For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go 　　1　　．They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 　　2　　．So both of them agreed not to repeat the journey after choosing a branch road at every fork．

　　A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to the 　　3　　 quarters and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going 　　4　　 to the panda and the peacock．They favored panda as it was the nation's treasure and went its way．Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn't help 　　5　　．But they had to make it, and immediately， for it brooked(容忍)no delay．If they 　　6　　 they would miss more．Only rapid decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　　7　　 possible regret．

　　Life is more or less like this－alternatives often occur that one has to choose, for example， between two 　　8　　 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者)．To obtain one you have to 　　9　　 the other－you can only get 　　10　　 of it．If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses， you will most likely end up in empty-handedness．Don't be sad about it．At least you have got half of the desirable things in life－something that is hard to come by．

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　　Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was 　　1　　 to go everywhere．They had to decide where to go and which animals to visit as their time was 　　2　　．So both of them agreed not to 　　3　　 after choosing a 　　4　　 at every fork(岔路口)．

　　A road sign at the first fork 　　5　　 one way to the lion area and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a 　　6　　 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock．They 　　7　　 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way．　　8　　, they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 　　9　　 what they couldn’t help regretting．But they had to make it, and 　　10　　, for it brooked(容忍)no delay．If they hesitated(犹豫不决)they would miss 　　11　　．Only 　　12　　 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　　13　　 possible regret．

　　Life is 　　14　　 like this－choices often occur that one has to make．For example, between two 　　15　　 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者)．To get one you 　　16　　 give up the other－you can get half of it．If you 　　17　　 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 　　18　　 empty-handedness．Don’t be sad about it．　　19　　 you have got half of the desirable things in life－something that is 　　20　　 to come by(得到)．

阅读理解

　　BRITAIN is a popular tourist place．But tours of the country have pros and cons．

Good news

　　Free museums：No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董)．

　　Pop music：Britain is the only country to rival(与……比敌)the US on this score．

　　Black cabs：London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night．

　　Choice of food：Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants．

　　Fashion：Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too．

Bad news

　　Poor service：“It’s part of the image of the place．People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced, ” says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center．

　　Poor public transport：Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably(不可解的)popular．

　　Lack of language：Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps．

　　Rain：Still in the number one complaint．

　　No air-conditioning：So that even splendidly hot summer become as unbearable as the downpours．

　　Overpriced hotels：The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark．

　　Licensing hours：Alcohol is in short supply after 11 p. m. even in 24-hour cities．

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　　What kind of person becomes an addict? Someone 　　1　　, with a lot of friends; or someone who is 　　2　　 from the rest, with only a few friends, or none at all? The 　　3　　 I am trying to make is that anyone can become an addict．

　　The only way that I 　　4　　 this out was by becoming an addict myself．I used to be a guy who was 　　5　　 in the popular crowd．Right before high school began, I started being 　　6　　 by most of my friends．I had never lived with the 　　7　　 that I had no friends, so I did almost anything to 　　8　　 the two good friends I still had．One of the things I did was 　　9　　 drugs for the first time．This was a big 　　10　　 from the way I lived when I was younger．I was a(n)　　11　　, and the last thing I thought I would get into was drugs．Drugs 　　12　　 me from being the best sports player I could be．

　　I 　　13　　 to smoke drugs after I entered high school because that was what my new "cool" friends were 　　14　　．The next three years were filled with many 　　15　　, I was arrested twice, and lost my license for two years．This made me sad and 　　16　　．

　　I realized I could not live this way; I must stop the 　　17　　 of using drugs．

　　Since then, my 　　18　　 and actions have changed and so has my direction in life．I do see a future in water skiing．　　19　　, I haven't killed my chance in 　　20　　．I know that I must keep a clear head first．Keep Coming Back．It works if you work it．