London, May 5, 2003  Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.
Emma, a 1996 graduate (毕业生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.
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Julie liked to go to the park with her mother. Today, when Julie went to the park, she looked around and became very 　　41　 .

“What’s wrong, Julie?” asked her mother.

“There is so much trash on the ground,” said Julie. “It seems that there is　 42　 trash than before. ”

Julie’s mother looked around. There were old boxes on the ground. There were old bottles. There was waste paper, too.

“You’re right,” said her mother. “The park is very dirty.”

“　 43　 can we deal with it?” asked Julie.

“I am sure you will think of 　　44　 ,” said her mother.

Julie and her mother went home. Julie painted a picture of a park. Then she wrote “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN” at the top of her picture.

“Let’s go back to the park, Mom,” said Julie.

“Okay,” said her mother.

Julie took some trash bags with her. She also took some tape(胶条).

When Julie 　　45　 the park, she put up her picture on a big trash can.

Then she asked her mother, “Will you help me pick up the trash?”

“I 　　46　 will!” said her mother.

The children in the park ran over to 　　47　 what was going on. Julie gave them some 　　48　 . “Let’s clean this place up,” she said.

Then they began to pick up the trash together. They talked and laughed　 49　 they worked. Soon, all the bags were full.

“We need to come back another day. There is still some trash on the around,” said Julie. “But the park 　　50　 much better.”

“It does,” said her mother. “I knew you would think of a way to help.”

41. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

42. A. fewer 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

43. A. Where　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How 　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

44. A. something　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. nothing

45. A. arrived in B. got to C. reached in D. arrived to

46. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

47. A. believe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 C. practice　　　　　　　　　 D. call

48. A. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pictures　　 　　　 C. pens　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bags

49. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

50. A. tastes　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. remains　　　　　　 C. looks 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounds