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Elaine was a saleswoman,who drove all over the city five days a week. When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop,she would drive quickly along the emergency lane. While driving she usually____on her cell phone,drinking a soda or eating a sandwich—her hands, legs and mouth were always___while she was driving.

Last night she got____in Friday evening rush hour. She was going to be ____for her date. She was already____when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped. Elaine drove____over to the emergency lane. Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror. She had to____her car. A good?looking officer walked up.

“Officer,my boyfriend left me after he got me pregnant. I have constant morning sickness. I’m just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my____.” She looked at the officer with____eyes.

He looked at her pitifully,then said____,“Okay,ma’am. Take the first exit. I hope you’ll be feeling better.”

The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on. This was the second time that____had worked for her. She had one more thing to do before she got home. She had to mail a package. When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm, no parking was____,except for the handicapped (残疾的) space. Elaine drove right into it. She would only be a minute,she told____.All she had to do was ____the post office,get the package____,and pay the clerk.

Fortunately,there was no____in the store. Everything was done so ____that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car. Then she stopped____.There was an envelope on the windshield (挡风玻璃).She opened it slowly. She knew____it was,but not how much it was. She screamed when she saw the____.A dog started barking.

1.A. depended B. carried C. talked D. sold

2.A. full B. open C. free D. busy

3.A. stuck B. hurt C. annoyed D. punished

4.A. late B. ready C. excited D. mad

5.A. satisfied B. angry C. exhausted D. calm

6.A. reluctantly B. immediately C. guiltily D. gratefully

7.A. stop B. start C. discard D. speed

8.A. gas B. ticket C. medicine D. package

9.A. innocent B. aggressive C. addicted D. proud

10.A. softly B. rudely C. skeptically D. strictly

11.A. officer B. excuse C. driver D. mistake

12.A. adoptable B. accessible C. acceptable D. available

13.A. the clerk B. the guard C. the worker D. herself

14.A. take out B. get out C. run into D. push into

15.A. weighed B. printed C. repaired D. paid

16.A. car B. line C. police D. service

17.A. quickly B. slowly C. strangely D. quietly

18.A. talking B. driving C. thinking D. whistling

19.A. how B. why C. what D. that

20.A. invitation B. order C. amount D. letter

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Home on the Way

People need homes: children assume their parents' place as home; boarders call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers … have no place to call "home", at least for a few nights. ____1.___? Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.

Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; ____2. ____. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only mobile!

And how about keeping relationships while in transit? _____3.____ ; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. _____4._____.

Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting to be found. ____5._____, we can make the place we stay "home".

A. Hostels provide a clean safe place to stay while you are travelling the world

B. others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely

C. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings(手足)

D. So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time

E. No matter where you go to in the world, hotels are there, too

F. Some keep contact with their friends via internet

G. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination

Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.

Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when they’ re in poorly lit places----and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.

Don’ t forget the clock----or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’ re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one ,total intake (摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And we’ ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

1.The text is especially helpful for those who care about_______.

A. healthy diets B. house buying

C. their body shape D. their home comforts

2.A home environment in blue can help people_________.

A. reduce food intake B. digest food better

C. regain their appetites D. burn more calories

3.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?

A. Use smaller spoons. B. Turn down the lights.

C. Eat quickly. D. Play fast music.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?

B. Is Your House Making You Fat?

C. Ways of Serving Dinner

D. Effects of Self-Consciousness

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Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely(绝对地) terrifying.

1. . However, most deaths result from fear, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.

Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off th e road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel(方向盘) in the "ten and two" position.

Undo your seatbelt. 2. . Release the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.

3. . Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape choice either because of fear or misinformation about doors and sinking.

Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car. 4. .

Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the stage where the car has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. 5. . While there is still air in the car, take slow, deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.

A. Open the window as soon as you hit the water.

B. This is the first thing to do, yet it often gets forgotten.

C. Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.

D. In short, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.

E. It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to be filled with water usually.

F. Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning(淹死).

G. But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.

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I shall never forget the day when the earthquake happened. It was about 5 in the afternoon and I was ___________ along the road to my daughter's school. Our plan was to go _________ together. I stopped at a __________ to get some fresh fruit. We liked to have some fruit to eat after our swim. I was driving along a high ___________ on my way to the school. ___________ my road was another road which was built like a __________. I was ________ so I put the bag of apples ___________ me and started to eat one. Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to ____________ from side to side. I slowed down. Then my car started to shake! I didn't know what was happening. Perhaps something had ____________ wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I __________ the car and at the same moment the road __________ onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the ___________. I couldn't move. My legs and feet were hurt badly and I couldn't move them. All around me was ___________. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noises.

Then I realized what had happened. I had been ___________ an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of ____________, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people ___________ towards me. A team of people had come to __________ if anyone was under the ___________ road. I called out, “I'm here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you ___________?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said. They didn't get me out until the next morning.

1.A. walking B.leading C. driving D.running

2.A. shopping B.dancing C.sight?seeing D. swimming

3.A. shop B.farm C.park D.school

4.A. bridge B.road C.school D.side

5.A. Under B.Over C.Along D.Beside

6.A. roof B.bridge C.cover D.top

7.A. tired B.thirsty C.hungry D.sleepy

8.A. over B.beside C.ahead of D.under

9.A. move B.roll C.run D.jump

10.A. been B.broken C. done D.gone

11.A. stopped B.started C.moved D.parked

12.A. put B.fell C.ran D.jumped

13.A. afternoon B.dark C.evening D. car

14.A. quiet B.dusty C.noisy D.blood

15.A. on B.at C.in D.by

16.A. food B.apples C.sandwiches D.bread

17.A. climbing B.shouting C.moving D.driving

18.A. know B.tell C.see D.understand

19.A. falling B.breaking C.broken D.dirty

20.A. sleeping B.eating C.feeling D.going

Everybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40%of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip.

But according to a new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serve any useful function. The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service.

Tipping is better explained, by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least l5% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get l5%-20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping.

According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers' author, countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And Mr. Lynn says, “In America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off."

1. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. different kinds of tipping in different countries

B. the relationship between tipping and custom

C. the origin and present meaning of tipping

D. most American people hate tipping

2.Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase "caught on"?

A. become popular. B. been hated.

C. been stopped. D. been permitted

3.Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most?

A. A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in New York.

B. An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well known restaurant in New York.

C. A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in New York.

D. A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in New York.

4.We can infer from this passage that ________.

A. tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves

B. tipping is especially popular in New York

C. tipping in America can make service better now

D. tipping has something to do with people's character

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