If you are 【小题1】 for a symbol of Britain, only one thing 【小题2】 the test-the umbrella. In London, even 【小题3】 the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混乱). Trains 【小题4】, drains block, and buses 【小题5】down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.
So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort 【小题6】 out. No one will ever leave home 【小题7】 his umbrella.
An umbrella has【小题8】of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella 【小题9】 a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be【小题10】using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防卫武器).

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
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【小题1】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

---The artist has got _____ much work to do that he hardly has time to help his wife with the housework.

　 ---That’s true. Even on Sundays he is busy with his work.

A. too　　   B. so　　    C. very        D. such

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Americans think much about time.   1.  As children，they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything.   2.   When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. 3.  A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. 4.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

　 5.  But sometimes they also hate time, because they become servant (佣人) of the clock.

A. Time is important to everyone.

B. Time is everything in America.

C. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily.

D. From childhood they learn to value (珍视) time.

E. To be worse, They have no time for their families on weekdays.

F. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.

G. They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things.

If you are 1. for a symbol of Britain, only one thing 2. the test-the umbrella. In London, even 3. the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混乱). Trains 4., drains block, and buses 5.down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.

So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort 6. out. No one will ever leave home 7. his umbrella.

An umbrella has8.of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella 9. a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be10.using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防卫武器).