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In almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch—down. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.

(     )26. In American football players can ___.

A. only kick the ball          B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball         D. kick, throw and carry the ball

(     )27. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___.

A. 10 yards                 B. to the other end

C. 40 yards                 D. away from its own end

(     )28. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?

A. The cheerleaders.         B. All those who are watching the game.

C. The winners.             D. The players of both sides.

(     )29. Most teams play games in ___.

A. spring        B. summer         C. autumn        D. winter

(     )30. When do the best teams play again?

A. At Christmas.            B. Before the season ends.

C. On New Year’s Day       D. On the last day of season

B

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.

Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

(     )31. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Trouble in Japanese Schools     B. The Problems of Japanese Students

C. The Pressures of the Students in Japan D. Education in Japan

(     )32. “Dropouts” are those who ___.

A. make troubles in and out of schools

B. go about or stay home instead of being at school

C. try hard but always fail in the exams

D. l ose hope and give up some of their subjects

(     )33. Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?

A. They want to find a good job.

B. They want to pass exams.

C. They’re under pressure from their parents.

D. They’re not clever enough.

(     )34. Failure in examinations cause students to ___.

A. chop out of school               B. quarrel with their parents

C. go to schools opening on weekends  D. have their parents lose hope

(     )35. According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.

A. how to study well               B. how to get on with others

C. to show love and care for others   D. all above

C

Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.

The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.

Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.

One evening Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.

A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500’000. The money is from Bill.

“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man.

“Yes,” the man answers.

“But…why?” Cara asks the man.

“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”

(     )36. An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because ____.

A. he feels lonely                     B. he likes coffee

C. the food in the restaurant is delicious   D. his wife died

(     )37. ---Why does Cara often talk to Bill?     ---____.

A. Because she has no friends        B. Because she knows Bill is lonely

C. Because she has nothing to do     D. Because she knows Bill is very rich

(     )38. ---What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? ---_____.

A. She calls him on the telephone    B. She calls the police on the phone

C. She brings dinner to Bill’s house   D. She waits for him at the door

(     )39. ---Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening?  --____.

A. Because Cara isn’t kind to him    B. Because he died in his sleep

C. Because he is very tired          D. Because he stays at home for dinner

(     )40. ---From whom is the money for Cara?    ---____________.

A. The police                     B. The man with glasses in the picture

C. Bill                          D. Cara’s parents