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egin to grow a beard (胡子 ). At about the age of 13, a girl’s body begins to function (運(yùn)行 ) like a woman’s. Some important changes are taking place, changes that makes it possible for boys and girls, when they are older, to bee fathers and mothers. 56. The first period in your life when you grow very rapidly _____________. A. lasts about thirteen years B. lasts about six months C. doesn’t begin until you are about six months old D. begins when you are six months old 57. Your head nearly stop growing ____________. A. when you are ten years old B. when you are born C. when you are thirteen years old D. when you are six months old 58. About the age of 13, a child ___________. A. stops growing B. reaching his full height C. begins to change in other ways D. begins to grow a beard 59. The meaning of the last sentence is that ___________. A. boys and girls are not sure to bee fathers and mothers when they are old B. it is necessary for boys and girls to bee fathers and mothers when they grow up C. it is important that boys and girls should bee fathers and mothers when they are older D. boys and girls must have some important changes before they grow up B A Letter to Editor of TV Weekly Dear Sir/Madam, I read Alison Burnham’s review of When we were 12, and I do not agree with her. I thought the programme was wonderful . I found the old news pictures really interesting . They helped to bring to life the stories the people were telling. The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood. For example, one day when I was about five, I was going to school on the bus by myself (this was the late 1960s). My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket. I held out my hand with the money in it — one big coin on top of one little coin. The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket, but it was a pink one for a single journey. I needed a white one for a return journey, but I was too frightened to say anything. When school finished for the day, I couldn’t catch the bus home ?I had to walk. As a grownup, whenever II’ve been in a situation where I need to say something or take some action, this early memory of my bus ride es back to me, and I’m able to take control of the situation. I would like to say to the director, Bret Chrysler, carry on making this kind of programme. Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so called “reality programmes”. I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry. Yours faithfully, Chris Daniels 60. What is Chris Daniels’ purpose of writing this letter? A. To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows. B. To express his appreciation of the programme. C. To entertain other readers with old news pictures. D. To have his story told on the programme. 61. According to the passage, Chris Daniels had to walk home because . A. he missed the bus home B. he had lost his bus ticket C. he didn’t like big crowds D. he hadn’t got a return ticket 62. What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus? A. He should have told the conductor then. B. He should have been well treated. C. He regrets going to school alone. D. He wishes it hadn’t happened. C Have you ever been to a national park like Yellowstone, Yosemite or Glacier? How about the moon? That’s a trick question, of course. First of all, if you’re a kid, I’m absolutely certain you’ve never been to the moon. After all, only a dozen grownups have ever walked on the moon’s surface. And the last one did it in 1972. Second, the moon is not a national park. But if two US women get their way, it might bee one. Eddie Johnson and Donna Edwards have introduced a bill (法案) that would create the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historic Park. Why should a park be on the moon? After all, you can’t just get into a car and drive there on vacation. But in the notsodistant future, you might be able to fly there. Private(私人的 ) panies are working on ways to transport tourists to the moon. And there are concerns that some careless visitors might mess up some of the historic sites up there sites such as the astronauts’ footprints and other things they left behind. Some people think the bill is a good idea. “It’s a good idea because the moon’s environment is very fragile(易損的 ),” said David Paige, a scientist. “Any disturbance to the soil there will last for millions of years.” But others think it’s kind of silly. For one thing, how are you going to make sure that the moon’s historic sites are truly protected? After all, there are no park rangers (國(guó)家公園管理員)to enforce the law up there. And there’s another big problem: the moon does not belong to the United States or any other country, for that mater. So in order for the United States to crea