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5.The tax should be (废除) .
5,abolished
You've just come home,after living abroad for a few years. Since you've been away,has this country changed for the better―or for the worse?
If you've just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight's holiday,small changes have probably surprised you—a local greengrocer's suddenly being re?placed by a mobile phone shop to someone in your street moving house.
So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven,ten or even fifteen years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed—or now take for granted? To find out,we asked some people who recently returned.
Debi: When we left, Cheltenham,my hometown,was a town of white,middle-class families―all very conservative(保守的) .The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians,who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners.
Having been an immigrant(移民) myself,I admire people who go over?seas to find a job. Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high,I'd think differently,but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they're more open-minded and often work harder than the natives.
Christine: As we flew home over Britain,both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we'd left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.
To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frighte?ning―in Cyprus,they're very relaxed―and I got pulled over by customs of?ficers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.
But anyway,this is still a green,beautiful country. I just wish more peo?ple would appreciate what they've got.
6.After a short overseas holiday,people tend to
A.notice small changes
B.expect small changes
C.welcome small changes
D.exaggerate small changes
7.How does Debi look at the foreign settlers?
A. Cautiously. B. Positively.
C. Sceptically. D. Critically.
8.When arriving at the airport in Britain,Christine was shocked by
A.the relaxed policemen
B.the messy arrivals hall
C.the tight security
D.the bank robbers
9.Which might be the best title for the passage?
A. Life in Britain B. Back in Britain
C. Britain in future D. Britain in Memory
go wild about, in other words, put into prison, consist of, take over
1.Like some of my classmates, I cannot live up to my teachers' expectations________，I let them down.
2.In many American universities?the total work for a degree_________thirty-six courses, each of which lasts for one semester(学期) .
3.There is no doubt that Internet shopping will_________ as long as custom- ers can make sure of its safety and quality.
4.The boy used to_________ that popular singer,but now he spends most of time on his studies.
5.He was_________ two years ago and now he has been set free.
Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of com?mercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public,and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
An attraction of sport programmes for the major US media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons―the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programmes,especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the tel?evision networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices dur?ing what normally would be dead time for programming.
Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not re?port certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corpo?rations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travellers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers,cars and life insurance.
Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers,and the ratings(收视率) are unusually low. However,the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States,including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars,business and person?al computers,and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programmes regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of "company cars" and computers. With such viewers,these programmes don't need high ratings to stay on the air.
6.Television sport programmes on weekend afternoons .
A.result in more sport events
B.get more viewers to play sports
C.make more people interested in television
D.bring more money to the television networks
7.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programmes?
A.Because there would be few viewers.
B.Because the advertisers would be off work.
C.Because television programmes would go slowly.
D.Because viewers would pay less for watching television.
8.In many families, men make decisions on ______,
A. holiday trips B. sports viewing
C. television shopping D. expensive purchases
9.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programmes because .
A.their advertisers are carmakers
B.their viewers are attracted by sports
C.their advertisers target at rich people
D.their viewers can afford expensive cars
10. What is the passage mainly about?
A.Television ratings are determined by male viewers.
B.Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.
C.Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.
D.Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.
7.She p_______________ that she likes them so that she can get their help.
8.I like these English songs and they _________(teach) many times on the radio.
25.The flowers _________(water) by them now.
2.The soldiers took the prisoners away_________(强行地) .
4.我希望随着时间的推移，她感情的创伤会痊愈。
I hope her emotional wound will heal_________ .
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