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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选一最佳答案.

　The word Sandwich（三明治）is　　 　1　 English word. Sandwich　　 　2　 an Englishman. He　　 　3 　about two hundred years　　 　4　 . Sandwich had　　 　5 　of money. He was very　　 　6 　. But he liked　　 　7　 play cards for money. He often played　　 　8　 day and all night. One time, he played twenty　　 - four hours 　9　 stopping. He did not　　 　10 　the card table to eat. He asked his servant to　　 　11 　him some meat and　　 　12　 bread. He did not want to stop playing while he ate. He put the meat　　 　13 　two pieces　　 　14　bread. In this way he could go on　　 　15　cards.

From the name of this men, Sandwich, we have the word “Sandwich” today.

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　　In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school 1 they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they 2 secondary (中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public (公立的) schools and private (私立的) schools. 3 children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to 4 their education because the schools 5 money from the government (政府). Some children go to private school, they are much more expensive.

　　Today about half of the high school students 6 universities (大学) after they finish the secondary school. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents 7 jobs in that state.

　　But many students 8 while they are studying at universities. In this way they 9 and 10 good working habits (习惯) and live by their own hands.

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　　When July comes, children know they'll have_(1)_examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two month's holiday, and they'll leave school_(2)_train or by car to_(3)_ to see their fathers and mothers.

　　The summer holidays are the_(4)_ time of the year of most children. The weather is usually good, so one can_(5)_ most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can_(6)_ into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.

　　The best place for a summer holiday is the_(7)_ Some children are_(8)_enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.

　　Now, _(9)_makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. of course, there are_(10)_new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.

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