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　　Through history, people have been the victims of pickpockets(扒手)．Today, 　　1　　 is one of the most rapidly increasing 　　2　　．Pickpockets are increasing 　　3　　 and developing better methods to practise their skill．About one million Americans 　　4　　 money to pickpockets every year．No one is really safe 　　5　　 a skilled pickpocket．His victims, or“marks”　　6　　 they are called, can be rich or poor, young or old．

　　　　7　　 the 18th century, pickpockets 　　8　　 in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging 　　9　　 was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets．　　10　　, in time the practice was discontinued．

　　Police officials say the most 　　11　　 pickpockets come from south America．　　12　　 these expert pickpockets 　　13　　 in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．B．S．　　14　　 he is able to steal a dressed dummy(假人)that has 　　15　　 inside its pockets!

　　Some of the 　　16　　 places of pickpocketing are banks, airports, supermarkets, trains and bus stations．　　17　　 a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket 　　18　　 his partner．　　19　　 being the victim of a pickpocket, it is 　　20　　 to be very careful when in the middle of large gatherings of people．

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　　He has been called the“missing link”．Half-man, half-beasts．He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world－Mount Everest．

　　He is known as the Abominable Snowman．The 　　1　　 of the Snowman has been around for 　　2　　 Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest．The native people said they 　　3　　 this creature and called it the“Yeti”and they said that they had 　　4　　 caught Yetis on two occasions 　　5　　 none has ever been produced as evidence(证据)．

　　Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 　　6　　．In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow Everest．Shipton believed that they were not 　　7　　 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　　8　　 that the Abominable Snowman might really 　　9　　．

　　Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis．But the only things people have ever found were 　　10　　 footprints．Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　　11　　 animal tracks, which had been made 　　12　　 as they melted(融化)and refroze in the snow．　　13　　 in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　　14　　 and was remaining link with the prehistoric humans．But, 　　15　　 no evidence has ever 　　16　　 been produced．

　　These days, only a few people continue to TAKE THE STORY OF THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN 　　17　　．But if they ever 　　18　　 catching one, they may face a real 　　19　　：Would they put it in a 　　20　　 or give it a room in hotel?

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　　All kinds of people come in to have their shoes shined．Most of them are friendly．But this man was different．

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me．I felt he was 　　1　　 at me．

　　He kept taking a sharp 　　2　　 around every now and then．All the time I kept 　　3　　 where I'd seen his face．Suddenly I knew I'd seen his 　　4　　 in the post office many times．He was a big robber：　　5　　 by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying, “it's imagination people lack．You'll never get 　　6　　 as a shoeshine boy．”

　　I kept brushing away at his shoes as 　　7　　 as I could．The sooner I finished the better．He said, “When I was sixteen, I had 　　8　　 ＄2500 of my own．”

　　That reminded me of something．Was it ＄2500 or ＄5000 or ＄25 000?I wasn't 　　9　　．I knew a big reward was 　　10　　 for him．

　　What could I do about it?　　11　　 him with a can of shoe polish?A man has 　　12　　 could grind(碾碎)me into the floor．If only someone would come in!

　　He kept talking away, “Along with 　　13　　, it takes courage．The courage to take a chance．Start something on a shoestring．”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey 　　14　　 across the street．Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings．

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out, Officer Dailey, 　　15　　!This man's a robber．

　　“　　16　　，”the man shouted angrily．He started to jump off the stand．It didn't go the 　　17　　 he planned．He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold．“That was pretty 　　18　　 of you, ”the officer said．“You'll get a reward of ＄7500 for him．”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my 　　19　　, ”I said．“It was his．He told me if you had courage and imagination you could start something 　　20　　 on a shoestring．”

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　　Joel kissed his wife goodbye saying he'd return in a week, and started a fishing trip with four other fishermen．The first few hours on the ocean were not 　　1　　．Then a terrible storm came．When the storm finally stopped, the men 　　2　　 their boat．Their fishing nets were gone．The engine and the radio didn't 　　3　　．There was no food, and no 　　4　　 water．Without their 　　5　　 the men couldn't fish．But they could 　　6　　 out of the boat and catch turtles(海龟)．They needed a 　　7　　 for cooking．So they 　　8　　 the boat's wood cabin(木船舱)and made a fire．They also built a simple roof to prevent the sun and the rain．The roof 　　9　　 rain water, too．

　　Often there was no food and no water．Sometimes they thought, “We are going to die soon．”Joel wrote a 　　10　　 to his wife．“My dear, if I die, I hope someone will send you this letter．Then you will know 　　11　　 I died．I had the best－in life a great 　　12　　 and beautiful children．“In June it didn't rain for long．They were thin and 　　13　　, and they thought, ”We are going to die now．”They 　　14　　 and closed their eyes．Soon it began to rain．The men stood up and licked (舔)the water from the roof．Then they began to 　　15　　．On June 15, a Chinese fishing boat 　　16　　 the men．

　　Nobody sent Joel's letter to his wife．He 　　17　　 his letter to his wife．Joel will always 　　18　　 the letter．“On the ocean I realized how I love my wife and children．　　19　　 is everything to me．I don't want to forget 　　20　　．”

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　　Everything speeds up with people's lives．People often eat fast food 　　1　　 nice meals cooked by their mother 　　2　　．They go to a shop, where the meal is 　　3　　 cooked．They can take 　　4　　 from the shelf when they 　　5　　．

　　Their dollar and in ten minutes eat it and 　　6　　 their dinner．This is not good for 　　7　　．People move a great 　　8　　 from city to city, 　　9　　 their jobs．Airplanes go 　　10　　 between cities．Every twenty-five seconds planes are taking off from airports．When people move 　　11　　 the cities, they leave their old friends 　　12　　．They leave their old mother and father, their children, and leave their 　　13　．People become without roots, without a place 　　14　　 they can really call“home”．This has very 　　15　　 effects．One thing is that the old people often live so far from their children that, 　　16　　 they become old, there is nobody to 　　17　　 them．Brothers and sisters move far away from each other．They telephone each other．Families become very 　　18　　．Society does not have the 　　19　　 ways any more, the ones which kept people 　　20　　 together．Many people feel rather lonely today．

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　　Icebergs(冰山)start on land and slide off into the ocean．Little icebergs are as big as a school bus．Big ones are longer than a freight train and as 　　1　　 as a skyscraper(摩天大楼)。

　　The big block of ice that floats 　　2　　 the water is only a small part of the 　　3　　 iceberg．Most of this floating giant is underwater and 　　4　　 show．

　　Icebergs also melt and 　　5　　 ．They melt when they float away from 　　6　　 waters to warmer waters under a hot sun．

　　Some icebergs look like giant wedding(婚礼)cakes, 　　7　　 others look like shinning white castles(城堡)。When they catch the red and gold 　　8　　 of the sunset, they all look like giant flames．But these same beautiful icebergs are very dangerous 　　9　　 they float, big and silent, into the 　　10　　 of a ship．Many ships used to be wretched 　　11　　 they hit an iceberg 　　12　　 in the ocean．Today this hardly ever 　　13　　 , because there is a special fleet of small ships, 　　14　　 the International Ice Patrol．These small 　　15　　 do nothing but 　　16　　 icebergs that other ships might run 　　17　　 ．When one of the patrol ships sights an iceberg, 　　18　　 radios a warning to all the ships in 　　19　　 waters．Sometimes iceberg patrol 　　20　　 break up an especially dangerous iceberg with explosives(爆炸物)。

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　　Every year millions of people travel by plane without difficulty．I don't 　　1　　 very often, but I always seem to 　　2　　 into trouble．Troubles seem to like me; it goes with me 　　3　　 a friendly dog!Last year, for example, I wanted to come home 　　4　　 a winter vacation in Miami, Florida．I had to 　　5　　 a plane to Atlanta and then take another plane home．We left Miami on a Sunday morning．The 　　6　　 there was warm and sunny．We arrived in Atlanta at 12∶30 p.m．, but then it 　　7　　 to snow．In the next three hours, ten inches of snow fell．　　8　　 the plane could not leave．After twenty-four hours at the Atlanta airport, I was able to 　　9　　 my journey．I arrived home and went to 　　10　　．“You look tired, ”the people at work said．“You need a vacation!”

　　This year I had to go to Washington DC for an important business meeting．　　11　　 the plane journey, I wore sports clothes; they were old, but I felt 　　12　　 in them．My good clothes for the meeting were in my suitcase．That was a very 　　13　　 idea!I 　　14　　 in Washington, but my suitcase didn't．Maybe it went to London or 　　15　　 to San Francisco, I don't know, but it didn't arrive in Washington 　　16　　 me!I went to my important meeting 　　17　　 my tennis clothes．Now that is not a good way to 　　18　　 business!People in Washington wear suits to business meetings, not shorts and tennis shoes．My meeting did not 　　19　　 well．That was two weeks ago．Now I am home again, and I am 　　20　　 waiting for my suitcase．

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完形填空(Cloze Test)

　　It is important for you to learn some knowledge about first aid in your 　　1　　 life．If a person has an 　　2　　 , he needs medical care 　　3　　 a doctor can be found．When you give first aid, you must pay attention to 　　4　　 things．First, when a person stops 　　5　　, open his/her mouth．Second, if a person cannot breathe, do your best to 　　6　　 his/her breathing at once, using a mouth-to-mouth way．Third, if a person is 　　7　　 badly, try at once to stop the 　　8　　．Then take him/her to a doctor．If a person loses one third of his/her blood, he/she 　　9　　 die．

　　Many accidents may 　　10　　 at home．All 　　11　　 should know first aid in order to deal with 　　12　　 injuries which may happen to their children．When a person is 　　13　　 by an animal, wash the wound with cold running water before he/she is taken to see a doctor．When a person is 　　14　　 , wash and cool the area of the skin under the cold tap for a while．Then put a piece of dry clean cloth over the burn．If the person is badly burnt, take him/her to the doctor．If a person 　　15　　 his/her finger, clean it and put a piece of paper round the cut．If a pan of oil 　　16　　 fire, 　　17　　 the gas first, and then cover the pan quickly．You cannot take it away before the fire is 　　18　　．

　　Besides, you must put 　　19　　 wires in safe places where children cannot 　　20　　 them．Serious accidents may happen if you touch them．Children must be told of the danger．Everybody should know some first aid in order to save ot her people's lives．

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