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      There are many different kinds of taxes 1 in the U.S. The most 2 tax is the sales tax. When someone    3 something, he pays the price of his purchase 4 a small additional percentage. This purchase is the sales tax. The revenue (飽辺) from the sales goes to the state government to help pay 5 public schools, 6 safety, roads, parks   and benefits 7 the poor. Each state sets its own tax percentage.   Some states are considerably lower than others. In some states there   is no sales tax.

       A second type of tax is the 8 tax. This tax is a percentage of all the money 9 by a family each year. Americans pay income taxes to the federal government 10 uses the revenue for national expenses 11 defense, help for the needy and other public services. Some states also have a state income tax. The income tax, 12 other taxes, is usually graduated. This means the tax percentage increases 13 a family's income increases.     

    A third kind of tax is the 14 tax. This tax is paid by anyone who 15 land or a house. The 16 of the tax is based on the property's 17 . The revenue from this tax goes to    18 governments for school and community services.     

    In addition people must pay the luxury tax 19 they purchase   certain things such as cigarettes and alcoholic beverages (焼咬創).

       A fifth kind of tax is the inheritance tax (写覚飽). When someone 20 usually his family inherits the 21 person's wealth and property. However, those who inherit must pay a percentage of this 22 to the government 23 an inheritance tax.

              24 we have heard, there are five kinds of taxes that Americans pay. 25 Americans don't want more taxes.     

    (1) A. paying   B. paid  C. to be paid  D. having paid                                �曄 。�     (2) A. important   B. common  C. private   D. public                                �曄 。�     (3) A. sells     B. steals  C. loses     D. buys                                �曄 。�     (4) A. plus      B. times   C. minus     D. divided                                �曄 。�     (5) A. for       B. to    C. off     D. out                                �曄 。�     (6) A. private     B. public  C. official  D. bosses                                �曄 。�     (7) A. from      B. to    C. for     D. off                                �曄 。�     (8) A. salaries    B. income  C. money     D. wages                                �曄 。�     (9) A. to be earned  B. earning   C. earned    D. having earned                                �曄 。�     (10) A. what     B. all what  C. where     D. which                                �曄 。�     (11) A. for example  B. such as   C. for instance   D. they are                                �曄 。�     (12) A. like   B. as   C. except    D. except that                                �曄 。�     (13) A. before     B. unless  C. as      D. even                                �曄 。�     (14) A. houses     B. land    C. furniture   D. property                                �曄 。�     (15) A. buys     B. owns    C. had     D. sells                                �曄 。�     (16) A. amount     B. position  C. quality   D. reason                                �曄 。�     (17) A. value    B. position  C. percentage  D. importance                                �曄 。�     (18) A. state    B. local   C. federal   D. same                                �曄 。�     (19) A. when     B. unless  C. because   D. since                                �曄 。�     (20) A. died     B. will die  C. dies    D. dying                                �曄 。�     (21) A. death    B. dying   C. deadly    D. dead                                �曄 。�     (22) A. money    B. wealth  C. amount    D. debt                                �曄 。�     (23) A. like     B. as    C. for     D. from                                �曄 。�     (24) A. As       B. What    C. Which     D. That                                �曄 。�     (25) A. No       B. Most    C. Few     D. Fewer                                �曄 。�

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    It was cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he   crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were   hardly any 1 on the river. 2 the bridge, however, almost directly   below, 3 was a small canoe(鏡直巍), with a boy in it. He was   4 wearing many clothes, Robert 5 . He shivered(嬉阻倖混媾)and walked on.

         6 he heard a cry. "Help! Help!" The cry 7 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   8 the water and his canoe was 9 away. "Help!   Help!" he called again.

       Robert was a good 10 . Taking off his clothes, he 11 into the   river. The 12 water made him tremble all over,    13 in a few seconds he reached the 14 . "Don't be afraid," he said and started to swim   towards the river bank, 15 the boy with him. But at that   16 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the   boat, all 17 in his direction. Robert 18 to swim towards the boat.

       "Give me a hand," he shouted 19 he got near the boat. He 20 up into a row of faces. "It's funny," he thought. "They look so   21 ." Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   22 him in a blanket. But they did not move to   23 Robert.

       "Aren't you going to pull me 24 too?" Robert asked.

       "You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing   next to a large 25 . "You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled   (篤撒) a whole afternoon's work! You can stay in the water!"

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頼侘野腎

A Joke on a Friend

  Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him. 

  ^But I don¨t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare, ̄Mark Twain said.

  The friend didn¨t know 7 to do.He was very sad. ^We can do this. ̄said Mark Twain.^We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat. ̄

  Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

  ^My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn¨t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat. ̄

  Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was    1     that is still very important today!the wheel(態徨). This made it easier to    2     heavy things and to travel long distances.

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much   3   as the wheel. Then in the early 1800¨s the world started to    4    . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not    5     to explore any more. They began to work so as to

    6    life better.

In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made.   7     them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big   8     of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great    9    : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time    10 

a new material was first made. Nylon came   11     in 1935. It changed the   12     of clothes people had been wearing.

The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over   13    .

They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live    14     lives. By the 1960¨s most people could    15     to live at least 60.

By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions    16     to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was   17    to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into    18    . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries,    19     China and Japan have made their steps into space.

In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a   20     thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.

1. A. the one       B. that       C. one       D. it

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There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was    1     that is still very important today!the wheel(態徨). This made it easier to    2     heavy things and to travel long distances.

For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much   3   as the wheel. Then in the early 1800¨s the world started to    4    . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not    5     to explore any more. They began to work so as to

    6    life better.

In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made.   7     them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big   8     of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great    9    : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time    10 

a new material was first made. Nylon came   11     in 1935. It changed the   12     of clothes people had been wearing.

The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over   13    .

They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live    14     lives. By the 1960¨s most people could    15     to live at least 60.

By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions    16     to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was   17    to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into    18    . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries,    19     China and Japan have made their steps into space.

In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a   20     thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.

1. A. the one       B. that       C. one       D. it

2. A. carry           B. bring      C. find       D. put

3. A. time                         B. knowledge      

C. situation                        D. effect

4. A. appear                       B. mind      

C. change                        D. rise

5. A. have                        B. want      

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18. A. space                         B. sky      

C. air                             D. room

19. A. including                    B. except      

C. but                            D. like

20. A. moving                      B. interesting

C. beginning                       D. surprising

 

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