More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them  21 ; over 300,000 were  22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved  23 services saved many soldiers with serious  24  that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even  25   in North Vietnamese prisons.

One of the  26  things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The  27  of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not   28  celebrated. Americans 29  them with stony silence.

The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had  32  a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national  33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34  over their not being supported.

"I didn’t want to  35   it at first---people went against us when we were putting our  36  on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"

Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed  38   the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or  39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total  40   Vietnam veterans.

What is the purpose of the World Games? What's the difference between the World Games and the Olympic Games?

_50 _the Olympic Games, the World Games have a rather _51_ history．In 1981, the first World Games were held in Santa Clara．Since then, in the year following the Olympics, some of the world's best athletes _52_ in their common search for _53_ at the world Games．

There are usually 25 to 35 _54_ at the World Games, The events at the World Games are not part of the Olympics or ones were part of the Olympic Games．Many events at the World Games _55_ as Olympic events, like weightlifting and badminton．They got their start as events at the World Games _56_ being moved into the Olympics．Just like the Olympics, the World Games also have _57_ competitions．These competitions get the sport the chance to be seen and the chance to become medal events．

The World Games are _58_ tied to the Olympic Games because the International Olympic Committee is the sponsor of the International World Games Association．The International Olympic Committee has decided that the number of Olympic participants is _59_ 10,500．The new policy means that no World Games competitions will be _60_ the Olympics any time soon．   

This year, the World Games were held in Taiwan．Some events, like softball, _61_ be Olympic sports but were dropped and now are _62_ for the World Games．The World Games look like a perfect supplement and _63_ ground for future Olympic Games．So next time you get a chance to watch the World Games, you may want to pay attention as it could be the future, or maybe even _64_．

1.A．As for              B．But for          C．Because of    D．Compared with

2.A．early             B．young            C．long             D．ancient

3.A．unite           B．lie           C．result          D．participate

4.A．fame             B．excellence    C．wealth         D．knowledge

5.A．games            B．sports        C．events                 D．matches

6.A．end up            B．start on      C．break off       D．come up

7.A．after             B．since           C．before           D．unless

8.A．international      B．intense           C．fair              D．exhibition

9.A．loosely            B．somewhat      C．closely       D．partly

10.A．amounted to     B．limited to        C．added to      D．reduced to

11.A．moved into     B．engaged in       C．held in          D．established in

12.A．had to                   B．seemed to      C．happened to   D．used to

13.A．good          B．available        C．helpful         D．convenient

14.A．competing       B．playing           C．training           D．camping

15.A．focus           B．truth            C．hope             D．history

More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.
The department gave a report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996---97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.
“The report is a clear sign that our nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”
In March1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.
Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

1. 1.

   The main idea of the passage is that in the US schools _______.

   1. A.
      students enjoy shooting
   2. B.
      students are eager to be soldiers
   3. C.
      safety is a problem
   4. D.
      students can make guns
2. 2.

   From what Richard Riley said we can infer that ________.

   1. A.
      the number of the expulsions is not large
   2. B.
      the number of the expulsion is wrong
      
   3. C.
      there are soldiers hiding among the students
   4. D.
      guns are out of control in US schools
3. 3.

   The main idea of paragraph four shows us ______.

   1. A.
      some examples of shoot in US schools.
   2. B.
      the American's feeling.
   3. C.
      some famous schools.
   4. D.
      that some teachers were killed by students.
4. 4.

   From this passage we get to know that ________.

   1. A.
      every American cannot have guns
   2. B.
      only soldiers and police can have guns
   3. C.
      every American citizen can own guns
   4. D.
      teachers have no money to buy guns

阅读理解

　　More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

　　The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996～1997, against 7 percent for rifle (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.

　　“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,”Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement.“We need to be tough－minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

　　In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.

　　Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13.34 percent were from high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

1．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ________.

[　　]

A．students enjoy shooting

B．students are eager to be soldiers

C．safety is problem

D．students can make guns

2．The report from the US Department of Education shows that ________.

[　　]

A．the number of the expulsions is not large

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

C．there are soldiers hiding among the students

D．guns are out of controlling in US schools

3．The main idea of paragraph four shows us ________.

[　　]

A．some examples of shootings in US schools

B．the Americans’ feeling

C．some famous schools

D．that some teachers were killed by students

4．How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

[　　]

5．From this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．every American cannot have guns

B．only soldiers and police can have guns

C．every American citizen can own guns

D．teachers have no money to buy guns

阅读理解

　　More than 6000 children were expelled(开除)from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

　　The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除)as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996－1997, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪)or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms.

　　“The report is a clear sign that our nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩)on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be toughminded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

　　In March 1997, an 11－year－old boy and a 13－year－old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14－year－old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.

　　Most of the expulsions, 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13.34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools, the report said.

1．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ________.

[　　]

A．students enjoy shooting

B．students are eager to be soldiers

C．safety is a problem

D．students can make guns

2．The report from the US Department of Education shows that ________.

[　　]

A．the number of the expulsions is not large

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

C．there are soldiers hiding among the students

D．guns are out of control in US schools

3．The main idea of paragraph four shows us ________.

[　　]

A．some examples of shootings in US schools

B．the Americans' feeling

C．some famous schools

D．that some teachers were killed by students

4．How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

[　　]

5．From this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．every American cannot have guns

B．only soldiers and police can have guns

C．every American citizen can own guns

D．teachers have no money to buy guns