The other frog, however, ___56___ to jump as bard as be could, and at last made it out. When be ___57___, the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who bad a poor ___58____, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time."

The story teaches us a ___59___: There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An ___60___ word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

51. A. small B. deep C. big D. wide

52. A. care B. refuse C. insist D. think

53. A. kept B. finished C. practiced D. stopped

54. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Happily

55. A. went on B. ran away C. jumped out D. gave up

56. A. happened B. continued C. planned D. wanted

57. A. got out B. ran away C. got off D. woke up

58. A. smelling B. eyesight C. hearing D. looking

59. A. way B. skill C. sentence D. lesson

60. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. encouraging

B

Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It's like our ___61___ is talking to us.

Why are dreams ___62___ strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses ____63____ to talk to us. When we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a ___64___ meaning. Lots of doctors help people ___65___ their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our ___66___ and fears.

These days, many scientists ___67___ that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many ___68___, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain ____69___ information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our ___70____. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about

dreams.

61. A. body B. spirit C. brain D. heart

62. A. never B. seldom C. ever D. often

63. A. symbols B. examples C. numbers D. pictures

64. A. special B. serious C. similar D. great

65. A. finish B. forget C. understand D. continue

66. A. hopes B. rights C. positions D. abilities

67. A. reply B. believe C. doubt D. worry

68. A. experiences B. dreams C. mistakes D. inventions

69. A. passes on B. looks into C. throws away D. asks for

70. A. feelings B. stories C. lives D. memories

VIII. 补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

A: What's the date today?

B: It's June 16.

A: ____71_____ Then it's Dragon Boat Festival today, isn't it?

B : Yes. ____72_____

A: Did you have rice dumplings this morning?