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Taro entered a college in New York. Soon 1 he started studying there, he found some difference between 2 students and Japanese students. ?

It seemed to him that most American students studied harder during weekdays and enjoyed 3 on weekends. In Japan, however, quite a few students study only before term examination periods(考试期间) and do 4 else for the rest of the time. It’s easier for American students to enter colleges or universities 5 the students in Japan. But they study harder after they enter because they are dismissed(开除) if they do not do 6 . On the contrary (相反),it is so 7 to enter college and universities in Japan that students have to study until midnight 8 every night before the entrance examinations (入学考试). And they are relieved from the pressure (压力) of having to study 　　9 they enter and they want to do something else. Taro had been used to a Japanese student’s life style(方式),so he had a 10 time for the first few months in the U. S. ?

1. A. until　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. after?

2. A. Chinese　　　　 B. Russian　　　　 C. American　　　　 D. English?

3. A. yourselves 　　 B. themselves　　　　 C. ourselves　　　　　　 D. itself?

4. A. something 　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything?

5. A. but　　　　　　 B. than 　　　　　　C. also　　　　　　 D. and?

6. A. wrong　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　 D. good?

7. A. difficult　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　　　　　　 D. bad?

8. A. since　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　 D. almost?

9. A. before　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　 D. unless?

10. A. hard　　　　 B. good　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　　　 D. free

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　　Mr．Beckman has worked in a company for nearly twenty years．His job is to copy all the documents the manager writes．His office is on the first floor and the light there is always poor unless it’s fine．So his sight became shorter several years later．He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working．Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble．He can’t see anything clearly without glasses．Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they meet with each other in the street．

　　The man looked tired this evening．After supper he went to bed while his family were watching TV．Mrs．Beckman didn’t turn off the television until the interesting TV play was over．She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten．As soon as she lay down, there was a great noise under the bed．She thought a mouse must have come in again．She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick．She made some noise and it made her husband wake up．

　　“You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise．“But why are you wearing them this time?”

　　“Well, dear,” said the man．“I dreamed a lot last night．I saw my late(已故的) parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly．So I have to do so!”

(1)

There’s some light in Mr．Beckman’s office ________．
[　　]
A．	on a cold winter day
B．	on a sunny day
C．	if he forgets to turn on the light
D．	as soon as he gets there in the morning

(2)

Mr．Beckman’s sight became shorter because ________．
[　　]
A．	he likes to watch TV
B．	he often reads on bed
C．	he copies too much in the poor light
D．	his office is on the first floor

(3)

Mr．Beckman looked tired this evening because ________．
[　　]
A．	he had many dreams last night
B．	he had much work to do in his office
C．	he didn’t feel well
D．	he hoped to have the same dreams

(4)

Mrs．Beckman went to bed without turning on the light so that ________．
[　　]
A．	she could fall asleep soon
B．	she could save some money
C．	she would have some nice dreams, too
D．	she wouldn’t wake her husband up

(5)

Mr．Beckman went to bed with his glasses ________．
[　　]
A．	to keep them well
B．	not to get into trouble
C．	to see his parents clearly in his dream
D．	not to lose them

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Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

41 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 42 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54 to Portland．

“Don't think of saving money as something 55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless

2.A．found B．tried C．asked for D．Iooked for

3.A．more than B．less than C .shorter than D．higher than

4.A．can B．may C．was able to D．might

5.A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

6.A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always

7.A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means

8.A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

9.A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

10.A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

11.A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save