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The United States is full of automobiles. There are 1 many families without cars. But some families have two or 2 more . However, cars are used for 3 than pleasure . They are 4 part of life .
Cars are 5 for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get their jobs. When salesmen are sent to 6 parts of the city, they have to drive in order to 7 their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get 8 .
Sometimes small children must be driven to 9 . In some cities school buses are used 10 when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are 11 young to walk that far, their mothers take 12 driving them to school. One 13 drives on Mondays, taking her own children and the neighbors' children 14 well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, 15 three or four men taking turns 16 to the place where they all work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put 17 automobiles on the road and to use less 18 . Parking is a great problem, and 19 is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done 20 the use of cars.
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“Hi, Mommy , what are you doing?” asked Susie , who was only six years old. “I'm making a casseraole (沙锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, 1 Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and she has a 2 heart. We need to take care of her for a little while.” said her mother. “Why, Mommy?”
“You see , Susie , when someone is very, very sad , they have 3 doing the little things like making dinner or other chores (家庭杂务) . Because we're 4 of a comity (社区) and Mrs. Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug (拥抱) her. You are a very 5 girl, Susie; maybe you'll think of 6 way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susie thought 7 about this challenge (挑战) and how she could do her 8 on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs, Smith 9 the knock with a “Hi , Susie” .
Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn't have that familiar musical 10 about her voice when she 11 someone.
“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.
“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie 12 her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid (创可贴) . “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her 13 she said, “Thank you, darling girl , this will 14 a lot.”
Mrs. Smith 15 Susie's act of kindness and took it one step 16 . She bought a small key ring with a picture frame (框)the ones 17 to carry keys and display a family 18 at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie's Band-Aid in the frame to 19 her to heal (愈合) a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol (象征) for healing , while not 20 the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.
Everyone will laugh at you if you don't know about Pele, the most famous football player in Brazil. Because of his great devotion to the 1 of football, he is always 2 as the “King” by football fans worldwide.
Pele 3 his genius for football in his 4 . When he was thirteen, 5 perfect skills he 6 Santos, a very important football 7 in Brazil.
In 1958, Pele was 8 to play for Brazil in the Sixth World Cup Competition. 9 he was sixteen, he was the best player 10 the field. 11 to Pele, Brazil 12 the world championship for the first 13 .
Pele played for Brazil in the World Cup Competitions from 1958 to 1970.
In one famous match, the fans were 14 the exciting 15 when Pele would score his thousandth goal when the refree(裁判) gave Santons a penalty(点球) 16 . Pele walked up to 17 it. The opposing goalkeeper had no 18 with the hard and accurate 19 . Pele had scored his thousandth goal! The crowds cheered, “Pele, Pele…” That is a record which is as valuable in sports as a thousand goals.
Pele was always 20 to the spirit of the sport as a professional player. He always played a fair game and behaved modestly with a cheerful smile.
He is held in high respect, and now he is the Minister of Physical Education in Brazil.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Most children with healthy appetites(胃口) are ready to eat almost anything that is offered to them and a child rarely dislikes food 1 it is badly cooked. The 2 a meal is cooked and served is most important and an 3 served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child 4 he likes or dislikes a food and never 5 likes and dislikes in front of him or allow 6 else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother 7 vegetables in the child's hearing, he is 8 to copy. Take it 9 granted that he likes everything and he probably 10 .
Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a 11 dislike. At meal times it is a good 12 to give a child a small part and let him 13 back for a second helping rather than give him as 14 as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child 15 meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not 16 him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will 17 learn to swallow his food 18 he can hurry back to his toys. Under 19 circumstances must a child be coaxed(哄骗) 20 forced to eat.
Cloze Test
Read the following passage, choose the one that best fits into the passage.
Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would like to do. I was at 1 , we had to choose what to study when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future, 2 will earn a lot of money,” my parents said. For three years I 3 to learn physics and chemistry, but in the end I 4 that I would 5 be a scientist. It was a long time 6 I told my parents that I wasn't 7 at school. “I didn't think you were,” said my mother. “I didn't either,” said my father. “Well, the 8 thing to do is to 9 a job.”
I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. 10 of them could suggest anything, but they 11 that they would ask their friends. A few days later while I was still in bed. Someone telephoned, “Is 12 Miss Jenkings?” a man's voice asked. “I 13 your hobby is photography and I've got a job that might 14 you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr Brown.”
He seemed 15 on the phone so I went to see him right away. I was so excited that I almost 16 to say good-bye. “Good luck!” my mother said to me.
I arrived a bit 17 and when Mr Brown came, he said “Good morning” to me, and asked if I had been 18 a long time. “No, not long,” I replied. After 19 to me for about twenty minutes he offered me a 20 not as a photographer, though, as a model!