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Ａfamous study was done in a school by a professor （教授）from a university. At the start of the school year，the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average（中等），and they were not the best students at all. Well，guess what? At the end of the year，all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.

What made these average students change so much to become top students？The only difference was the change in their teachers‟ attitude（态度）. Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students，they expected （期望）more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.

Do you know？If you expect the best from people，they‟ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said，“Treat（对待）a person just how he appears to be on the outside，and you‟ll ma ke him even worse. But treat a person like he‟s already a success，and you‟ll help make him the best he can be.”

Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny，his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said，“Johnny，you‟re the naughtiest （最顽皮的）boy in this class. I‟m sure you‟ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class，she met with Johnny after school and said，“Johnny，Ｉ‟ve heard a lot about you!But do you know that I don‟t believe a word of it.” And everyday af ter that，this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on，Johnny became a school leader. Because that‟s the power of our belief （信任）and attitude toward children.

71. The professor started his research by _______.

A. telling the five students to work harder than ever before

B. teaching the five children himself

C. telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class

D. asking the five children to find a new teacher

72. The five average students became top students mainly because of________.

A. the professor‟s study

B. the change in the professor‟s attitude

C. the teachers‟hard work

D. the change in the teachers‟attitude

73. Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny？

A. To show the importance of encouragement.

B. To show that the boy was clever enough.

C. To let us know the famous boy.

D. To let us know how good his new teacher was.

74. According to the story，we can learn that ______.

A. the research began at the end of the school year

B. the students scored highest only because they worked hard

C. if you expect the most from people，you‟ll get the least

D. little Johnny liked his new teacher very much

75. What does the passage mainly tell us？

Ａ. If you want to get more，you should have new teachers.

B. Attitude and belief can change a person.

C. A professor‟s study can help you score highest.

D.Only teachers can make you a top student.

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In 1989,an 8. 2 earthquake killed over 30 000 people in four minutes. After the earthquake, a father rushed to the school where his son studied only to find the building had fallen down. He remembered his promise (诺言) to his son, "No matter what happens, I' 11 always be there for you I" Tears (眼泪) came to his eyes. Then he began to dig to look for his son. Some parents felt hopeless and tried to pull him off. But he asked, "Are you going to help me now?" And then he kept on digging. The firemen came and tried to pull him off, saying ,“ Danger! Leave here!" But the father, who loved his son deeply, asked," Are you going to help me now? "The police came up and said, "It's over. Leave here! We …ll do it!" Still he asked, "Are you going to help me now?"

He went on alone because he needed to know, "Is my boy alive or is he dead?" He dug for 8 hours... 12 hours... 24 hours... 36 hours... then, in the 38th hour ,he pulled back a large stone (石头) and heard his son's voice. He cried, "Peter!". He heard back, "Dad!? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids you'd save me. Y ou promised,”No matter what happens,I'11 always be there for you!'""Get out,boy!" "No,Dad! Let the other kids out first ,because I know you'll get me out! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

61. After the earthquake, the father went out for his son.

62. Other parents and the firemen tried their best to help the father.

63. The father was sure that his son was alive.

64. The boy believed his father would keep his promise.

65. The other kids were out of danger first.