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　　Carolyn is the mother of two boys, aged three and six. Her husband' s job requires him to be out of 1 for about three weeks out of four, and 2 she takes responsibility for the household as well as having a 3 job. She gets up at 6:30, showers, dresses, gets the children up and dresses them, and 4 breakfast. While they eat, she packs their lunch, finds their coats, and 5 the kitchen. At 7:45 they are on their way to the kindergarten, where she drops the three-year-old. By 8 am the 6 boy has joined the other children waiting for the 7 to open, and by 8:30 Carolyn is at her 8 in the downtown 9 of the Heart Association.

　　At 11 am, a day-care worker calls to say that Danny is 10 He wonders if 11 can pick him up. She arranges to take her 12 hour early, takes Danny home, and finds a neighbour who can stay with him 13 she gets home from work. She is 14 by 5, has the children in bed by 8, does an hour' s washing and mending and then has two 15 to herself before Danny wakes up, sick to his stomach. She 16 up with him twice during the 17 before the alarm goes off at 18 and she starts another 19 . Carolyn is typical of those 20 who feels caught between their traditional responsibility as wives and mothers and the responsibility of their newly won economic and emotional independence.

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　　It was a market day; so people and traffic had been pouring into the town since early morning. 1 it was an old town, even the main street was very 2 and soon became overcrowded. There was not enough 3 for all the people on the path at the roadside, 4 they overflowed into the road, 5 danger to their lives from 6 cars and lorries, the drivers of 7 were constantly blowing their horns（喇叭）to 8 people to get out of their 9 . Yet it was a 10 scene. Peasants walked along the street, their heads piled high with baskets or beautifully woven blankets which they hoped to 11 to the townsfolk. Men with carts 12 their way along, shouting their goods at the top of their 13 . They were selling apples, oranges and grapes-the 14 of their fields. 15 it all, women in bright summer clothes made their way, laughing and talking, 16 children rushed in and out of the crowds screaming with laughter when they didn't ask for something they could not have, or crying with 17 because they were lost. The noise went on all day. People did not even stop for a meal, but preferred to buy bits of meat cooked over a fire or bread or ice-cream from the street sellers. The 18 from this and from all the activities of the day began to collect in the street. And finally, when night at last came, the street 19 and only the rubbish 20 sadly blowing in the cooling night wind.

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　　Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He 1 slept with his windows open even 2 snow was falling outside.

　　One winter Wilson went to Finland on business. When he 3 his room in the hotel he found that the windows were closed to 4 the icy air out. He did his best to open 5 , but failed.

　　The bed was really 6 , but Wilson could not sleep. He could not 7 the closed windows. No fresh air! It was 8 to think of!

　　At about one o' clock in the morning he was 9 awake, worrying about the air in the room. He became very 10 . Where was the windows? He could see something that looked like 11 over there. He threw a shoe at it through the 12 with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass 13 the room, but to Wilson' s sad heart it seemed like the sound of 14 music. Five minutes later he was peacefully asleep.

　　When daylight came through the window, he 15 and lay with his eyes closed. There was 16 to worry about. What was it? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay 17 that. He opened his eyes to look.

　　Suddenly he 18 in surprise; the window was not broken at all. The glass was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. 19 was entering the room through the window!

　　 He then turned his eyes to the side and saw a broken picture hanging on the wall. There was 20 on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glass round the shoe.

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　　There's an interesting story about King Alfred during his wars. At one time the enemy was winning. Alfred's soldiers had all run away, and the king was alone in a forest. It was late, and Alfred was tired and 1 .

　　After walking for some time, he came to a little 2 .He knocked at the door and 3 for food and shelter（住处）for the night. 4 was a poor woman in the cottage（茅屋）. She did not know that Alfred was the king 5 his clothes were torn and dirty. She let him in, and 6 him to sit down by the fire to 7 himself. She asked him to 8 her cakes which were baking, while she went to the well to 9 water.

　　Poor Alfred had 10 important things to think about than the cakes, which he soon 11 When the woman came back, her cakes were all 12 . She was very 13 .

　　“You, worthless（无用的）man !”she said.“You can' t 14 watch some cakes for a quarter of an hour. Take that! And that! And that!”She began beating the 15 king with a big stick.

　　 16 some of the enemy's soldiers came. When they saw the woman 17 him, they thought he was her 18 . So they laughed and left. Later some of Alfred' s own soldiers 19 him and bowed before him. 20 the poor woman learnt that it was the king whom she had beaten, she was very frightened. She went down on her knees and begged for mercy（乞求宽怒）. Instead of anger, the king thanked her and said that he would always remember her for saving his life.

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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of order. They are 1 late for work. They 2 the books to the library on time. They remember people's birthdays, and they pay the bill the moment they 3 Mr. Dodds is 4 a man.

　　Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives 5 his own. The only family is in the next town: his sister lives there with her 6 , and her son 7 Mark. Mr. Dodds doesn't see his sister, or 8 family, from one year to the next. He sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of 9 seventeen birthdays.

　　Last week Mr. Dodds had quite an incident. He drove home from his office at the 10 time, 11 neither too slowly 12 too fast. He parked his car where he 13 parked it, out of the other cars, and he went 14 to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a 15 at the door. Mr. Dodds 16 the door, to find a policeman 17 on the doorsteps.

