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Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one：he wanted to fly．What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true．

After high school，he wanted to join the U．S．Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight．However，his dream remained．

At the age of 33，Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles．One day，while sitting outside in his garden，he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him：to use balloons（气球） to fly．

A few weeks later，Ted bought 42 huge balloons．He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer，sandwiches and a gun．His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden，enjoy a few hours in the air，and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down．But things did not go as he planned．

Once his friends cut the ropes under Ted's chair，the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair．He didn't shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balanee（平衡） of his"plane"．Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours，cold and frightened．

Planes heading towards Los Angeles'busy international airport reported the strange sight．And Ted's balloons caused great danger to them．At last，Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground，where many policemen were waiting for him．

Ted made his dream come true，but it cost him：he was fined（罚款） 1，500dollars for breaking the law about air safety．

When asked by a reporter why he had done it，Ted answered，"A man can't just sit around and do nothing； he should have his dream and go for it．"

63．Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force？ 　 　

A．	Because he didn't finish high school．
B．	Because his parents stopped him．
C．	Because there was problem with his eyes．
D．	Because he was too short．

64．He was fined 1500dollars because 　 　．

A．	his balloons caused trouble to planes
B．	he stayed too long in the air
C．	he used too many balloons
D．	he took a gun with him

65．Which of the following is true？ 　 　

A．	He didn't go to college because of his dream to fly．
B．	He felt sorry for what he had done．
C．	He realized his dream in a dangerous way both to himself and to others．
D．	He didn't shoot the balloons at first because he wanted to stay there longer．

66．What can be the best title for the story？ 　 　

A．	Go for It．
B．	A Man with Poor Eyesight．
C．	Up High in the Air．
D．	Ted's Dream to Fly．

I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun，planting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows （乌鸦）．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our garden．

We first discovered the crows on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I thought they' d go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise．I felt a little disappointed．

Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground．I found a small coal﹣black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．

I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little bird I forgave （原谅） the crows．

To be honest，I' ve never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They' re basically living dinosaurs（恐龙）．

I wish they' d chosen another garden．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can' t do any gardening out there．But I' m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature．It' s pretty amazing．

The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．

（1）The arrival of the two crows 　　．

A．	angered the writer' s neighbors
B．	made the writer' s dog mad
C．	was harmful to the writer' s garden
D．	broke the order of the writer' s life

（2）Why did the writer lock her dog up？ 　　

A．	She wanted to take some photos．
B．	The parent crows were to attack the dog．
C．	She wanted to protect the little bird．
D．	The dog kept making loud noises．

（3）The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when 　　．

A．	she planted flowers in her garden
B．	she locked her dog inside
C．	she saw the little bird in her garden
D．	she thought of living dinosaurs

（4）After seeing the little crow，the writer 　　．

A．	was interested to know its growing progress
B．	fell in love with the pair of crows
C．	planned to drive the crows away
D．	decided to help look after it

（5）The passage is mainly to 　　．

A．	show an unpleasant situation
B．	advise readers to protect birds
C．	share a personal experience
D．	ask advice on dealing with crows

Craig Kielburger was born in Canada on December 17th， 1982 and spent his childhood there． He often took part in sports， and he liked to help people． When Craig was twelve， he read a story in Toronto Star newspaper about a poor boy． The poor boy was killed because he fought for the rights of children． The poor boy was just twelve year old， too． After reading this article， Craig was so angry that he decided to help the children who should go to school instead of working in factories all day in some countries． So he gathered his friends and started a group the Twelve﹣Year﹣Olds． Soon many children joined them and they called the organization Free the Children． The organization has helped develop the education in Kenya， India， China and other countries． Today， they have built more than 700 schools and school rooms in these countries． They have also provided clean water， health care for more than one million people around the world．

Craig Kielburger and his organization
What's the （1） 　 　of it	Free the Children
When he started it	at the（2） 　 　of 12
Why he started it	read a（3） 　 　about a poor boy who was killed knew many children in some countries couldn't go to school
What it has done	helped develop the education in some countries built（4） 　 　700schools and school rooms （5） 　 　clean water and health care

One day， as two little boys were walking along the road， they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples．

The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired， so they said， "Are you going to town？ If you are， we will carry your basket．" "Thank you，" replied the woman， Then she told them that she had a disabled son． She lived in a small house three miles away， and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden． She needed the money for their living．

"We are going the same way you are，" said the boys and they took hold of the basket， one on each side， and trudged along with merry hearts． The poor woman looked glad， and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them． "Oh， no，" they replied， "our mother has taught us to be kind to others， and to be useful in any way that we can．"

The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help． "No， thank you． We want nothing for what we have done，" said the boys． When the woman got home， she told her son what had happened on the road， and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys．

Another day， the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel， which he threw into the dustbin． "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk，" said the son． "Someone may walk upon it， and fall．" "That is right， my dear，" she said． "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done， but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate．"

（1）Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket？____

A．	They wanted to eat some apples．
B．	Their teacher told them to do that．
C．	Their mother taught them to be helpful．
D．	They were asked by the woman to help her．

（2）Which of the following sentences is True？____

A． The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden．

B． Everyone can begin with small things to help others．

C． The woman didn't have money to send her son to school．

D． Poor people were in need of more help than rich people．

（3）In the third paragraph， the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to____．

A．	walked
B．	danced
C．	Jumped
D．	climbed

（4）What can be a title for the passage？____

A．	A Basket of Apples
B．	Mot her and Her Son
C．	Small Act of Kindness
D．	On the Way to the Town

After Mike was graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University， he wanted to find a job．（1）　____ There were six young people that day but they only wanted one． The interview was very easy． It was only a few minutes'short talk．（2）____ On the moming of the third day， Mike got a text message． It said， "We are sorry to tell you， someone did better than you in the interview． So you can't work in our company"

Mike felt very disappointed．（3）____ Later in that afternoon， Mike got another text message It said， "We are glad to tell you that you can be one of us．"

（4）____ The interviewer told him， "That's because of the same message in the morning Only you said" thank you． That was the real test， so only you gave the right answer，" When you feel disappointed， do not forget to say thank you"to the one who disappoints you．

A． However， he answered "thank you all the same"in the text message．

B． One day he came to a big company for it．

C． He refused to work in the company．

D． Mike didnt know why， so he called the company and asked about it．

E． The six young men all went home．

It was a Christmas night． I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival． When I was complaining（抱怨）about it， three people appeared at my desk ﹣ a tired woman and two children．

"Are you all sick？" I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．

"Yes，" the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．

But when they started to present their problems， things became unclear． One child had a fever， but his temperature was OK． The other child had an earache， but she could not tell me which ear hurt． It seemed that the mother was pretending to cough．

Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them． "Take your time， please，" said the mother． I checked their charts ﹣ no address． Suddenly I knew， they were homeless while the hospital was warm．

The family huddled（蜷缩）together under the Christmas tree， smiling and talking with each other sweetly． Quietly， I went back to the nurses' station and told them what happened in the waiting room． It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day． The nurses' station suddenly came back to life． All the nurses went into action for "a Christmas emergency（急诊）"．

We took out our meals for our Christmas "patients"． We also put together oranges and apples as presents． We tried to exceedthe needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas night．Later， the little girl kissed me and said， "Thanks for being our angel（天使）．"

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（1）Before the family appeared in the hospital， the writer was very 　　．

A．	proud
B．	unhappy
C．	pleased
D．	happy

（2）The family came to the hospital because 　　．

A．	they came to visit a patient
B．	they were all sick
C．	they were homeless
D．	the children were sick

（3）The nurses offered the family meals and gifts in order to 　　．

A．	make them feel at home
B．	make them leave
C．	make them feel upset
D．	make them unhappy

（4）What does the underlined word "exceed " in this passage mean？ 　　

A．	降低
B．	超出
C．	拒绝
D．	支付

（5）From the story， we learn that 　　．

A．	homeless people often tell lies
B．	a hospital is a good place to spend Christmas night
C．	we should always be friendly and kind to those in need
D．	the writer was unlucky

A teacher in New York decided to honor her students by telling them the difference they each made． First she thanked to each of them how they made a difference to her and the class． Then she gave each student three blue ribbons with gold letters reading， "Who I Am Makes a Difference．"

The students went out to find somebody to honor． The person would keep a ribbon and give the extra ones to a third person to keep it going．

One boy went to a manager in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning． Later that day the manager went to see his boss． He told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative talent． He gave the surprised boss the last extra ribbon and asked him to find somebody else to honor．

That night the boss went home． He told his son what had happened and said，"I want to honor you， son． My days are really busy and when I come home I don't pay a lot of attention to you． Sometimes I shout at you for not getting good enough grades at school and for your bedroom being a mess，but somehow tonight． I just want to let you know that you do make a difference to me． Besides your mother， you are the most important person in my life． You're great kid and I love you! "

Hearing this， the boy started to cry and couldn't stop． He looked up at his father and said through his tears， "I was planning on leaving home tomorrow．Dad， because I didn't think you loved me．Now I don't need to．"

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（1）What did the teacher give to the students to honor them？ 　　

