7、Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience.

Our friendship 36 many years ago.We met while 37 different high schools.As years passed,we became good friends.Curt was the best man(伴郎)in my wedding,and l was 38 a few years later when he  married my sister’s roommate.And yet the event that most showed our partnership and 39 our friendship happened over 25 years ago,when we were in our 20s.

Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club.We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt 1 me and said,“Steve,you’ve had too much 41 Maybe I should drive.”At first I thought he was 2 .but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us,I 3 his judgment.

  “Good idea,” I said,and handed him the   4 

After l was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel,he said,“I’m going to need your   5   because I’m not sure how to get to your house from here.”

“No problem,”I   6 

Curt started the car and we were   7  .The next 10 miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted(提示)Curt with. —left now, right soon,slow down,speed up and so on.The important thing was that we got home   9   that night.

 Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought 10 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and 11 we drove home together that night.Why it was such a(n)12 story? We would all, I hope,offer our keys 13 . We knew we shouldn’t drive.But you see,my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from 14 and never sat behind the wheel of a car 15 that night.

1.       A.continued        B.began            C.encouraged       D.interrupted

2.       A.attending        B.taking           C.1eaving          D.finishing

3.       A.alone            B.theirs           C.there            D.his

4.       A.formed           B.began            C.deepened         D.valued

5.       A.pointed to       B.turned to        C.went to          D.looked up

6.       A.water            B.medicine        C.smoke            D.wine

7.       A.lying            B.insisting        C.joking           D.deciding

8.       A.respected        B.doubted          C.understood       D.used

9.       A.wheels           B.keys             C.seat             D.car

10.    A.advice           B.reason           C.help             D.statement

11.    A.agreed           B.responded        C.promised         D.decided

12.    A.off              B.over             C.out              D.down

13.    A.safety           B.speed            C.qualities        D.directions

14.    A.late             B.safe             C.early            D.drunken

15.    A.attention        B.excitement       C.tears            D.surprise

16.    A.how              B.why              C.when             D.whom

17.    A.interesting      B.surprising       C.touching         D.amazing

18.    A.when             B.until            C.because          D.since

19.     A.now              B.nature           C.end              D.birth

20.     A.during           B.over             C.after            D.before

6、A quality education is the basic liberator.it can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society.It can also free communities and countries,allowing them to jump forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.

For this reason,the international community has devoted itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015,a task known as Education for All.

Can education for aIl be achieved by 2015? The answer is undoubtedly “yes,”although it is a difficult task.If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing at least five years of primary school,instead of just enrolling(注册)for classes,which used to be the measuring stick for education,then the task becomes even more difficult.Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment.The number rises to 88 if completion of primary school is used as the standard.

Still,the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community.59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the effectiveness and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems.They also need great increases in outside support.The 29 countries falling farthest behind will not reach the goal without extra fast speed of progress.But this is achievable with creative solution,including use fo information technologies,enough foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty.

A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s ability to use aid well depends heavily on its policies,institutions and management.Where a country scores well on these,foreign assistance can be highly effective.

1.n the first paragraph,the author suggests that a quality education can_________.

A.tree countries from foreign rules B.give people freedom

C.speed up social progress D.liberate people from any pressure

2.Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for All is to ____________by 2015.

A.enroll all the world’s children into primary school

B.get all the world’s children to complete primary school

C.give quality education to people of 88 countries

D.support those devoted to changing their education systems

3.______countries are now at risk of not achieving education for alI on the basis of completing 5 years of primary school.

A.88               B.32               C.29               D.59

4.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?

A.Raising the effectiveness of education systems.

B.Improving the quality of education.

C.Using information technologies.

D.Building more primary schools.

5.As can be gathered from the last paragraph,foreign aid______.

A.is provided only when some standards are met

B.may not be highly effective

C.alone makes development possible

D.is most effective for those countries falling farthest behind

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