C 

Why are first ladies so important in the United States? They are unpaid and have no official work? There are several reasons, but the most important reason is they are role models for other women in the United States.

Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of American President John F. Kennedy, was the best first lady in the USA. Although she wasn’t an actress, model or singer, she was a fashion and cultural icon who charmed people wherever she went.

If you are looking for someone who is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy, it will be hard to find anyone more suitable than Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping. If you were writing a novel and trying to describe the perfect mixture of personal history, confident lady for a character, you’d come up with someone like Peng.

Born into a family in Shandong province in 1962, she joined the People’s Liberation Army at the age of 18, doing pretty well in singing military(军旅) songs. But she is not only famous for her voice and great achievements, but also for her charity efforts. She has, among other things, worked as a member of World Health Organization to fight against AIDS, and has done much for 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

The media reported Peng’s trip with her husband. This was Xi’s first foreign trip as president and the first time that China’s first lady appeared like a modern woman on Peng Liyuan’s first official state visit. The trip shows that she can be a role model for Chinese women, especially young Chinese women at home and abroad. 

In the past, China has not had a tradition of first ladies like in the USA. As China has a higher position on the world stage, it can have its first lady! And Peng Liyuan is the perfect person with whom to begin.

56. First ladies are important in the USA because __________. 

A. they are unpaid.         

B. they have official work.   

C. they are role models for other women in the USA.

D. they are more important than other women in the USA.

57. When did Peng Liyuan join the People’s Liberation Army?

   A. In 1979. B. In 1980.  C. In 1981.  D. In 1982.

58. Who worked as a member of the World Health Organization to fight against AIDS?

    A. Jacqueline Kennedy.   B. John F. Kennedy. 

C. Xi Jinping.  D. Peng Liyuan.

59. Which is NOT right according to the passage?

    A. Peng Liyuan is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy. 

    B. Peng Liyuan wrote military songs from the age of 18.

    C. The writer thinks Peng Liyuan is the most suitable first lady.

    D. Peng Liyuan is famous not only for her voice and great achievement, but also for her charity work.

60. What information can you get from the passage?

A. Peng Liyuan did a lot for 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

B. Peng Liyuan joined the Party at the age of 18.

C. Dalian is Peng Liyuan’s hometown.

D. Peng Liyuan worked for World Health Organization against flu.

D

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.

       ①     But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.     ②     

So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.

        ③     After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.    ④     

So quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights.” they say.

61. Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A. The countryside is much poorer than the city.

B. People in the countryside have nothing to eat.

C. People in the countryside don’t have much work to do.

D. Services in cities are better than those in the countryside.

62. Some rich families in Europe move to the countryside because______. 

A. they hope to find good jobs            B. they are tired of living in the city

C. they can make more money            D. they like to feed sheep and cows 

63. Where should the sentence “Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy.” be put?

A. ①         B. ②        C. ③     D. ④

64. This passage mainly talks about ______.

A. moving out or moving back B. living in the city

C. a happy life in the countryside D. living in the countryside

65. Why do people move back to the city?

A. They make little money in the countryside.

B. there is too much work to do in the countryside.

C. They can’t make any new friends    

D. They like to enjoy the wonderful life in the city.