The weather in Britain is . You can find that one minute it is rainy and the next minute the sun is shining brightly. ‐臥心厚謹/

 

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堋響和中玉猟��嫺燐凪寄吭��隼朔貫1��25光籾侭公議膨倖僉�釀丕�僉竃匯   倖恷煮基宛。

    It was cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he   crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were   hardly any 1 on the river. 2 the bridge, however, almost directly   below, 3 was a small canoe(鏡直巍), with a boy in it. He was   4 wearing many clothes, Robert 5 . He shivered(嬉阻倖混媾)and walked on.

         6 he heard a cry. "Help! Help!" The cry 7 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   8 the water and his canoe was 9 away. "Help!   Help!" he called again.

       Robert was a good 10 . Taking off his clothes, he 11 into the   river. The 12 water made him tremble all over,    13 in a few seconds he reached the 14 . "Don't be afraid," he said and started to swim   towards the river bank, 15 the boy with him. But at that   16 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the   boat, all 17 in his direction. Robert 18 to swim towards the boat.

       "Give me a hand," he shouted 19 he got near the boat. He 20 up into a row of faces. "It's funny," he thought. "They look so   21 ." Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   22 him in a blanket. But they did not move to   23 Robert.

       "Aren't you going to pull me 24 too?" Robert asked.

       "You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing   next to a large 25 . "You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled   (篤撒) a whole afternoon's work! You can stay in the water!"

(1)  A. fish     B. boats      C. waves      D. sounds                               �曄 。� (2) A. From     B. Towards    C. Near       D. Beyond                               �曄 。� (3)  A. there    B. it       C. where      D. that                               �曄 。� (4) A. then     B. also       C. only       D. not                               �曄 。� (5) A. noticed  B. saw      C. guessed    D. said                               �曄 。� (6) A. Till then  B. Just then    C. Far away     D. From there                               �曄 。� (7) A. happened   B. went       C. arrived    D. came                               �曄 。� (8)  A. on     B. within     C. in       D. under                               �曄 。� (9)  A. running  B. floating     C. flowing    D. pulling                               �曄 。� (10) A. swimmer  B. guard      C. soldier    D. sportsman                               �曄 。� (11) A. threw    B. looked     C. dived      D. turned                               �曄 。� (12)  A. deep     B. cool       C. dirty      D. cold                               �曄 。� (13) A. but    B. so        C. and         D. or �曄 。� (14) A. canoe    B. bank       C. boy      D. bridge                               �曄 。� (15) A. pushing  B. dragging     C. holding    D. catching                               �曄 。� (16)  A. place    B. period     C. second     D. moment                               �曄 。� (17) A. seeing   B. smiling    C. looking    D. shouting                               �曄 。� (18) A. decided  B. went       C. agreed     D. promised                               �曄 。� (19) A. while    B. till       C. for      D. as �曄 。� (20) A. turned   B. looked     C. hurried    D. stood                               �曄 。� (21) A. nervous  B. afraid     C. excited    D. angry                               �曄 。� (22) A. wrapped  B. left       C. placed     D. threw                               �曄 。� (23) A. save     B. thank      C. help       D. wrap                               �曄 。� (24) A. on     B. out      C. away       D. off                               �曄 。� (25) A. boat     B. blanket    C. camera     D. screen                               �曄 。�

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堋響和中玉猟��嫺燐凪寄吭��隼朔貫1゛25光籾侭公議膨倖僉�釀丕�僉竃匯   倖恷煮基宛。

      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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^Do you think we¨ll win?  ̄ten-year-old Tyrus Lucas asked his mother   1    he wrote his name on the entry(歌琵恬瞳�� to Cartoon Network¨s toy sweepstakes.

^We can   2    ,  ̄said his mother, a divorced mother who works as a teacher and struggled to   3     her kids, she didn¨t have much money for   4    .

A week later the phone rang. ^Your son won our drawing! ̄ a woman    5    .

^Great,  ̄cried his mother, ^Which   6   did he win?  ̄

^All of them. A thousand toys! ̄

The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not   7   the surprise, opened the door and his face    8   up. ^Mom,  ̄he cried, ^Cartoon Network is here! ̄

So were dozens of   9   kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck. They jumped   10   as hundreds of toys tumbled(辧士) from the truck¨s back doors.

Tyrus thought he could   11     his whole room with them. But as he looked at the children around him, he   12   . The others in their working-class neighborhood didn¨t have

    13   either.

