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　　The western world has always been divided into two types of people——the cool and the uncool. It is a division that __1__ in school. The cool kids are good at __2__. They are __3__ with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to __4__ their style. They can do their homework but they don't make a big effort. That would __5__ be cool.

　　The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don't have great. __6__ skills and they are __7__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the“X Files”. They are __8__ as the geeks.

　　Here's the news. The geeks are __9__. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and __10__ your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but __11__ good degrees.

　　The most important __12__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __13__ others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __14__ of their own to work and play in, making them a global __15__. Besides, the effect of the geeks __16__ popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be __17__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __18__ you look like.

　　But there are also __19__. Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for __20__.

People who are married or in committed relationships are healthier, wealthier, and happier. So why do more than 60 percent of marriages end in divorce? Why has the national divorce rate climbed more than 200 percent in the last thirty years? And why are fewer people getting married today than ever before?

The answers to these questions are plentiful, but the main reason is simple. It's easy to “fall” in love but very few people know how to stay in love. Even though staying in love is our “smartest” choice all the way around! Recent studies on marriage prove it's one of the major ingredients in life-frog success for men and women. Marriage has also been found to boost happiness, reduce the degree of depression, and provide protection from sexually transmitted diseases.

So let's wake up, make up, and turn this trend around! One of the most amazing pieces of evidence that shows people are not in touch with what's really going on in their partnerships is the fact that the majority of people who put in for divorce say they didn't think there was a relationship-threatening problem just six months prior to breaking up. Another shocker is that most couples wait six years or more to seek professional help when their relationship is in danger. By the time they do wake up and smell the coffee, it's often too late.

Truly there is no reason to resign yourself to a bad relationship? Whether you're dating or married. Rather than changing partners and ending up this same predicament(困境) again, you can learn to have a fabulous (难以置信的) relationship with the partner you already have! I strongly encourage you to make the relationship you have work, because there is a higher rate of divorce in second marriages.

　　  1. According to the author, which of the following is NOT true?

　　　　 A. A happy marriage can be beneficial for both partners' mentality.

　　　　 B. More and more people face marriage crisis.

　　　　 C. Large portions of people are not quite sure of the meaning of true love.

　　　　  D. More and more people tend to be single.

　　  2. The fundamental reason for marriage crisis is——.

　　　　   A. that people are too easy to fall in love without a comprehensive understanding

　　　　   B. that people do not know how to get along well with partners after marriage

　　　　   C. some kinds of economic pressure and stress

　　　　   D. to maintain a life-long love is too difficult for common people

　　  3. What does the author mean by saying “...smell the coffee, it's often too late” in Para. 3？

　　　　   A. Partners who like drinking coffee are more likely to experience divorce.

　　　　   B. People are always not aware of enough about marriage crisis.

　　　　   C. Partners should have a happy ending of marriage when facing crisis.

　　　　   D. People should value their marriage.

　　  4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author may be a (an)

　　　　   A. journalist　　　　　　   B. professor

　　　　   C. advisor　　　　　　　　 D. official

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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

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The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that  1   in school. The cool kids are good at   2  .They are   3   with the opposite sexお and are good-looking and people want to   4   their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would   5   be cool.

The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great  6  skills and they are   7  at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files”. They are   8   as the geeks (做低级滑稽表演的人).

Here’s the news. The geeks are   9   . Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and  10   your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but   11   good degrees.

The most important  12   of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates  13   others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a  14   of their own to work and play in, making them a global   15  .Besides, the effect of the geeks   16   popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be   17  .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than  18   you look like.

But there are also  19  .Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for   20  .

1.A.continues　　　　　　    B.makes　　　　　　    C.remains　　　　　　　　　　 D.starts

2.A.computers　　　　　　　　　　 B.studies　　　　　　   C.sports　　　　　　　　　　   D.maths

3.A.pleasant 　　　　　　    B.popular　　　　　　   C.crazy　　　　　　　　　　    D.average

4.A.copy　　　　　　　　　　  B.advance　　　　　　  C.take　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.act

5.A.not　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.indeed　　　　　　    C.perhaps　　　　　　　　　　 D.actually

6.A.speaking　　　　　　　　 B.operating　　　　    C.social　　　　　　　　　　    D.experimental

7.A.speechless　　　　　　　　　　 B.sharp　　　　　　　　 C.active　　　　　　　　　　    D.hopeless

8.A.known　　　　　　　　   B.referred　　　　　　  C.thought　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.admired

9.A.taking on 　　　　　　　　　　 B.taking up　　　　    C.taking over　　　　　　    D.taking in

10.A.put　　　　　　　　　　   B.cause　　　　　　　　 C.bring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.serve

11.A.win　　　　　　　　　　  B.take　　　　　　　　   C.wish　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.finish

12.A.industry　　　　　　    B.discovery　　　　   C.progress　　　　　　　　    D.development

13.A.promise　　　　　　    B.discourage　　　　  C.demand　　　　　　　　　　 D.excite

14.A.chance　　　　　　　　 B.space　　　　　　　　 C.world　　　　　　　　　　    D.career

15.A.force　　　　　　　　    B.company　　　　    C.organization　　　　　　   D.department

16.A.of　　　　　　　　　　    B.on　　　　　　　　　　  C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.for

17.A.rich　　　　　　　　　　  B.attractive　　　　    C.handsome　　　　　　　　  D.uncool

18.A.how　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.that　　　　　　　　    C.what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.how much

19.A.opportunities  　　   B.dangers　　　　　　  C.possibility　　　　　　　　  D.question

20.A.punishment　　　　   B.argument　　　　    C.competition　　　　　　   D.employment