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10．Old age may not sound （61）exciting （excite）．But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people （62）worried （worry） about getting older．
The findings came from （63）a survey of more than 340，000adults in he United States．The Gallup Organization questioned（ 64）them by telephone in 2008．At that time，the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness，（65）sadness（sad） and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．The research team found that levels of stress were （66）highest （high） among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．Stress levels dropped （67 ）sharply （sharp） after people reached their fifties．
Happiness （68）was highest among the youngest adults and those （69）in their early seventies．The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．（70 ）However，woman at al ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men．

9．When I came back to my hometown，everything was familiar to me．

8．When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets（56）because the traffic drives on the left．Before you cross a street you must look to the right first （57）and then the left．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from （58）work，the streets are very busy．Traffic is most（59）dangerous （danger） then．
When you go by bus in England，you have to be careful，（60）too．Always remember the traffic moves on the left．So you must be careful．（61）Have（have） a look first，or you will go （62）the wrong way．
In many English cities，there are big buses （63）with two floors．You can sit on the （64）second（two） floor．From （65）thereyou can see the city very well．It's very interesting．

7．Don't miss the deadline，you must finish it before Wednesday．

6．They had no time to arrange their own wedding，so they had it organized by a company．

5．How are you getting along with your senior high school？It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you （56）have left（leave） your parents．I know that you are now having trouble（57）communicating（communicate） with others，and you may often feel lonely．That's （58）becauseyou are new here and people don't know about you．But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below．
First，you should attach great （59）importance （important） to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters，and at the same time，learn to listen to other people's views （60）carefully（careful）．Second，you should learn about your classmates'likes and dislikes，（61）which can make you get familiar with them．Only in this way can you get to know more （62）different （difference） people and show them that you are just as friendly．Last but not least，I'm always here ready to help．We can take part in some （63）activities （activity） together and I can introduce you to others．
There's no need （64）to worry （worry） too much，people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends （65）withyou if you can do as the above．Just remember，"God helps those who help themselves"．

4．When I was sixteen years old，I made my first visit to the United States．It wasn't the first time I had been abroad．Like most English children I learned French at school．And I had often been to France，so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English．But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language barriers．（障碍）
How wrong I was!The misunderstandings（误解） began at the airport．I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Penny a call and tell her that I had arrived．A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me．
"Yes，"I said，"I want to give my friend a ring．"
"Well，that's nice，"he said．"Are you getting married？But aren't you a bit（点） young？"
"Who is talking about marriage？"I replied．"I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me where there's a phone box？"
"Oh!"he said，"There's a phone downstairs．"
When at last we met，Penny explained the misunderstandings to me．
"Don't worry，"she said to me．"I had so many difficulties at first．There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from British．You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say．Most of the time British and American people understand each other!"
29．At first the writer thoughtA in America．
A．he wouldn't have any language difficulties
B．he would not understand the Americans
C．the Americans might not understand him
D．it wouldn't be an easy and relaxing holiday
30．From the passage we can see that"give somebody a ring"C．
A．means the same in America as in England
B．means"call somebody"to the American people．
C．has two different meanings
D．means"be going to get married"in England
31．In the last paragraph，the underlined"they"refers to（指的是）B．
A．the old man and the boy
B．the Americans
C．the British
D．the French
32．Penny will agree with the idea thatD．
A．Americans use words entirely（完全地） differently from British
B．Americans speak in a funny way
C．It will be hard for the author（作者） to get used to American English
D．Americans and British can understand each other in most cases（情况）

3．If you get into the forest with your friends，stay with them always．If you don't，you may get lost．If you really get lost，this is （81）what you should do．Sit down and stay where you are．Don't try to find your friends-let them find you．Meanwhile，give them a signal （82）byshouting or whistling three times．Any signal （83）given（give） three times is a call for help．Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together．When people hear you，they will know that you are not （84）simply（simple） making noise for fun．They will then start looking for you．
If you don't think that you will get help before night （85）comes （come），try to make a little"house"，（86）using（use） branches with lots of leaves．Also，make （87）yourself（you） a soft bed with leaves and grass．
If you get hungry or need to drink water，you will have to leave your little house （88）to look（look） for a river．Don't just walk away．Pick off small branches （89）and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back．Remember，（90）the most important（important） thing to do when you are lost is stay in one place．

2．The flowers in the garden need _____________．（　　）

1．_________ is no use arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind．（　　）

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