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Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. 1 then could read in the newspapers about the building companies(公司) who offered 2 people into a new house 3　　 only a $ 1, 000 deposit (定金). Of course, the remainder (余款) had to 4 with interest (利息) over a period of twenty years or so.

The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 5 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office said." Yes, sure. You 6 along $ 1,000 and we can 　　 7 you with a new house."

So the worker and his wife 　　 8 to work hard and in twelve months' time they returned to the building man with $ 1, 000. But the man in the office said, "Look, I'm sorry, 9 we'll need $ 1, 500 now. 10 have gone up since we saw you last, you know."

The couple thought 11 and decided it would 12 very long to save the extra $ 500 if they worked hard.

In six months they worked 13 overtime and saved the $ 500 14 the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 15 with their $ 1, 500. But 16 their surprise he 17 the deposit was now $ 3, 000.

Now somewhat wiser, the worker said," And the next time, I dare say we'll find the deposit 18 once more. How have we 19 save the extra $ 1, 500?"

"Well,"said the man. "I think we can sterilize (稳定)the 20　　 for about twelve months. By the time you come with $ 3,000, we will have had the house 21 for you."

The couple left, sad at 22 as they saw their dream house 23. By the time they had saved the extra $ 1, 500, 24 the deposit would have become 25, maybe $ 5, 000, then $ 10,000 and then…!

(1) A. Anyone　　　　　　B. Someone C. No one　　　　　　D. Every one　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (2) A. to lead　　　　 B. to spend C. to pay　　　　　　D. to put　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (3) A. for　　　　　　 B. with C. on　　　　　　　　D. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (4) A. pay off　　　　 B. be paid off C. pay for　　　　 D. be paid about　　　　　　　　［　　］ (5) A. to ask for　　　　B. asking for C. to ask about　　 D. asking about　　　　　　　　［　　］ (6) A. come　　　　　　 B. get C. take　　　　　　 D. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (7) A. supply　　　　　　B. give C. offer　　　　　　 D. equip　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (8) A. ought　　　　　　 B. used C. had　　　　　　 D. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (9) A. or　　　　　　　　B. and C. but　　　　　　 D. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (10) A.Dollars　　　　 B. Costs 　　C. Interests　　　　D. Pays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (11) A. over it　　　　 B. it over 　　C. it about　　　　 D. again　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (12) A. take　　　　　　 B. not take 　　C. spend　　　　　　D. not spend　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (13) A. whole the　　　　B. whole 　　C. the all　　　　 D. all the　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (14) A. in spite of　　 B. instead of 　　C. because of　　 D. in need of　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (15) A. filled　　　　 B. dealt 　　C. went　　　　　　 D. went on　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (16) A. from　　　　　　 B. to 　　C. with　　　　　　 D. without　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (17) A. replied　　　　 B. announced 　　C. told　　　　　　 D. spoke　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (18) A. raised　　　　 B. raising 　　C. risen　　　　　　D. rising　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (19) A. had to　　　　 B. worked to 　　C. tried to　　　　 D. got to　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (20) A. situation　　　　B. money 　　C. house　　　　　　D. salary　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (21) A. sold　　　　　　 B. paid 　　C. prepare　　　　 D. ready　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (22) A. heart　　　　　　B. mind 　　C. hearts　　　　 D. minds　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (23) A. throw away　　 B. die away 　　C. take away　　　　D. get away　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (24) A. no doubt　　　　 B. no wonder 　　C. no matter　　　　D. no longer　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ (25) A. the most　　　　 B. the lowest 　　C. still higher　　 D. even larger　　　　　　　　　　［　　］

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一　　个最佳答案。

　　 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 (税收) 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 (酒饮料).

　　 A fifth kind of tax is the inheritance tax (继承税). 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 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (2) A. important　　 B. common　　C. private　　 D. public 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (3) A. sells　　　　 B. steals　　C. loses　　 D. buys 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (4) A. plus　　　　 B. times　　 C. minus　　 D. divided 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (5) A. for　　　　 B. to　　　　C. off　　　　 D. out 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (6) A. private　　 B. public　　C. official　　D. bosses 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (7) A. from　　　　 B. to　　　　C. for　　　　 D. off 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (8) A. salaries　　 B. income　　C. money　　 D. wages 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (9) A. to be earned B. earning C. earned　　 D. having earned 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (10) A. what　　　　 B. all what C. where　　 D. which 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (11) A. for example B. such as C. for instance D. they are 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (12) A. like　　 B. as C. except　　 D. except that 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (13) A. before　　 B. unless　　C. as　　　　 D. even 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (14) A. houses　　 B. land　　 C. furniture D. property 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (15) A. buys　　　　 B. owns　　 C. had　　　　 D. sells 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (16) A. amount　　 B. position C. quality　　 D. reason 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (17) A. value　　　　B. position C. percentage D. importance 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (18) A. state　　　　B. local　　 C. federal　　 D. same 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (19) A. when　　　　 B. unless　　C. because　　 D. since 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (20) A. died　　　　 B. will die C. dies　　　　D. dying 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (21) A. death　　　　B. dying　　 C. deadly　　 D. dead 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (22) A. money　　　　B. wealth　　C. amount　　 D. debt 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (23) A. like　　　　 B. as　　　　C. for　　　　 D. from 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (24) A. As　　　　 B. What　　 C. Which　　 D. That 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 (25) A. No　　　　 B. Most　　 C. Few　　　　 D. Fewer 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］

