【正文】 a friendship is over, you may do all the following EXCEPT __________. A. write a letter to your friend to tell your regrets B. talk about how you feel about your friendship C. ask your friends whose fault on earth it is D. send your greetings to your friend before giving up 59. The purpose of this passage is to _________ . A. explain why you lose a friendship B. suggest what to do when a friendship is over. C. tell you when a friendship is over. D. advise how to end a friendship. B Richard Branson: When billionaire Richard Branson was only four years old, his mother left him in a field on his own and told him to find his way home. She wanted him to grow up brave and independent and to take risks in life. Over 200 businesses: He did find his way home and he does take risks—which has made him one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. His pany, Virgin, has over 200 different businesses, including an airline, trains, music stores , movie theaters, soft drinks ,and cell phones. “If you can run one business well, you can run any business well,” he says. Starting out: Branson started in business at age 16, with a record store in London, and later a recording studio. In 1984, he started Virgin Atlantic with one jumbo jet, even though everyone told him that air travel was a very difficult and risky business. Today , he has 45 planes, and Virgin is one of the most profitable airlines in the world. Having Fun: Branson wants to have fun in business. “I have never gone into any business just to make money ,” he says. He chooses businesses where customers are not getting good service and does it differently. On his planes, for example, he has introduced personal video screens, ice cream with movies, showers, and a massage service. The future: Branson’s next business goal is to start space travel for everyone. He says the first Virgin space flights will begin in about 2020 and will cost around $ 50,000. “Our dream is to build a Virgin Hotel in space.” 60. Which business did Richard Branson start in? A. Music. B. Hotel. C. Transport. D. Chain stores. 61. What has made Richard Branson successful in business? A. He was brave when he was only a child. B. He always listens to advice. C. He has a specialized in one type of business. D. He has taken chances. 62. What would be the best title for this text? A. Doing Business the Branson Way. B. The Private Side of Richard Branson. C. Virgin to Build Space Hotel. D. Only a brave child can bee a successful person. C Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries may speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes. The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small twolanguage dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English. The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check this in a dictionary. 63. The writer thinks that . A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing 64. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG? A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English. B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries. C. Small twolanguage dictionaries have serious shortings. D. Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries. 65. This passage mainly tells us . A. that students shouldn’t use small twolanguage dictionaries B. what were the shortings of small twolanguage dictionaries C. why students should use large college edition dictionaries D. what dictionary students sho