（C）

Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to what you read.

(   )71. Who will be guests at the party?

A. The children of Mr. Taylor.     B. The Wilsons       C. The Taylors

(   )72. What will they have the party for?

A. New Year’s Day.        B. Richard’s birthday.        C. Mr. Taylor’s coming

(   )73. How long does the party last?

A. Six hours.             B. Seven hours.             C. Eight hours.

(   )74. The seat number of the ticket is ______.

A. 4, Row 5              B. 5, Row 4                C. 1, Row 4

(   )75. What does the underlined word “refund” mean?

A. 入场                B. 出场                    C. 退票

（D）

An old man has spent all his life in a small village which is far from the city. One day, someone told him some interesting things about the city. He was so amazed at it that he decided to visit it. Everything was new and strange to him. The old man got excited and visited a lot of interesting places. Then he went into a large tall building and saw a lift. He didn’t know what it was used for. As he was watching it, an old woman got into the lift and the door closed behind her. After a few minutes, the door opened and a very beautiful young girl came out. The old man was very surprised. “What an interesting little room!” he said to himself, “Terrific, it can change an old woman into a young girl. I will be here with my wife next time.”

Fill in each blank according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

From the passage, we know that the old man went to the city for the (76) __________ time. He was very excited and surprised at what he saw. He didn’t know what the lift (77) __________. One day, he saw that an old woman (78) __________ the lift, then after a while a very beautiful girl came out, he decided to (79) __________ his wife here and (80) __________ her beautiful and young the next time.

（E）

Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.

When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.

Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

81. How old was the writer when he first had a dream?

82. Why did he give up being a basketball player?

83. How many dreams did he give up?

84. Did his dream come true at last?

85. What can you learn from this passage?