C
Betty could not do her work. She felt too tired. She put down her book， yawned (打哈欠)and felt better. Betty looked up. Had the teacher seen her? To her surprise， the teacher was yawning， too. He took a long breath and opened his mouth wide. He closed his eyes a bit and let out his breath in a big， slow yawn. Then Betty heard other yawns. The teacher said， ”Betty yawned because our doors and windows are closed. And the room is warm. Her body needed more air. Maybe she yawned because she was tired. Or she just needed to move a bit. Do you feel better now， Betty?” be asked. ”Yes，” said Betty. ”Yawns wake us up，” the teacher said， ”When you yawn you stretch (伸展) many parts of your body. That stretching makes you feel good. ‘ There were more yawns. ”People do not know why they yawn，‘ the teacher said， ”But if you see a yawn， hear one， or even read about one， you may yawn too. And once your yawn starts， you can‘t stop it. You may close your mouth to stop it. But the yawn will still come. The teacher stood up and said. ”Let‘s open the window and lct some air in. You may also go out for a drink. A cold drink or water on your face helps to stop yawns. Betty may go first.” How do you feel now after you have read this story? Did you yawn? Watch a friend read this. See if your friend starts to yawn. If you see a yawn， you will know why!
47. Betty yawned because
A. the teacher yawned
B. she put down her book
C. she felt tired
D. she felt hungry
48. When you yawn _______ .
A parts of your body stretch
B. you close your mouth
C you open your eyes wide
D. you put up your hands
49. You may yawn when______
A. someone else yawns
B. you have a cold drink
C. you look up
D. you get some cold air in the room
50. Something that helps to stop yawns is ____________.
A. watching others yawn
B. hearing your friend yawn
C. closing your mouth
D. water on the face
D
Computer programmer David Jones earns.￡35，000 a year designing new computer games， yet he Cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque (支票) card. Instead， he had been told to wait another two years， until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm (= business company) in Liverpool， where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David‘s firm produces two new games for the development of home computer market each month. But David‘s biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary， earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules (= plans)， with bonus (奖金)payments， he cannot drive a car， take out a mortgage (抵押) ， or obtain credit (贷款) cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool， where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company a few months ago， a year after leaving school with six O-levels (ordinary levels) and working for a time in a computer shop： I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs，“ he said. ”I suppose￡35，000 sounds a lot but actually that being pessimistic(悲观的)。I hope it will come to more than that this year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes， and gives his mother ￡20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working. ”Unfortunately， computing was not part of our studies at school，” he said. ”But ?I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young anyway.” David added： ”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retiremen (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear”
51. Why is David different from other young people of his age?
A. He earns an extremely high salary.
B. He is not unemployed.
C. He does not go out much.
D. He lives at home with hit parents.
52. David‘s greatest problem is how to ______
A. make the banks treat him as an adult
B. invent computer games
C. spend his salary
D. learn to drive
53. He was employed by the company because
A. he had worked in a computer shop
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