7.The meal was simple but t_________，and I enjoyed it very much.

6.The earth was here long before the o_________ of the human species.

5.The tax should be         (废除) .

4.How many people attended the_________(庆典) ?

2.He enjoyed complete _________(自由) to do as he wished.

1.That yellow bus t_________ passengers from the airport to the city.

 You've just come home,after living abroad for a few years. Since you've been away,has this country changed for the better―or for the worse?

  If you've just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight's holiday,small changes have probably surprised you—a local greengrocer's suddenly being re?placed by a mobile phone shop to someone in your street moving house.

  So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven,ten or even fifteen years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed—or now take for granted? To find out,we asked some people who recently returned.

  Debi: When we left, Cheltenham,my hometown,was a town of white,middle-class families―all very conservative(保守的) .The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians,who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners.

Having been an immigrant(移民) myself,I admire people who go over?seas to find a job. Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high,I'd think differently,but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they're more open-minded and often work harder than the natives.

  Christine: As we flew home over Britain,both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we'd left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.

  To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frighte?ning―in Cyprus,they're very relaxed―and I got pulled over by customs of?ficers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.

  But anyway,this is still a green,beautiful country. I just wish more peo?ple would appreciate what they've got.

6.After a short overseas holiday,people tend to       

   A.notice small changes

   B.expect small changes

   C.welcome small changes

   D.exaggerate small changes

7.How does Debi look at the foreign settlers?

    A. Cautiously.   B. Positively.

   C. Sceptically.   D. Critically.

8.When arriving at the airport in Britain,Christine was shocked by       

   A.the relaxed policemen

   B.the messy arrivals hall

   C.the tight security

   D.the bank robbers

9.Which might be the best title for the passage?

    A. Life in Britain   B. Back in Britain

   C. Britain in future   D. Britain in Memory

 There are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in dif?ferent countries. The origins of most of the days are unknown. They were certainly not created by individual people. Other days,however,especially those celebrated in western countries, often owe their origins to a particular person. One of the most popular of these,even though it is fairly recent,is Mother's Day. Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures. The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria,during which children took presents to the temple of the " Mother of the Gods". The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday. However,over the years this custom was gradually forgotten and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.

  Born in 1864 in Virginia, USA.Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude to their mothers for all their love and care. Encouraged by a friend, she wrote to thousands of important people—poli?ticians,churchmen, doctors, city officials — and asked them to support her idea: a special day of the year for thanking mothers.

  In 1910 the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mother's Day into the state. The date chosen was May 10th―the second Sunday in May,which is still observed in America today. This date was chosen because May 10th was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarvis's mother had died. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10th the official date for Mother's Day throughout the United States.

  Soon there was a Mother's Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.

  Anna Jarvis,a sad and disillusioned woman,died in 1948. The custom she had worked so hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original purpose. It had been taken over by business. As with Christmas, the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multi?million-dollar industry.

1.The story is about_________.

   A.Mothering Sunday for Christmas

   B.the origin of a special day for mothers

   C.President Wilson and Anna Jarvis

   D.how people celebrate Mother's Day

2.Hilaria was a festival in_________.

   A.ancient Rome

   B.America

   C.China

   D.the Christian Church

3.Anna Jarvis wanted to        ,

   A.thank her mother for her care

   B.introduce a celebration for mothers

   C.meet thousands of important people

   D.make her pupils visit her on Mother's Day

4.May 10th became the date for Mother's Day because_________.

   A.May is in the American spring

   B.it was the second Sunday in May in 1910

   C.President Wilson liked the date

   D.this was the date which Anna Jarvis's mother died on

5.Unfortunately,Anna Jarvis was not happy with Mother's Day when she died because        .

   A.her mother was not there to see it

   B.she had never been a mother herself

   C.people were too interested in making it a business

   D.no one gave any presents or cards to their mothers