阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies anD．　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in AmericA#Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffiC#Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands－on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon some fifteen years ago．I 　　1　　 to take my daughter to the local playground．As soon as we got there, my daughter headed for the 　　2　　 and asked for a push．As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying

　　　　3　　 to get her own swing going．Her elderly grandmother was sitting quietly on a nearby bench and 　　4　　 at me．

　　I walked over to the little girl and 　　5　　 if she could use a push, too．She smiled and said “Yes! ” I soon had her 　　6　　 flying towards the clouds while she laughed 　　7　　 For the next two hours I found myself 　　8　　 swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl．By the time we headed home, I was 　　9　　 worn out, but my spirits were still flying higher than those swings．

　　Two years later after a long day's work I went to 　　10　　 my kids from the local grade school．　　11　　 , I stood in the parents’waiting area 　　12　　 for my children．　　13　　 , I felt two tiny arms around my stomach．I looked down and there was the little girl from the 　　14　　 smiling up at me．She gave me one more big 　　15　　 before heading off to catch her school bus．　　16　　 I watched her back, I didn't feel quite so tired anymore and my 　　17　　 were once again rising in the Heavens．

　　In this life，every single bit of love we share 　　18　　 its way back to us again．It may take seconds or it may take years．The law of love, 　　19　　 , is never broken．The love we share, the kindness we give and the 　　20　　 we create will always come back to bless us．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady on the side of the road．He 　　1　　 in front of her ear and got out．Even with the 　　2　　 on his face, she Was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew 　　3　　 she felt．He said,“I am here to help you, madam．Why don't you wait in the ear where it's warm? 　　4　　, my name is Joe．”

　　She had a 　　5　　 tire．Joe crawled under the ear, changed the tire．But he got 　　6　　 and his hands hurt．She could not thank him 　　7　　 and asked him how much she 　　8　　 him．He told her that if she really wanted to 　　9　　 him back, the next time she saw, someone who needed help, she could give that person the 　　10　　 they needed．

　　She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small 　　11　　．She went in．The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months 　　12　　．The old lady 　　13　　 how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a 　　14　　．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal．the waitress went to get her 　　15　　 from a hundred-dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．

　　when the waitress came back, she noticed something 　　16　　 on a napkin(餐巾纸),“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back．here's what you do-Do not let the 　　17　　 of love end with you．”

　　That night when she got home, she was 　　18　　 the money and what the lady had written．She and her husband needed money with the baby 　　19　　．next month．She knew how worried her bus band was and as he lay 　　20　　 next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right, I love you, Joe．”

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