【正文】 hes in the United States if not the world, Poipu Beach is located on the south shore of Kauai and is part of Poipu Beach Park. The beach is posed of a string of golden sandy crescent shaped beaches. Visitors to Poipu can have hours of fun snorkeling, boogie boarding, swimming, and surfing. The best surfing spots are located slightly offshore, the reef establishes wavebreaks which make good surfing for surfers of all experience levels.South Ocean Beach, Mary landLocated on the fascinating Assateague Island, South Ocean Beach is a beautiful Atlantic coast beach. This shoreline is drivable, giving visitors the opportunities to enjoy all the miles of the beach and all of the activities of the beach, South Ocean Beach even offers some fantastic surfing conditions in the region as well.21. What can visitors do when they’re in Sand Beach, Maine?A. Enjoy rare species. B. Go camping.C. Take a walk. D. Watch a game.22. What kind of transportation is favored when you visit South Ocean Beach, Maryland?A. On foot. B. Hiring a ferry.C. By car. D. Riding a bike.23. Who will be enthusiastic about the text?A. Bird watchers. B. Beach lovers.C. Fashion designers. D. Landscape architects.BComputer programmer David Jones earns ￡35 000 a year designing new puter games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16yearold works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the fast growing puter market each month.But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押貸款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpoolbased pany four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olevels and working for a time in a puter shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes，and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, puting was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”24. In what way is David different from people of his age?A. He has a handsome job.B. He cannot have a credit card.C. He graduated with six Olevels.D. He often goes out with friends.25. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?A. How to get more spare time.B. Buying a car suitable for him.C. How to deal with his ine.D. Releasing two new games each month.26. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?A. He received lots of job offers.B. He lost interest in school studies.C. He was eager to help his mother.D. He wanted to earn his own living.27. What was David’s attitude towards the puter market in the future?A. Positive B. Critical C. Worried D. HopelessCThe secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found.Keeping the mind occupied with tasks — no matter how meaningless — keeps off negative emotions, the study found.However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.In a study, 98 students were asked to plete two surveys. After they had pleted the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that approximately twothirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.Prof. Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications.“Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,