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　　Many people are tidy both at home and at the office. Nowhere have I seen a 1 untidy office than my friend James’ . Everywhere there are 2 and books. Not only does it seem never to be cleaned out, but also I do not think it is ever aired, for at 3 time have I seen any of the windows 4 . Often I have 5 James that he should open one, but each time he answered,“Not just now, Henry Later.”Luckily I 6 to go there very often, nor do I stay there longer than I have to. Strangely enough, James is quite 7 outside his office. Only once have I seen him with a dirty collar, for example. He is usually well 8 .Nor is he careless about things like 9 .At no time has he been 10 to forget a party, and no sooner does he receive an invitation 11 he answers it. Unfortunately, his office is quite 12 run. Perhaps he does not like 13 work. In his garden in the evening and 14 weekends, James is happy. As soon as he 15 home from the office, he begins to work in the garden. Always he seems to have some work to do there, and nowhere in his garden 16 a corner which is not tidy or well 17 .Seldom have I seen prettier flowers, or healthier vegetables, or smoother, greener grass than in his 18 .Really I 19 he ought to have been a farmer, so 20 is he at such work. Dear friends, have you ever met a person like James? or do you find him lovely?

This pattern of independence often results in serious    14    for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live    15    the age of 70. The job retirement age is    16    65. The children have left home, married, and    17    their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.

   18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19    . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)    20    a close family group.

1. A. share　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. have

C. exchange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. hold

2. A. either　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. though

C. as well　　   　　　　　　　　   　　   　　D. also

3. A. discussed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed

C. seen　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

4. A. asked　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. made

C. said　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. allowed

5. A. control　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. support

C. agreement　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. criticism

6. A. for　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. on

C. without 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. in

7. A. in　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　B. at

C. on　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. for

8. A. too　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. almost

C. nearly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quite

9. A. fit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. meet

C. suit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. satisfy

10. A. break up　　　　　　　　　　    B. break into.

C. break through　　　　　　　　   D. break away from

11. A. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. got

C. arrived　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. developed

12. A. In truth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. In name

C. Indeed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. In a word

13. A. heavy　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. light

C. strong　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. weak

14. A. questions　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. problem

C. matters　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. affairs

15. A. to　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. till

C. from　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. beyond

16. A. only　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. usually

C. sometimes　　   　　　　　　　　   　　D. seldom

17. A. set forth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set aside

C. set up　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　D. set down

18. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore

C. In contrast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. On the other hand

19. A. local　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. national

C. political　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. economic

20. A. or　　   　　　　　　　　 &nb
s
p;　　　　　　　　    B. nor

C. and　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. but

In the American family the husband and wife usually    1    important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part    2    . Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容)of American parents. The old rule that" children should be seen and not heard” is rarely    3    , and children are often    4    to do what they wish without strict parental    5    . The father seldom expects his children to obey him    6    question, and children are encouraged to be independent    7    an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom    8    far. Others think that a strong father image(形象)would not    9    the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to    10    their parental families by the time they have 　　11    their late teens or early twenties.    12   , not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of 　　13    .

This pattern of independence often results in serious    14    for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live    15    the age of 70. The job retirement age is    16    65. The children have left home, married, and    17    their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.

   18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19    . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)    20    a close family group.

1. A. share　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. have

C. exchange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. hold

2. A. either　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. though

C. as well　　   　　　　　　　　   　　   　　D. also

3. A. discussed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed

C. seen　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

4. A. asked　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. made

C. said　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. allowed

5. A. control　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. support

C. agreement　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. criticism

6. A. for　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. on

C. without 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. in

7. A. in　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　B. at

C. on　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. for

8. A. too　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. almost

C. nearly　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quite

9. A. fit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. meet

C. suit　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. satisfy

10. A. break up　　　　　　　　　　    B. break into.

C. break through　　　　　　　　   D. break away from

11. A. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. got

C. arrived　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. developed

12. A. In truth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. In name

C. Indeed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. In a word

13. A. heavy　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. light

C. strong　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. weak

14. A. questions　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. problem

C. matters　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. affairs

15. A. to　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. till

C. from　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. beyond

16. A. only　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. usually

C. sometimes　　   　　　　　　　　   　　D. seldom

17. A. set forth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set aside

C. set up　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　D. set down

18. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore

C. In contrast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. On the other hand

19. A. local　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. national

C. political　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. economic

20. A. or　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. nor

C. and　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. but

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　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had put her heart into her antislavery book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin”. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big 1 . The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to share the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough 2 for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the 3 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they were sold out in two days. In a year 300,000 copies were sold in 4 and 150,000 in England. For a while it was sold in 5 quantities than any other book in the world, 6 the Bible.

　　Within six months after it came out, a play was made 7 the book which ran 350 performances in New York and 8 America's most popular play for 80 years.

　　It might appear that “Uncle Tom' Cabin” was 9 popular, 10 this was certainly not true. Many people during those Pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system, considered it as 11 propaganda（宣传）and poorly written drama.

　　Harriet did have strong religious views 12 slavery, and she tried to make people 13 slavery was wrong, 14 perhaps the book could be thought propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it exactly 15 the wrongdoing of slavery.

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the office of president of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a 16 state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in 17 . She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe 18 her book.

　　Its vast influence（影响）strengthened the anti-slavery movement and 19 defenders of the slavery system. Today some historians think that it 20 to bring on the American Civil War.

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　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had put her heart into her antislavery book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin”. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big 1 . The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to share the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough 2 for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the 3 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they were sold out in two days. In a year 300,000 copies were sold in 4 and 150,000 in England. For a while it was sold in 5 quantities than any other book in the world, 6 the Bible.

　　Within six months after it came out, a play was made 7 the book which ran 350 performances in New York and 8 America's most popular play for 80 years.

　　It might appear that “Uncle Tom' Cabin” was 9 popular, 10 this was certainly not true. Many people during those Pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system, considered it as 11 propaganda（宣传）and poorly written drama.

　　Harriet did have strong religious views 12 slavery, and she tried to make people 13 slavery was wrong, 14 perhaps the book could be thought propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it exactly 15 the wrongdoing of slavery.

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the office of president of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary（神学院）. Ohio was a 16 state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in 17 . She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe 18 her book.

　　Its vast influence（影响）strengthened the anti-slavery movement and 19 defenders of the slavery system. Today some historians think that it 20 to bring on the American Civil War.