阅读理解

　　1 The family planning policy(“计划生育”政策)was introduced in 1979 to solve the population problems．Most couples could have only one child except some special families and those in some special areas．

　　2 Usually, all around good student, which was called“thrice good”, was given to the students who were virtuous(品德高尚的), talented and good at PE．It was firstly used in to 1950s by Mao to encourage young people to keep fit, study well and work hard．

　　3 During the early 1990s, state owned company reforms(国有企业改革)were getting tough．The workers were more than the jobs in most of the cities．Many workers were losing their jobs．“Jobless”was a hot topic at that time, so the leaders hoped the laid off workers could find new jobs or start up their own business．

　　4 One of Deng's clever ideas,“one country, two systems”, was first performed in 1997．It described Hong Kong and Macao's situation after they returned to China．This policy would also be suitable for Taiwan．There would be one China, but Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan could have their own economies and political systems．

　　5 Lei Feng was a soldier who was happy to help others．He died in an accident in 1962．On March 5th,1963, Mao wrote a piece,“Learn from comrade Lei Feng”, to say the Chinese should help others when necessary．After that, March 5th became a Volunteer Day．

　　6 The phrase“harmonious society”appeared in 2004, referring to a peaceful society where all people would work together to make the life better．This idea has become the main goal of the Chinese Communist Party now．

完形填空

　　I hired a worker to help me repair all old farmhouse．After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tire(车胎没气)made him 　　1　　 an hour of work and his electric drill(电钻)was broken and his old truck refused to start．While I drove him home, he sat in 　　2　　．

　　On arriving he invited me in to meet his family．As we walked toward the front door, he stopped at a small tree, 　　3　　 the branches with both hands．When opening tile door he changed completely．His face was covered in 　　4　　 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss．

　　Afterward he walked me to the car．We passed the tree and my curiosity(好奇)got tile better of me．I asked him about what I had seen him do 　　5　　．“Oh, that's my trouble tree,”he replied．“I know I can't help having 　　6　　 on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't 　　7　　 in the house with my wife and the children, So I just 　　8　　 on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to tale care of them．Then in the morning I 　　9　　 them up again．”

　　“Funny thing is．”he smiled．“when I come out in tile morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as 　　10　　 as I remember hanging up the night before．”