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6．Several weeks ago，we bought our three-year-old daughter（48）a little dog．There are not many children of her age（49）where we live，and we thought a dog would make her feel （50）lesslonely than before．We were right．They play together happily all day．Our daughter now smiles and laughs a lot more than she used to be．In a way it is like having two children in the house．（51）Both of them are very untidy，and they cry when they do not get（52）what they want．The dog is easier to look after than my daughter．（53）It always eats up all the food and we don't have piles of dirty clothes（54）to wash．My wife is also very happy （55）because/as I have given up smoking．The dog doesn't like the smell．

5．In the future，air travel could be （48）not expensive，thanks to a new aircraft design which plans to seat passengers facing each other in rows．
The design is intended （49）to save space and money．Howard Guy，director of the UK company Design Q，said the design could see a 50percent increase in （50）the number of passengers and a 30percent reduced cost of a seat．（51）However，he did admit that the seats would not be as comfortable as traditional ones．Another drawback to the seating design is （52）that food carts would not be able to pass down the planebecause/as/since（53）because/as/sincethe aisles（走廊） are too narrow．
Some travelers have doubts about the new seating，while （54）others support the idea．"Soldiers are used to traveling in that way （55）and have a positive reaction to the idea，"Guy said．

4．I have found that spreading kindness is not always about（48）what you do for someone，but it can also be what you say．One day I was standing in line at the gas station．Ahead of me were（49）four/4other people．（50）None of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry．After the cold，snowy winter，we were having a warm，sunny day．I wanted to cheer them up，so I spoke up and said，"I don't know（51）which/whether/if one of you ordered this fantastic day for us，but l want to say I really appreciate（52）it and thank you．"After that，the five of us smiled（53）and/so we started talking to each other．What I had said made（54）a big difference to everyone's day．You can see that it is much easier to spread kindness（55）with/through/in/by words．

3．At one point along an open highway，I came to a crossroad with a traffic light．I was alone on the road，but（16）as/when I drove up to the light，it turned red，and I braked to（17）a stop．I look left，right，and behind me．Nothing．Not a car，no suggestion of headlights，but there I sat，waiting for the light（18）to change （change）．I was the only human being for at least a mile in any direction．
I started wondering（19）why I refused to run the light．I was not afraid of being caught by the police，because there was（20）obviously（obvious） no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it．Much（21）later （late） that night，the same question of why I（22）had stopped（stop） for that light came back to me．I think I stopped because it's part of a contract （合同） we all have with each other．It's not only the law，but it's an agreement we have，and we trust each other to honor（23）it：we don't go through red lights．Like most of（24）us，I'm more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it than by any law（25）againstit．

2．Two British colonies
Australia，the last continent，was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the 17^th century．These nations were less interested in changing it into a colony than exploring it．As in the early history of the United States，it was the English （33）who/that set up the settlements in America．This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some （34）other things in common．
Australia and the United States are about equal in size，and neither of their western lands are rich in soil．It was along the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled，and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west．However，this Westward Movement took place more because the English （35）were searching （search） for better land than because the population was increasing．Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold （36）was discovered （discover） in America in 1849and in Australia two years later．
Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common，there are some striking differences as well．The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without （37）going （go） to war．Australia，firstly （38）turned （turn） into a colony by English prisoners，was unlike the United States，and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising．By 1922，for example，Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people，or almost half as many sheep as there are people now in the United States．Yet，（39）in spite of these and other main differences，Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one （40）has （have） with the rest of the world．

1．You took a midterm exam （25）hoping（hope） to get a 95percent．When you got your test paper back，you received only a 70percent．How do you handle the situation？Do you
make a study plan for （26）improving（improve） your grade；
keep doing what you're doing and hope for the best next time；
use a persuasive argument to try and convince your teacher to give you （27）a better grade？
Your answer to the above question shows your EQ，your emotional intelligence．What exactly is EQ？Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define it as the ability to understand your own feelings and emotions and （28）those of others．
Research supports the significance of EQ．A 40-year study of 450boys found that IQ wasn't the only thing that affected life success．The qualities that did were the ability （29）to handle（handle） frustration，control emotions and get along with other people．
Can you improve a low EQ？Yes!Start by noticing how you feel．That's the first step in becoming more skillful at managing your feelings．Second，pay attention to how you behave when you feel certain emotions．Then analyze （30）how that effects your daily life．Next，take responsibility for your feelings and actions．They come from you and no one else．Then you （31）will have（have） a higher EQ---and likely have a happier and more rewarding life as well．

8．You must learn to read people，______ will be necessary if you work in a team．（　　）

7．In the college-admission（大学入学考试）wars，we parents are the true fighters．We are pushing our kids to get good grades，take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes（简历）so they can get into the college of our first choice．In our eyes，a degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life．We see our kids'college background as something showing how well or how poorly we've raised them．But we don't realize we are selfish．We think more about ourselves than the kids．
It's true getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown．We suffer great anxiety； we worry there won't be enough honors to show off．Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever．We hold the belief that graduates of best universities must enjoy more success because they get a better education．All that is seemingly acceptable-and mostly wrong．
"We haven't found any convincing evidence that a prestigious（有名望的）college matters，"says Ernest T．Pascarella of the University of Iowa，co-author of"How College Affects Students"，an 827-page report of hundreds of studies of the college experience．
According to some studies，graduates of prestigious schools do earn much money．But even this seems like just a coincidence．
Kids count more than their colleges．Getting into Yale may mean intelligence，talent and ambition．But there are many other things that are equally important．The reason：so many similar people go elsewhere．Getting into college isn't life's only competition．In the next competition，the results may change．Princeton economists Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph．D．program．High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in；degrees of prestigious universities didn't．
So，parents，lighten up．America is a competitive society； our kids need to adjust to that but too much pushiness can be destructive．The very ambition we place on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment．They may have been so accustomed to being on top that anything less disappoints them．
32．Why are parents the true fighters in the college-admission wars？B
A．They have to do many things for their children．
B．They care more about the results than their children．
C．They decide which university their children are to attend．
D．They know better about the universities than their children．
33．The author may agree with the idea thatC．
A．kids suffer greater anxiety than their parents．
B．entering a good university means a high income．
C．getting into college is becoming more and more difficult．
D．kids should apply to more schools to enter a prestigious university．
34．Krueger's study shows degrees of prestigious universitiesD．
A．are not welcomed by Ph．D．programs
B．show little about one's intelligence
C．mean low GRE scores
D．guarantee no success
35．Pushing children into prestigious universities may make themC．
A．lose their interest in study easily
B．earn less than they have expected
C．experience more dissatisfaction．
D．become less competitive in the job market．

6．Tom is ______ fantastic musician．I'm absolutely certain that his next concert will be ______ success．（　　）

5．Columbus was one of the few people who said the Earth was （76）rround and that it ran around the sun．In 1492，he took ships and started sailing west．The ships were （77）ccalled The Nina，The Pinta and The Santa Maria．He hoped to （78）rreach India and discover a different way to the country and an improved route to bring valuable things back to（79）Europe （欧洲）．Columbus was from Italy but he couldn't get the money to make his exploration until he'd managed to （80）persuade（说服） the king and the queen of Spain．The story goes that Queen Isabella gave him her jewels so he could buy the ships and supplies that he needed．Spain wanted to expand its land．The queen was sure this was the （81）perfect（完美的） way to do that．It was also difficult for Columbus to find men to go （82）with him because it was said that they'd sail off the edge of the Earth and never be seen again．（83）At last，Columbus didn't find a new route to India but discovered a world （84）which/that was completely new to Europeans and this helped Spain become one of the strongest （85）nnations in the world．

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