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      There are many different kinds of taxes 1 in the U.S. The most 2 tax is the sales tax. When someone    3 something, he pays the price of his purchase 4 a small additional percentage. This purchase is the sales tax. The revenue (飽辺) from the sales goes to the state government to help pay 5 public schools, 6 safety, roads, parks   and benefits 7 the poor. Each state sets its own tax percentage.   Some states are considerably lower than others. In some states there   is no sales tax.

       A second type of tax is the 8 tax. This tax is a percentage of all the money 9 by a family each year. Americans pay income taxes to the federal government 10 uses the revenue for national expenses 11 defense, help for the needy and other public services. Some states also have a state income tax. The income tax, 12 other taxes, is usually graduated. This means the tax percentage increases 13 a family's income increases.     

    A third kind of tax is the 14 tax. This tax is paid by anyone who 15 land or a house. The 16 of the tax is based on the property's 17 . The revenue from this tax goes to    18 governments for school and community services.     

    In addition people must pay the luxury tax 19 they purchase   certain things such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages (焼咬創).

       A fifth kind of tax is the inheritance tax (写覚飽). When someone 20 usually his family inherits the 21 person's wealth and property. However, those who inherit must pay a percentage of this 22 to the government 23 an inheritance tax.

              24 we have heard, there are five kinds of taxes that Americans pay. 25 Americans don't want more taxes.     

    (1) A. paying   B. paid  C. to be paid  D. having paid                                �曄 。�     (2) A. important   B. common  C. private   D. public                                �曄 。�     (3) A. sells     B. steals  C. loses     D. buys                                �曄 。�     (4) A. plus      B. times   C. minus     D. divided                                �曄 。�     (5) A. for       B. to    C. off     D. out                                �曄 。�     (6) A. private     B. public  C. official  D. bosses                                �曄 。�     (7) A. from      B. to    C. for     D. off                                �曄 。�     (8) A. salaries    B. income  C. money     D. wages                                �曄 。�     (9) A. to be earned  B. earning   C. earned    D. having earned                                �曄 。�     (10) A. what     B. all what  C. where     D. which                                �曄 。�     (11) A. for example  B. such as   C. for instance   D. they are                                �曄 。�     (12) A. like   B. as   C. except    D. except that                                �曄 。�     (13) A. before     B. unless  C. as      D. even                                �曄 。�     (14) A. houses     B. land    C. furniture   D. property                                �曄 。�     (15) A. buys     B. owns    C. had     D. sells                                �曄 。�     (16) A. amount     B. position  C. quality   D. reason                                �曄 。�     (17) A. value    B. position  C. percentage  D. importance                                �曄 。�     (18) A. state    B. local   C. federal   D. same                                �曄 。�     (19) A. when     B. unless  C. because   D. since                                �曄 。�     (20) A. died     B. will die  C. dies    D. dying                                �曄 。�     (21) A. death    B. dying   C. deadly    D. dead                                �曄 。�     (22) A. money    B. wealth  C. amount    D. debt                                �曄 。�     (23) A. like     B. as    C. for     D. from                                �曄 。�     (24) A. As       B. What    C. Which     D. That                                �曄 。�     (25) A. No       B. Most    C. Few     D. Fewer                                �曄 。�

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Gordon Summer is a very good-looking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for.  1  known as Sting, he¨s the lead singer of The Police.

Suddenly Sting has become a   2  .^I can¨t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are  3  me, ̄ he says.

^When I¨m not working, all I want to do is to be a   4   person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being  5  . ̄

He and Frances bought the house in   6  when Sting returned from The Police¨s highly successful world tour.

^I picked Ireland because, apart from being  7  ,you can stay in touch with England while  8  life at a slower pace! ̄He also has Irish ancestry(怕枠)and an Irish  9  ,Frances, a well accepted actress.

Sting is very much a man  10  the eighties:^Frances  11  to be considered as only my wife, which I¨m   12   about. She has her own  13  .She¨s ambitious(俛伉鴎鴎議)and clever, but she has never let it affect her. It¨s  14  been that way. When we got married and had Joseph, ̄explains Sting,^we both agreed that being  15  was not going to affect our work. ̄

A fixed  16  life is clearly important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he   17  a job in teaching for the music business. Sting loved  18  ,but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to  19  both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so  20  that he knew he had to choose one or the other.

