Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two p　 36　 　and one or two children each．Children in the USA will l　 37　　 　their parents' home when they grow up．They usually live far f 　38　 　　their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often w　　 39　　 　to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on h 　　40　 ．Parents usually let their children choose their o　 41　 　jobs．Americans think it i　 42　　 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves． Children are asked to do some work a　　 43　　 　their house．And in many families， children are p　　 44　 for doing some housework so that they can learn h　 45 　　to make money for their own use．

　　 John was a young man whom worked in an office in a small town.　　　 26. _____

His manager (经理) one day said to him, “John, I want you go to Surbiton,　　 27. _____

to an office here, to see Mr. Hunter. Here’s the address.”　　　　　　　　　 28. _____

John went to Surbiton. When he walked into the railway station,　　　　　　 29. _____

he taught, “The office isn’t far from the station. I’ll find it easily.”　　　　　　 30. _____

But in an hour he was still looking for it,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 31. _____

so he stopped asking an old woman. She said, “Go straight along this street, turn　 32. _____

to the left in the end, and it’s the second building on the right.” John went and found it.33. _____

A few days later on he went to the same city, but again he did not find the office,　　 34. _____

So he asked someone the way. It was the same old woman! She was

very surprising and said, “Are you still looking for that place?”　　　　　　　　　 35. _____

　 I was in town yesterday. I ___1___ to see Jane at the bank. I thought she might have___2___to go for lunch with me.

When I got to the bank, I___3___told she had just been out. I ___4___them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45. The answer was yes. I had some time__5___I decided to wait for her. I walked over to take a seat ___6___ the window. It was 12:30, and I was___7___she couldn't come back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk to the door, someone___8___ my name. I turned around and was surprised to find___9___was Jane. She said she had never left her office all the___10___.

1. A. decided B. pass C. look D. meet

2. A. friends B. a holiday C. time D. money

3. A. am B. were C. is D. was

4. A. told B. asked C. spoke to D. said to

5. A. then B. but C. and D. so

6. A. by B. on C. from D. to

7. A. sad B. sure C. believed D. certainly

8. A. cried B. shout C. called D. asked

9. A. he B. this C. that D. it

10. A. day B. morning C. afternoon D. evening

31.display　 32.filled　 33.laid　 34. drinking　 35.appeared

26.headache　 27.languages　　 28.sunshine　　 29.enjoyable 　　gratulations

54.I really can’t decide which book _____.

A. chosen　 B. chose　　 C. to choose　　 D. choosing

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53.The students _____ to sing this song.

A. are often heard　 B. often hear　 C. are hearing　 D. heard

52.This radio is ____ cheaper than that one.

A. more　 B. far　　 C. very　 D. most

51.How much did you pay for your book?______.

A. Not too much　 B. Not much too　 C. Not too many　 D. Much too not