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People over the age of sixty-five in the United States are called 1 citizens. Life for these people is different from 2 of younger Americans. 3 senior citizens retire or no longer work full time. Also, it is 4 for people of this age to live with their children and grandchildren.
For many senior citizens, the years after sixty-five are not 5 . They feel that their lives lose meaning after retirement. In 6 , they may feel 7 being away from their families and the 8 they had in their work. 9 , they become more worried about their health as they grow older, and about their 10 if they live in big cities. 11 senior citizens enjoy their lives. They feel free to do what they 12 not able to 13 they were working and 14 families. They now have time to enjoy 15 and sports and travel.
The 16 of senior citizens in the United States is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before. 17 of their larger numbers and more active life styles, senior citizens are 18 social influence (影响) in the country.
The time 19 come all Americans will look 20 to becoming senior citizens.
1. A. old B. senior C. super D. aged
2. A. that B. this C. one D. it
3. A. All B. Most C. Few D. No
4. A. normal B. typical C. common D. unusual
5. A. bad B. excited C. enjoyable D. pitiful
6. A. addition B. part C. case D. time
7. A. alone B. lonely C. upset D. cross
8. A. joins B. relations C. communication D. all
9. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
10. A. money B. salary C. families D. safety
l l. A. Other B. Less C. Another D. Many
12. A. do B. are C. were D. can
13. A. when B. before C. after D. until
14. A. growing B. raising C. bringing D. caring
15. A. habits B. themselves C. hobbies D. interest
16. A. age B. life C. number D. world
17. A. Because B. Despite C. With D. Except
18. A. putting B. finding C. watching D. gaining
19. A. can B. may C. must D. should
20. A. in B. down C. forward D. up
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The fax has greatly changed office work, especially in China．When you place a sheet of paper in a fax machine, the machine“reads”the writing on the page and changes the shapes of letters 1 electronic signals．It then sends these signals down an ordinary telephone line to another fax machine, 2 changes the signals back into the shapes of letters．You can imagine 3 useful this is, particularly in 4 like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters．It is also useful for sending pictures, designs, maps and so on．
Sending a fax is more expensive than 5 (post)a letter, but much quicker．For example, you can send information abroad immediately, but mailing a letter might 6 a week or so． 7 (连词)you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will 8 (receive)even though the office is not open．There are two other points to consider．First, remember that a fax can be read by anyone, so be 9 (care)what you send!Second, do not start faxing everything!It is much cheaper to post or email a long report 10 to fax it．
1 ? Animals are natural resources. People have wasted these resources all through our history(合并句子).
Animals have been killed for ? 2 ?(they) fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are ? 3 ?(介词) the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care?? 4 ? Because we need animals and because once they are going, there will never be any more.(改正错误)
Animals are more than just beautiful and ? 5 ?(interest).They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.? 6 ?(Destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why?? 7 ?(连词) hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to ? 8 ?(动词短语) their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖)quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals ? 9 ?(介词短语).
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid (禁止) the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly,? 10 ?(冠词) number of some animals in danger is growing.
With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor. He made his ___1___ appearance in a film in 1990. Though he ___2___ in the film for only 4 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him. In his next ___3___, Pitt played the role of a fisherman. To make the film ___4___, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.
Pitt, caring ___5___ about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles. After ___6___ the screenplay of Legends of The Fall, he was attracted by the ___7___character. He asked for a lower ___8___ from the shooting team and was ___9___ to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. “The film ___10___ the chance to know life. I shall ___11___ remember the time when we were ___12___ the film,” Pitt said after completing fully it.
Pitt started his ___13___ of art when he was in university. ___14___ born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his ___15___ in film at an early age. After leaving the high school, he went to university to ___16___ law. Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he ___17___ out for a life of his own. With only 325 dollars in __18____ sometimes as a porter (搬运工) ___19___ a writer. Thanks to his hard work, he ___20___ opened up a new field of his own.
1. A. last B. first C. second D. other
2. A. was B. worked C. stayed D. appeared
3. A. cinema B. part C. appearance D. film
4. A. earlier B. later C. cheaper D. better
5. A. less B. more C. nothing D. much
6. A. seeing B. writing C. reading D. hearing
7. A. leading B. active C. shy D. brave
8. A. price B. pay C. degree D. money
9. A. willing B. sad C. worried D. anxious
10. A. finds B. gives C. leaves D. misses
11. A. always B. never C. ever D. hardly
12. A. making B. playing C. seeing D. directing
13. A. work B. job C. dream D. show
14. A. Because B. When C. Since D. Though
15. A. hope B. interest C. success D. feelings
16. A. teach B. break C. introduce D. study
17. A. dropped B. fled C. stopped D. ran
18. A. wallet B. hand C. pocket D. bag
19. A. but B. and C. or D. otherwise
20. A. nearly B. almost C. already D. finally
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