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Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving   11  .

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was ___12  on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned   13   , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights,   14    there I sat, waiting for the light to   15  , the only human being, for at least a mile in any   16  .

I started wondering why I   17  to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was   18    no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no   19   in going through it.

Much later that   20   , after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light   21    me. I think I stopped   22   it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow   23  : we don’t go through red lights.

We do   24    we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so   25    of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

11 A. fast         B. slowly           C. carefully        D. hard

12 A. late         B. alone            C. worried          D. afraid

13 A. green       B. yellow           C. red             D. dark

14 A. and         B. or              C. so              D. but

15 A. return       B. change          C. start            D. continue

16 A. attention     B. background       C. direction         D. information

17 A. refused      B. decided          C. prepared         D. forgot

18 A. hardly       B. luckily           C. usually         D. clearly

19 A. danger      B. excuse          C. space           D. energy

20 A. moment     B. night            C. afternoon        D. morning

21 A. depended on  B. looked forward to  C. stayed away from  D. came back to

22 A. though      B. unless        C. because         D. until

23 A. me         B. it               C. him             D. us

24 A. what        B. how            C. why            D. that

25 A. tired        B. ready           C. proud           D. sorry

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  Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family.When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know.Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines in which advice is given on many subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, how to buy a house or a car, and so on.

  Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems.Along with the letters are answers written by people who are supposed to solve(解决)such problems.Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators.But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work.One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”.The other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers”.Experience is their preparation for giving advice.

  There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience.She is a girl named Angel Caveliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten.Her advice to young readers, now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.

(1)

For advice Americans usually write to ________.

[  ]

A.

their family members

B.

their friends

C.

Angel Caveliere

D.

newspapers or magazines

(2)

“Abby”and“Ann Landers”are probably ________.

[  ]

A.

real names of two women

B.

two experienced doctors

C.

two famous lawyers

D.

pen names of women

(3)

Which of the following is likely true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Angel Caveliere is loved by many American young readers

B.

Angel died young

C.

Angel has much more experience than the other writers with special training

D.

Angel is famous for her good knowledge of all the subjects

(4)

The Philadelphia Bulletin seems to be ________.

[  ]

A.

a city in America

B.

a kind of publication

C.

a publishing house

D.

a school or university

(5)

The best title for the passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

Two Famous Women Writers

B.

Angel Caveliere and Her Advice

C.

Getting Advice from Strangers

D.

The Strange Americans

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    Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also  36 on her career road.

    Though the accident brought her bright career to a  37 , she didn’t give up. In the 38  months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)  39 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So  40 she wanted to go back to  41 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in  42 and could realize her dream,  43  she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —  44  to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

    After every public recital (个人表演), she  45  ask her dad about her performance. “You  46 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get  47 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic  48 by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it  49 everyone to tears and this 50 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the  51 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

    Sudha’s comeback was  52 moving an event that a film producer  53  to make the story into a hit film.

    When someone asked Sudha how she had  54 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”  55 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

36. A. left alone          B. cut off           C. kept out      D. put out

37. A. top       B. height C. point     D. stop

38. A. unforgettable B. painful C. busy D. free

39. A. flower B. leg C. gift      D. box

40. A. strangely B. gradually  C. heavily D. strongly

41. A. home B. school    C. dancing   D. walking

42. A. the doctor B. the stage C. herself    D. her dad

43. A. however   B. even C. since D. therefore

44. A. starting B. remembering C. wanting D. learning

45. A. could B. would     C. should    D. might

46. A. yet B. ever C. also D. still

47. A. in return    B. in turn C. in surprise D. in anger

48. A. change B. movement C. comeback D. promise

49. A. made      B. moved   C. let       D. forced

50. A. story B. performance C. decision D. accident

51. A. usual B. new  C. normal D. interesting

52. A. such      B. this      C. very        D. so

53. A. allowed B. pretended C. refused D. decided

54. A. tried B. managed  C. thought D. imagined

55. A. Nothing B. Anything  C. Something D. Everything

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