More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them  21 ; over 300,000 were  22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved  23 services saved many soldiers with serious  24  that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even  25   in North Vietnamese prisons.

One of the  26  things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The  27  of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not   28  celebrated. Americans 29  them with stony silence.

The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had  32  a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national  33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34  over their not being supported.

"I didn’t want to  35   it at first---people went against us when we were putting our  36  on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"

Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed  38   the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or  39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total  40   Vietnam veterans.

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　　The American cowboy（牛仔）was a great hero through facts and stories.

　　In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He __1__ twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tired and not very well paid. In the winter, most cowboys had to find __2__ jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in a __3__ of eight to ten.

　　People had to raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets（市场）. But someone had to look __4__ the cattle（牛）on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the __5__ of a cowboy.

　　Sometimes the railroad was more than 1,000 kilometers away and it could __6__ as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboys moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not __7__ weight.

　　Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important __8__ A good horse made the job of moving cattle much __9__. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to __10__ them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them __11__.

　　The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians（历史学家）say that this was because the cowboy __12__ during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800s America was changing from a nation of farms to one of __13__ and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent（独立的）than other Americans.

　　Today, the life of real cowboys has __14__ greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no __15__ for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. Modern cowboys are __16__ paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in __17__ every state of the United States. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies（公司）. But __18__ night and on weekends, they become cowboys. Most have __19__ than 1,000 cows and some have only two or three. These part time cowboys __20__ the total production（生产）of meat, keeping beef low. Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

    Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,  "It was a tie. Everybody won."
61. What was the score of the soccer match?
A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.        B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.
C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.        D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.
62. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means
A. cheer    B. cry      C. laughter   D. silence
63. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?
A. The result of the match would fail his son.
B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.
64. It can be inferred(推断出) from the passage that ________.
A. both teams liked and respected Mickey
B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal
C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong
D. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won
65. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.
A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh
B. to suggest we should not mind losing
C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game
D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others