1. A.Hardly                            B. Better

C. More?                           D. Less

2. A. superstar                         B. teacher

C. singer                            D. player

3. A. following                         B. calling

C. watching                          D. waving

4. A. famous                            B. rich

C. normal                           D. poor

5. A. myself                           B. himself

C. ourselves                         D. themselves

6. A. England                           B. America

C. Scotland                          D. Ireland

7. A. near                               B. area

C. pleasant                           D. mountainous

8. A. suffering                       B. leading

C. protecting                          D. enjoying

9. A. wife                              B. friend

C. partner                            D. parent

10. A. of                              B. in

C. for                              D. at

11. A. agrees                            B. asks

C. refuses                          D. likes

12. A. worried                       B. glad

C. thankful                         D. angry

13. A. child                            B. life

C. job                              D. mind

14. A. seldom                           B. sometimes?

C. recently                         D. always

15. A. parents                          B. singers

C. players                           D. teachers

16. A. singing                           B. family

C. teaching                         D. playing

17. A. took up                          B. gave up

C. picked up                         D. put up

18. A. working                         B. traveling

C. changing                          D. teaching

19. A. make                           B. get

C. have                            D. do

20. A. given out                          B. picked out

C. died out                         D. tired out

 

臥心基宛才盾裂>>

Gordon Summer is a very good-looking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for.  1  known as Sting, he¨s the lead singer of The Police.

Suddenly Sting has become a   2  .^I can¨t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are  3  me, ̄ he says.

^When I¨m not working, all I want to do is to be a   4   person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being  5  . ̄

He and Frances bought the house in   6  when Sting returned from The Police¨s highly successful world tour.

^I picked Ireland because, apart from being  7  ,you can stay in touch with England while  8  life at a slower pace! ̄He also has Irish ancestry(怕枠)and an Irish  9  ,Frances, a well accepted actress.

Sting is very much a man  10  the eighties:^Frances  11  to be considered as only my wife, which I¨m   12   about. She has her own  13  .She¨s ambitious(俛伉鴎鴎議)and clever, but she has never let it affect her. It¨s  14  been that way. When we got married and had Joseph, ̄explains Sting,^we both agreed that being  15  was not going to affect our work. ̄

A fixed  16  life is clearly important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he   17  a job in teaching for the music business. Sting loved  18  ,but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to  19  both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so  20  that he knew he had to choose one or the other.

1. A.Hardly                            B. Better

C. More?                           D. Less

2. A. superstar                         B. teacher

C. singer                            D. player

3. A. following                         B. calling

C. watching                          D. waving

4. A. famous                            B. rich

C. normal                           D. poor

5. A. myself                           B. himself

C. ourselves                         D. themselves

6. A. England                           B. America

C. Scotland                          D. Ireland

7. A. near                               B. area

C. pleasant                           D. mountainous

8. A. suffering                       B. leading

C. protecting                          D. enjoying

9. A. wife                              B. friend

C. partner                            D. parent

10. A. of                              B. in

C. for                              D. at

11. A. agrees                            B. asks

C. refuses                          D. likes

12. A. worried                       B. glad

C. thankful                         D. angry

13. A. child                            B. life

C. job                              D. mind

14. A. seldom                           B. sometimes?

C. recently                         D. always

15. A. parents                          B. singers

C. players                           D. teachers

16. A. singing                           B. family

C. teaching                         D. playing

17. A. took up                          B. gave up

C. picked up                         D. put up

18. A. working                         B. traveling

C. changing                          D. teaching

19. A. make                             B. get

C. have                            D. do

20. A. given out                          B. picked out

C. died out                         D. tired out

 

臥心基宛才盾裂>>

頼侘野腎

  Mrs. Jackson is an old woman  1 has a small room  2    an old house. She  3 there  4 1964. That was the year  5 her husband    6 . He had been ill  7 many years. After his  8 Mrs. Jackson had  9 money   at all. She found work in a factory. Her Job was to clear the offices. She  10 get   up at 5 o¨clock  11 the morning. Last year she was ill and her doctor said, ^    12 work so hard. ̄ Now Mrs. Jackson sells newspaper  13 a big shop in the   middle of town. She  14 doesn't have much money  15 she is happier now.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
     

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頼侘野腎

  One day when Einstein was  1 his way home, a young man stopped   him and wished  2 a word with him. Einstein granted his request.

  The young man asked, ^How, Mr Einstein, can you  3 your fame? ̄

  The scientist said, ^It seems that you have been thinking of  4  famous   every day. ̄

  The young man nodded, ^Yes, I have been dreaming  5 being a   person as well-known as you. Every minute I am thinking of how to become famous, I don¨t   know when I can achieve my fame. ̄

     Einstein told him, ^Don¨t worry, young man. If you  6 to be famous like this,   you will have to wait until you  7  . ̄

  Why should I?  ̄ the young man was  8  .

  Einstein said, ^  9  you dream of is actually a high building. You never think of   how to build it  10  bricks.Thus the building will never  11  reality. However,   your story can serve  12  a mirror.People will remember you  13  your laziness.   They will often speak of your name while they give warnings to their children. Don¨t you   think you will be a notorious person  14  ? ̄

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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