The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.

Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two“l(fā)ittle people”and some cheese. The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese. 
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself. 
56. The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
A. written all over the world  B. read across the world
C. sold only in America      D. loved only by teens
57. The underlined word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.
A. Mice and little people      B. Students
C. Cheese                  D. Readers
58. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The author is Britain.
B. There are three terms in every school.
C. Most teens don't understand Chris' story.
D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.
                                     

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37  every morning and brought them back to their  38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents  39  to go to work, she always went on this bus.

       Mary’s parents always 40   their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41    . But one morning the alarm  42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43  , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then  44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.

       “I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45  you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even  46  breakfast and then I’ll  47  you to school on my way to the office.”

       “But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

       “Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49    several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

       “Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50   and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52   they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53     way?” her mother asked her.

       “Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54   else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

36. A. big                  B. nice                C. different                 D. distant

37. A. pupils               B. teachers            C. parents                   D. passengers

38. A. offices              B. towns            C. classrooms            D. homes

39. A. seemed              B. had                 C. refused                 D. used

40. A. found                B. set                C. cleaned              D. fixed

41. A. late                 B. ready            C. lazy                    D. asleep

42. A. started               B. stopped         C. failed                     D. continued

43. A. stood up        B. stayed up      C. put up              D. woke up

44. A. rushed              B. stepped             C. escaped                     D. jumped

45. A. but                 B. and            C. so                   D. then

46. A. later                 B. quicker            C. easier                          D. heavier

47. A. bring                  B. fetch              C. leave                      D. drive

48. A. truth                 B. bus                C. way                           D. guide

49. A. homework          B. shopping      C. trip                  D. reading

50. A. rose                    B. dressed             C. moved                         D. showed

51. A. wondered       B. realized       C. recognized          D. designed

52. A. unless               B. after          C. if                D. before

53. A. comfortable       B. helpful         C. important               D. direct

54. A. how                     B. when            C. what                  D. which

55. A. look for           B. pick up        C. drop by                D. deal with

 The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but ______ didn’t help.             

A. it           B. she         C. which   D. he

 He was in a hurry the other day. Otherwise he _____ you repair the machine.

 A. would help   B. should help   C. would be helping  D. would have helped

 He insisted that the windows________ when he slept.

 A. were not closed   B. shouldn’t close  C. be not closed   D. not be closed

 In front of the farmhouse ______.

A. lay a peasant boy B. laid a peasant boy C. a peasant lay D. did a peasant boy lie

 Only when _____ in the afternoon _____ able to leave.

A. the match was over; they were B. was the match over; were they

C. was the match over; they were D. the match was over; were they

— Look! Black clouds are gathering.

— Yes. It’s ________ that a heavy rain is coming.

A. possibly　　 　　 B. probably 　　　　 C. likely　　 　　　　 D. really

More natural resources should be made good use of _________ the _________need of energy.

A. meeting; increasing B. to meet; increased

C. meeting; increased　 D. to meet; increasing

 I know these flowers are not natural, but the _____ ones look more beautiful and can last long.    

A. fresh          B. new           C. true           D. artificial

28 The home rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ______here.  

A. as three times as much    B. as much three times

C. much as three times      D. three times as much