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　　My father waved me good-bye and the bus set off. The person sitting next to me was a government(政府)engineer going to Peshawar to examine the roads. He said that traveling by bus was an excellent way to test the roads.

　　We passed many villages on the way and stops once or twice to buy cold drinks , because it was very hot and dusty. The countryside was brown and there were long distances with no peopleor villages in sight. We had to stop once at some road works, too , which made my traveling companion very happy.

　　Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat when we were woken by a sudden noise, which sounded like a shot from a gun. As the bus turned suddenly to one side and stopped at the side of the road, I remembered all the stories I had heard about bands like this. Many of the other passengers looked as puzzled and frightened as I must have looked.

　　My neighbor, however, comforted me, “Nothing to worry about. Only a burst tyre(车胎). But we shall have to wait while the driver changes the wheel. ”

　　My cousin(表兄)Bob met me at the bus station. “Well, there you are, ”he said. “I was beginning to wonder what had happened to you. ”

1．The word“dozing”in the third paragraph means ________ .

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2．Hearing the sudden noise, the engineer ________ .

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3．The writer's cousin________ what had happened.

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　　Stamp collecting is perhaps the most popular hobby in the world. Many people have been collecting stamps from different countries, for different reasons and in different ways.

　　I collect stamps from Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the U. K. only. I 1 collect stamps from every country because there are too many.

　　My father and sister work in offices, 2 sometimes they bring foreign stamps home. If I don't want a stamp. I try to swap (交换) it with a friend. I don't buy any stamps because they cost too much money. Most of my stamps are 3 ones, which are stuck (贴) on paper at first. I have to get the stamps off the paper 4 damaging (毁坏) them. 5 wants to collect damaged stamps. I put the stamps into water. After ten to twenty minutes, the water makes the paper wet. Then it is 6 to peel off the stamps carefully and let them dry. After that, I put them in one of my stamp albums (集邮册) . I have 7 albums, one for each country. I can learn many things from my stamps. They make my school subjects 8 . They show me what birds, animals and plants there are in a country. They let me 9 about the people and events in different countries. Some old stamps are very valuable. Perhaps one day some of my stamps will be 10 , too.

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　Bill and Fred were students at a university (大学) and they were friends. They didn't have　　 　1 　, so when it was time 　2 　their holidays, Bill said,“Let's take our holidays in a trailer (拖车), Fred. It's cheaper than a hotel. I can 　3 　my father's trailer. ”Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer to begin their 　4 　.

　They wanted to get up 　5 　to go fishing, but they didn't have an alarm clock (闹钟).

　“That's all right, Bill,” Fred said. “I'll put these small pieces of bread 　6 　the top of the trailer tonight and they'll 　7 　in the morning.”

　Bill was very 　8 　, but he didn't say anything.

　Fred was right. 　9 　the day broke, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their　　 　10 　woke up Bill and Fred very quickly.