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　　The western world has always been divided into two types of people——the cool and the uncool. It is a division that __1__ in school. The cool kids are good at __2__. They are __3__ with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to __4__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't make a big effort. That would __5__ be cool.

　　

　　The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don't have great. __6__ skills and they are __7__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the“X Files”. They are __8__ as the geeks.

　　

　　Here's the news. The geeks are __9__. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and __10__ your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but __11__ good degrees.

　　The most important __12__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __13__ others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __14__ of their own to work and play in, making them a global __15__. Besides, the effect of the geeks __16__ popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be __17__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __18__ you look like.

　　

　　But there are also __19__. Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for __20__.

(1)A.continues	B.makes
C.remains	D.starts
(2)A.computers	B.studies
C.sports	D.maths
(3)A.pleasant	B.popular
C.crazy	D.average
(4)A.copy	B.advance
C.take	D.act
(5)A.not	B.indeed
C.perhaps	D.actually
(6)A.speaking	B.operating
C.social	D.experiments
(7)A.speechless	B.sharp
C.active	D.hopeless
(8)A.known	B.referred
C.thought	D.admired
(9)A.taking 　　 on	B.taking 　　 up
C.taking 　　 over	D.taking 　　 in
(10)A.put	B.cause
C.bring	D.serve
(11)A.win	B.take
C.wish	D.finish
(12)A.industry	B.discovery
C.progress	D.development
(13)A.promise	B.discourage
C.demand	D.excite
(14)A.chance	B.space
C.world	D.career
(15)A.force	B.company
C.organizaiton	D.department
(16)A.of	B.on
C.in	D.for
(17)A.rich	B.attractive
C.handsome	D.uncool
(18)A.how	B.that
C.what	D.how 　　 much
(19)A.opportunities	B.dangers
C.possibility	D.question
(20)A.punishment	B.argument
C.competition	D.employment

Between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River lie    1. ________

　　Washington D.C. It is about 220 miles in the south               2. ________

　　of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest ways to               3. ________

　　get there is by long-distance bus, or by the fast

　　(125-mile-an-hour) train which spends a little more money than           4. ________

　　the bus journey and a little less money than flying. I could travel far

　　more than 220 miles to see Washington. It’s not city that has        5. ________

　　been grown up accidently as most big cities have done.              6. ________

　　It was carefully planned for the nation’s capital by a                 7. ________

　　Frenchman, Perril Enfant. The city was named                     8. ________

　　George Washington, the much-loved, much-admired,

　　much-respected first president of the United States.          9. ________

　　In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land which it stands.      10. ________

As I had my first child，I promised myself never to be a pushy parent.I was going to be a very __1__ and understanding mother.

　　 Five years later my little boy was about to　 __2__　 for his yellow belt in karate.As a five?year?old child，he wasn't taking it　 __3__，because it was mom trying to help him.He　 __4__　 the whole time.I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that.I was trying to teach him his backflip(背摔)．He continued to play and I　 __5__　 to yell.Finally I had made him feel like he couldn't accomplish　 __6__，just as I promised myself I wouldn't do.

　　 Still mad and stubborn I couldn't __7__.I had to teach him this flip.He was doing fine with it __8__ we had to leave to go to karate.While taking the test，he did great.His instructor would ask him to do something，and it came　 __9__　 for him.He never　 __10__　 him to do the back?flip.He passed his yellow belt test.

　　 We got in the car to go home，when he looked at me and said，“Mom，__11__　 did you make me do that back?flip so many times，when it wasn't　 __12__　 on the test？”The words wouldn't have　 __13__　 anything to anyone else，but it was a slap in my face.That night while lying in bed，I told him I　 __14__　 him.

　　 He was playing and didn't __15__　 anything，just giggled(咯咯地笑)．I said“I really do love you baby.”I was still feeling __16__，and also wondering if he had　 __17__　 me.Finally he replied in the　 __18__ voice，“I know you do，but I love you more.”

　　 He had forgiven me and I had decided that his __19__　 was more important than any test he would ever take.I made a new　 __20__　 to be a better mother and to accept that he was only a child.

1．A.patient　　　　　　　 　 B．energetic　　　　　　

C．polite　　　　　　　　　 D．brave

2．A.search　　　　　　　 B．practise　　　　　　　

C．play　　　　　　　　　　 D．test

3．A.easily　　　　　　　 　 B．happily　　　　　　　

C．seriously　　　　　　　 D．fairly

4．A.smiled　　　　　　　 B．played　　　　　　　

C．prepared　　　　　　　 　 D．slept

5．A.stopped　　　　　　 B．continued　　　　　　

C．tried　　　　　　　　　 　 D．liked

6．A.something　　　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　

C．everything　　　　　　 　 D．anything

7．A.give back　　　　　 　 B．give in　　　　　　　

C．give away　　　　 　　　D．give out

8．A.by the time　　　　 　　　 B．at the time　　　　　

C．in no time　　　　　　　 D．at a time

9．A.quick　　　　　　　 B．normal　　　　　　　

C．common　　　　　　　　 D．natural

10．A.demanded　　　　　 B．reminded　　　　　　

C．asked　 　　　　　　　 D．allowed

11．A.where　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　　

C．why　　　　　　　　　 D．how

12．A.even　　　　　　　　 　 B．ever　　　　　　　　　

C．still　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

13．A.shared　　　　　　 B．raised　　　　　　　

C．allowed　　　　　　　　 　 D．meant

14．A.hated　　　　　　　 B．loved　　　　　　　　

C．admired　　　　　　　 D．missed

15．A.accept　　　　　　 B．take　　　　　　　　

C．add　　　　　　　　　 D．say

16．A.guilty　　　　　　　 　 B．excited　　　　　　　

C．upset 　　　　　　　　　 D．proud

17．A.remembered　　　　 B．forgiven　　　　　　

C．noticed　　　　　　　　 　 D．deserted

18．A.saddest　　　　　　 　 B．sweetest　　　　　　

C．happiest　　　　　　　 　 D．biggest

19．A.attitude　　　　　　 　 B．expression　　　　　

C．feeling　　　　　　　　 D．suggestion

20．A.design　　　　　　 B．difference　　　　　

C．experiment　　　　　　 　 D．promise