　　“What have I done 18 ?”Mr. Dodds asked himself.“Have I 19 on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　“Hello! 20 ,”said the policeman,“My name is Mark.”

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　　Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food __1__ it is badly cooked.

　　The __2__ a meal in cooked and served is most important and an __3__ served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child __4__ he likes or dislikes a food and never __5__ likes and dislikes in front of him or allow __6__ else to do so. If file father says he hates fat meat or the mother __7__vegetables in the child's hearing he is __8__ to copy this procedure. Take it __9__ granted that he likes everything and he probably __10__

　　Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a __11__ dislike. At meal times it is a good __12__ to give a child a small portion and let him __13__ back for a second helping rather than give him as __14__ as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child __15__ meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not __16__ him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will __17__ learn to swallow his food __18__ he can hurry back to his toys. Under __19__ circumstances must a child be coaxed（哄骗）__20__ forced to eat.

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　　Paper was not made in southern Europe until tile year 1100. Though Scandinavia now __1__ a great deal of the world's paper, it did not begin to make it until 1500. __2__ was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from __3__ After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became the most important in __4__ Today in Finland, __5__ no industry is bigger than the forest industry. And the __6__ industry is the most important part of it.

　　Modern paper-making machines are very big, __7__ they make paper very fast. The __8__ machines can make a piece of paper 750 metres long and six metres wide in one minute.

　　When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, __9__ , and writing paper. But there are many other __10__. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We __11__ paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and __12__ beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper __13__ It is not a small house for children to __14__, but a real, big house for people to live in. It is not expensive. You can __15__ a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years.

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　　The American cowboy（牛仔）was a great hero through facts and stories.

　　In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He __1__ twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tired and not very well paid. In the winter, most cowboys had to find __2__ jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in a __3__ of eight to ten.

　　People had to raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets（市场）. But someone had to look __4__ the cattle（牛）on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the __5__ of a cowboy.

　　Sometimes the railroad was more than 1,000 kilometers away and it could __6__ as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboys moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not __7__ weight.

　　Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important __8__ A good horse made the job of moving cattle much __9__. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to __10__ them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them __11__.

　　The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians（历史学家）say that this was because the cowboy __12__ during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800s America was changing from a nation of farms to one of __13__ and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent（独立的）than other Americans.

　　Today, the life of real cowboys has __14__ greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no __15__ for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. Modern cowboys are __16__ paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in __17__ every state of the United States. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies（公司）. But __18__ night and on weekends, they become cowboys. Most have __19__ than 1,000 cows and some have only two or three. These part time cowboys __20__ the total production（生产）of meat, keeping beef low. Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

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　　Bats are among the least understood creatures in the world today. Until __1__ not many people seemed to care about their rapid disappearance. That's because bats commonly are feared and __2__ . The strong feelings about bats are the result of many false beliefs about the creatures. Stories are told about bats attacking people or __3__ caught in human hair. __4__ , bats are not a threat to people. 5__ , they are central part of the environment（环境）. The death of bats severely affects everything that lives in __6__ natural surroundings.

　　__7__ are one of the most effective controls in insects population. For example, a single little brown bat can catch 600 insects in an hour. “Twenty-five” million bats __8__ lived in a cave in the southwestern state of Arizona, they killed up to 200 tons of insects __9__ night.the bats protected crops of local farms __10__ being destroyed by the insects.

　　For the past several years, scientists have been learning more about the economical and environmental __11__ of bats. Throughout the world, bats are the main hunters of insects that destroy crops and forests. Bats __12__. help carry pollen（花粉）to fertilize flowers, And they spread plant seeds throughout deserts and forest areas. The loss of bats __13__ many fruits, nuts, and vegetables throughout the world cannot survive.

　　In the United States, more than, half of the different kinds of bats are considered in __14__ of disappearing. Their loss will increase the dependence of farmers __15__ poisonous chemicals to kill harmful insects.

　　In 1962, an organization was set up to help __16__ bats and the areas in which they live. The organization is called Bat Conservation International. Meilin Tuttle formed it. He is recognized worldwide __17__ a leading expert on bats. Bats Conservation International now has more than 12,000 members in 55 __18__.

　　One of the goals of the organization is to educate people about the importance of bats and need to protect __19__. Last June, Bat Conservation International and two American government agencies（组织）announced a joint __20__. They will work together to protect the bats that have made their homes in old mines.

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　　Can you remember the day __1__ you spoke your first word?

　　Try to imagine __2__ the first few months of your life were like. I am __3__ you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. __4__ you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It __5__ your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You tried your best to watch and listen. You began to know that people made certain sounds to __6__ certain things.

　　Then you began to try making the sound you __7__. And little by little you were able to make the __8__ sound for one thing. On that day you came to understand the __9__ of language. A certain sound __10__ a certain thing. One sound might be as good as __11__. But it is no good as a word __12__ everybody agrees __13__ its meaning. When a __14__ of people use the same sounds for things, they can understand each other. Only then do they have a language.

　　After you found the secret of language, you __15__ words. Some of the words meant __16__ , such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. __17__words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY, Soon you learned to __18__ words together to express an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.” This is language. People can communicate __19__ it. So we say languages are __20__ to communicate.