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　　One summer night, on nay way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 1 apartment.

　　Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep 3 the angle（角度）every time she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans show such 5 in a public place?

　　I thought the movie would be good for my English, but it 6 that it was an Italian movie. 7 about half an hour I decided to give up the movie and 8 my attention on my popcorn（爆玉米花）. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9 . After a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching（咀嚼）between my teeth. My thought started to 12 . I remembered that when I was in South Korea, I 13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean－I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me 14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I 16 as if I had been betrayed（背叛）.

　　When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.

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　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him, which he was 4 to read, but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 6 , the man was clearly puzzled（困惑）by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective（侦探）. He 14 you here because he thought you were the man he 15 .”“What?” I said, showing my 16 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 18 .”“Well, it's really 19 I came to a restaurant where I'm known,” I said,“ 20 , I might have been in trouble.”

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　　More and more students want to study in“hot”majors（专业）. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc..

　　Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy（哲学）. 6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.

　　If one has 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates. He is 11 the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”. He 13 to live a life which is different from 14 of his parents.

　　In the end, he found he was 15 interested in doing business. He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his majors according to his own interests.

　　Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life. Majors which are not “hot” 19 may become the “hot” majors of tomorrow Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the best way to succeed.

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　　“Yes, I'll be ready at nine. Goodbye dear, and thanks again.” Mrs Robson 1 the receiver and crossed the hall into the 2 . It was not an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind. She 3 immediately agreed to pick her up, but Mrs Robson 4 to admit that she needed help. Since her 5 died ten years ago, she had 6 herself on her independence. She lived in the house alone and 7 to go and live with her daughter.

　　But this evening, she was 8 at the living room, staring out at the “SOLD” 9 in the small front garden. Her feelings were 10 .

　　Naturally she was sad at the thought of 11 the house, as it was full of so many 12 . But at the 13 time she was looking forward to 14 her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town 15 she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little 16 there.

　　Her husband had always been very fond of this house. She hadn't been 17 here, but it didn't 18 as much to her as it had to him. Recently 19 of the people who lived in the street had moved away, and it was this that made her decide to sell the house.

　　The next morning Mrs Robson would 20 the house for the station in her daughter's car.

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　　My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year, but I do try to get 1 for a month in 2 -- usually July. Now as you probably know that's the main 3 season in Europe, the favourite places for holiday and the famous cities are usually very 4 . But I'm not seeking（寻求）the sun--I get plenty of 5 in Hong Kong-and I'm certainly not seeking the 6 ! So when I go on holiday I buy a Train Pass (a sort of train ticket) that 7 me first class travel on most of the 8 of Western Europe. First class compartments（车厢）are 9 crowded and they are very comfortable. If you're going on an overnight 10 you can take a sleeping train for some extra money. There are usually dining cars in the train.

　　I find that 11 travel is restful and 12 .There's always something to see, particularly enjoy 13 through Switzerland and Italy. You can get a very good 14 of what a country is like from a train; you don't go too fast and you stop quite often. 15 rail travel is very safe and I am never sick on a train 16 I am on a ship! Then there are always people to 17 if you feel like a chat（闲聊）.

　　The 18 that I seldom travel by plane is quite simple: as train stations are usually built in the city centre, I don't have to 19 transport（交通）; transport can be a problem when arriving by 20 .

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　　There are many types of reports. A report is simply __1__ of something that has happened. __2__ are news report. We get them in newspapers, __3__ the radio and __4__ television. Sometimes cinemas also __5__ us newsreels（新闻短片）.

　　The main __6__ of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper __7__, you will find that there are all types of news：accidents, floods, fires, wars, sports, books, etc. The news __8__ everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very __9__.

　　The big __10__ bold（突出的）words above the news items __11__ head-lines. Their purpose is to __12__ attention __13__ people will buy the newspaper because they want to read __14__ of the news.

　　A news report is usually very short, __15__ when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also __16__ in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in __17__ a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information：what, when, where, how, why. The other paragraphs give __18__ of the subject. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas（逗号）.

　　Often there are photographs __19__ the news __20__ it more interesting.

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　　Last Sunday I saw the worst thunderstorm in years. It __1__ suddenly in the mid-afternoon and __2__ for more than three hours. At about two o'clock, I was __3__ a copy of Reader's Digest in my room. The air was hot and still. For about fifteen minutes, __4__ was quiet.

　　Then the sky grew __5__ all of a sudden. Within minutes, forks of lightning forced a way into the sky. This was __6__ by the boom-boom-boom of thunder. A very strong wind blew into my room. My valuable notes, __7__ on my desk in the room, __8__ high into the air. I jumped up to catch them but unluckily a few __9__ sailed out of the open window. __10__ I ran out to get the notes, big drops of rain began to fall.

