C

The 92-year-old small and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is almost blind, was moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 15 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered(奋力摇动)her wheelchair to the lift, the nurse provided a visual(视觉的)description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,”she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new lovely pet dog. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room...just wait.”

“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,”she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged...it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it...”

“It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice to either accept changes and look for the best in them, or worry about its that may never happen. I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the parts that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I make the choice not to focus on the things that have happened to me, but rather the things that I have made happen.”

49. The old lady in the passage can be best described as _________________.

A. proud and ignorant

B. wise and happy

C. blind and sad

D. strong and brave

50. The old lady was happy because ________________.

A. she was moved to her new home

B. the nurse had given her a wonderful description of her room

C. she saw her room was well arranged

D. she had decided to be happy

51. Every morning, the old lady will _____________.

A. get prepared for the difficulties

B. try to make the best of what she can control

C. avoid any changes in her life

D. try to use every part of her body

D

In a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and clustering. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency.

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years. Scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. Robert J. Stemberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) and appropriate(applicable to the situation ) ”. this definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. Mot scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation our emphasis is on the latter. While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way.

52. The underlined words “waiting for the bell ” in the first paragraph probably means______.

A. longing for a phone call B. hoping to have a bell

C. expecting the end of the class D. waiting to speak in the class

53. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were _____.

A. popular B. useful C. scientific D. creative

54. When you use a familiar word in a new way, you are ________.

A creative in the sense of big “C” creativity.

B. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity..

C. not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity..

D. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.