根据材料回答下面试题：
　　The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis's Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack's dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.
　　"So," Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. "How did this place get its name? "
　　"Are you sure you want to hear it? It's a scary story," warned Jack.
　　"Of course !" cried out Tom. "If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn't have chosen this place !"
　　"OK, but don't say I didn't warn you," said Jack, and he began his tale.
　　"Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different--it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice. "
　　"You are clearing too much land, warned one old man. "The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. "
　　"Silly fool", said Dennis to himself. "If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I'll become wealthier. He's just jealous!"
　　"Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants. "
　　"What happened? " Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.
　　"The land hit back--just as the old man warned, " Jack shrugged. "Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found. "
　　"What a stupid story, " laughed Tom. "Plants can't... " Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted(晕倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom's face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
　　第21题 The underlined word "dare" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________
　　A.courage B.assistance C.instruction D.challenge
　　第22题 Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?
　　A.To frighten them. B.To satisfy their curiosity.
　　C.To warn them of the danger of the place. D.To persuade them to camp in the swamp.
　　第23题 Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?
　　A.The old man envied him. B.The old man was foolish.
　　C.He was too busy to listen to others. D.He was greedy for more crops.
　　第24题 Why did Tom scream and faint?
　　A.He saw Dennis's shadow. B.He was scared by a plant.
　　C.His friends played a joke on him. D.The weather became extremely cold.
　　第25题 What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?
　　A.Grasp all, lose all. B.No sweat, no sweet.
　　C.It is no use crying over spilt milk. D.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
　　根据材料回答下面试题：
　　In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
　　It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly.
　　At the same time, the " Fringe" appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.
　　Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
　　Today the "Fringe", once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
　　A paid administrator (行政人员) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
　　第26题 What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?
　　A.To bring Europe together again. B.To honor heroes of World War Ⅱ.
　　C.To introduce young theatre groups. D.To attract great artists from Europe.
　　第27题 Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?
　　A.They owned a public house there. B.They came to take up a challenge.
　　C.They thought they were also famous. D.They wanted to take part in the festival.
　　第28题 Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared?
　　A.Popular writers. B.University students.
　　C.Artists from around the world. D.Performers of music and dance.
　　第29题 We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival__________
　　A.has become a non-official event B.has gone beyond an art festival
　　C.gives shows all year round D.keeps growing rapidly
　　第30题 The first group of students making the journey to the Scottish capital to perform theater is from __________
　　A.Oxford University B.Edinburgh University
　　C.Cambridge University D.Birmingham University

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