act that the milkman had the key to the b啪house?

　　A.He wanted to have tea there.

　　B.He was a respectable parson.

　　C.He was treated as a family member.

　　D.He was fully trusted by the family.

　　58.Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

　　A.Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

　　B.It has been driven out of the market.

　　C. It has service IS getting poor.

　　D.It is forbidden by law.

　　59.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

　　A.He missed the good old days.

　　B.He wanted to tell interesting stories.

　　C.He needed it for his milk bottles.

　　D.He planted flowers in it.

B

　　The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and Services to the attention 0f people.Throughout history ,advertising has been all effective way to promote(促进)the trading and selling of goods.In the Middle Ages，merchants ants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods.When printing was invented in the fifteenth century , pages of advertisements(ads)could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in books.

　　By the end of the seventeenth century , when newspapers were beginning to be read by more People , printed materials became all important way to promote products and services.The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising .This was SO successful

　　that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making

　　newspaper ads for merchants.

　　Advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth century.Ad writers were starting to Pay

　　more attention to the design of the ad text.Everything，from clothes to drinks，was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm’s name or product ,words organized in eye-Catching patterns，the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember.Near the end of the nineteenth century ,companies that were devoted to the production of ads Came to be known as“advertising agencies(广告商).”The agencies developed new ways to get

　　people to think of themselves as members of a group.Throughout the twentieth century, advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义)as a way of life，spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the“righ”products.

　　60.What was advertising like in the Middle Ages?

　　A.Merchants were employed to promote products.

　　B.Ad messages were shouted out in public places.

　　C.Product information was included in books.

　　D.Ad signs were put up in towns.

　　61.What does the word ”This” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A.Advertising in newspapers.

　　B.Including pictures in ads.

　　C.Selling goods in markets.

　　D.Working with ad agencies.

　　62.The l8th century advertising was special in its______.

　　A.growing spending B.printing materials

　　C.advertising companies D.attractive designs

　　63 Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

　　A.1flle Story of Advertising

　　B.ne Value of Advertising Designs

　　C.The Role of Newspaper Advertising

　　D.1]be Development of Printing for Advertising

C

　　While small may be beautiful，tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems，particularly when砘 com~$to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.

　　The Tall Persons Club Great Britain(TPCGB)，which was formed six months ago to campaign (发起运动)for the needs of the tall，has turned its attention to