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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen .Suddenly, he 16 (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son,” Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 17 too little.”

His son looked surprised.” I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 18 not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very19(reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like outs,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, 20 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,” The only reason a man would sell sale 21 a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 22 the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t 23 (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only 24  very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little ,always 25 (think) that it was only small and not very important ,and look where we have ended up today.”

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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As settlers moved to California ___31     the mid-nineteenth century, they became

concerned about the lack of rapid _____32    (communicate) with the eastern United States. Because of the dangers and hardships of ___33   (cross) the West, mail often did not arrive. Therefore the most important mails _____34    (send)  via Panama, ____35    took a month or more. In 1860 a stagecoach company decided to meet the problem by beginning the Pony Express. The company hired __36   bravest riders and bought the fastest horses __37   (use) as relay(替换) teams between Missouri and California, and the company promised __38     mails would be sent in ten days. The company established two hundred stations along the route at which riders could rest and change horses. In less than two years, __39  , telegraph lines were completed and the Pony Express was ___40     longer needed.

第二节 语法填空(共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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I know a man called John Smith who is a very unusual millionaire. ___31___ makes him unusual is that he has no money. He says the average millionaire never uses money and always gets other people to pay for taxis or drinks. This is because he is ___32___ used to thinking in millions that small amounts of money are not worth thinking about. But this does not mean he has no worries. On the contrary, the average millionaire worries constantly about his business. His great wealth also makes ___33___ difficult for him to be happy and comfortable with other people. Are they friendly because they like him? ___34___ do they pretend to like him because they want his money? John Smith says he feels very sorry for millionaires, __35__, instead of being masters of their wealth, are slaves of their money. In one way, ___36__, John Smith always behaves exactly like a millionaire. I mean he never has any money and ___37___ (general) manages to persuade someone else to pay for his drinks. But ___38___ other very rich men, he gives back good value for money. He is full of jokes and fun. An evening ___39___ (spend) with him is not cheap, because he is unusually very thirsty, but he always makes people happy. He does not give much thought for tomorrow. He is the happiest man I have ever met. Whenever I meet him, he tells me,” In money I am not rich, but in peace of mind I am a millionaire,” And then the world’s richest, ___40___ (penny) man usually adds, with a smile,” Do you have time for another drink? “How can I refuse?”

语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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Animal testing

“It is always my ambition to be a research analyst studying amphibian anatomy（两栖动物解剖学 ）for the benefit of mankind.” said Dr. Cull to the high school students touring the laboratory. “My ancestors were all scientists and my father taught   1   that it is simply amazing to appreciate the details in each creature. I also hope that my research can help us to understand   2   humans influences these creatures so that we can know how to improve   3  (environment) problems and correct our wrongs.”

“You are very ambitious, Dr. Cull.” a bright, amber-haired girl said. “So you are looking for similarities between animals and humans?”

“Yes, and there are already enough findings. We know much about how anesthetics(麻醉药) work, for example,   4  (base) on clinical trials with rats.” “But I disagree with using animals for tests!” another student suddenly said. “  5   is often discussed whether using animals for testing is moral. But the knowledge we have collected about health, vaccines, antibiotics   6  (be) incredible. We have benefited a lot  7    animal research.”replied the Doctor.

“  8  I've seen videos of animals for research put in bad conditions.”Another student broke in.  “Oh, it seems that we've hit on   9   interesting topic.What about stepping into this conference room and discussing it   10  (far)？”

第二节   语法填空（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
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Habits,whether good or bad,are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again,he   31  (drive)by an unseen force to do the same thing   32   (repeat);then a habit is formed．Once   33   habit is formed,it is difficult,and sometimes   34   (possible),to get rid of．It is therefore very important that we pay great attention to the formation of habits．
Children often form bad habits,some of   35   remain with them as long as they live．  36  
(lazy),lying,stealing and so on are all easily-formed bad habits．However,there are many   37   habits formed in early life that are of great help．Many successful men say much of their success has   38   to do with certain habits in early life,like early rising and honesty．We should keep away   39   all the bad habits and try to form such habits   40   will be good for ourselves and others．