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　A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a 　1　 jacket. He needed a haircut 　2　　　and was unshaven. The young man examined an 　3　　　car carefully and 　4 　turned to speak to the salesman.

　“　5　　　does this car cost?”he asked.

　“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,”the salesman said.

　“I'll have　　　6 　of them, ” the young man said.

　The salesman 　7 　. He found it 　8 　to be polite. “You are joking, 　9 　,”he said. “I'm afraid we 　10　　　help you. This car is not for sale.”

　The salesman showed his customer the 　11 　and the young man left the shop 　12 　a word. He went to a 　13 　on the other side of the street and 　14 　sixteen cars. The 　15 　salesman was polite and 　16 　. The young man took a bundle of notes 　17 　his pocket and 　18 　the car in cash. He 　19　　　that the cars were for himself and his fifteen 　20 　. He said that 　21 　and his colleagues（同事）worked on a Norweigian 　22 　boat. “We have all 　23 　a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

　　　　24 　, the second salesman was 　25　　　.

(1) A．nice	B．dirty	C．brown	D．new	[　　]
(2) A．immediately	B．very	C．badly	D．well	[　　]
(3) A．new	B．excellent	C．cheap	D．expensive	[　　]
(4) A．then	B．soon	C．suddenly	D．　　 impolitely	[　　]
(5) A．How 　　 much	B．What 　　 price	C．How 　　 many	D．What 　　 money	[　　]
(6) A．all	B．some	C．sixteen	D．　　 fifteen	[　　]
(7) A．shouted	B．was 　　 surprised	C．smiled	D．was 　　 glad	[　　]
(8) A．impossible	B．possible	C．hard	D．easy	[　　]
(9) A．of 　　 course	B．I 　　 don't believe you	C．thanks	D．　　 I think so	[　　]
(10)A．can	B．have 　　 to	C．can't	D．mustn't	[　　]
(11)A．jacket	B．car	C．room	D．door	[　　]
(12)A．in	B．with	C．without	D．　　 except	[　　]
(13)A．shop	B．supermarket	C．bank	D．showroom	[　　]
(14)A．placed 　　 an order for	B．called 　　 for	C．asked 　　 fo	D．paid 　　 for	[　　]
(15)A．kind	B．old	C．second	D．　　 first	[　　]
(16)A．quick	B．honest	C．helpful	D．hard-working	[　　]
(17)A．inside	B．out 　　 of	C．from 　　 of	D．outside	[　　]
(18)A．paid 　　 for	B．asked 　　 for	C．called 　　 for	D．sent 　　 for	[　　]
(19)A．cried	B．told	C．explained	D．wished	[　　]
(20)A．people	B．Children	C．families	D．Colleagues	[　　]
(21)A．her	B．They	C．he	D．him	[　　]
(22)A．fishing	B．travel	C．war	D．sailing	[　　]
(23)A．managed	B．earned	C．got	D．stole	[　　]
(24)A．As 　　 usual	B．Naturally	C．As 　　 a result	D．As 　　 a rule	[　　]
(25)A．sad	B．delighted	C．sorry	D．thankful	[　　]

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early， but I thought I had plenty of time． I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready．

　First， I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to 　1　I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office． Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks．(支票)

　　3　， there were many things 　4　at home． I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog 　5　the kennels (窝)， but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped． The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at 　6　office． I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it．

　The day I was supposed to leave． I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa． I simply couldn't believe the time 　7　to quickly． I was really afraid I would be left behind．

　Fortunately， the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived．　8　I got to the airport， they were already calling my flight． I just barely had time to make it． As soon as I sat down 　9　， I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera， but it was too late to worry about that． I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures．

　I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing 　10　to avoid all the last minute problems．

