55．A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure

51．A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept

52．A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus

53．A．read B．born C．hired D．written

54．A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy

56．I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______. A．the calf was about to fall into the river B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C．the calf was washed away by the rising water D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? A．By putting it on a safe spot B．By pressing it against her body C．By taking it away with her D．By carrying it on her back

58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring? A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note

59．What can be the best title for the text? A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death

60．Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18 The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.” In what way is David different from people of his age? A．He often goes out with friends B．He lives with his mother C．He has a handsome income D．He graduated with six O-levels

61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now? A．He is too young to get a credit card B．He has no time to learn driving C．He has very little spare time D．He will soon lose his job