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　　As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious （反叛的）on the outside,___1___on the inside I wanted people to ___2____me.

　　Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't ____3___, and there were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation in particular ___4____ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was not so outwardly（表面地）different.

　　I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was____5____with us, was wearing my clothes. And my ____6____seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __7___if I weren't there. I told my mom, and she explained that ___8___Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could ___9___me. I pointed out,”She is more patient and is heater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ___10____,but I was the only person who could fill my ___11____. She made me realize that even with my____12_____——and they were many ——I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced.

　　I became a searcher,___13___who I was and what made me unique（独特的）. My____14___of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist（抵制）pressure to ___15___in ways that I didn't like any more, and I ___16___who I really was. I came to feel much more ____17___that no one can ever take my place.

　　Each of us ____18____ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ____19___ about being replaced. You ___20___ be.

Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year, and his four glass houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public road, which was always used 　 36 children and young people walking to and from 　 37　 , boys about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted (尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s 　 38　 , They managed to resist the temptation (抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too 　 39　 when Mr. Flower was 　 40　 to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be 　 41　 at glass houses at the beginning and end of the school days.

　 However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried 　 42　 to prevent the damage to his glass, but nothing that he had done had been 　 43　 . He had been to the school to complain to the headmaster, but this had not done any 　 44 . He had hidden in the bushes and 　 45　 those boys that threw stones 　 46　 his garden, but the boys could run 　 47　 faster than he, and they even 　 48　 at him at a distance. He had even walked along the road and picked up all those 　 49　 that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to 　 50 , but they soon found others, or threw lumps (团) of earth instead.

　 Then just he had given 　51 hopes of winning the battle, a truly wonderful 　 52　 came up to him. He set up a large note board (布告牌) made up good strong wood, some meters away from the glass houses 　 53　 it could be clearly seen from the road. On the board he painted the 　 54　 : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no 　 55　 . The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass houses.

36. A. to 　　　　　　 　　 　　　　B. by 　　　　　　　　　 　　C. of 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. with

37. A. factory 　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. office 　　　　　　 　　　　C. school　　　　　　　　　　 D. work

38. A. bed-room B. living-room C. reading-room D. glass-houses

39. A. strong 　　　　　　　 　　B. weak 　　　　　　C. limited　　　 　 D. strange

40. A. impossible B. unable C. possible D. somewhere

41. A. far away from B. in or close to C. into or out of D. at or out

42. A. in no way B. in a way C. in the way D. in many ways

43. A. successful 　　　　　　　 B. cheerful 　　　　　　　　 C. wonderful 　　　　　　　 D. careful

44. A. harm 　　　　 　　　　　 B. wrong 　　　　　　　　　 C. good 　　　　　　　 　　D. wonder

45. A. watched 　　　　　　　　　 B. walked to 　　　　　　　 C. waited for 　　　　　　 D. run after

46. A. towards 　　　　　　　　　 B. over 　　　　　　　 　　C.out of 　　　　　　　 　　D. into

47. A. many 　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. much 　　　　　　　　　　 　　C. more　　　　　　　　 　 D. lots of

48. A. laughed 　　　　　　　　　 B. looked 　　　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

49. A. earth 　　　　 　　　　B. sticks 　　　　　　　　　　 　　C. stones 　　　　　　 　　D. branches

50. A. pick up 　　　　　　　　　 B. catch 　　　　　　　　　　 C. play with 　　　　　　　 D. throw

51. A. in 　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　B. off 　　　　　　　　 　　C. out 　　　　　　　　 　　D. up

52. A. idea 　 　　　　　　B. friend 　　　　　　　　　　 C. guest 　　　　　　　　　　 D. word

53. A. where 　　　 　　　　B. there where 　　　　　　 C. on which 　　　　　　　 D. there

54. A. idea 　　　　　 　　 　　B. words 　　　　　　　　　 C. sentences 　　　　　　　 D. letters

55. A. a peaceful time 　　　　 B. further trouble 　　　　 C. more happiness ☆考D. questions

Tom was about to close the window　　　　his attention was caught by a bird.

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While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.
　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.
　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says
Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”
　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful
46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
　　A. Because many families are divorced.
　　B. Because government aid is now rare.
　　C. Because their wages are low.
　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.
47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
　　A. saving welfare funds
　　B. rebuilding the work ethic
　　C. providing more jobs
　　D. cutting government expenses
48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
　　A. the poverty rate was lower
　　B. average living standards were higher
　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages
　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.

He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.

The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.

1.                A．careful　　　   B．pleased         C．bored　　　  D．busy

2.                A．healthier       B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

3.                A．thought        B．learned         C．tried D．worked

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without   D．before

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy  D．have

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience D．knowledge

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally D．suddenly

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat