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Every day，the news of the world reaches people by over 300 million copies of daily papers，over 400 million radio sets，and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is 1 by motion（动作） pictures，in theatres and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important events of the day are， 2 still only care for the events of their own household. Nearly four hundred years ago the English writer John Donne said，“No man is an island.”This 3 is more appropriate（恰当的）today than it was 4 Donne lived. In short，wherever he lives，a man 5 to some society；and we are becoming more and more aware（清楚的） that ? 6 happens in one particular society affects，somehow，the life of mankind.?
Newspapers have been published in the 7 world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers 8 today are read in Europe and North America. However, 9 they may be read in all parts of the world， 10 to the new inventions that are changing the techniques of newspaper 11 .?
Electronics and automation（自动化） have made it 12 to produce pictures and texts far more quickly than before. Photographic（照相的） copying doesn't 13 to use type（铅字） and printing machines.And fewer specialists（专家）， 14 type?setters，are needed to produce a paper? or magazine by the 15 method. Therefore，the publishing of newspapers and magazines can 16 more money. Besides，photocopies can be sent over great 17 now by means of ?television channels and satellites such as Telstar. Thus（因此）， 18 can be brought to the public more quickly than before.?
Machines that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. Film， 19 light and small，can be sent rapidly to other places and used to print copies of the text 20 they are needed. Film pictures can also be projected（投影） easily on a movie or television screen.?
1.A. taken B. shown C. seen D. known
2.A. fewer B. higher C. lower D. less?
3.A. study B. argument C. knowledge D. idea?
4.A. that B. while C. when D. then?
5.A. moves B. goes C. belongs D. comes?
6.A. it B. whatever C. something D. anything?
7.A. common B. modern C. ordinary D. usual?
8.A. bought B. printed C. found D. discovered?
9.A. fast B. suddenly C. immediately D. soon?
10.A. has B. brings C. thanks D. imagines?
11.A. delivering B. making C. selling D. publishing
12.A. clear B. possible C. bright D. successful?
13.A. want B. need C. like D. hope?
14.A. including B. besides C. such as D. except?
15.A. advanced B. easy C. unusual D. suitable?
16.A. make B. earn C. save D. get?
17.A. places B. distances C. cities D. villages
18.A. pictures B. newspapers C. letters D. words?
19.A. becoming B. feeling C. turning D. being?
20.A. where B. there C. which D. because of
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The Festival of Cultures
August 11-14
City Park
The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.
Crafts: See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.
Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Thailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6-8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9-12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.
Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with captivating tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.
Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain, crepes from France, and tandoori chicken from India. These tasty dishes will be difficult to pass up.
| Tickets August 11-13 |
| Tickets August 14 |
| Adults $3 Ages 13-18 $2 Ages 6-12 $1 Ages 6 and under Free |
| Adults $3 Ages 13-18 $2 Ages 12 and under Free |
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent ? 3 ? a table near the door. Her ? 4 ? was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly ? 5? the table top. I sat down facing her a couple of ? 6? away.
“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get ? 7 ? life? Why does God let people live so long past their youth?”
As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were ? 8 ? childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.
I looked ? 9 ? at the first woman, then in the ? 10 ? on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was ?11 ? a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her ? 12 ? shining with gold rings. I was ?13?.She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the ? 14? of my life together. She had millions of ?15? memories to recall. I sat alone. She was ?16 ? the day with a good friend. I was ? 17 ? worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn't ? 18? her.
As I left the shop, I ?19 ? my foolish question about God letting people live past their youth.? 20?,that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life, than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.
1.A. warm up B. cool off C. freeze myself D. enjoy myself
2.A. old B. modern C. pretty D. ugly
3.A. under B. below C. over D. above
4.A. head B. chest C. neck D. back
5.A. connected B. touched C. hit D. joined
6.A. tables B. miles C. kilometers D. inches
7.A. for B. off C. away from D. out of
8.A. speaking B. talking about C. discussing D. debating
9.A. sadly B. happily C. up D. again
10.A. newspaper B. window C. mirror D. TV
11.A. dressing B. wearing C. putting on D. having on
12.A. hands B. neck C. arms D. head
13.A. happy B. surprised C. poor D. sad
14.A. periods B. pieces C. points D. masses
15.A. unhappy B. old C. wonderful D. fresh
16.A. sharing B. spending C. killing D. sparing
17.A. really B. mostly C. publicly D. secretly
18.A. pleasing B. hurting C. leaving D. punishing
19.A. realized B. wondered C. gave up D. thought of
20.A. When B. How C. Why D. Whether
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As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D.&nbstp; familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
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