　　I had hardly stepped back into the house __11__ the rain began to fall in waves. I __12__ to close the windows. I did it but was __13__ all over. I dried __14__ with a towel. Then I heard a very loud crashing sound from the back of the house. I ran out of the room to __15__ out what it was. A tree had torn __16__ the roof of the kitchen. Part of its big trunk __17__ across the floor. The stove was __18__ into pieces. It would __19__ a lot of work to rebuild it. However, we were __20__ that no one was hurt in the falling.

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　　Everybody knows Charles Chaplin, a world-famous funny actor. People __1__ have laughed at Charles Chaplin's films __2__ tears run down their faces. From his very first __3__, they know what will happen. The little man is always with black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and __4__ too large for his feet. He'll struggle through snow, and fall from windows. He'll fight men who are twice his __5__, fall in love with women, who __6__ notice him, and try to hug them.

　　The poor man that Charles Chaplin __7__ in hundreds of films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes. He is always in __8__, but he never gives up. He dreams of becoming a great man.

　　Even people who __9__ understand English can __10__ Chaplin's films, because they are mostly __11__. It's not what he __12__ that makes people laugh. His comedy（喜剧）doesn't __13__ words. It depends on little __14__ which mean the same thing to people all over the world.

　　Chaplin __15__ his thick eyebrows or rolls his eyes. He hides __16__ a fat lady or under a table to escape from his __17__. He dresses well and pretends to be a __18__ and important man. It is all so hopeless and __19__ that he makes us laugh. This is the __20__ of Chaplin's huge success.

(1)A．here   B．everywhere    C．abroad   D．who

(2)A．if　　 B．once　　　　  C．because  D．until

(3)A．disappearance   B．appearance   C．words   D．emotions

(4)A．trousers   B．stocks   C．shoes　　 D．hands

(5)A．length　　 B．size　　 C．height    D．width

(6)A．hardly　　 B．deeply   C．widely    D．luckily

(7)A．played　　 B．loved    C．recognized D．fooled

(8)A．joy　　    B．excitement  C．sorrow  D．trouble

(9)A．do　　　　 B．can　　   C．don't    D．may

(10)A．know　　  B．watch　　 C．enjoy    D．see

(11)A．frightening  B．silent   C．pleasant  D．moving

(12)A．plays　　 B．acts　　   C．makes    D．says

(13)A．depend on    B．translate  C．explain   D．know

(14)A．actions   B．expressions   C．stories   D．words

(15)A．rise　　  B．rose　　    C．raises    D．lifts

(16)A．beside    B．behind　　 C．before    D．on

(17)A．enemies   B．own　　    C．characters   D．films

(18)A．poor　　  B．sad　　    C．rich　　   D．beautiful

(19)A．possible  B．impossible    C．instructive   D．tired

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　　“How long does it take for cigarettes to harm you?”This is a question teenagers most often __1__ John A. Yacenda, who runs a clinic __2__ people stop smoking. His answer is “About three __3__ or less.”The fact is that the __4__ moment you take in __5__ smoke, it goes __6__ to harm your heart, your __7__ and your whole body. It starts your __8__ pounding（剧烈跳动）15 to 25 __9__ beats per minute. It __10__ your blood pressure __11__ 10 to 20 points. It “eats away”the delicate membranes（黏膜）of your lips and mouth. It __12__ tar into your lungs, and __13__ a coating of cancer-causing chemicals. __14__ puts these and other __15__ poisons in your stomach, kidney and bladder（膀胱）. All of this happens __16__ every cigarette you smoke. No one who smokes is free from these __17__.

　　And when you __18__ out, up to 90％ of every puff stays with you--in the __19__ of millions and millions of tiny particles（微粒）. __20__ of these is a health food! Many will do you harm.

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　　If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country. Most large __1__ in the United States offer an international sample of __2__. Many people enjoy eating the food __3__ other nations. This is probably one reason __4__ there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second is that Americans __5__ from all the parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the food of their __6__ lands. In the city of Detroit, __7__, there are many people from Western Europe, Latin America __8__ the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit __9__ serve the foods of these areas. There are many __10__ international restaurants, too. Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to __11__ understand the foreign people and their __12__ of life.

　　One of __13__ most common international restaurants to be __14__ in the US is an Italian restaurant. The restaurant is a small business __15__ by a single family. The mother of the __16__ cooks all the dishes and the __17__ and children serve the customers who come to eat there. Or it may be a __18__ restaurant which can __19__ many customers during one evening. So a restaurant may be owned __20__ one family, one person, or by several different people who work together in the business.