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　　I do not know the city at all and  1 , I could not speak a word of the  2 . After having spent my first day seeing  3 in the town centre, I decided to lose my   4 deliberately (故意地) on my second day, since I  5 that this was the best way  6 to know my way  7 . I got on the first bus that passed. and some thirty minutes later came to  8 must have been a suburb (郊区). The first two hours passed  9 enough. I discovered mysterious little bookshops in back streets and  10 arrived at a market-place where I  11 and had a coffee in an open-air cafe. Then I decided to  12 back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about  13 for some time, I made up my mind to ask  14 . The trouble was that the only  15 I know of the language was the  16 of the street in which I lived and  17 that I pronounced badly. The policeman  18 me, smiled and gently  19 me by the arm. There was a  20 look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking  21 the direction he told me. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting  22 and green fields were appearing on either side of  23 . I had come all the way into the country. The only thing  24 for me to do was to find the  25 railway station.

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　　After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and returned to her bedroom on the second floor. She was too  1 to do any house -work that morning, 2 in the evening she was going to an unusual dress party with her husband. What she wanted to play was a  3 genie and as she had made that special dress of hers the night  4 she was anxious to  5 it on. 6 the dress was  7 but a big piece of white cloth, 8 would be very effective to make her look like a genie. After putting it on, Mrs Richards went  9 happily. She wanted to find out  10 it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining room, there was a  11 at the front door. She thought it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if  12 failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to  13 the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly  14 in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs Richards realized that it was the man from the Electricity Board (电业局) , that came to read the metre(电表) , she stepped out of the storeroom  15 and tried to explain the matter, but it was  16 late. The man let out a sharp  17 and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth  18 wide and both his hands raised. When Mrs Richards first  19 and then ran after him, he ran away,  20 the door behind him with great force.

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　　　　     One day two workers were installing (装设) electrical wires in the house. While they were working they 1 a problem: they had to put a 2 wire through a long 3 pipe. The pipe was about 10 metres long and only about 4 centimeters wide. 4 this pipe wasn't straight. It has several 5 in it, which made it rather 6 to pass the wire through the pipe.

　　     After thinking for some time, one of them, Frank, had 7. He told　　 his 8, Harry, that he was going to get what he needed. 9, Harry was a　　 little surprised.

　　    Thirty minutes later Frank 10 with two small white mice. He explained to Harry, "Hold this one very carefully, OK? Now 11 to that end of the pipe." Harry did so.

　　     Frank held the other mouse, a 12 mouse, at 13 end of the pipe.　　 Then Frank 14 the wire around the mouse's neck, and spoke to Harry,　　 "Now, very 15 pressed the mouse." Harry did 16 he was told. He　　 pressed lightly on the mouse. The mouse 17 a soft sound.　　 When the male mouse heard the sound, he began to 18 out of Frank's hand into the pipe toward 19. Of course, the male mouse was 20 the wire. Frank 21 the other end of the wire in his hand.　　 22 a few seconds the male mouse came out of the end of the pipe where the 23 was. The 24 had been solved; the wire was 25 through the long pipe.

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　　Professional sports are very popular in the United States and they are big business. The most popular sports are baseball, football and basketball.  1 has its own season and  2 supporters. Professional teams are named for the cities  3 they are located. When a team plays in a championship game, most people in the city  4 the game with interest and enthusiasm (热情). Basketball is  5 around the world. Professional basketball games in the US  6 indoors during winter months. From November to April  7 can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large  8 cities. Basketball is an American sport . It  9 the national pastime (娱乐). The game is played in the evening  10 every night of the week and  11 weekends as well. The season begins in April and  12 in the October. Football  13 most popular professional sport in the US. It is played on Sundays  14 the fall from August to January. American football is different  15 international football,  16 Americans called soccer(英式足球). Both games require  17 and specialized skills. Professional players are very  18 . The most famous players  19 millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best players have higher  20 than the country's president.

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　　Coffee is the 1 American drink at all hours of the day. You will probably need a few nays to decide  2 like it ‘black’ or  3 cream and sugar. Other kinds of coffee ,  4 ‘expresso’(速溶咖啡) , are available (可得到的) 5 some of the large cities .

　　You will discover that Americans  6 as much tea as other nationalities do. As a result, you   7 in the quality (质量) of American tea. In public restaurants, tea  8 by giving you a cup  9 a pot of hot water with a tea bag at the side. You can then make the tea as strong  10 you like it. In private homes, 11 ,tea is frequently (频繁) made with loose tea  12 tea bags.

