Maybe you know that the letter “V” stands for “Victory” in the western countries.　1　 do you know the history of the sign?

During the World War II , Europe was ruled by the 　2　.A lot of people fled to Britain.　3　 was one Belgian　 4　 Victor Dalveli. He loved his motherland very much, and every day he　 5 a shortwave radio to broadcast to the Belgian people, 6 them to fight against the enemies. On the last day of 1940,he asked his countrymen to 7　 the letter “V” wherever they could to show their determination(决心)to win the final victory. In a few days the letter “V”　 8　 everywhere, 9　 in the enemies’ barracks(兵营).

Later, the letter “V” spread　 10　 the other fallen countries in Europe. 11　 it was simple and meaningful, it soon became very　 12 .When they met, 13　 put out their middle and index(食指)fingers to say hello to each other.

At that time, in some restaurants, knives and forks were　 14　 in such a way as to form a “V”. 15　 in some clock shops, clocks were stopped at 11:05 to show the sign of “V”.

1.A.And　　　　　 B. Besides　　　 C. Because 　 D. But

2.A.Germany　　　 B. Germen　　　 C. Germans　　 D. Germens

3.A.Among it　　 B. Inside it　　　 C. Among them D. It

4.A.named　　 　 B. whose name　 C. who named 　 D. naming

5.A.heard　　 　 B. listened　　　 C. sent　　　 D. used

6.A.called on 　 B. calling on　　 C. calling a D. called at

7.A.read　 　　 　B. say　　　　 　C. write　　　 D. find

8.A.appeared 　 B. was appeared C. happened D. was happened

9.A.besides　　　 　 B. still　　　　　 C. even　　　 　　 D. behind

10.A.outside　　 　 B. through　　　 C. to　　　 　　 D. by

11.A.After　 　 B. Because　　　 C. When 　 D. Though

12.A.popular　　 　 B. interesting　　 C. excited　 　D. strange

13.A.Belgians 　 B. soldiers　　　 C. friends　 　　 D. classmates

14.A.used 　 　　　　B. placed　　　　 C. bought　　 D. brought

15.A.And　　 　 B. But　　　　　 C. For　　　　 D. Over

Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right---stamps.

　 Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find.

　 He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

　 “Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

　 “I hope so,” Victor said.

　 Victor also liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s pen friend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

“ You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life.”

　 “What are they?” Victor asked.

　 “ Friends and patience.” He answered.

68. It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

A. 1954　　　　 B. 1974　　　　　　 C. 1994　　　　 D. 2004

69. Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

A. Phillip.　　　　 B. Phillip’s mother.　　 C. Victor.　　　 D. Victor’s father.

70. The passage mainly tells us that ________ is(are) important to people.

A. a happy family　　　　　　　　　　 B. a good hobby

C. relatives and friendship　　　　　　　 D. friends and patience

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　　November 7,2000 is a very special day in the United States. Voters all across the nation are 1 representatives in local and national races. Some people think that they're voting for the president of the country, too. They're not! Again, they're voting for 2 . These representatives are called electors(有选举权的人). They are part of a system called the Electoral College(总统选举团).

　　In most states the electors are chosen on a winner take-all basis. That makes it possible for one candidate(候选人) to win the most electors while getting less popular votes nationally than his 3 .

　　The electors will meet in their respeetive(各自的) states and cast their votes for president and vice-president on December 18,2000. The Constitution(宪法) does not 4 the electors to vote for the candidates that they are pledged to, but they almost always do. On January 6,2001, just two weeks 5 the new president and vice-president take office, the votes will be counted in Congress.

　　If no one gets a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes, at least 270 out of 538, the 6 will be chosen by Congress. The House of Representatives will choose (one vote per state) the 7 and the Senate will choose the vice-president. It's not likely, but we could actually end up with a president from one party and a vice-president from another.

　　In an extremely close election, all kinds of strange outcomes are 8 . Will the 9 that most voters prefer be the next 10 ? And when will we even know?

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　　In the 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence to hire a machine and an attendant (f~ ~). When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine. Then she changed into her bathing dress. When she had changed , the machine was pulled down to the sea. The bathing machine stopped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water. If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in.

1. Who used the bathing machine?

　　A. Women bathers.

　　B. Both men and women bathers.

　　C. Bathers who couldn’t swim.

　　D. Bathers who couldn’t walk.

2. A bathing machine was mainly used for

　　A. giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach

　　B. giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water

　　C. protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind

　　D. protecting the bather from being seen in bathing dress out of water

3. In the 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things. Which is the right order for doing them?

　　a. Changing into bathing clothes

　　b. Getting out of the bathing machine

　　c. Paying 2 pence

　　d. Getting into the bathing machine

　　e. Being taken down the beach

　　f. Getting into the water

　　A. e,d,a,b,f,c　　B. c,d,a,e,b,f

　　C. c,d,e,a,b,f　　D. d,a,e,b,f,c