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　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7：34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10∶30, Joan 　　1　　 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 　　2　　 we went shopping．It was only after her sister had 　　3　　 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should 　　4　　 her for lunch．　　5　　 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 　　6　　．There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London．However, we didn’t find her．

　　It was now one o’clock, and the concert would begin at 2：30．“Perhaps she’ll 　　7　　 waiting outside the concert hall,” my wife said hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 　　8　　, and the only way to get there was 　　9　　 underground railway．Hand in hand we 　　10　　 our way along the road to where we thought the 　　11　　 station should be．An hour later we found Tower Hill Station．

　　By now it was far 　　12　　 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2∶30．So we decided to 　　13　　 to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 　　14　　 that journey．　　15　　 were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten．　　16　　 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan．She had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 　　17　　 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night．Now she was 　　18　　 us to discover 　　19　　 we had an equally 　　20　　 day．

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Living one’ s life is really like driving on a highway．First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 　　1　　 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life．　　2　　 he enters into the highway, he must 　　3　　 certain rules for his own safety．It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult．For example, on the highway, he is 　　4　　 to keep a constant (不断的)　　5　　, which can be compared with his 　　6　　 activities through his life．Neither driving nor living must be taken at too 　　7　　 a speed nor at too slow a speed．If he drives too 　　8　　, the police will give him a 　　9　　, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law．　　10　　 too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person 　　11　　 the others driving at a(an) 　　12　　 speed．When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful 　　13　　 to every direction of his car．It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life 　　14　　 he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so．He 　　15　　 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger．Finally, he must 　　16　　 where he is now by recognizing some 　　17　　 appearing now and then．If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can．But he may thus lose 　　18　　 and energy both on the road and in life．On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work．　　19　　 if he is careful and serious enough, 　　20　　 will provide him with much pleasure．