Paul and Bill are from different colleges． Paul applies （申请） for an online school， while Bill attends classes at school． They each believe that their school system （制度） is better than the other．
Paul： Hey， Bill． Are you （1）f to see a movie tonight？
Bill： Sorry， no． I'll have a class and a lot of homework to do．
Paul： Oh， that's too bad． I'm so glad I take classes online． I can decide （2）w ， where and how to complete my lessons．
Bill： Sounds good， but I really enjoy going to class （3）b it's a great way to get to know other people． It also helps me learn how to work well with others． If I don't understand something，I'm always able to ask about it in person．
Paul： In online classes， I have to （4）t completely before asking questions． That teaches me how to solve problems on my own．
Bill： Do you ever （5）m technical （技术上的） problems in your online classes？ If you can't open a file （文件）， how can you continue your learning？
Paul： It's not a big problem． I can email the teacher or call up another student for help．
Bill： But that takes too much time． You may fall behind on your studies．
Paul： You may （6）a fall behind．What will happen if you get sick？ It isn't a （7）p roblem for online classes．
Bill： Yes， but my teacher and classmates can help me．
Paul： In an online class， I don't have to （8）w about missing classes for any reason． I can always review the previous （先前的） lessons online．
Bill： Don't you feel lonely sometimes？ I would feel lonely if I had to learn by myself．
Paul： I enjoy learning alone． Besides， an online class gives me more free time to take part in other activities．
Bill： I still prefer having classmates to discuss and share （9）i with． I believe that improves my learning all the time．
Paul： I'm pretty self﹣disciplined （自律的），and I work （10）b on my own than with others．
Bill： I guess everybody learns differently．
In Britain， some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to．One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease﹣ ﹣they love a famous person too much．
Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears， David Beckham or even Tony Blair．It is not just the young， grown﹣ups have the same problem． One in four people are so interested in their heroes that it affects their life．
There are two ways of worshipping famous people． One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun． The other is a more serious way．People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends．People who do so for fun are found to be happier．But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried．
"Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing．"'Dr． John， an expert said，" But like many things ， overdoing it may not always be good for you．"
（1）From paragraph 1， we know ．
A． they are friends of the famous people
B． some people in Britain love a famous person too much
C． they must go to the hospital
D． famous people can pay them a lot of money
（2）How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease？
A． About one third．
B． About a quarter．
C． More than half．
D． Just two or three．
（3）What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people？
A． Neither of them is good．
B． Both of them are good．
C． The first one is better．
D． The second one is better．
（4）People who have strong feelings for a famous person often feel worried because ．
A． they cannot become famous themselves
B． they think the famous person may be in trouble
C． they are afraid the famous person may not like them
D． they can get something in return from the famous person
（5）The passage tells us ．
A． we mustn't worship anybody
B． worshipping of famous people is a good thing
C． famous people are not always friendly to us
D． anything overdone may bring some trouble
Zak's grandfather，Stan， was very famous．Why？ Because he had a very，very，very long white beard．
One day Zak asked his grandfather，"When you sleep，do you put your beard over or under the quilt（被子）？""I'm not sure． I never care about that． "said his grandfather，"I'll look tonight．
Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt． Then he remembered his grandson's question．Aha! His beard was under the quilt． But wait． Did that feel right？
He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it． This also didn't feel right． So he put the beard under the quilt again． But he soon felt it would be better if it were out． The beard went in
and out﹣first under the quilt ，then over it，under ， over ， all night long．
Stan spent a sleepless night． In the morning ，he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off!
Stan's wife was so happy． She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times，but he never did it． Now a simple question made him do that．
（1）Why was Stan very famous？
A． Because he had a big family．
B． Because he was very old．
C． Because his grandson was very clever．
D． Because he had a very ， very， very long white beard．
（2）Did Stan have a good sleep that night？
A． Yes．
B． No．
C． Maybe．
D． Sure．
（3）What did Stan do with his beard at last？
A． He put his beard over the quilt．
B． He put his beard under the quilt．
C． He cut his beard off．
D． He cared about his beard after that．
（4）How did Stan's wife feel when she noticed her husband's short beard？
A． She was very happy．
B． She was worried．
C． She was angry with him．
D． She didn't care about it．
（5）From the passage ， which of the following sentences is true？
A． Stan's wife asked him a question one day．
B． Stan never cared about Zak ， his grandson．
C． Stan was sleepless that night because of his beard．
D． Stan listened to his wife's words to cut his beard off．
Words could not （表达）her feelings at that moment．
Is wealth related to （幸福）？
He f the exam because he was careless with his spelling．