Fast Reading Unit 6

Passage A Johnny the Explorer

Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields, and two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.

By the time he was seven, Johnny used to vanish from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. On other occasions he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. \you do it?\you? .... \course not,\

Johnny continued to \places\although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he used to travel hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.

It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to get on board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some corridors and got on board the nearest plane.

In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed maths and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. %up?\answered. \it's difficult to become an explorer in this modem age.\they tried to tell him, \

Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in one of the daily papers. An expedition was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were vacancies for three young people \was on his way to Brazil.

1. Why could Johnny run away from home at the age of three? A. Because he could walk by himself. B. Because someone helped him.

C. Because his parents asked him to leave home. D. Because someone left the garden gate open.

2. What is the best meaning for the word “vanish” (para.2, line 1)? A. come B. appear C. prepare D. disappear 3. Why did Johnny often vanish from home? A. Because he felt unhappy. B. Because he was naughty.

C. Because he wanted to visit other places D. Because he liked taking a train.

4. As growing older, what was Johnny’s favourite trick when everyone tried to stop him seeing places?

A. Telling lies.

B. Hiding on a short distance truck. C. Taking a train to have a long travel. D. Taking a track secretly for a long travel. 5. Which one is not true about this passage?

A. Johnny enjoyed maths, language and geography at school.

B. The teacher thought Johnny’s dream was hard to realized in the modern age. C. No one knew how Johnny got on aboard.

D. Johnny saw a notice about an expedition to Brazil after he left school.

Passage B Friendship

A high school history teacher once told us, \be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.\he was right. Good friendships are just not easily formed. Why?

One reason is that it is easy to move around in our society. Mr. Darrell Sifford, a news reporter for the Washington Daily, has been studying and talking about friendship for a number of years. He reports what one woman thought about the effect of ease of movement on friendship:

\was nine, and we 'd just moved from South Carolina to New Jersey, and I didn't know anybody. My mother had a way of getting to the root of things and she said to me, 'Amelia, I know you 're feeling bad because you don't have any friends. But you can fix that. Just walk across the street—I know there's a girl about your age over there—and knock on the door and ask her to be your friend.'\

\and I 'd like for us to be friends.' And to my surprise, she said that she would like that too—and we became friends.\

She added that going about it directly always worked when she was a child. But as she left childhood, she found that the simple direct approach was more and more difficult for her to follow. The problem, according to her, is that society teaches us in a number of ways that direct action is not an acceptable way of doing things. We need to be less direct so that our feelings will not be hurt if our offer of friendship is refused.

What are some of the problems in forming friendships? According to Mr. Sifford, the biggest problem is to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships take time. Another \to think one \friendships require action from both sides. In short, you must give as much as you take.

Why is it so difficult to form friendships? Perhaps it is possible, as Mr. Sifford states, that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to develop. However, we all agree that each of us should think carefully about the kind of friendships we want. As in all inter-personal relationships, success depends on the kind of friendship we expect to have, openness to others, and a willingness to experiment.

1. What does “a true friend” mean according to my high school history teacher? A. A true friend is someone who always helps you out of trouble.

B. A true friend is someone who shares happiness and sorrow with you. C. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life. D. A true friend is someone who values your friendship.

2. Why it is hard for adults to use a direct approach to making friends? A. Because adults don’t know how to make friends directly. B. Because adults are too shy to make friends directly.

C. Because adults avoid using direct ways in making friends in order to protect their own feelings. D. Because it is very easy to be refused if adults use a direct way in making friends. 3. According to Mr. Sifford, what is the biggest problem in forming friendships? A. To think one \B. To expect too much too soon. C. To give as much as you take. D. To be too close with friends.

4. Why is it so difficult to form friendships? A. Because we ask too much from our friends. B. Because we don’t give as much as we take. C. Because we are easy to move around in society.

D. Because we are unwilling to form a lifelong friendship. 5. Which one is not true according to this passage?

A. Mr. Darrell Sifford is a news reporter for the Washington Daily.

B. The woman reported talked about the effect of ease of movement on friendship. C. It needs a long time to develop a deep friendship.

D. A true friend should spend all his or her time only with you.

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