My husband and I were on our way home to Adlaide after holidaying in Queensland with our three children. It was late afternoon as we were heading for Narrandera, where we ______ to stay the night.

The car became difficult to control and we ______ we had a flat tyre (轮胎). It was quite ______ by the time we'd ______ all the camping equipment and ______ the tyre. Then, not long after getting back on the road, another tyre ______ . But now we had no ______.There was no traffic on the road and only farms along the way.

Just as we were debating whether to sleep in the car or ______ to the nearest farm for help, car headlights ______ in the distance. My husband walked to the middle of the road to flag it down, ______ the children and I sat in the car with the inside light on so the driver could ______ we were a family and not a threat.

______, it was a lovely couple and their three children who lived on a nearby______ farm. We all piled into their car, and a short drive later we ______ their farm. They suggested we spend the ______ on the floor of their sitting room.

The next morning, after cooking us a great ______, the farmer took my husband into the nearby town to buy new tyres. Our two ______ got on so well that they ______ us to stay on for another day to learn about the workings of the farm and watch their daughter ______ ride one of the huge pigs.

We finally continued home to South Australia, very ______ for the kindness this family had shown us.

1.A. planned B. refused C. managed D. hesitated

2.A. promised B. admitted C. remembered D. realized

3.A. cold B. hot C. dark D. light

4.A. loaded B. removed C. bought D. destroyed

5.A. changed B. afforded C. improved D. exchanged

6.A. blew B. came C. stayed D. started

7.A. money B. time C. spare D. share

8.A. escape B. return C. drive D. walk

9.A. helped B. remained C. appeared D. waited

10.A. since B. though C. while D. unless

11.A. hear B. see C. smell D. prove

12.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Strangely D. Naturally

13.A. chicken B. duck C. pig D. cow

14.A. got away from B. arrived at C. lived up to D. looked for

15.A. day B. holiday C. night D. weekend

16.A. supper B. lunch C. dinner D. breakfast

17.A. children B. families C. friends D. strangers

18.A. invited B. ordered C. required D. allowed

19.A. uselessly B. endlessly C. fearlessly D. carelessly

20.A. eager B. ready C. sorry D. grateful

Attitudes to AIDS Now

Most people say that the USA is making progress in fighting AIDS, but they don't know there's no cure and strongly disagree that "the AIDS epidemic(传染病) is over," a new survey finds.

The findings, released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, reassure activists who have worried that public concern about AIDS might disappear in light of recent news about advances in treatment and declines in deaths.

"While people are very optimistic about the advances, they're still realistic about the fact that there is no cure" says Sophia Chang, director of HIV programs at the foundation.

The Kaiser survey, like a recent USA TODAY Gallup Poll, does find that the number of people ranking AIDS as the country's top health problem has fallen. In the Kaiser Poll, 38% say it's the top concern, down from 44% in a 1996 poll; in the Gallup Poll, 29% say AIDS is No.1, down from 41% in 1992 and 67% in 1987.

Other findings from Kaiser, which polled more than 1,200 adults in September and October and asked additional questions of another 1,000 adults in November:

52% say the country is making progress against AIDS, up from 32% in 1995.51% say the government spends too little on AIDS. 86% correctly say AIDS drugs can now lengthen lives; an equal number correctly say that the drugs are not cures.67% incorrectly say that AIDS deaths increased or stayed the same in the past year; 24% know deaths fell. Daniel Zingale, director of AIDS Action Council, says, "I'm encouraged that the American people are getting th e message that the AIDS epidemic isn't over. I hope the decision-makers in Washington are getting the same message … We have seen signs of complacency.

1.What do activists worry about?

A. Recent news about AIDS is not true.

B. Advances in AIDS treatment are too slow.

C. Deaths caused by AIDS may not decline.

D. People may stop worrying about AIDS

2.According to the passage, people's attitude toward the cure of AIDS is

A. optimistic. B. hopeless

C. pessimistic. D. realistic

3.The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people___________.

A. who suffer from the worst disease -- AIDS has fallen.

B. who think AIDS is the country's top health killer has fallen.

C. who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen.

D. who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen.

4.According to the Kaiser Poll, which of the following is NOT Correct?

A. The country is making progress against AIDS.

B. More and more people die of AIDS now.

C. AIDS drugs can now make people live longer.

D. AIDS drugs still cannot save people's lives.

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