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20．Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg．I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended，as there are a whole lot of antique（古董） shops near my home．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）．I was quite wrong．The man wouldn't even look at my chair．
The second shop，though slightly more polite，was just the same，and the third and the fourth，so I decided that my approach must be wrong．
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper，"Would you like to buy a chair？"He looked it over carefully and said，"Yes，not a bad chair．How much do you want for it，sir？""Twenty pounds，"I said．"OK，"he said，"I'll give you twenty pounds．""It's got a slightly broken leg，"I said．"Yes，I saw that，it's nothing．"
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited．"What will you do with it？"I asked．"Oh，it will be easy to sell once the repair is done．""I'll buy it，"I said．"What do you mean？You've just sold it to me，"he said．"Yes，I know，but I've changed my mind．I am sorry．I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it．""You must be crazy，"he said．Then，suddenly the penny dropped．"I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．""You're right，"I said．"And what would you have done if I had walked in and said，‘Would you mend this chair for me？'""I wouldn't have agreed to do it，"he said．"We don't do repairs，not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I'll mend this for you，shall we say for a fiver？"He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing．

56．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writerD．
A．was rather impolite
B．was warmly received
C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
57．The expression"the penny dropped"in the last paragraph means the shopkeeperC．
A．changed his mind
B．accepted the offer
C．saw the writer's purpose
D．decided to help the writer
58．How much did the writer pay？A
A．￡5．
B．￡7．
C．￡20．
D．￡27．
59．From the passage，we can learn that the writer wasC．
A．honest
B．careful
C．clever
D．funny．

19．We all like Jack because he is a man ______everyone thinks is pleasant to _____．（　　）

	A．	who，talk		B．	whom，get along with
	C．	who，get along with		D．	whom，talk with

18．现在同学们的学习任务越来越重，最近你班就"高二学生是否应该减少体育活动"的话题展开讨论．下表是讨论的具体内容和双方的观点．请根据表中所提供的信息写篇作文介绍讨论的情况并阐明自己的观点．

	大多数同学认为	少数同学认为
观点	不应该减少	应该减少
理由	1、参加体育活动可以调节身心、减轻压力． 2、学习固然重要，但身体健康是前提．	1、高二学生时间有限，应该把主要精力放在学习上． 2、过多的体育活动会使学生疲惫不堪，不利于学习．

注意：1、词数120左右 2、参考词汇：relax使…放松； refresh使…恢复精力；relieve减轻．
One possible version：
We recently had a discussion about whether we Senior2students should cut down the time for sports．Opinions are divided．

17．--Paintings of famous artists like Qi Baishi are very popular now．
--Yes，if a painting is reallyoriginal，it is worth a lot of money．

16．--All of us were excited about the movie except Jerry．He said he hated it a lot．
--No wonder they all call him a wetblanket．

15．Blood Drive at Civic Center
The local university blood center had a blood drive today at the Civic Center auditorium．Almost 300people showed up，but about 50were turned away for various medical reasons．Fifty others left because the lines were moving so slowly．The event concluded at 6pm，three hours after the scheduled close．It was a long day for everyone-administrators，nurses，and donors．But there were plenty of chairs and tables，and many people brought their own books，magazines，or newspapers．
The first thing the donors had to do，of course，was fill out the donor registration and screening form．When they finished filling out the form，they waited until a nurse called them to her desk．The average adult body contains 8to 12pints of blood．Donors can give one pint at a time．It takes your body 2to 4weeks to replace this amount．Most donors filled up the pint bag within 5to 10minutes．
Before leaving，the donors received a sheet of instructions including Do not lift any heavy objects for 12hours．Leave your pressure bandage on for 2～3hours．Do not smoke for at least 30minutes．Avoid alcohol for the rest of the day．Do not do any laborious activity for 24hours．
"I wish I could hug and kiss all the volunteers that are here today，"said Martha，the blood center donor recruiter．"Many donors underestimate the importance of what they're doing．They think it is no big deal，but it is a big deal．Their blood is actually saving lives，helping other people to live，which will lead to a more harmonious society．We cannot thank them enough for that，nor can the recipients．"

Title Blood Drive at Civic Centre

（71）Place/Where	The Civic Centre auditorium
Number of people who donated blood	Approximately（72）200
Reasons why part of the people present didn't give blood	●（73）Failingin the medical test ●Waiting too long
Process	●Fill out the donor（74）registrationand screening form． ●Wait for their turns to give blood ●Give blood
（75）Amountof blood one person gives	One pint at a time
（76）Instruction for people who have given blood	●Don't lift heavy things within 12hours ●Leave the pressure bandage on for 2～3hours ●（77）Avoidsmoking for not less than 30minutes ●Don't perform any laborious activity for a（78）wholeday
People's（79）attitude（s）towards the blood drive	Enthusiastic，positive and concerned
（80）Importanceof donating blood	●Saving other people's lives ●Contributing to a more harmonious society