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In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is commonly known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. In ___36___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.
More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I __37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home__39 the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered ___41____he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ____42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing.____43___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___44__ and told me that “ carpool” ___45___to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ____46___. I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.
After dinner, my friend’s neighbor ４８ to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, ５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled” ５１. My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ____５2____ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save ５3 . The first” carpool” is a noun; ____５4___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for ５５ in America to understand it in a short time.
1. A．common B．time C．general D．short
2. A．took B．had C．used D．found
3. A．see B．take C．meet D．accept
4. A．In B．Out of C．Inside D．From
5. A．where B．which C．it D．there
6. A．what B．whether C．which D．when
7. A．puzzled B．foolish C．interested D．clever
8. A．which B．why C．where D．what
9. A．laughing B．shouting C．stopping D．saying
10. A．means B．refers C．is D．comes
11. A．pass through B．go over C．drive in D．sit in
12. A．in saying B．for doing C．on hearing D．at listening to
13. A．went out B．came over C．arrived D．got off
14. A．Yes B．I’m afraid C．Sure . D．No
15. A．wondering B．saying C．suggesting D．hesitating
16. A．yesterday B．tomorrow C．the last day D．today
17. A．his neighbor B．his friend C．he. D．I
18. A．time B．money C．energy D．pollution’
19. A．and B．while . C．so D．or
20. A．newcomer B．people C．Chinese D．those
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M：Hi, Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard that you went to the US during the v 1 ．
W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer c 2 in English．
M：Wow．You were l 3 ．How long did you stay there?
W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on A 4 25th．
M：How about the course?
W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen, speak, read and write in English, but it was mostly s 5 ．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from o 6 here because the students have a lot more f 7 and s 8 ．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teachers questions at any time during the class, and you are welcome to s 9 your ideas with the class．I really like this kind of class．
M：How interesting! Maybe our teachers should t 10 that．
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Two weeks before Christmas，Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday.Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town.They had no electricity or running water and__1__what I considered the “good things” in life.They__2__made no plans for Christmas.When Christmas Eve arrived，Mom told me in her “I-mean-it” voice to__3__all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree.She packed those up，__4__all the trimmings(配料)for a __5__turkey dinner.
Christmas morning__6__perfectly，with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.__7__I sulked(生气)silently in the backseat of the car as we made our__8__to grandma's.This was going to be the __9__Christmas ever!
Grandma was__10__to see us as we walked up to her door.“What on earth are you doing here？”she stammered.“We weren't expecting__11__.It's Christmas，and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you.”“I knew__12__.”Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table.“That's__13__we brought one with us.”“We__14__have a tree，”Mom insisted.“__15__，what will we do with all these decorations？”
Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit.He called me to join him，and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.Soon the house __16__fresh and piney as we decorated the tree，and the day__17__a festive air.The turkey dinner was very good，too.I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!
Dessert was forgotten__18__Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃烧的)pudding! “Merry Christmas，Mother，”Mom said.“Dear me！” Grandma gasped.“I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.”Tears of__19__filled her eyes.
I could not keep the tears__20__my eyes，either.I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.
1．A.prepared B．lacked C．refused D．desired
2．A.also B．still C．never D．hardly
3．A.replace B．collect C．remove D．show
4．A.instead of B．by the side of C．along with D．in spite of
5．A.normal B．complete C．fresh D．separate
6．A.dawned B．passed C．broke D．happened
7．A.But B．So C．And D．Then
8．A.decision B．way C．wish D．plan
9．A.last B．busiest C．best D．worst
10．A.expected B．eager C．surprised D．ready
11．A.anyone B．others C．someone D．no one
12．A.you B．it C．that D．this
13．A.how B．why C．where D．when
14．A.may B．will C．can D．must
15．A.Meanwhile B．ThereforeC．However D．Otherwise
16．A.improved B．smelled C．became D．changed
17．A.showed up B．carried on
18．A.until B．after C．because D．unless
19．A.sadness B．joy C．regret D．worry
20．A.inside B．back C．into D．from
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If we want to finish anything in life, let us not forget that we must persevere(坚持不懈)．If we want to learn 1 lessons well in school, we must be hard-working and not give up 2 we come to anything difficult．We shall find many of our lessons very hard, 3 let us consider that the harder they are, 4 better they will do to us if we persevere and learn them thoroughly．
But there are some 5 us who are ready to give up when they come to a hard example in mathematics, and say,“I can’t do this．” 6 never will succeed forever if they feel so．Let us remember that we shall meet with many 7 all through life．If we keep on 8 (try), we shall be sure to conquer and overcome every difficulty we meet with．
And 9 we master our lessons well in school, it will prepare us to overcome the difficult things 10 we shall meet in life when our school days are over．