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Catherine was a famous writer of children's stories. She lived in a fine old house in a small town near London. Often she worked at home, in her quiet 1.________.Long before her books became popular, she had tried to teach 2         how to use a computer. And now she typed（打字）all her stories on her computer. But sometimes she had to 3        the house to get some books from the library or have a meeting. She didn't like being away because she was worried about burglar（盗贼）.So she was very careful. Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing to make a burglar think someone  4        be at home.

One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something different in her house. There  was only a little 5.         lift in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at her computer, she saw it was 6.         , and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the doors or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. "I'll use it in my 7.        book!" she said 8         .

The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the desk. When she returned, the coffee and the sandwiches had 9.         .She ran to the computer. This time there was only a 10.         on the screen（屏幕）."IT'S NOT YOUR STORY.IT'S MINE!" it said.

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Catherine was a famous writer of children's stories. She lived in a fine old house in a small town near London. Often she worked at home, in her quiet 46________.Long before her books became popular, she had tried to teach 47         how to use a computer. And now she typed（打字）all her stories on her computer. But sometimes she had to 48        the house to get some books from the library or have a meeting. She didn't like being away because she was worried about burglar（盗贼）.So she was very careful. Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing to make a burglar think someone 49     be at home. 

One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something different in her house. There was only a little 50.         left in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at her computer, she saw it was51.         , and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the doors or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. "I'll use it in my 52.     book!" she said 53         .

The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the desk. When she returned, the coffee and the sandwiches had 54.         .She ran to the computer. This time there was only a 55.         on the screen（屏幕）."IT'S NOT YOUR STORY.IT'S MINE!" it said.

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Life used to be fine for “teenagers”．They used to have money to spend and free time to spend it．They used to wear teenage clothes in teenage coffee bars and discos．But for many young people，life is    1    now．Jobs are difficult to   2    ．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive and it's hard to get a place to   3    ．Teachers say that students are more willing to learn than used to．They are   4    interested in politics，but more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them   5    ．

    When you read newspapers and watch TV, it is easy to get the  6  that British young people are all unemployed．angry and in trouble． 7   that’s not true

    Three quarters of them do   8    their parents did．They do their best at school，find some kind of work and get    9     in their early twenties．They get along well with their parents and enjoy family life. They watch football on TV and like reading about Princess Diana. After all, if they  10   , they wouldn′t be British, would they?

1. A. harder         B. hard          C. the hardest       D. hardly

2. A. look           B. look for       C. find            D. offer

3. A. live            B. stay          C. live in          D. work in

4. A. more           B. much         C. most           D. less

5. A. a job           B. jobs          C. a work          D. works

6. A. mark           B. idea          C. riddle          D. mail

7. A. But            B. And          C. So             D. Or

8. A. that            B. which        C. what            D. /

9. A. marry          B. marrying      C. marry with      D. married

10. A. didn't          B. don't         C. weren't         D. aren't

Life used to be fun for teenagers．They used to have money to spend，and free time to spend．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos （迪斯科舞厅）．But for many young people，life is harder now．Jobs are difficult to find． There is not so much money around．Things are more expensive, and it is hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less interested in politics and more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them better jobs．

    Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try to spend less and save more． They want to be able to get homes of their own one day．

    For some，the answer to unemployed is to leave home and look for work in one of the Britain's big cities．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain，looking for jobs．Some find and stay．Others don’t find it，and go home again．

    When you read the newspapers and watch the news on televisions． It's easy to get the idea that British young people lose their jobs and are in trouble．But that's not true．

1．The underlined sentence “There is not so much money around．”means_________．

      A．many young people don't have so much money left．

     B．it's not easy to make money now．

      C．the friends around the young people have no money．

    D．many young people's parents haven't given them much money．

2．Why do students study harder than before?

     A．Because the things are more expensive．

     B．Because they have no homes to live in．

     C．Because they are not interested in politics any more．

     D．Because they want to get better jobs and get more money．

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A．Their parents worried about money, too．

    B．Their parents no longer worried about money．

    C．Their parents even thought about money more than they do．

    D．Their parents didn't worry about money at all．

4．The underlined word “unemployed” means____________．

    A．the situation when they are out of work

    B．the situation when they are punished

    C．the situation when they are in great trouble

    D．the situation when they are very angry

5．From the passage We can know________________．

      A．most British young people are always in trouble

B．some young people in Britain can find jobs

C．most of the British young people are easy to get money

    D．what the writer said is not true