The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or     more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a     part of life.

Cars are used for      . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to       their jobs. When salesmen are sent to       parts of the city, they have to drive in order to       their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.

Sometimes, small children must be driven to      . In some cities, school buses are used only when children        more than a mile from the school. When the children are too      to walk that far, their parents take       driving them to school. One        drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is        forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place     they work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put       cars on the road and to use less oil.       is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.

1.A. even      B. much          C. little            D. such

2.A. great          B. necessary     C. proper         D. poss ible

3.A. families     B. business       C. education  D. farms

4.A. get to         B. look for         C. find out         D. use up

5.A. same   B. different   C. every       D. each

6.A. catch         B. create C. cover       D. carry

7.A. cities          B. schools         C. parks        D. gardens

8.A. move         B. study        C. live            D. work

9.A. small         B. big          C. young  D. old

10.A. money    B. time         C. pride         D. turns

11.A. parent     B. child         C. way            D. car

12.A. call          B. calling          C. to call           D. called

13.A. where     B. that          C. which    D. when

14.A. more       B. fewer       C. many         D. less

15.A. Driving B. Running   C. Parking         D. Forming

The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or     more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a     part of life.
Cars are used for     . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to      their jobs. When salesmen are sent to      parts of the city, they have to drive in order to       their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to      . In some cities, school buses are used only when children       more than a mile from the school. When the children are too     to walk that far, their parents take      driving them to school. One       drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is       forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place     they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put       cars on the road and to use less oil.      is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.

The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or 46  more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a 47  part of life.

Cars are used for 48   . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to 49   their jobs. When salesmen are sent to 50   parts of the city, they have to drive in order to 51   their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.

Sometimes, small children must be driven to 52   . In some cities, school buses are used only when children 53    more than a mile from the school. When the children are too 54   to walk that far, their parents take 55   driving them to school. One 56    drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is 57    forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place 58   they work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put 59   cars on the road and to use less oil. 60   is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.

46. A. even                      B. much                    C. little                      D. such

47. A. great                     B. necessary             C. proper                 D. possible

48. A. families                 B. business               C. education            D. farms

49. A. get to                    B. look for                C. find out                D. use up

50. A. same                   B. different             C. every                 D. each

51. A. catch                    B. create                  C. cover                   D. carry

52. A. cities                     B. schools                C. parks                   D. gardens

53. A. move                    B. study                   C. live                      D. work

54. A. small                    B. big                     C. young                 D. old

55. A. money                   B. time                     C. pride                    D. turns

56. A. parent                   B. child                    C. way                     D. car

57. A. call                       B. calling                 C. to call                 D. called

58. A. where                   B. that                      C. which                  D. when

59. A. more                     B. fewer                   C. many                   D. less

60. A. Driving                  B. Running               C. Parking                D. Forming

Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to  15  each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   16  to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were   17  to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were   18  , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   19  with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   20  for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   21 .
At last, the largest fish returned to the   22  by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   23   his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner   24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.