【正文】 y got back to England very late at night， and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that hour， they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him back. So the next morning Mr Brown got into his car and drove off happily to collect Blackie. When he reached home with the dog， he said to his wife.“ Do you know， dear， I don’ t think Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very barked all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.” Mrs Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered， “ You are quite right， was certainly trying to tell you he wasn’ t trying to tell you that he hadn’ t enjoyed his stay at that place， he was only plaining (抱怨 ) that you were bringing the wrong dog isn’ t Blackie! 56 ． The Browns decided to leave their dog somewhere while they were away because________. A． they were not fond of him any more B． they did not want to take him with them C． the dog refused to go with them D． they were not allowed to take him abroad 57． They________before they left for their holiday. A． asked a friend to take care of the dog B． left it to their house keeper C． took it to an old man who looked after dogs very well D． found Blackie a good place where dogs were taken care of 58． As the dog________， he barked all the way. A． did not recognize Mr Brown B． had something to tell his old master C． had enjoyed his stay at that place D． knew he was with their masters again 59． What do you think “ You are quite right， dear.” means? A． She fully agreed with her husband. B． She was saying that what he did was right. C． The dog did want to tell him something， he was bringing home the wrong dog. D． There was something wrong with their old dog. B NEW YORK— America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its have risen， unemployment has fallen， and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings. But just a short walk from Manhattan’ s skyscrapers， Goerge Brown sits on the sidewalk，cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel. Brown is homeless— one of the million people in the US who end up on the street. During the day， Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a night， he sleeps on the street. “ I have been on the street about eight or nine years， something like that， ” said the 62 year old former construction worker. Brown admits he’ s had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine， but he said he still wants a more stable (not likely to move)housing arrangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns collecting cans and small pieces of metal， if only truly low ine housing were available. However， he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York. With the strong economy and unemployment down， beautiful housing is being built to meet demands. US report shows the rents in New York City rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999， from US $549 to US $700 a month. One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up. The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help. But few housing panies have been built for the small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more. Brown， the homeless New Yorker， said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees is angry at his drinking and won’ t allow it in her house. Smiling， he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he’ d like to see more often. “ All I’ ve got to do is clean up my act.” he said. 60． What kind of life does Goerge Brown lead? A． Homeless and dangerous. B． Homeless and childish. C． Homeless and miserable. D． Homeless and sleepless. 61． From Goerge Brown’ s experience we can find that________. A． old Americans lead a hard life B． old Americans want to live alone C． American cities are full of poor people D． bad habits play a role in poor people’ s life 62． If this passage es from a paper， which page may it be? A． Society. B． People. C． Economy. D． Business. 63． What character does Goerge Brown have? A． Selfish. B． Lazy. C． Warm hearted. D． Open hearted. C Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at should not be upset (難受 ) if your English friends don’ t invite you doesn’ t mean they don’ t like you! Dinner parties usually start between 7∶ 00 and 8∶ 00 p． end at about your hosts what time you should ’ s polite to bring flowers， chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃 )． Do you want to be extra polite？Say how much you like them， or the pictures on the remember— it’ s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families， the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other eat with their guests. You’ ll probably start the meal with soup (湯 ) or something small， then you’ ll have meat or fish with vegetables， and then dessert (甜點心 )， followed by ’ s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening？ Call your hosts the next day， or write them a short “ thank you” and American people like to say “ thank you， thank you， thank you” all the time! 64． An English doesn’ t invite you to his or her dinner which________. A． means he or she doesn’ t like you B． means he or she likes you C． doesn’ t mean he or she likes you D． doesn’ t mean he or she doesn’ t like you 65． You are going to attend a dinner party and ________. A． you’ d better bring a certain