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I am not of those people who like a strenuous(费力的)holiday; I believe in______.

A．took it easy

B．taken it easy

C．taking it easy

D．taking it easily

What is the characteristic (特征) in common about those who rent home furnishings？

A．They are too poor to buy furniture.

B．They are so young that they like renting.

C．They have to move frequently.

D．They like to change their furniture frequently.

Hancock's research finding surprised those who believed that ______.

A．people are less likely to lie in instant messages

B．people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions

C．people are most likely to lie in email communication

D．people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations

itive sport, but also as a way to exercise, to enjoy the comraderies (同志情谊) of like - minded people, and to donate money to a good cause. Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time, or simply to enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all ages, from those less than one - year old (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in their 80s, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.

The largest footrace in the world is the 12 - kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at the Pacific ocean. In 1993 there were 80, 000 people running in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the front are the serious runners who compete to win, and who might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who wear costumes just for fun. In 1993 there was a group of men all of whom dressed up like Elvis Presley. There was a group of firefighters who were all tied in a long line and were carrying a firehouse. One year there was a bridal (新婚的) party in which the bride dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo (晚礼服). They threw flowers to bystanders, and were actually married at some point along the route.

The main purpose of this passage is to ______.

A．encourage people to run

B．describe a popular activity

C．make fun of runners in costume

D．give reasons for the popularity of footraces

It's Christmas again. We live on a dirty street in a shabby house among people who aren't much good. You can't see how pitiful it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of this filth (污秽) and dirt. My children must get out of this. But how？ The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.

The McGaritys have money, but they are show-offs with it. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of cookies while a group of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts, and when she couldn't eat any more, she threw the rest down the sewer (阴沟).

Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House (教育中心) isn’t rich, but she knows things, she understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. Everyboby else here looks away because they'rs ashamed of their lives. I'd like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

The writer suggests that her family______.

A．is extremely rich

B．is an unhappy one

C．live with nice and kind people

D．long for a change in their life

A) desperate

B) disappointing

C) worshipping

D) bankrupt

E) fancy

F) protects

G) protests

H) similarly

I) wake

J) contest

K) object

L) cruelty

M) dignity

N) originally

O) altitude

Have you ever known anyone famous？ If so, you may have found that they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them______to people saying there is anything different about them. "I'm really just a normal guy,"______an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to believe they are as great as their ______ fans suggest. They start to wear ______ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had ______ risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such ______ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else？ And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to ______ from your dream and realize you are only human？ Some only see the ______ in losing something they had gained. They often make ______ attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become ______ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.

despite their product's manifest advantages. Furthermore, the advertising expenditure for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find the cause of the consumers' seemingly unreasonable resistance to the product. The reason given by most people was dislike for the taste. The producers suspected that there might be deeper reasons, however. This was confirmed by one of motivation research's classic studies, one often cited in the trade. Mason Haire, of the University of California, constructed two shopping lists that were identical except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: hamburger, carrots, bread, baking powder, canned peaches, and potatoes, with the brands or amounts specified. The seventh item, in fifth place on both lists, read "1 lb. Maxwell House Coffee" on one list and "Nestle Instant Coffee" on the other. One list was given to each one in a group of fifty women, and the other list to those in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of women ("personality and character") who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on her list, as lazy; only six of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Eight women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good wife! No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy regular coffee.

According to the passage, most people said they didn't like instant coffee because ______.

A．it had many disadvantages

B．they didn't want to be lazy housewives and poor planners

C．they didn't like its taste

D．it was spoiled by too much advertising

ty street in a dirty house among people who aren't good. They can't see that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.

The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn't eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why？ Is it only because they have money？ There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn't there？

Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. I'd like to see the children will be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

This passage suggests that the writer ______.

A．is easy to get along with

B．is never pleased with her neighbors

C．is unhappy with the life they are living

D．is good at abserving and understanding people

away, and my feet【C1】______ . The loaded plates I carried【C2】______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn' t able to do anything【C3】______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream【C4】______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father【C5】______ at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you' ve【C6】______ us really well." Suddenly my tiredness【C7】______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd like my first day, I said, 【C8】______!" Those few words of praise had【C9】______ everything. Praise is like【C10】______ to the human spirit; we cannot grow without it. And【C11】______, while most of us are only too【C12】______ to apply(应用)to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are【C13】______ to give our fellows the warm sunshine【C14】______ praise. Why— when one word of praise can bring such【C15】______？

【C1】

A．rested

B．hurt

C．broke

D．slipped

critics like the new play？【1】an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets【2】the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to【3】the news.

Newspapers have one basic【4】, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make it to those who want to【5】it.

Radio, telegraph, television, and【6】inventions brought competition for newspaper. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.【7】, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the【8】and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are【9】and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers【10】of the latest news, today's newspapers【11】and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic choices【12】advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for very【13】.

Newspapers are sold at a price that【14】even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main【15】 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The 【16】 in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This【17】in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper？

Circulation depends【18】on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment【19】in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information【20】the community, city, county, state, nation, and world—and even outer space.

(1)

A．Just when

B．While

C．Soon after

D．Before