B

“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability, ” said a teacher during a school meeting last term. “Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed. ”

After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.

The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.

56. In the “homestay” program, a visitor can________.

A. learn more about holidays B. understand his culture better

C. improve the language ability D. take part in foreign meetings

57. The writer had wanted to visit London since________.

A. last month  B. years ago

C. the special meeting D. her stay abroad

58. The group leader should ________.

A. make plans for the family B. take care of the students

C. stay with different families D. rent rooms to the students

59. The writer’s host family________.

A. was very kind to her B. went sight-seeing with her

C. had two white daughters D. was interested in her activities

60. From the passage, we know that the writer ________in London.

A. wished to stay a little longer

B. spent three weeks in her home

C. had classes in many interesting places

D. helped the teacher take the students in a car

C

When you get tired of homework, several minutes’ walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may stand facing the lake or the seas. They will calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants.

Wonder why? Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe.

All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colors have specific effects (效果) on people’s mind and feelings.

Try an easy and interesting experiment and you’ll see how color “mislead” you sometimes. Wrap (包装) two boxes of the same size with color ed paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same.

Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more.

Clever uses of colors in daily life are to be seen everywhere. Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Haven’t worked out how color affects your daily life? Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you’ll get to know how important color is!

61. The underlined word “mislead” means ________.

A. affects                             B. effects

C. causes someone to have a wrong idea    D. give wrong directions

62. We’d better paint the walls of the hospital in ________.

A. light blue or light green          B. deep red or deep brown

C. deep orange or deep red          D. light green or light yellow

63. If you want to ________, you’d better sit in the room painted blue.

A. weigh something with your hands       B. study attentively (注意地)

C. face the lake or the sea                D. enjoy some rock music

64. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Scientists have known some differences among some colors.

B. When you are going to have a rest, you’d better sit in the room painted green.

C. When you get tired of homework, you should look at the green plants far away.

D. The passage has told us clearly why some colors are warm and other colors are cool.

65. The reading mainly shows us ________.

A. the difference between red and blue

B. how to get on well with others

C. how to paint and decorate our rooms

D. how to make smart uses of different colors in our daily life