I got my first driver’s license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in charlotte, North Carolina．Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman Henry and I were living in Batimore, Maryland Two weeks before my 20th birthday．Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon．When I got to the office and showed to the man behind thè counter my North Catroina driver’s license ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21．“Mr Henry Smith your husband．to sign for you,” he said
I argued．pointing to a very large belly of mine, “I am married．I am having a baby．Why shoud I have to have someone sign for me to drive?’ He answered coldly, “it’s the law, madam?”
Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it．
“No” I said．I refused to have him sign for me．So I left without a Maryland license．
I called the North Carolina Motor Whice Office and renewed my NC license by mail－using my name Susan Brown And thus it was for the next twelve years．Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state licene．By the time Henry left the army we were once again liviing in Maryland and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam Since then I just go in and renew every four years - sign the name Susan Brown have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive．．
(1)
Susan got her first driver's license
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A．
before she got married to Henry
B．
when she was twenty years old
C．
after she finished high school
D．
when she just moved to Maryland
(2)
Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because
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A．
she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law
B．
she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C．
she was to give birth to a baby soon
D．
she insisted on signing for herself
(3)
We can infer from the text that in the U．S．
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A．
American males should serve in the army
B．
different states my have different laws
C．
people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D．
women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
As a teenager I was a productive letter writer． One letter I wrote
1 ．to56pages, and was 2 ．of the extremely ordinary details (微不足道的事) of daily life． It could only have been of interest to me, and maybe, the receiver． But then, 3 , it might become attractive just because of the 4 details it recorded．
Official records of history-books and pictures--may record important events 5 they were always intended to have a large audience． 6 , letters tend not to be modified (修) , often true to 7 ． They were, after all, 8 for just one pair of eyes．
Sadly, however, we don t write proper letters any more． Not only that, but, it's a fact that nowadays hardly anyone 9 to the letters they have receivedWe think only about 10 living and throwing things out． Who among us will leave any helpful papers for historians? In researching a book, I would never have found out that, in the late 19 th century, showy(花枝招展) waistcoats caused a lot of 11 , if I hadn't read the 12 ． One fellow even wrote to a friend to say that if he were to ever meet a man wearing a kind of showy clothes he 13 shoot the man on sight．
What a 14 if such details were lost due to lack of letter writing and a little saving． I think we should all 15 to write at least one letter a month any try to 16 those we get．
17 good emails should be printed out and kept, too． Emails may not leave an example of our handwriting, but 18 they allow us to record our lives． Some years ago, a friend 19 me with a bundle of letters that I'd sent her since I was 16 ． They gave a wonderful 20 of my teenage． History will need to know this, I'm sure．
(1)
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A．
ran
B．
led
C．
referred
D．
turn
(2)
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A．
fond
B．
covered
C．
full
D．
filled
(3)
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A．
personally
B．
historically
C．
politically
D．
commonly
(4)
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A．
useless
B．
important
C．
unimportant
D．
meaningful
(5)
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A．
so that
B．
while
C．
where
D．
because
(6)
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A．
Therefore
B．
Besides
C．
Otherwise
D．
However
(7)
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A．
life
B．
fact
C．
nature
D．
themselves
(8)
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A．
used
B．
intended
C．
tried
D．
limited
(9)
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A．
holds out
B．
holds on
C．
holds back
D．
holds up
(10)
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A．
enriching
B．
making
C．
simplifying
D．
earning
(11)
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A．
interest
B．
worry
C．
matters
D．
accidents
(12)
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A．
letters
B．
newspapers
C．
stories
D．
magazines
(13)
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A．
ought to
B．
need
C．
would
D．
must
(14)
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A．
pity
B．
fun
C．
wonder
D．
danger
(15)
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A．
have
B．
aim
C．
insist
D．
stick
(16)
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A．
keep
B．
read
C．
destroy
D．
print
(17)
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A．
Partly
B．
Probably
C．
Largely
D．
Especially
(18)
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A．
at most
B．
at least
C．
little more than
D．
no more than
(19)
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A．
presented
B．
returned
C．
showed
D．
brought
(20)
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A．
opinion
B．
experience
C．
description
D．
report
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If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 1 ．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 2 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 3 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 4 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 5 your watch is four minutes 6 ．”
I tried to stop him, tried to 7 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．
My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 8 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 9 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．
What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 10 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 11 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．
Now I went to 12 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 13 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 14 three or four days．I could do nothing but 15 ．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．
So I kept 16 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．
And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 17 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 18 ．My watch had 19 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 20 watch, which I did．
(1)
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A．
for reality
B．
for truth
C．
for certain
D．
for certainty
(2)
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A．
kept
B．
told
C．
observed
D．
struck
(3)
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A．
turn
B．
wind
C．
pick
D．
put
(4)
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A．
be turned
B．
be taken
C．
be put
D．
be set
(5)
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A．
as
B．
as if
C．
when
D．
if
(6)
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A．
fast
B．
slowly
C．
faster
D．
slow
(7)
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A．
get
B．
persuade
C．
make
D．
explain
(8)
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A．
gained
B．
lost
C．
went
D．
won
(9)
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A．
had remained
B．
had left
C．
had stayed
D．
had fallen
(10)
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A．
however
B．
and
C．
but
D．
therefore
(11)
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A．
go
B．
walk
C．
slow
D．
take
(12)
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A．
the third
B．
the second
C．
the first
D．
th fourth
(13)
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A．
broke
B．
took
C．
tore
D．
cut
(14)
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A．
after
B．
before
C．
over
D．
in
(15)
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A．
to agree
B．
agree
C．
agreeing
D．
agreed
(16)
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A．
taking
B．
bringing
C．
carrying
D．
fetching
(17)
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A．
recognize
B．
tell
C．
know
D．
understand
(18)
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A．
seriously
B．
pleasant
C．
badly
D．
serious
(19)
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A．
spent
B．
took
C．
cost
D．
paid
(20)
[ ]
A．
another
B．
the other
C．
one
D．
one more
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I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 1 him．
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 2 ．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 3 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”
After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 6 ．Later he said 7 , “I wish I could speak French．” I was 8 － this from a boy who hated and 9 French classes throughout school．
Usually silent, he 10 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．
11 , the moment that really took 12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 13 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 14 ．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 15 to become part of the leadership of the 16 ．
Learning her story, Barrett was as 17 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 18 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 19 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 20 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．
