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　　In history，a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows ．The work was dirty，tiring and not very well paid．

　　People in the western。states had to 　1　 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 　2　 ．But someone had to 　3　 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the 　4　 was more than a thousand Kilometers away and it could take as 　5　 as six months to move the cattle．The　6　 was long but the cattle were driven 　7　 as not to lose 　8　．Then they could be sold at a good price．

　　Most cowboys were young，　9　 men．A good horse 　10　 their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy 　11　 cows and knew how to control them．At night，he 　12　 to the cows to keep them calm．

　　In the late 1800s，America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 　13　 and cities．The cowboy seemed 　14　 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．

　　Today，the 　15　 of cowboys has 　16　 greatly．One change is the use of trucks．

　　The job is not so hard 　17　 it used to be．And cowboys are better 　18　 now．They are 　19　 to be married．Some of them are farmers teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．　20　 at night and on weekends，they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat，keeping the beef price low．

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Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 　3 ., so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5 　very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 　6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 　8 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 　10 to solve.

This may be why many of books regarded as 　11 of children's literature were in fact written for 　12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 　13 of this.

Children, left for themselves, often 　14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop or 　15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 　17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 　19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 　20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

1. A.hoped　　　 B.realized　　　 C.told　　　　　 D.said

2. A.short　　　 B.long　　　　　 C.bad　　　　　　 D.good

3. A.easy　　　　 B.short　　　　 C.high　　　　　 D.difficult

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

5. A.both　　　　 B.neither　　　 C.either　　　　 D.very

6. A.child　　　 B.father　　　　 C.mother　　　　 D.teacher.

7. A.hears　　　 B.buys　　　　　 C.understands　　 D.reads

8. A.few　　　　 B.many　　　　　 C.a great deal of D.a great number of

9. A.but　　　　 B.however　　　 C.so　　　　　　 D.because

10. A.hard　　　 B.easy　　　　　 C.enough　　　　 D.fast

11. A.articles　 B.work　　　　　 C.arts　　　　　 D.works

12. A.grown ups　 B.girls　　　　 C.boys　　　　　 D .children

13. A.difficult　 B.hidden　　　　 C.obvious　　　　 D.easy

14. A.are　　　　 B.show　　　　　 C.find　　　　　 D.add

15. A.school　　 B.home　　　　　 C.office　　　　 D.library

16. A.more　　　 B.less　　　　　 C.able　　　　　 D.be

17. A.lovingness B.interests　　 C.objections　　 D.readings

18. A.receiving　 B.accepting　　 C.having　　　　 D.refusing

19. A.same　　　 B.friendly　　　 C..different　　 D.common

20. A.common　　 B.avarage　　　 C.different　　　 D.same

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie 　1 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 　2 it any' more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 　3 hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really 　4　 .

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no 　5 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 　6 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 　7 . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and　 8 said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 　9 , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 　10 question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a 　11 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 　12 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 　13　 ."

Charlie was 　14　 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 　15 but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more 　16 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 　17　 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 　18 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 　19　 ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How 　20 are you?

1. A. made　　　　　　　 B. became　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　　 D. kept

2. A. take　　　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　　 　C. get　　　　　　　　 D. put

3. A. enjoy　　　　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　　 C. repay　　　　　　　 D. value

4. A. unusual　　　　　　 B. unfair　　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　　 D. selfless

5. A. rest　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. effect　　　　　　　 D. effort

6. A. competition　　　　 B. relationship　　　　　 C. difference　　　　　 D. distance

7. A. following　　　　　 B. finding　　　　　　 C. shopping　　　　　　 D. searching

8. A. still　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　 　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. only

9. A. offer　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　 D. repeat

10. A. difficult　　　　　　 B. familiar　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　 D. simple

11. A. total　　　　　　　 B. lot　　　　　　 　　C. pile　　　　　　　　 D. number

12. A. taken　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　　　　　 D. heard

13. A. value　　　　　　　 B. quality　　　　　　　 C. condition　　　　　　 D. shape

14. A. struck　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　 D. encouraged

15. A. stay　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　 D. leave

16. A. important　　　 B. intelligent　　　　 C. successful　　　　　　 D. hardworking

17. A. time　　　　　　　 B. depth　　　　 　C. need　　　　　　　　 D. common

18. A. while　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. since

19. A. see　　　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　 D. win

20. A. hopeful　　　　　 B. thoughtful　　　　　 C. helpful　　　　　　 D. meaningful

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 　1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 　2 . So both of them agreed not to 　3 after choosing a 　4 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 　5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 　6 after a 　7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 　8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 　9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 　10 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (犹豫不决) they would miss 　11 . Only 　12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　13 possible regret.

Life is 　14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 　15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 　16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 　17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 　18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 　19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 　20 to come by.

1. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eager　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impossible　　　　　　　 D. possible

2. A. enough　　　　　　　　 B. limited　　　　　　　 C. tight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. plentiful

3. A. retrace　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go back

4. A. main road　　　　　　 B. branch　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crossing　　　　　　　　　 D. highway

5. A. showed　　　　　　　 B. pointed　　　　　　　　　　 C. intended　　 　　　　　　 D. made

6. A. former　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the third

7. A. brief　　　　　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heated

8. A. hoped　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　　　　　 C. favored　　　　　　　　　 D. got

9. A. getting　　　　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grasping　　　　　　　　　 D. giving up

10. A. slowly　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　　　　　 C. timely　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

11. A. less　　　　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

12. A. high　　　　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rapid

13. A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise

14. A. just exactly　　　　 B. more or less　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. most

15. A. unwanted　　　　　 B. rejected　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoyable　　　　　　　　 D. desirable

16. A. wish　　　　　　　　　 B. want　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have to

17. A. spend time　　　　 B. kill time　　　　　　　　　 C. have a hard time　　　 D. hope for

18. A. start with　　　　　 B. get up　　　　　　　　　　 C. succeed in　　　　　　　 D. end up in

19. A. By no means　　　　　　 B. Not in the least　　　　 C. At most　　　　　　　　　 D. At least

20. A. stupid　　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. supported