In America, where labor（劳工）costs are so high, “do-it-yourself” is a way of life．Many people   46   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses．

  47   many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a   48   that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers．  49   other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others．It   50   the reader to become the main character（人物）with the help of computers．Here is   51   they do it．Let us suppose a child is named Jody．The computer uses this information to make up a story   52   pictures．The story is then printed up．“This book is about me,” a child who   53   such a book might say．So the company is called the “Me-Books Publishing Company”．  54   like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, the names of their friends and their pets．But more   55  , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories．Me-books are helping children to learn how to read．

（    ）46．A．make               B．build                C．buy                       D．repair

（    ）47．A．Otherwise      B．Only              C．Once                  D．Soon

（    ）48．A．director        B．person           C．company              D．computer

（    ）49．A．However         B．Although        C．That                  D．Unless

（    ）50．A．allows          B．hates            C．hires（雇）          D．pays

（    ）51．A．what            B．how             C．why                     D．where

（    ）52．A．with            B．about            C．for                         D．except

（    ）53．A．prints（印）    B．borrows        C．sells                     D．receives

（    ）54．A．Writers        B．Children          C．Companies            D．Friends

（    ）55．A．impossible       B．interesting        C．important              D．expensive

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In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people 31 their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.  32 many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a 33 that publishes（出版）children's books with the help of computers.  34 other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It 35  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is 36  they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story  37 pictures. The story is then printed up. "This book is about me," a child who 38  such a book might say. So the company is called "Me-Books Publishing Company".

  39  like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more 40 , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.       many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a      that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers.       other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is     they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story    pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who   such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more    , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

Smiling is the most attractive human behavior. The power of smiling can work out many wonders. I love to take a walk around the small neighborhood where I live. Whoever I meet on the way, they always give me a friendly greeting with a nice smile as soon as our eyes contact  1 . I smile back. This kind of smiling exchange represents the most   2  part of my jogging experience in the States.

My daughter's smile is just like sunlight, which warms me inside the same way   3   the sun warms my body. It can clear away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. The smile of my wife, however, makes me enjoy the   4  of an elegant woman, it can sometimes relax me quite a lot.

Julia Robert's    5  is nothing but roaring like an earthquake. Americans may have   6   opinions in many things, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart. Her laugh plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert.   7  both of us broke into a kind of Julia's laugh. Yes, laugh is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too   8  .

Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little dog named Mini. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile,   9   just opened her mouth wide and half closed her eyes, looking like smiling.

Los Angles is not only the place where it has the most sunshine in a year,   10   where most people smile! That’s why so many people love to travel there all year round.

1.                A．contact         B．close           C．change   D．open

2.                A．fashionable      B．painful          C．enjoyable     D．educational

3.                A．though         B．like            C．as   D．from

4.                A．pride          B．courage         C．success   D．beauty

5.                A．cry            B．laugh           C．smile     D．performance

6.                A．different        B．similar          C．same     D．strange

7.                A．All             B．Both           C．Neither   D．None

8.                A．lonely          B．cool            C．sunny    D．sad

9.                A．it              B．she            C．he   D．I

10.               A．even though     B．as if            C．so that    D．but also