. things　　　　　 B. differences 　　　　 C. points　　　　 D. jobs

12. A. actor　　　　　　 B. teacher　　　　　 C. boy　　　 D. student

13. A. different　　　　 B. same　　　　　　　　 C. above　　　　 D. following

14. A. just　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　 D. even

15. A. read　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　 　 C. fixed　　　　 D. written

16. A. is　　　　　　　 B. works　　　　　　　　 C. has　　　 D. teaches

17. A. groups　　　　　 B. party　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. class

18. A. give　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　 C. obey　　　　　 D. hear

19. A. invent　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　 D. continue

20. A. speakers　　　　 B. watches　　　　　 C. actors　　　　 D. listeners