^Here,  ̄he said,    14    a doll to a little girl. Then he handed a boy another. ^Take

    15    you want,  ̄Tyrus told the kids!and they did,   16   him over and over.

Tyrus kept several games, but he hasn¨t done giving. ^Why don¨t we give some to your

    17    , Mom?  ̄ he asked. They   18   almost 100 toys to the elementary school where she works. ^The first thing my son thought of was to   19    ,  ̄his mother says, smiling, ^I¨m so   20     of him.  ̄

1. A. though                           B. as

C. as long as                            D. so that

2. A. guess                                B. ask

C. wait                             D. try

3. A. support                           B. promise

C. treat                           D. consider

4. A. drawings                           B. extras

C. food                           D. schooling

5. A. declared                           B. explained

C. spoke                                D. praised

6. A. prize                                B. pay

C. toy                                   D. wealth

7. A. seeing                           B. helping

C. knowing                           D. enjoying

8. A. lighted                           B. looked

C. turned                                D. set

9. A. attractive                           B. warm

C. helpful                                D. excited

10 . A. off                                B. out

C. down                                D. up and down

11. A. join                                B. fill

C. keep                           D. have

12. A. worried                           B. stopped

C. laughed                                D. examined

13. A. much                           B. great

C. little                             D. quantities

14. A. showing                           B. moving

C. handing                               D. driving

15. A. wherever                             B. however

C. whenever                           D. whatever

16. A. troubling                           B. interrupting

C. reminding                          D. thanking

17. A. schools                          B. friends

C. students                                D. children

18. A. contributed                        B. delivered

C. sold                             D. lent

19. A. take                               B. lend

C. give                             D. imagine

20. A. fond                           B. proud

C. sure                             D. kind

 

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^Do you think we¨ll win?  ̄ten-year-old Tyrus Lucas asked his mother   1    he wrote his name on the entry(歌琵恬瞳�� to Cartoon Network¨s toy sweepstakes.

^We can   2    ,  ̄said his mother, a divorced mother who works as a teacher and struggled to   3     her kids, she didn¨t have much money for   4    .

A week later the phone rang. ^Your son won our drawing! ̄ a woman    5    .

^Great,  ̄cried his mother, ^Which   6   did he win?  ̄

^All of them. A thousand toys! ̄

The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not   7   the surprise, opened the door and his face    8   up. ^Mom,  ̄he cried, ^Cartoon Network is here! ̄

So were dozens of   9   kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck. They jumped   10   as hundreds of toys tumbled(辧士) from the truck¨s back doors.

Tyrus thought he could   11     his whole room with them. But as he looked at the children around him, he   12   . The others in their working-class neighborhood didn¨t have

    13   either.

^Here,  ̄he said,    14    a doll to a little girl. Then he handed a boy another. ^Take

    15    you want,  ̄Tyrus told the kids!and they did,   16   him over and over.

Tyrus kept several games, but he hasn¨t done giving. ^Why don¨t we give some to your

    17    , Mom?  ̄ he asked. They   18   almost 100 toys to the elementary school where she works. ^The first thing my son thought of was to   19    ,  ̄his mother says, smiling, ^I¨m so   20     of him.  ̄

1. A. though                           B. as

C. as long as                            D. so that

2. A. guess                                B. ask

C. wait                             D. try

3. A. support                           B. promise

C. treat                           D. consider

4. A. drawings                           B. extras

C. food                           D. schooling

5. A. declared                           B. explained

C. spoke                                D. praised

6. A. prize                                B. pay

C. toy                                   D. wealth

7. A. seeing                           B. helping

C. knowing                           D. enjoying

8. A. lighted                           B. looked

C. turned                                D. set

9. A. attractive                           B. warm

C. helpful                                D. excited

10 . A. off                                B. out

C. down                                D. up and down

11. A. join                                B. fill

C. keep                           D. have

12. A. worried                           B. stopped

C. laughed                                D. examined

13. A. much                           B. great

C. little                             D. quantities

14. A. showing                           B. moving

C. handing                               D. driving

15. A. wherever                           B. however

C. whenever                           D. whatever

16. A. troubling                           B. interrupting

C. reminding                          D. thanking

17. A. schools                          B. friends

C. students                                D. children

18. A. contributed                        B. delivered

C. sold                             D. lent

19. A. take                               B. lend

C. give                             D. imagine

20. A. fond                           B. proud

C. sure                             D. kind

 

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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

 

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