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There have been many great inventions, which have changed the way we live. The first great invention was 1 that is still very important today—the wheel(轮子). This made it easier to 2 heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 3 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 5 to explore any more. They began to work so as to
6 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 7 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 8 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 9 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 10
a new material was first made. Nylon came 11 in 1935. It changed the 12 of clothes people had been wearing.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 13 .
They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 14 lives. By the 1960’s most people could 15 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 16 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 17 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 18 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 19 China and Japan have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 20 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
1. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
2. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
3. A. time B. knowledge
C. situation D. effect
4. A. appear B. mind
C. change D. rise
5. A. have B. want
C. decide D. like
6. A. work B. turn
C.make D. think
7. A.In B. Among
C. Between D. About
8. A. sort B. part
C. step D. use
9. A. results B. jobs
C. things D. inventions
10. A. when B. which
C. if D. as
11. A. out B. in
C. away D. about
12. A. rest B. course
C. kind D. pattern
13. A. rules B. diseases
C. difficulties D. problems
14. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
15. A. hope B. expect
C. start D. ask
16. A. go on B. begin
C. are able D. continue
17. A. useful B. popular
C. common D. known
18. A. space B. sky
C. air D. room
19. A. including B. except
C. but D. like
20. A. moving B. interesting
C. beginning D. surprising
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For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 3 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 5 to explore any more. They began to work so as to
6 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 7 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 8 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 9 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 10
a new material was first made. Nylon came 11 in 1935. It changed the 12 of clothes people had been wearing.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 13 .
They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 14 lives. By the 1960’s most people could 15 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 16 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 17 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 18 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 19 China and Japan have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 20 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
1. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
2. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
3. A. time B. knowledge
C. situation D. effect
4. A. appear B. mind
C. change D. rise
5. A. have B. want
C. decide D. like
6. A. work B. turn &nb sp;
C.make D. think
7. A.In B. Among
C. Between D. About
8. A. sort B. part
C. step D. use
9. A. results B. jobs
C. things D. inventions
10. A. when B. which
C. if D. as
11. A. out B. in
C. away D. about
12. A. rest B. course
C. kind D. pattern
13. A. rules B. diseases
C. difficulties D. problems
14. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
15. A. hope B. expect
C. start D. ask
16. A. go on B. begin
C. are able D. continue
17. A. useful B. popular
C. common D. known
18. A. space B. sky
C. air D. room
19. A. including B. except
C. but D. like
20. A. moving B. interesting
C. beginning D. surprising
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Markita Andrews became a great salesgirl when she discovered, at age 13, the secret of selling.
It 36 with desire. For Markita and her mother, who worked 37 a waitress in New York after her husband left them when Markita was eight, their 38 was to travel the globe. "I'll work hard to make enough money to send you to 39 ," her mother said one day. "You'll go to college and when you 40 , you'll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?"
So at age 13 when Markita 41 in her Girl Scout（女童子军）magazine that the scout who sold the most cookies would 42 an all-expenses-paid trip for two around the world, she 43 to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could --- more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
But desire alone is not 44 . To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
Her aunt 45 . "When you are doing business, dress like you are doing business. 46 your Girl Scout uniform. Always smile, whether they buy or not, always be 47 . And don't ask them to buy your cookies; ask them to 48 ."
Lots of other Scouts may have 49 that trip around the world. But only Markita went off in her uniform each day after 50 . "Hi, I have a dream. I'm earning a trip around the world for me and my mom by selling Girl Scout cookies," she'd say 51 the door. "Would you like to invest in one dozen or two dozen boxes of cookies?"
Markita 52 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world.
Markita is not 53 than thousands of other people. The 54 is that Markita had discovered the secret of selling: Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they 55 begin because they fail to ask for what they want. The fear of rejection leads many of us to reject ourselves and our dreams
36. A. goes B. starts C. stays D. ends
37. A. as B. for C. like D. in
38. A. decision B. dream C. task D. interest
39. A. work B. hospital C. home D. college
40. A. marry B. grow C. graduate D. succeed
41. A. wrote B. heard C. found D. read
42. A. win B. go C. take D. give
43. A. needed B. asked C. decided D. hesitated
44. A. attractive B. enough C. perfect D. difficult
45. A. complained B. advised C. declared D. ordered
46. A. Put B. Wash C. Prepare D. Wear
47. A. patient B. fair C. nice D. honest
48. A. invest B. choose C. attend D. taste
49. A. wanted B. experienced C. planned D. arranged
50. A. supper B. school C. evening D. education
51. A. behind B. beside C. at D. on
52. A. sold B. produced C. advertised D. bought
53. A. prettier B. happier C. luckier D. smarter
54. A. answer B. fact C. difference D. conclusion
55. A. immediately B. even C. slowly D. still
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This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I 36 a quote （引文） that went something like, " If you live each day 37 it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked 38 the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a 39 , I know I need to change something．
About a year ago I 40 from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41 to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my 42 in order, which is doctors' code （代名词） for "prepare to 43 "．Later when the doctors 44 the cells taken from my pancreas （胰腺） under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is 45 with surgery．I had the surgery and, 46 , I'm fine now．
This was the closest I've been to facing 47 , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all 48 ．No one has ever escaped it．And that is 49 it should be, because death is very likely the single 50 invention of life．It clears out the old to make 51 for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living 52 life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out （ 盖过） your own inner 53 ．And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition （直觉）．They 55 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．
36．A．wrote B．described C．expressed D．read
37．A．now that B．even though C．as if D．as long as
38．A．in B．at C．through D．on
39．A．row B．minute C．sense D．word
40．A．recovered B．kept C．fell D．suffered
41．A．desire B．prepare C．expect D．wait
42．A．office B．affairs C．money D．documents
43．A．work B．die C．act D．start
44．A．witnessed B．noticed C．confirmed D．viewed
45．A．curable B．possible C．acceptable D．suitable
46．A．immediately B．gradually C．thankfully D．hopefully
47．A．cancer B．death C．life D．success
48．A．share B．desert C．admire D．avoid
49．A．when B．while C．as D．since
50．A．oldest B．best C．newest D．worst
51．A．preparations B．progress C．plans D．way
52．A．your B．anyone else's C．his D．someone else's
53．A．voice B．world C．heart D．trouble
54．A．touch B．follow C．open D．accept
55．A．otherwise B．anyway C．somehow D．therefore
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I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 36 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 37 leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 38 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 39 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 40 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 41 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 42 more drunk than me, got into his car and 43 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 44 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 45 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I 46 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 47 to drink so much that night. 48 things would be different. I know Martin 49 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 50 for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 51 my story I can make you 52 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 53 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 54 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 55 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
36. A. death B. fashion C. danger D. challenge
37. A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for D. agreed to
38. A. As B. While C. When D. Although
39. A. lost B. drunk C. frozen D. sleepy
40. A. fun B. difficulty C. hope D. method
41. A. died B. injured C. killed D. hurt
42. A. constantly B. frequently C. clearly D. equally
43. A. headed B. walked C. pushed D. fled
44. A. in trouble B. in time C. in danger D. in place
45. A. above B. below C. into D. through
46. A. turn B. hold C. look D. get
47. A. desire B. fault C. right D. chance
48. A. Thus B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Therefore
49. A. faced B. avoided C. regretted D. made
50. A. responsible B. disappointed C. sensitive D. embarrassed
51. A. remembering B. sharing C. declaring D. stopping
52. A. explain B. escape C. limit D. realize
53. A. alone B. finally C. merely D. perhaps
54. A. clean B. deep C. still D. fresh
55. A. affects B. inspires C. attracts D. benefits
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