4．Which country does the author live in now?

　　A．India.　　　　　　　　 　B．Canada.

　　C．Belgium. D．Germany.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段首句以及最后一段"Being the first airline to take me overseas ..."可分析，作者生活的国度是在印度(India)。故选A。

　　5．Which of the following is TRUE about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?

　　A．The author traveled with one of his parents.

　　B．Both their going and return are by air.

　　C．They traveled in spring that year.

　　D．They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。A项错在与事实"和父母双亲一起去的"不符；C项错在与事实"他们是在夏季去的"不符；D项错在与事实"在欧洲待了两个星期"不符。B项与文章吻合，故选B。

　　6．It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.

　　A．a city in India B．a city in Europe

　　C．an airline company D．a travel agency

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。通过后三段内容不难看出，此为一家航空公司的名称(德国汉莎航空公司)。故选C。

　　7．The underlined word "somber" in the 4th paragraph probably means "________"．

　　A．happy B．sad

　　C．angry D．enjoyable

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。想到愉快的旅行就要结束，其心情自然不好，故选B项。根据后半句"但德国汉莎航空公司却以其高质量的服务使得'我'这一返程旅行转变为："a most enjoyable experience"也可推知。

　　C

　　In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

　　Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light­heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, "Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it's going to rain." I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash