World No Tobacco Day Smoking does harm to your health. However, there are still about 2 billion people smoking in the world, according to the World Health Organization. When people smoke, they hurt not only themselves, but also the people around them. Secondhand smoke greatly increases many dangers, such as lung cancer and heart disease.

56. In which year was the first stamp introduced?

A. In 1837.

B. In 1840.

C. In 1905.

D. In 1910.

57. ________ wrote to the government and asked for a day to honour mothers.

A. Anna Jarvis C. A governor

B. Rowland Hill D. A British man

58. When is the International Day of Families?

A. May 6.

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B. May 10.

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C. May 15.

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D. May 31.

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59. According to the World Health Organization, we can learn that ________.

A. the sender should pay only a penny for the first stamp B. secondhand smoke doesn’t do harm to people’s health C. we’d better stop smoking just on World No Tobacco Day D. there are still about 2 billion people smoking in the world

60. From the passage, we can infer ________.

A. Rowland Hill introduced the “Post Office Reforms” in 1840 B. when people smoke, they don’t hurt the people around them C. Mother’s Day didn’t become an official US holiday until 1915 D. we have to stay with parents on International Day of Families

C

Everyone needs friends, and if you fail to make friends, you should examine

yourself and see if there is something wrong with your personality.

Maybe you have social faults which drive away your new accquaintances (相识的人). Whatever your social faults may be, look at them honestly, and make a real effort to correct them. By doing this, things can be better. Besides, to be friendly, you must feel friendly. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendliness. A cheerful person

smiles. A smile is a magnet which draws people. Smile at someone and you are almost sure to get a smile in return.

When communicating with each other, a friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel at home, wherever he happens to be. Put yourself in the other person’s place and make him feel welcome. And try to remember names. It makes your new acquaintances feel happy when you call them by their names. It gives them the feeling that they have made an impression on you and that must mean something to them because you remember them.

Sometimes, if you do not agree with other people on a certain matter, you should try to be as friendly as possible. Do not argue, but discuss. You always lose friends if you argue too much. If you want to be a friendly person, remember to think of others, and do not insist on (坚持) your own “rights”. People who refuse to consider others have few friends.

At last, don’t treat people only according to their social position. Really friendly people respect everyone at all times.

61. What can we learn about those who fail to make friends? A. They always try to make a stranger feel at home. B. They remember the names of new acquaintances.

C. They discuss things with others rather than argue with them.

D. They insist on their own “rights” and fail to stand in others’ shoes.

62. Your new acquaintances may feel ________ when you call them by their names. A. surprised

B. happy

C. angry

D. excited

63. The underlined word “magnet” in Paragraph 3 propably refers to something

_______.

A. that is attractive

B. that is used by

students

C. that is not useful

D. that is not so easy to

get 64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not True? A. Thinking of others can help you to make more friends. B. Making friends has something to do with your personality. C. Cheerful smiles can make you friendly in the eyes of others.

D. Friendly people treat others according to their social positions. 65. The purpose of this passage is to tell people _______.

A. how to correct the social faults

B. how to build good

personality

C. how to make friends with others

D. how to get help from

strangers