READING NO. 5

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Dreams are probably one of the most mysterious things in life. No one knows why people have dreams. How are dreams formed? How do they affect our life? Are dreams our expectations for the future or something we reflect on? However, there is one thing that we can be sure of--dreams often

happen during a few minutes,  sometimes a few seconds, before we wake up. Some people hardly dream, but most people dream every day. Some people's dreams are black and white, and some people's are full of colors. Some people use dreams to predict the future, and some use them to look inside themselves. Some people can remember their dreams clearly, but some people don't. Ancient Romans believed that dreams could cure people who were in deep sorrow. In fact, many doctors today try to cure people who suffer from melancholia by analyzing their dreams. And the result is satisfactory.

Of course smart businessmen won't pass the chance. They made a lot of money by inventing a machine which could explain dreams. What do dreams mean to you? Are they anything above or are you still trying to find the meanings?

 

_______  1. Which is correct?  (1. Dreams have no colors.    2. Dreams

                 just come and go for no reason.     3. People can't live without

                dreams.    4. Dreams are totally useless.)

_______  2. Dreams are mysterious because _____.        (1. we don't know

                 much about them          2. they affect our lives       

                 3. they only happen before we wake up        4. some people

                 don't have dreams)

_______  3. Ancient Romans think dreams ________.       (1. are good for

                everyone    2. are the cure for melancholia     3. can take away

                the sorrow           4. are the expectations for the future)

_______  4. Which is not correct?   (1. Some people have dreams every

                night.   2. A dream can be black and white.     3. Most dreams

                can tell the future.   4. Doctors today find dreams could be the

                 cure for melancholia)

_______  5. The effect(效果) of dreams' being used in modern medicine

                is ________.        (1. successful 2. not so good         

                 3. exciting        4. expectable(可期待的)

 

  Reading (II)

     A man was running along the street in a hurry. Another man on the street was confused, asked him, "Where are you going?" The man stopped and said, "I am going downtown. As I don't have enough money, I'm running after the bus. In this way I can save one dollar."  "Oh, I see. I'm going there, too. Shall we go together?" Then the two began to run after a bus. They ran for some minutes and one of them said, "Now stop, my friend. I've got an idea. If we run after a taxi, we can save ten dollars. Why don't we run after a taxi?" So they found a taxi and started to run after it. Everyone on the street looked at them and laughed.

 _______  1. The man on the street was confused _____.  (1. whether the

                  bus was going downtown     2.   because a man was running

                  along the street      3. because he himself was in a hurry

                  4. because a man stopped and said to him)

_______  2. The man running along the street ____.     (1. was going home

                2. had not enough money to take a bus   3. didn't run after

                a bus          4. had to take a taxi)

_______  3. The man thought "We can save one dollar each _____."  (1. if we

                run after a taxi     2. if we get on a bus      3. if we get on a

                taxi          4. if we run after a bus)

_______  4. Why did the man think, "If we run after a taxi, we can save

                ten dollars?"   Because _______. (1. a taxi is cheaper than a

                bus       2. a taxi runs faster than a bus     3. if they get in a

                 taxi, they have to pay ten dollars for it     4. if they get on a bus,

                 they should pay more)

_______  5. Everyone on the street looked at them and laughed _____.

                 (1. as the two men were running after a bus          2. as the

                two men were not in a hurry       3. as the two men were

                 running after a taxi       4. as the two men were running along

                the street)

 

Ans: (I) 1. 21331

Ans: (II) 1. 22433