In May, 2010, I first visited Toronto when my granddaughter needed a serious operation(手术). She stayed at a hospital in the heart of the city because the hospital provide excellent medical treatment for us.  46  it was a beautiful city, my first impression of it was bad. My husband and I rented a room not far away from the            47  . Every day we walked from our apartment to the hospital. On the way we met many  48  things. Poor people asked for money. People walked around them as if they saw   49  . People there always walked quickly  50  smile. I kept smiling at them saying：“Excuse me” every time when I wanted to pass someone.
The city never  51  .. Bright lights and loud music were everywhere.
There were many firsts for me when I was in Toronto. It was the first time I saw the lack of humanity(人性的缺失) for our fellow man. The city felt crowd but __52   
Though I went to Toronto many times. I had no interest to   53   any wonderful  places. I felt uncomfortable when I was there.
When we were back home, I felt comfortable at home. Our neighbors    54  us back with friendly smiles. It is quiet, peaceful and safe. You don’t have to   55   the house or car doors. You can hear water gurgle(汩汩地流)。It’s the life.
【小题1】A. Though           B. When            C. If
【小题2】A. neighbor          B.garden            C. hospital
【小题3】A. unpleasant         B. interesting        C. wonderful
【小题4】A. something         B. anything          C. nothing
【小题5】A.without            B. besides           C. in
【小题6】A. walked           B. slept             C.drank
【小题7】A. quiet              B.lonely             C. noisy
【小题8】A.introduce           B. describe           C. visit
【小题9】A. sent               B. welcomed          C. paid
【小题10】A. repair              B.buy                C.close

Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.

However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “It’s not the truth, but only a legend(传说, 传奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (樱桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”

Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.

1.Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in ________.

A．shape            B．size              C．colour            D．weight

2.According to the passage, Alan Turing________.

A．died in the prison                       B．used an apple to design a logo

C．was put into prison during the war          D．was the father of a computer company

3.What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?

A．To introduce its designer.                 B．To tell us a legend about it.

C．To try to find the truth of it.                D．To explain its market research.

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Last Sunday,  21  the charity show, Ricky helped the organizers because he wanted to  22 money for Project Hope. He is  23 busy that he had no time to write to Kitty. He felt happy when he  24  to be host. At the same time, he felt nervous because of the TV cameras.

They started to work on the show two months  25  . Ricky’s job was   26 each famous star. He 27 sleep at all that night before the show. He kept asking  28   , “Will it be      29 ?”In fact, the show was a success. They raised  30 money.