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　　Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut．It was 　　1　　 for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to 　　2　　 little children whose parents were busy．Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other 　　3　　 of the club．The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the 　　4　　 to ring．So far they had been busy, in spite of the 　　5　　 that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13．

　　　　6　　, the girls’world was invaded (侵入) by a second group 　　7　　 themselves the Babysitters Agency．They were 　　8　　 and the group also included a few boys．They Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to 　　9　　with the older group．They could clean and work for less money; however, they 　　10　　 it would be difficult to compete．The shock was even greater than they had 　　11　　 when most of their best customers started to call the new group．They 　　12　　 to get only a few jobs．

　　To try a new 　　13　　 Kristy recruited (招收) a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to 　　14　　 their money with the other group．They club 　　15　　 only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t 　　16　　 for their job assignments．Thus, more parents were 　　17　　 with the club．

　　Finally, the girls realized that the 　　18　　 in the other group were not good babysitters．They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house 　　19　　 they were sitting．When the children of the families started to 　　20　　, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening．

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　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island．Over　hundred degrees in 　　1　　 air．Crowded．Tempers (脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境)．

　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　 couple, waiting for 　　4　　 ．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee－deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered．

　　 　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　 , and then walked back to the 　　12　　 cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　 ．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter．

　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not?

　　Customers are not served 　　18　　 ．Why not?

　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention(常规) and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest．

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　　On the first day of sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus．“Don’t 　　1　　 her,” warned Lauren ,who sat beside me．“Or they will make fun of you．”

　　Amy had many 　　2　　 differences－lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her．Her eyes weren’t straight．Her glasses were an inch thick ．And she had really ugly teeth．

　　Every day 　　3　　 we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults(侮辱)at Amy, God ,what a strange face !Stop 　　4　　 me!” “Mr．Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her glasses ,and now her eyes are frightening me．　　5　　 her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my 　　6　　 of insults ,just so I’d fit in．　　7　　 , I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy．

　　But while I was insulting her ,my heart 　　8　　 for the girl．I could see that the insults were making her look uglier, because she was so 　　9　　 and alone．Then I wanted to 　　10　　 her．I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates－ 　　11　　 the night of our class roller－skating party．

　Our whole class was there, 　　12　　 Amy ．Amy didn’t know how to skate ,but I could see how much she wanted to have 　　13　　 like the rest of us ．So I skated over to her and took her by the hand．

　　14　　 we began the journey together around the skating rink(溜冰场)．She just smiled ,and every once in a while she would laugh in excitement．

　　On the school bus the next morning there was much 　　15　　 about Amy and me skating together．But 　　16　　 insulted her or me．And they didn’t for the rest of the year．I 　　17　　 heard from Amy again after the school year．But I’ve always 　　18　　 that I changed her life for the better．

　　She changed my 　　19　　 ．After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress people by trying to 　　20　　 like them．I became myself．

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　　While the rest of the world is sleeping，my dad is dragging my warm covers off me so we won’t be late for my 6 a．m．ice hockey game．What started as a 　　1　　 is now my profession passion(a strong liking)，and 　　2　　 of it would be possible without my dad．

　　“Let’s go，Brendan．You can do it!” 　　3　　 like that does not go unnoticed．Every game，no matter what the 　　4　　 is，my dad always says“ Good game．”and“ You looked great out there．”I'm 　　5　　 ，knowing that even if I make a mistake or 　　6　　 poorly，my dad will still be there for me． 　　7　　 is one of the greatest things anyone can have．My dad is my support，without　　8　　 me to become something I’m not．It was my dream to play hockey，and he just 　　9　　 me．

　　As I get older， 　　10　　 becomes fiercer．Each season brings a new schedule with more than thirty games，which my dad eagerly 　　11　　 ．He gets as nervous as I do，but somehow 　　12　　 in his seat and keeps 　　13　　 ．He wants to yell(shout in excitement)and scream like most hockey parents, 　　14　　 he is different． 　　15　　 each game，we sit down to eat and go over things to work 　　16　　 in the future．Usually he only tells me how proud he is of me． 　　17　　 all those early－ morning games and later－afternoon skates with Dad，I realize how lucky I am to 　　18　　 him．It’s not easy getting up and driving to rinks(溜冰场)at all hours．My dad not only does that，but also helps me realize my dreams．I make sure that every game he attends，I play my 　　19　　 ，just to show him those 6 a．m． 　　20　　 did me some good．

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　　“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughe

　　I thought it was a perfect 　　1　　 of Chinglish．Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal （照字面意思的）translation of the Chinese greeting with a 　　2　　 English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 　　3　　．I was too amazed to believe her．Her words could not convince me 　　4　　 So I did a 　　5　　 on www．google．com．To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 　　6　　 “long time no see”．This sentence has been 　　7　　 used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．Though it is 　　8　　 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily．　　9　　 , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 　　10　　 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected．

　　Nobody knows the 　　11　　 of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 　　12　　 a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 　　13　　 quoting Confucius（孔子）．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan, “long time no see” became a 　　14　　 phrase in the real world 　　15　　 the popularity of these movies．

