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  Twenty-six years ago,Chris Timmins became disabled in a car crash and her husband left her. She lost her job as a school teacher and had to fight 61. (get) it back. She also spent the next two years 62. (battle) with the State of California to get them to pay for a handicap van Thirteen years later,Chris 63. (strike) with breast cancer.She not only rose to meet each of these crises,but overcame them.

   Last year her van failed to work because 64. age. The state program only provides one van per person in their lifetime. And a(n)65. (special) equipped van for disabled persons cost $115,000,far from 66. she could afford. This time she needed help from others.

   So,we sent out 50 emails to people we knew,and requested 67. (they) to send this email to ten people they knew. Thus the request was passed along many times. In this way we got enough 68. (contribute) .

   Our story is 69. (big) than just getting a new van for Chris. It shows that 70. is always something we can do to solve problems,no matter how big they are.

61. to get。考查不定式作状语的用法。fight to do sth.意为“努力争取做某事”。

62. battling。考査动词-ing形式作宾语补足语的用法。spend ... doing sth.意为“花 时间做某

事”。

63. was struck。考查一般过去时的被动语态。Chris.与strike之间是被动关系,且由Thirteen years later可知,strike表示的是过去的动作,故 填 was struck。

64. of。考査介词。because of意为“因为”。

65. specially。考査副词。设空处修饰过去分词 equipped ,故填副词 specially。

66. what。考査连接词。设空处引导宾语从句且在 从句中作宾语,故填what。

67. them。考査代词。设空处作动词requested的宾 语,故填them。

68. contributions。考查名词。形容词后接名词,且 此处表示“捐款”,为可数名词,故应填复数形 式。

69. bigger。考査形容词比较级。由than可知,应填 比较级bigger。

70. there。考査固定结构。that引导的宾语从句意 为“无论问题有多难,总有一些我们能做的”,故 此处考査there be句型。

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   A. No refund. B. A 20% refund.

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First-time violators (违反者) will face a $100 fine. A second time will call for a $ 200 fine and every violation after that will cost $ 500.

At least a dozen small areas have established bans,starting in 1999,and 40 states have had bans proposed (提议) but not passed. At least 23 developed countries,including the Great Britain,Italy,Israel and Japan,ban drivers from talking on cell phones.

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   C. $ 1,200.   D. $ 1,300.

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   B. the ban has been carried out in most states in America

   C. over fifty small areas and states ban drivers using cell phones

   D. many developed countries ban drivers using cell phones while driving

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