A．	Career planning．
B．	Blue ribbons．
C．	Special prizes．
D．	Gold medals．

（2）How did the boss feel about what the manager said and did？ 　　

A．	He was sad．
B．	He was angry．
C．	He was pleased．
D．	He was surprised．

（3）Who did the boss want to honor？ 　　

A．	His wife．
B．	His son．
C．	His manager．
D．	His teacher．

（4）Before the boss talked to his son， the boy was planning to 　　．

A．	leave his home
B．	get good grades at school
C．	clean his room
D．	pay attention to his father

（5）From the story， we give others blue ribbons for 　　？

A．	showing their success in career
B．	giving them our kindness in return
C．	admiring their creativity and talent
D．	honoring the differences they made

I hired a man to help me repair an old farmhouse．His first day on the job made him mad﹣﹣a flat tire （轮胎） made him lose an hour of work，he cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start．While Idrove him home，he sat in silence．

On arriving，he invited me to meet his family．As we walked towards the front door，he stopped at a small tree and touched the tips of the branches with both hands．When opening the door，his face was full of smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss．

Afterwards，he walked with me to the car．We passed the tree．I was so curious that Iasked him about what I had seen carlier．"Oh，that's my trouble tree，"he replied．"I know I can't help having troubles on the job，but one thing is for sure．Those troubles don't belong to my children and wife．So I hang themin the tree every night and ask God to take care of them．Then in the morning，I pick them up again．"

"The funny thing is，"he smiles，"when I come out to pick them up in themorning，there aren't as many as those hung up the night before．"

36．What didn't happen on the man's first day of repairing the old farmhouse？ 　　

A．	One of his tires had no air．
B．	His finger was cut by a knife．
C．	He couldn't start his old truck．
D．	He arrived an hour earlier．

37．Seeing the man touch the tree．what did the author feel？ 　　

A．	Sorry．
B．	Curious．
C．	Worried．
D．	Bored．

38．What does the underlined word"them"refer to？ 　　

A．	The man's children and wife．
B．	The man's children．
C．	The troubles on his job．
D．	The trees．

39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	The man invited the author to meet his family．
B．	Seeing his children and wife．the man was very sad．
C．	Once the man met troubles on his job．he hung them in the tree and never took them again．
D．	What the man did was very funny．

40．What do you think of the man？ 　　

A．	He liked planting trees，
B．	He was always late for work．
C．	He always worried about his job．
D．	He loved his family very much and never brought troubles to them．

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One pleasant New Year morning，Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry．He wanted to be the first to wish a happy New Year．

He looked in every room，and shouted "Happy New Year" to every one of his family．Then he ran into the street to repeat it to those he met．When he came back，his father gave him two new dollars．His face lighted up as he took them．He had wished for a long time to buy some nice books．

As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookshop，he saw a poor German family﹣the father，mother and three children walking in the cold wind．

"I wish you a happy New Year，"said Edward，as he was happily passing on．The man shook his head．"You do not belong to this country？"asked Edward．The man shook his head again，because he could not understand or speak English．But he pointed to his mouth，and to the children，he seemed to say，"These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"

Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble．He took out his dollars and gave one to the man，and the other to his wife．They said something in their language，which meant，"Thank you very much，and we will remember you forever．"

76．When did the story happen？

　 　

77．What did Edward wish to buy？

　 　

78．Who did he see on the way to the bookshop？

　 　

79．Why did the man shake his head again？

　 　

80．Did Edward give the man one dollar or two dollars？

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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809．His mother died when he was ten years old．Later，his family moved to Illinois and his father remarried．The family was poor，so they had to struggle just to live．In Illinois，there were neither teachers nor schools，but Lincoln's stepmother encouraged him to study．He learned to read and write while working on the farm．

At twenty﹣one，Lincoln left home．He soon received a law license and became a lawyer．People trusted him and began to call him "Honest Abe"．

During the following years，he took a more active part in polities．Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well﹣known politician．He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1860，and in the next year the Civil War broke out．

The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the Union and form their own country，and northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country．The southern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves．Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws．On April 9，1865，the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free．

Less than a week later，on April 14，1865，Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theater in Washington D．C．He died the next day from his wounds．

Abraham Lincoln
Birth	★He was born in 1809．
His family	★His mother died when he was（71） 　 　． ★His stepmother was （72） 　 　to him and encouraged him to study．
Unusual Experience	★A farmer，a lawyer，a politician and the sixteenth （73） 　 　of the United States．
Achievement	★The Civil War broke out between the southern states and the（74） 　 　states． ★All slaves were set free when the Civil War （75） 　 　． ★"Keeping all the states as one country" came true．

