63.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Internet connections have been popular everywhere.

B.Internet service providers are willing to care about rural customers.

C.Computer can’t become popular in developing countries.

D.The problem of Internet access hasn’t been completely dealt with.

C

TYPING

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $ 125   Materials: $25

Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.

This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee: $75    Equipment fee: $ 10

Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9—11:30 a.m.

The teacher, Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

Course fee: $30

Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2p.m.—5 p. m.

Dr. John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

64.If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.

A.from Monday to Sunday    B.on Wednesday and Saturday

C.from Monday to Friday     D.on Saturday and Sunday

65.The STOPE SMOKING course will last          .

A.for one week B.for two weeks C.for three weeks D.for four weeks

66.Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ______.

A.TYPING                B.UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

C.STOP SMOKING              D.allthe courses

67.If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _______.

A.$ 85   B.$ 115    C.$ 150    D.$ 235

D

When I paid for my bicycle repair, the repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends.”

“I’d rather pay,” I replied. “If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

According to the Americans, “There’s no free lunch,” meaning that there’s a price for everything, and I’m always looking around to figure out what this means.

Many of our neighbors have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.

Chinese generosity (慷慨) is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (纠纷) and just hand over the money. But cash can’t compensate (补偿) for the greatest gift – friendship.

When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you’re right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I!”

And I joined the group. We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you. How time flies!”

How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep. They freely give of their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive. So the next time someone says, “No charge. We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.

68.Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

A.Because he was an upright man.

B.Because he didn’t know the repairman.

C.Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service.

D.Because he didn’t want to help others in return.

69.Generally, the author thinks that          .

A.Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends.

B.Chinese are good at exchange of equal values.

C.Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends

D.Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

70.The best title for the passage should be “           ”.

A.Still No Free Lunch B.A Good Lesson from Chinese

C.True Help or Not  D.Learn to Both Give and Receive

71.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.All the Chinese help foreigners on purpose.

B.Chinese like to ask for help.

C.The author thinks little of the Chinese way of life.

D.The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life.

E

We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff.Your whole body feels tight.The slightest move makes you jump with pain.Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling.We have all met such people.

One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater.He keeps you from hearing the actors.

Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins.They come hurrying down to your row of seats.You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap.You must stand up to let them pass.You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats… Well, what now… Good God, one of them is up again.He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass.Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.