　　 13 tea and coffee, other drinks popular in America  14 cola, milk and milk drinks  15 mikshakes(奶昔) , fruit juice and other mild (温和的) drinks. During warm weather  16 tea is perhaps most popular drink  17 all ; others prefer iced coffee. You may  18 that Americans drink a lot of water, sometimes  19 their meals. It is safe  20 the water anywhere in the country .

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　　In the U. S. a shopping centre is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof(屋顶).  1 can buy everything you  2 there.

　　There are other places which  3 called five-and-ten-cents stores  4 they used to sell things for  5 or ten cents. Today they sell  6 anything and  7 of the things cost several  8 . Supermarkets(超级市场) are found  9 all the cities. They sell food and many  10 goods. You walk around the  11 , choose the things you want, put  12 in a special(专门的) basket  13 by the store and pay  14 them all together  15 the door. Supermarkets often stay  16 later than the other  17 . Stores are  18 open every day of the week  19 on Sunday. Some are also open on  20 in July and August.

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　　Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home. One day when he was walking up and down as  1 , looking at people getting on and off the  2 , he heard a lady  3 after him, “Hey, you old fellow, go and fetch my handbag in the  4 room which I  5 there.”

　　Tolstoy 6 there. He  7 the bag up and walked quickly along the platform (站台)。  8 the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage, looking  9 .When at 10 the old man gave the bag back to her, she opened it to  11 sure nothing was  12 .“Good, old man,”said the woman.“You are just as quick as I can  13 .Here you are.”She gave a copper(铜) coin to him. Tolstoy  14 the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile.

　　But the woman was very  15 when she heard that he was Tolstoy, the author(作者) of the great novel WAR AND PEACE. She  16 to Tolstoy and said, “Oh, excuse me…Oh, how silly I was to  17 you for a porter (搬运工) .Please throw back that coin  18 you forgive (原谅)me.”

　　“Oh, madam, why? You have done  19 wrong”.Tolstoy laughed.“The coin is given for my job, so I'll  20 it. Thank you, madam!”

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　　In the 18th century New York was smaller than Philadelphia and Boston. Today it is the  1 city in America. How can the  2 in its size and importance be explained?

　　To answer this question we must  3 certain facts about geography,  4 and economics. Together these three   5 explain the huge  6 of America's most famous city.

　　The map of the Northeast shows that the four areas with the largest  7 in the region (地区) are around  8 . At these points materials  9 the sea enter the United States, and the products of the land are sent there for export across the sea.

　　We know that  10 where transportation (运输) lines meet are good places for  11 raw materials (原料) into  12 goods. This is why seaports often have cities  13 .But cities like New York needed more than their geographical location (位置) in order to become great industrial centres.  14 development did not happen simply  15 .

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　　A library is a place to find out about almost anything. In it there are mostly  1 , but there are  2 pictures, papers, magazines, maps, and records. Special science and art shows, story books, films, plays, and contests may also be  3 in a library.

　　 4 , a library had only books , and these were  5 to get. There were  6 books that no one was  7 to take them out of the library. After the printing machine  8 , books could be made  9 and libraries got more books.

　　To borrow a book  10 home today, a person just  11 a library card. The person goes to the main desk to  12 a library helper check the book out. The helper prints the card with the  13 by which the book  14 to the library. If the book is returned  15 , the person must usually  16 money for having broken the  17 .

　　Books in a library are put into a certain  18 to help people find  19 they want, for example, written by the same person may be placed together. Cabinets of cards (卡片柜) list each book and  20 where it can be found .

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　　Bill worked on the night shift (夜班) in an old coal mine. Day and night I80 miners worked underground there. They all took the 1 of night work, but Bill always worked at night. He said he 2 it.

　　One day he came home 3 at half past seven in the morning. He had his “ supper” , 4 and went to bed. An unusual dream 5 his sleep. Afterwards, the only thing he remembered about it was throbbing (跳动的) blue light .

　　When Bill got up in the afternoon, he could still see the blue light in front of his eyes, 6 the evening grew darker, the light grew stronger. But 7 eight o'clock the blue light was so bright that he could hardly see anything else.

　　“Don't go to work,” his wife said, “If it isn't better by tomorrow, I'll have to 8 the doctor. ”

　　Bill didn't go to work, He sat in an armchair, 9 but with closed eyes.

　　At eleven o'clock a long loud explosion (爆炸) 10 the ground. Bill opened his eyes and jumped 11 . The blue light was gone ! He rushed outside 12 shouted, “ Gas ! Gas in the mine ! Oh pity the night shift !”

　　The gas explosion killed 179 men in the mine. The bodies remain 13 in their deep grave (坟墓) . And Bill has never 14 that blue light. Why did it make him, the only man 15 that night?

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