I am Alice．My sister and I spent our last summer holidays with our uncle who is a geologist （地质学家） and loves to collect stones．

One day he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him．We walked the whole day．Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks．To our surprise，he also took some stones out from them．But we thought he had just found better stones．

When we returned to the house，we were very tired．The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relief （轻松）when we took them off．Yet our uncle's backpack was half empty．

"Why did you give us so many stones？"we asked．

"I didn't．You did．"he said．"You didn't know it，but I gave you a little attitude（态度） test today．I listened to every word you said．Whenever you were complaining （抱怨），I added a stone to your backpacks．Whenever you talked about something with positive （积极的） thinking，I took out a stone．And now look at your backpacks．"

Our backpacks were full of stones．

"Your negative（ 消极的） thoughts are just like stones．You carry themin your mind just like those stones in your backpacks．The mote negative thoughts you have，the heavier your mind will be．"said our uncle．

With great love，our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons it life﹣﹣﹣the power of the attitude．

（1）Alice's uncle likes to 　 　．

A．	collect coins
B．	collect stones
C．	collect stamps
D．	collect books

（2）When Alice's uncle took out some stones from her backpack，she thought 　 　．

A．	she said too many words
B．	her uncle had found better stones
C．	her uncle wanted her to feel a sense of relief
D．	she talked about something with positive thinking

（3）Alice's and her sister's backpacks were full of stones because they 　 　

A．	complained （抱怨） too much on the way
B．	were hard working
C．	enjoyed collecting stones very much
D．	chose wrong backpacks to carry the stones

（4）The underlined word "them" refers to" 　 　"in the passage．

A．	the stones
B．	the backpacks
C．	the positive thoughts
D．	the negative thoughts

（5）The writer wrote this passage to encourage us to 　 　

A．	be pleased to take others' advice
B．	have a positive attitude towards life
C．	make a plan before doing something
D．	help people in trouble．

I grew up poor﹣﹣﹣living in a big family with six brothers，three sisters，my father，and a wonderful mother．We had little money，but plenty of love and attention．I was very happy and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was，he could still afford a dream．

My dream was sports．By the time I was sixteen，I could throw a ninety﹣mile﹣per﹣hour baseball and hit anything that moved on the field．I was also lucky：my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis，who not only believed in me，but also taught me how to believe in myself．One special incident（事件） with him changed my life forever．

It was the summer between my junior and senior years，and I was offered a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket﹣money for dates with girls，money for a new bike，new clothes，and I could begin to save money for a house for my mother．

Then I realized，to do that work，I would have to give up summer baseball training．When I told coach Jarvis，he was as angry as I expected him to be．"You have your whole life to work，"he said，"Your time for playing isn't long．You can't afford to waste it．"

I stood before him with my head banging，trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment in me．

"How much are you going to make at this job，son？"he asked．

"Three twenty﹣five an hour．"I replied．

"Well，"he asked，"is 3.5 an hour the price of a dream？"That simple question made me understand the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal for the future．I practiced hard that summer，and within the year I was chosen by a famous team to play baseball，and was offered 20，000 a year．

Later，I was given a baseball scholarship to the University of Arizona，which led me to an education．In 1984，I began to play the Denver Bronces for ＄ 1.7 million a year，And Certainly，I bought my mother the house of my dream!

62．When did the writer want to take a part﹣time job？ 　 　

A．	When he decided to buy his mother a house．
B．	When he graduated from junior high school．
C．	When he found it difficult to play baseball well．
D．	When he thought his big family was too poor．

63．Whom should the writer thank most for his success？ 　 　

A．	His coach．
B．	His mother．
C．	He himself．
D．	His teammates

64．By writing the article，the writer tries to tell us that． 　 　

A．	to buy a house for his family is the dream of most young people
B．	trying to become a sport star is the easiest way to realize a dream
C．	something we want now often has to give away to a long term long goal
D．	to succeed without help from others is impossible for the young

65．What can be a proper title for the text？ 　 　

A．	A Part﹣time Job
B．	A House for Mom
C．	A Strict Coach
D．	A Priceless Dream．

Have you ever been on a student exchange program？How useful was it We asked three people for their opinions．

Ellen

I spent 8days in Germany When I was studying for my Level A．I went to school every day，and spent the evenings with a family．It was great I had to speak German all the time．However，the most useful thing was that I was paying more attention to communicating in the language，instead of speaking perfect；y correct German．I was really glad that people could understand what I was saying．I'd certainly introduce it to other students studying languages．

Frank

I went on an exchange with my class for a week in Japan．Before the exchange，I thought my understanding of grammar was pretty good，but I had much trouble in listening and speaking．So，What I thought most meaningful was that I had no choice but to use everyday language skills，rather than the language from books．If I had the opportunity，I'd certainly take part in another language exchange．

Alice

I took part in a French exchange．It lasted two weeks and I stayed with my exchange family in a small town just outside Paris．I'm quite a shy person，so in the first few days，I was kind of nervous，but then it was fine．I love French and my French has always been good．But the exchange really helped develop my speaking skills，and made me a much more confident（自信的）person．It felt great to be able to talk with French people．I also found the everyone who took part in the exchange did a lot better in their end of year exams．

51．How long did Frank stay in Japan？ 　 　

A．	A week．
B．	Eight days．
C．	Two weeks
D．	Half a year

52．What did Alice think about her exchange？ 　 　

A．	It developed her listening skills．
B．	It made her more confident．
C．	It taught her exam skills．
D．	It took too much of her time．

53．All three people would most likely describe their exchange as． 　 　

A．	Tiring
B．	exciting
C．	boring
D．	helpful

54．Who will be interested in the passage above？ 　 　

A．	Students who are learning a foreign language．
B．	Students who want to work as teacher later．
C．	Students who are interested in traveling abroad．
D．	Students who are not doing well in their studies．

It was a great pleasure for the family to move to a house with a very big garden．Betty and Tony could climb up trees，grow flowers and even play badminton．They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden．They even started to put food out to attract more birds．

Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window．Betty went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass．Its neck seemed to be broken．

"It must have flown into the window．"Tony said when his sister Betty called him to have a look" Ah，yes，look here．You can see the mark where it hit the window．There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck on the window．"

"Poor things!" Betty said．

During the next month，five more birds died in the same way．"Why would they fly to the windows？"They wondered．Finally they knew the truth．When the birds were flying，they couldn't see into the rooms．All they saw was the reflection（倒影） of the garden，They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window，

"Something has to be done to save the birds．"the parents decided．

At first，the family tried keeping curtains （窗帘）across the windows，but this made the room dark．Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk．They made six hawks﹣﹣one for each window．They stuck the hawks to the windows．They looked pretty and did not keep out much light，When the birds saw the hawks，they would fly away．

After that，there were no more dead birds．The family were much happier．

46．They put food out to attract birds because they 　 　．

A．	had a special garden for birds
B．	had too much bird food to feed the birds
C．	wanted to see more birds flying in the garden
D．	wanted to catch some birds in the garden

47． 　 　birds died in the garden．

A．	Six
B．	Five
C．	Four
D．	Seven

48．The bird flew to the windows because they 　 　．

A．	found the windows very big and clean．
B．	wanted to fight for more food
C．	thought there were more trees ahead
D．	wanted to go into the room

49．The underlined word "hawk" means 　 　

A．	丛林
B．	鹰
C．	山脉
D．	燕子

50．The story is mainly about 　 　

A．	why those birds died in their garden
B．	Betty and Tony were good at paper﹣cutting．
C．	how the family saved the birds in the garden
D．	the family had a new house with a big garden．

What do you often do when you wait for a bus or a train at the station？

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus．The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve．He saw a lot of people waiting in the station．Some were standing in line； Others were walking around．There was a group of schoolgirls．The teacher was trying to keep them in line．Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit．

He walked into the station cafe．He looked up at that clock there．It was only twenty to twelve．he found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall．Just then，Mike，one of Tom's workmates，came in and sat with Tom．"What time is your bus？"asked Mike．"There's plenty of time yet．"Answered Tom．"Well，I'll get you more tea then．"said Mike．

They talked while drinking．Then Tom looked at the clock again．"Oh! It's going backward!" he cried．"A few minutes ago，it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven．"

"You're looking at the clock in the Mirror．"Said Mike．Tom was so sad，The next bus was not to leave for another hour，Since then Tom has never liked mirrors．

36．Tom went into the station cafe because 　 　．

A．	Mike asked him to have a cup of tea together
B．	he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
C．	he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls
D．	It was quite early and he couldn't find a seat in the station

37．What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror？ 　 　

A．	Half past eleven
B．	Twenty two twelve
C．	Half past twelve
D．	Half past one

38．From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror，we will find 　 　．

A．	it's going backward
B．	it's going slower
C．	The time is right
D．	it's going faster

39．Which of the following is true？ 　 　

A．	Tom arrived in Paris on time that day
B．	Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
C．	After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer
D．	The next bus would leave in half an hour

40．Which of the following is the best title of the story？ 　 　

A．	The Clock in the Mirror
B．	Not a Careful Man
C．	Being later for a bus
D．	The Mirror of the Station．