My grandmother Lillie Ford Combs was a post woman.Her mail career ___1__ in 1947,when she became a postwoman of the Ellerville Post ore&in Cherokee County.

___2__ the deliveries(投递物品)she made were brown paper-wrapped packages from Montgomery Ward or Sear Roebuck,which were both ___3__ in Cherokee County.When someone on the route needed something from them,they left the ___4__ and cash in the mailbox.

My grandmother took them all to the post office and ___5__ them out.She delivered fruit,milk,garden seeds,and even baby chickens,with their heads ___6__ out of small coops(笼子),chirping wildly.

But the most ___7__ things were the letters.There were no ___8__ and very few cars in those days.The only way ___9__ family members and friends could ___10__ was through handwritten letters.

The country had been through a very hard time and ___11__ people had the things that we ___12__ necessary for our everyday life today.My grandmother was asked to do things that,today,would be ___13__,such as bringing everyday necessities to country people.

Some people had mailboxes and some did not.___14__,my grandmother cold not leave any mail beside the road ___15__ it belonged to the government.It was hard work,but my grandmother ___16__ it and soon became popular among the people there.If a ___17__ didn't own a mailbox,someone would wait beside the road to pick up the mail ___18__ and share a few stories with her.

My grandmother ___19__ working as a post-woman until the post office closed on December 31,1954.She was a post-woman for more than 7 years,and made many lifelong ___20__.

1.A.changed                B.speeded               C.improved                      D.began

2.A.Among                  B.Before                 C.On                        D.Around

3.A.schools                 B.supermarkets          C.hospitals                D.factories

4.A.goods                 B.letter                    C.order                     D.menu

5.A.read                      B.pulled                  C.blew                      D.mailed

6.A.hanging                    B.trembling             C.circling                  D.shining

7.A.important               B.beautiful               C.surprising               D.expensive

8.A.addresses              B.mailboxes             C.phones                   D.radios

9.A.unlucky                 B.faraway               C.clever                    D.poor

10.A.afford                  B.meet                    C.share                     D.communicate

11.A.many                   B.more                   C.few                       D.all

12.A.ensure                 B.consider               C.explain                   D.doubt

13.A.unusual                B.impossible    C.unfair                    D.difficult

14.A.In a word            B.For example           C.Of course              D.As a result

15.A.in case                 B.though                 C.because                 D.even if

16.A.spread                 B.enjoyed                C.protected                      D.developed

17.A.family                  B.town                   C.county                   D.store

18.A.strangely              B.unexpectedly          C.personally              D.unwillingly

20.A.friends                       B.customers            C.followers                      D.admirers

Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.“Some of the 10 Chinese sailors on board were saved but seven are still missing after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok,” said a statement on its website.The ministry didn't mention the cause of the incident, saying rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing.

But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank.The news is first reported in a Russian newspaper.New Star, the cargo ship was sequestered(扣押) at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged(被指控的,可疑的)smuggling.It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased(追) by a cruiser,the newspaper said.Later, the warship shot at least 500 rounds onto the ship and forced it to sail back toward the port in force 6 winds.However, the Chinese ship started to sink on the way According to the report,in a period of almost 24 hours,Russian navy officers and soldiers onboard the cruiser watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen.In the end, 16 sailors onboard New Star got on two lifeboats. The Russian sailors managed to save one boat carrying eight people,while the other was engulfed in the waves.Of all the sailors onboard 6 came from Indonesia.

The Russian News Agency reported the incident yesterday and said the coast guard just found an empty boat in a three-day search.It also said that bad weather was the reason behind the accident.

According to the International Maritime Organization, the owner of New Star is a shipping company of Zhejiang, while the operator is a company based in Guangzhou.

1.The passage may be found in        

A.magazines                                        B.newspapers

C.scientific fictions                               D.biographies(传记)

2.How many Chinese sailors have been saved?

A.10                       B.7                         C.3                         D.6

3.Why did the Russian warship shoot the cargo ship?

    A.To force it to sink                    B.To force it to go back to China

C.To force it to sail back to Russia       D.To kill the sailors on the ship

4.It can be inferred that       

    A.the other 8 sailors may have died

    B.the Russian navy officers and soldiers were willing to help the sailors

    C.the Russian port was far from China

    D.the Chinese ship was not very good

Did you ever notice that when you’re fat, men don’t look you in the eye? They look across your shoulder. There’s no eye contact.

       My name is Leslie. I am a real person. Up until two years ago, I was never looked in the eye, by anyone.

       I was too tired to be a lover to my husband. I was falling asleep by 8 o’clock most evenings. When I did go out for an evening, my husband was ashamed of me. And he said so to my face. When I walked, my thighs scrape together. I couldn’t even cross my legs. I was fat. Not just “overweight” Fat. I was 5’55” tall and weighed 205 pounds.

       About 18 months ago, my husband Darrell left a “Dear Leslie” letter on my bed and asked for divorce.

       I went to a psychologist for advice. I knew that my weight was the source of my troubles. But I’d tried 14 different diets, at which I failed one by one.

       He listened carefully and recommended an entirely different program. This was not a “diet.” It was a unique new weight-loss program researched by a team of specialists who help to treat the severely fat. I entered the program. Within the first four days, I lost only three pounds. So I was disappointed. But during the three weeks that followed, my weight began to drop from 205 pounds to 124 pounds. To me it was a miracle.

       The reason the program worked was simple. I was always eating. I could eat six times every day. I could snack in the afternoon. Snack before dinner. I could even have snack at night while watching TV.

       How can you eat so much and still lose weight?

       The secret is in the combination of foods, approved by the research team, which you eat in each 24 hours period. You will enjoy a variety of meats, chicken, fish, vegetables, potatoes, sauces. Even some light wine or beer if you wish. But be sure to have them in the right proportion(比例)…thus a complete 24-hour fat-reduction cycle is formed.

Without hunger, without nervousness, it lets you lose pounds so easily. Once you lose the weight, you’ll keep it off. Forever, I am sure of that.

1.Leslie        .

       A.had never looked anybody in their eyes.

       B.had difficulties in walking because she was too fat.

       C.was looked down upon by her husband because she went to bed too early each evening.

       D.was often embarrassed because she was overweight for her height.

2.Leslie went to psychologist for advice in order to      .

     A.lose her weight.                             B.recover her marriage

    C.get a vegetarian diet                        D.become an advisor

3.The weight-loss program worked very well. The reason is that      .

     A.Leslie ate very little food and sometimes even fast food.

    B.Leslie only had snacks and never had dinners.

    C.Leslie could have rich food several times a day in the right proportion.

    D.Leslie had rich food whenever she felt hungry.

4.Where do you think this article is most likely to appear?

       A.Daily newspaper.                         B.Women’s magazine.

       C.A part of a novel.                      D.Newsweek magazine.

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