Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November. Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving， 　64　 on Thanksgiving morning. Others travel great distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner， 　65　 is the main part of the celebration.

More than any 　66　 American holiday， Thanksgiving celebrates family and home. For many Americans， Thanksgiving is the only time when all members of a family gather together. The holiday is a time of family reunion.

Thanksgiving is also a time 　67　 Americans share what they have with people who do 　68　 have as much. All across the country， thousands of groups provide Thanksgiving meals 　69　 older adults， poor people and the homeless. Some people spend part of the holiday helping to prepare and serve meals. 　70　 becoming president， Barack Obama and his family have volunteered one day before each Thanksgiving at  　71　organization that helps the needy.

　 (71)This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and night.

(72) He decided to turn his little school into a dormitory(宿舍楼) for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there.(73) This was the first hostel(青年招待所).

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country.(74)

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes, a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. (75) For this reason, s few weeks spent “hosteling” can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

　A. In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.

　B. People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.

　C. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

D. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

　E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

6. F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.
7. G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

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The right pair of exercise shoes can do a lot to prevent discomfort and injuries, personal trainers say. Here are some shopping tips:

?　 71　 Depending on your workout, shoes designed for walking, running, tennis, cross-training or another specialty will provide the best support for your feet.

Shop when you normally exercise. Feet actually get bigger throughout the day, sometimes swelling up as much as a half-size by nighttime.　 72　

Try them on. Never grab a pair of exercise shoes based only on the size of footwear you normally buy. Bring the type of socks you’d wear to work out and go for a walk through the store.

　 73　 You should be able to spread your toes out comfortably. Make sure there’s about a half-inch of space between them and the front of the shoe. The back should fit snugly (warmly and comfortably) against your heel and not move up and down. If your feet are different sizes, buy based on the larger one.

Talk to an expert. Shoe salesmen and personal trainers can study your stride (步伐) and the shape of your feet.　 74　

　 75　 Many trainers recommend switching footwear every three to five months, if possible, to maintain proper cushioning and support.

One tip: if you have to tie your shoes very tightly to feel a good amount of support, they may be ready to go.

A. Think about how much you can afford to buy the workout shoes.

B. Consider your type of exercise.

C. Focus on fit.

D. So don’t shop first thing in the morning if you often work out in the evening.

E. Pay more attention to new style shoes.

F. Replace worn shoes regularly.

G. Usually they can recommend the best shoes to guard against injuries.

My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 　71　Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
　　My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 　72　 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
　　　73　 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 　74　 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
　　Often she says to us, “Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 　75　This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.
　　A. She enjoys listening to classic music.
　　B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.
　　C. She loves her students and cares for them.
　　D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.
　　E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
　　F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.
　　G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.

　 In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be, and of course there are too many cars.　　　　 __71__　　 But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not very different when one wants to walk.

　 The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night.　　　　　 __72__　　 There are 35,000 night?clubs in Tokyo, and you don't often see one that is empty.

　 　　　　　 __73__　　　 Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there doesn't seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good.　　　　　 __74__　　　 On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.

　 In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire?engines rushed past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day.　　　　　 __75__　　 Instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the over?crowded city, but I feel like a man who is returning to his long?lost love.

A．It was a spring morning.

B．The Japanese drive as fast as they can.

C．They always leave and arrive on time.

D．Most people travel to and from work by train.

E．Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.

F．Life was hard, but it was simple and people were happy.

G．That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home.