1．A． visit a new part of the country
B． visit my native place in the country
C． visit a foreign country
D． visit a beautiful place far from the city		[　　]
2．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
3．A． At one time	B． At the same time
C． At a time	D． At no time	[　　]
4．A． to take care of	B． to take care
C． to be taken care of	D． to be taken care	[　　]
5．A． take to	B． being taken to
C． took to	D． taken to	[　　]
6．A． the doctor's	B． the teacher's
C． the police	D． the post	[　　]
7．A． had passed	B． had pasted
C． had passing	D． had pasting	[　　]
8．A． In the time	B． At the time
C． By the time	D． To the time	[　　]
9．A． outside the plane	B． inside the plane
C． under the plane	D． beside the plane	[　　]
10．A． enough early	B． earlier enough
C． enough earlier	D． early enough	[　　]

(B)

　Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas． There was 　11　when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas． Now ice 　12　， and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas． Rice is one of 　13　foods of the human being． There are three groups of rice eaters in the world． The biggest group is that of those who 　14　rice． Most of them live in the Far East． These people number more than 1, 000 million—about one third of the world population． They usually grow their own rice． To them rice is even more important than wheat is 　15　of Europe and North America． China is the biggest of all the countries 　16　people live on rice． Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters． So are most of 　17　living in the Far East． They number more than 600 million． The next group is 　18　people who eat rice from time to time． They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America，and Asia． To the third group 　19　the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish．　20　rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long． Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market． Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may 　22　． But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing． How to make 　23　richer is a very useful subject of study．

　People began to 　24　this problem in the early part of the twentieth century， when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice．　25　we now have what is called “enriched rice” (营养米)．

11．A． a time	B． one time
C．　　 the time	D． at times	[　　]
12．A． has improved	B． has been improved
C．　　 has improving	D． has been improving	[　　]
13．A． more important	B． the very important
C．　　 the less important	D． the most important	[　　]
14．A． live in	B． live for
C．　　 live on	D． live by	[　　]
15．A． for the people	B． to the people
C．　　 by the people	D． against the people	[　　]
16．A． that	B． in there
C．　　 which	D． in which	[　　]
17．A． another	B． any other
C．　　 the other	D． other	[　　]
18．A． made up of	B． made of
C．　　 made by	D． made form	[　　]
19．A． belong to	B． belongs to
C．　　 belonging to	D．　　 belongs	[　　]
20．A． Most types of	B． Most kinds of
C．　　 Most piles of	D．　　 Most pieces of	[　　]
21．A． more expensive	B． less expensive
C．　　 much higher	D．　　 more higher	[　　]
22．A． be mading tasty	B． be made taste
C．　　 be made tastful	D．　　 be made tasty	[　　]
23．A． polishing rice	B． polish rice
C．　　 polished rice	D．　　 polishful rice	[　　]
24．A． pay attention to	B． paid attention to
C． make attention to	D． give attention	[　　]
25．A． For a result	B． As a result
C． At a result	D． In a result	[　　]

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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach（教练）said that I had lots of potential（潜力）, and I became captain of my __1__. That was before all the fun was taken out of __2__.

　　At first, everyone on the team got __3__ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the __4__started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have __5__ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our __6__. The coach was replaced.

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was __7__ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the __8__. Of course, all teams run drills; they are __9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __10__. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises __11__ for 18-year-olds.

　　I was very thin __12__ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, be-cause I was afraid of being too __13__ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __14__.

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I __15__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's __16__, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they __17__ from the coach or their parents.

　　I continued playing football at school and __18__ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing __19__ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __20__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

(1)A．class	B．club	C．team	D．board
(2)A．playing	B．living	C．learning	D．working
(3)A．great	B．equal	C．right	D．extra
(4)A．business	B．struggle	C．attempt	D．pressure
(5)A．free	B．private	C．good	D．basic
(6)A．matches	B．courses	C．lessons	D．programs
(7)A．jump	B．play	C．run	D．shoot
(8)A．duty	B．meeting	C．operation	D．training
(9)A．necessary	B．boring	C．scientific	D．practical
(10)A．speaking	B．moving	C．sleeping	D．breathing
(11)A．used	B．intended	C．made	D．described
(12)A．till	B．since	C．before	D．because
(13)A．full	B．tired	C．lazy	D．big
(14)A．size	B．share	C．space	D．state
(15)A．gave	B．kept	C．ended	D．picked
(16)A．sad	B．shameful	C．silly	D．serious
(17)A．received	B．suffered	C．brought	D．felt
(18)A．reconsidered	B．rediscovered	C．re-formed	D．replaced
(19)A．at	B．by	C．for	D．around
(20)A．fell	B．stepped	C．slowed	D．calmed

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