　　Some scholars 　　16　　 America to a huge pot of stew （大熔炉）．All kinds of culture are 　　17　　 in the stew together, and they 　　18　　 the color and taste of each other．American Chinese, though a minority ethnic（少数民族的） group in the United States, is also 　　19　　 some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be 　　20　　 in the mixed stew．

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　　One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her． He waited 　　1　　 for 15 minutes． Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more． After that, he became angry ． When he saw a photograph booth（照相亭）nearby, he had　　2　　 ． He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 　　3　　 in the situation． In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 　　4　　 even him．

　　He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 　　5　　 behind the desk in the booth． “If you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 　　6　　 someone, would you please give her this?” he said． He then returned to his office in Morrison Building, 　　7　　 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 　　8　　 ! He sat down with a smile．

　　His wife 　　9　　 those pictures． She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married．

　　How are you with 　　10　　 ? One person calls it “wait training．” It seems that there is always something we are 　　11　　 ． We wait on traffic and we wait in lines． We wait to hear about a new job． We wait to complete school． We wait for someone to change his or her mind．

　　Patience is an important quality of a happy and rewarding life． 　　12　　 ,some things are worth waiting for． Every day presents opportunities for wait training．

　　We can hate waiting, 　　13　　 it or even get good at it ! But one thing is 　　14　　 －we cannot avoid it． How is your 　　15　　 coming along?

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　　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．

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　　What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead ? For example ,cocaine is harmful ,but what makes it harmful?

　　I can’t tell you all about drugs ,but I can 　　1　　 you think about them in this 　　2　　 way. Your body is a very complicated（复杂的） machine, 　　3　　 a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned 　　4　　 it all works together . Special chemicals, which we call drugs ,can affect it in many different ways.

　　Some drugs are 　　5　　when your body has a problem, as with disease-causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too　　6　　or some penicillin（青霉素）　　7　　it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria.　　8　　,all drugs are really poison,　　9　　if you take too much ,so you must always use them　　10　　.

　　Why do some people take drugs like cocaine ? For a little while they seem to make you feel better ,or happier .But　　11　　their effects have　　12　　,your body has to pay an extra　　13　　to get back to normal. That makes you want to get　　14　　of the drug .

　　Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as　　15　　for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your　　16　　.They make you want always more . And just a little too much can even 　　17　　nerves to your heart and stop its beating .

　　Many of us worry about the 　　18　　around us and what pollution does to us .How about your internal（内在的） environment, and what goes on 　　19　　you ? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your 　　20　　. Most drugs are pollutants .You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you . Why would you want pollutants in your body ?

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　　The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595eway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 　　1　　 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 　　2　　 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 　　 3　　 things down.

　　I thought about my 　　4　　 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 　　5　　 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 　　6　　 my parents decided to let me 　　7　　 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 　　8　　 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads　　 9　　 of rubbish. The job was 　　10　　 and dirty, especially on hot days 　　11　　 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

　　We continued our 　　12　　 route along the I-595, 　　 13　　 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 　　14　　 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to 　　 15　　 something out.”

　　I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 　　16　　 there wasn’t much time. 　　17　　 I saw a Toyota that 　　 18　　 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 　　19　　 there, I thought. Then, just at that 　　20　　 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg

　　poking out of the driver’s side window!

　　“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

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　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The first day I arrived at Honolulu, I felt more depressed than excited One of my senior (资格老的)coworkers who picked me up at the airport told me that it would probably take twice the energy and more　　 1　　 to get my Ph. D degree of Law in the University of Hawaii　　 2　　 with at home. Well, to a girl who doesn’t expect to pass all her　　 3　　 years as a student, this was really an emotional attack. But I made my way towards my first　　 4　　 place. As a matter of fact, it’s a small single room in a house shared with a young Chinese couple, whom I communicated with via email before I came here.　　 5　　 it’s very noisy with a highway nearby and cost me $350 per month, I should say I was　　 6　　 enough because many other new students had to sleep in their friends’ sofas or stay at expensive　　 7　　. Housing in Honolulu is extremely tight, if you want to　　 8　　 a quiet, nice and comfortable place, you should pay no less than $600 per month.

　　The first morning when I woke up, I heard the barking of dogs from Hawaii Humane Society (a place for people to adopt pets)across the street. Then I　　 9　　 that my new life had begun. Some　　 10　　 things happened in the first week as follows:

　　I couldn’t tell dimes or quarters from the five－cent coins,　　 11　　 I insisted on using bills in the supermarket.　　 12　　 , so many changes were accumulated (积累)in my wallet.

　　I learned to　　 13　　 my first cake and got much praising from my　　 14　　 on our potluck party, which expected every participant (参加者)to　　 15　　 some self－made snacks to share.

　　I caught only two words —“president” and “football”—on my　　 16　　 class lecture, though the lecturer appeared to be an excellent joke teller.　　 17　　, I can’t follow his English with a strong German accent.

　　Anyway, I experienced so many small　　 18　　 as I mentioned above. Anyone who chooses to study　　 19　　 should be prepared to taste pains and　　 20　　 a lot.

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