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A

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi¬ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.

Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

56. During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A. no breakfast at all               B. very rich breakfast

C. little food for breakfast           D. different breakfast or none

57. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will _________.

A. lose weight     B. not lose weight C. be healthier   D. gain a lot of weight

58. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.

B. Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C. Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.

D. Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

59. According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, ___________.

A. he will fall ill

B. he will fail to listen to his teacher

C. he will not make progress in his study

D. his mind will work more slowly

B

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

60. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. excited   B. pleased     C. interested   D. surprised

61. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the com¬pany to ______ .

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

62. What was the gentleman?

A. A teacher.         B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story. D. The conductor's friend from his company.

63. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman             B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man       D. the three-year-old chil

C

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just be¬cause the salesman talked you into it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it' s because their self-respect is low. "There's always a' superior' around--- parent, a teacher, a boss---ho knows better."

But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses A.T. for short. In the A.T. Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.

In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A.T. Course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A.T. uses an even stronger motive--- he need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about your¬self. And once you do you can learn to speak out.

64. The problem the writer talks about is that __________.

A. some people buy things they don't want

B. some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C. there are too many superiors

D. some people don't think enough of themselves

65. The cause of the problem talked about in this pas¬sage is that _________.

A. some people have a low self-respect

B. there is always someone around who "knows better"

C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want

D. people don t share enough

66. One thing the A.T. Course don't do is to __________.

A. share the need of people

B. show they have a right to be themselves

C. help people overcome fear

D. help people to help themselves even if others suffer

67. A good title for this passage could be "__________".

A. The Need to Share

B. Talk Back When Necessary

C. One Way to Build Self-Respect

D. One Way to Train Speaking Ability