B

Stephen Butler was one of my best friends when we were 14. We did everything together. We read comic books, watched movies, played video games. But when we got ol der, we grew apart(分离) and finally lost touch.

I didn’t hear from him for 10 years. From time to time I would think about Stephen. I would wonder what he was doing. I hoped he was OK. But I didn’t have his phone numbe r, so I couldn’t call him.

But then one day the Internet changed our relationship.

Stephen found me on M ySpace. Com. It is a social website that connects people around the world. He sent me a message. Then we e -mailed each ot her back and forth and got in touch with each other. It was great. I learned where Stephen lives. He has become a doctor. He was surprised that I lived in China. The years between us did not matter. When we e-mailed each other it was like we were 14 again and nothing had changed. MySpace had allowed us to be friends again!

(   )51. How old was the author when he got in touch with Stephen again?

A. 10        B. 14         C. 24

(   )52. When they separated(分离), the author       thought about Stephan.

A. never      B. always        C. hardly ever

(   )53. How did they get in touch with each other?

A. By phone.       B. By the Internet.      C. By letter.

(   )54. Where is the author now?

A. In America.       B. In Canada.     C. In China.

(   )55. How did they get along with each other after they got in touch?

A. Very well.      B. Not very well.    C. They always fought.

C

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as v olunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in scho ols of hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, But if the sea water is polluted(污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All ove r the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to so something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family he re and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself. When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another th ree months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”

(   ) 56. Some young people from England _______after they finish sc hool.

A. go to university abroad   B. spend one year abroad as volunteers

C. go to work for money

(   )57. Pauline Jones, an eithteen-year-old girl, is living in ____now.

A. England   B. China   C. Belize

(   )58. Pauline Jones is  ____with other people.

A. studying Chinese in a university

B. working to save the coral reefs

C. helping do some housework

(   )59. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs  ____

A. are likely to die because of the pollution

B. are not as beautiful as before

C. cannot live without fis h in the sea

(  )60. Pauline Jones wants to  ____   after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A. learn about the people

B.to find a good job

C. travel around Central America