“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream.” some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.

Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

(  )56. It may be less important to sleep than to _____.

A.think             B.drea m           C.work            D.study

(  ) 57. Dreams and films are usually _____.

A.very long           B.in color         C.about work       D.very sad

(  )58. Why do some people often dream about their work?

A.Because they are tired in the daytime.

B.Because they not interested in their work.

C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D. Because they have too much work to do.

(  )59. The main idea of the story  is that_____

A.what dream is                          B.people like to sleep

C.dreams are like films                    D.we always remember dreams

(  )60.Which sentence is RIGHT?

A.It is good to sleep longer.        B.We will feel tired after a long dream.

C.The mind isn’t work when we dream.

D.All people can find an answer of the work in the dream.

C

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors , cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his he ad, “No.”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man  nailed (钉) to the plus sign , I knew they weren’t joking.”

(  )61. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

(  ) 62. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A. was still the same as usual                    B. ate so much at dinner