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“Thank you” is widely                 (76) in a modern society. It is a very good manner. You should say “Thank you”                 (77) others help you or say something kind to you. For example: when someone                 (78) the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have                 (79) a nice shirt, or your city                 (80) very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”. “Thank you” is used not only between friends,                 (81) between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is                 (82) short polite usage. We use it as the same as “Thank you”. When you hear someone say so behind you, you’d got to know that somebody wants to walk past you without                 (83) you. It is not polite to interrupt (打断) others while they are                 (84). If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me”                 (85), and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” on the right occasion. 

       A disappointing performance

    Tom was sick with disappointment. The piano performance was almost a success, however, he f___(76)____ in his solo (独奏). He couldn’t understand how it could have happened.

He had practiced for weeks that seemed like m____(77)_____. He had given up sports until after the performance because he wanted to make his parents p____(78)____ of him. He spent all his time with the piano.

His teacher had said he was q____(79)_____ to learn. It was true that he accepted music as another l_____(80)____ , another way to talk to people.

His grandparents, aunt, and uncle all came to hear him play, and he was anxious to s____(81)____ them that he was the best in the whole class.

But, when he stood up to go to the piano, his knees felt w____(82)____. He looked into the audience and saw his f_____(83)_____ smiling back at him.

At this time, he felt n____(84)____. His fingers began to tremble(颤抖)，shaking as though he had caught a bad cold. He sat down at the piano.

He took a deep breath. He played the first part of his music, then realized with fear that he had forgotten the rest. He s____(85)____ over, thinking that would help. It didn’t. His bright musical life seemed to end.

Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about_.

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 Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece. He was well-known               (76) his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to               (77) things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and               (78) their questions with great patience.

One day a student               (79) him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a               (80), the teacher drew two circles — one is as               (81) as a big plate (盘子), and the other smaller.

“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles. Inside the big one is my knowledge of things,               (82) inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That               (83) I have more opportunities to meet with what we don’t know. And that’s               (84) I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more               (85) you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know.”