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Dear Mr. Costa,

I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve 1 （想起）you often.

How’ve you been lately? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at the restaurant and that business is very good. What 2 (别的) have you been doing?

I had a short but good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for 3 (几天)before Christmas, but I 4 (不得不) come back and work between Christmas and New Year’s (including Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve)! 5 （每次）something like that 6 （发生）I wonder if I really want to work in the hotel business.

The other day I was thinking about the fun we used to have 7 (在我们英语课堂上). I haven’t seen many of our classmates since the course was over. 8 （事实上）, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he 9 (曾经) write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?

Well, Mac and I are going skating and he 10 （在等我）, so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.

Love,

Maria

1. thought about 2. else 3. a few days 4. had to 5. Every time 6. happens

7. in our English class 8. In fact 9. ever 10. is waiting for me

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The weather in Britain changes very quickly. One day may be fine and 1 (第二天)may be wet. The morning may be warm and the evening may be cool. You may 2 （上床睡觉）with the stars shinning brightly, and 3 （醒来）with rain falling heavily. This is what we mean when we say that the weather is very “changeable”.

In some parts of the world you can be quite 4 （确信）what the weather is going to be like. You can make your plans for the next day or even for the next week, knowing exactly what sort of weather to expect. It is 5 （困难得多）to do this in Britain. It may be fine today and you may arrange(安排)to go to the countryside tomorrow. But when tomorrow 6 (到来) you may find that you have to give it up because it is too wet. Making plans for activities(活动)out of doors in Britain is therefore rather difficult.

People 7 (谈论) the weather more in Britain than in most parts of the world. When two Englishmen are introduced to 8 （互相）, if they can’t think anything else to talk about, they talk about weather. The weather is considered a safe topic of conversation(谈话). If you do not know each other 9 (足够好) to talk about personal matters, you can at least sound friendly by talking about the weather. When people meet in the street and they have 10 （没有时间）to stop and talk, they will often say something about the weather as they pass, just to show their friendliness.

1. the next day 2. go to bed 3. wake up 4. sure 5. much more difficult 6. comes 7. talk about 8. each other 9. well enough 10. no time

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Some people say they have an answer to the problems of car crowding and pollution(污染). In many cities, 1 （数百人）people ride bikes to work 2 (每天). In New York City, some bike riders have even founded a group(团体): Bike for a Better City. They say if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars and 3 (较少的) dirty air.

4 （许多年来）this group has tried to get help for bike riders. They want to have special(专用的)roads for bikes only, because when bike riders 5 (必须) use the same roads beside cars, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City feels if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.

But no bike roads have been ready yet. Not 6 （每个人）thinks it is 7 （好主意）. Drivers don’t like it, and some shop owners(店主)don’t, 8 (也). And most people live too far from the city to travel by bike. Still, something has been done about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is 9 （关闭）to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group 10 （仍然）says this is not enough and goes on fighting to get bike roads.

1. hundreds of 2. every day 3. less 4. For several years 5. must 6.everyone 7. a good idea 8. either 9. closed 10. still

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Try This Experiment Yourself

It seems to be strange that there is a blind spot in the eye. Here is an 1 （有趣的）experiment that can make something disappear（消失）when one eye is 2 （挣开）.

Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English 3 (字母)“L” and “R” on it. “L” is 4 （在左边）and “R” on the right. 5 （首先）, hold the card about 80 cm away and you can see 6 （两者） the letters. Then close your right eye and 7 （看）the letter “R” only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter “L” disappearing. But if you move the card 8 （近一些）to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter “R” disappearing.

Why do the letters disappear? It is because there is a blind spot 9 (在眼里). When the image(影像)of the letter 10 （落）on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That’s why one of the letters disappears.

1. interesting 2. open 3. letters 4.on the left 5. First 6. both 7. look at 8. nearer 9. in the eye 10. falls

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It is summer vacation and schools are closed. During the summer some children stay 1 （在家）, watch TV, and play with friends. Some take part in a sports program, and some go to a camp.

A camp is a summer vacation place for children. Campers take part in sports activities like swimming and 2 （划船）. They also take part in other activities like playing games and painting pictures. 3 （在晚上） they sit around a campfire, cook hot dogs, sing songs or tell stories. Some camps combine special programs with the usual camp activities. There are camps to teach tennis, football, or other sports. There are also camps to teach science or music.

Now there are 4 (甚至) computer camps. At a computer camp children learn how to use computers. Computers are very important today, so children must learn 5 （怎样使用他们）. Many schools have computers for the pupils to use, but 6 （并非所有的学生）know how to use them. Some schools do not have a program to teach the pupils how to use computers. 7 (因此), computer camps combine computer learning with summer fun. Computer camps usually have three computer classes a day. After a few days of classes, each camper designs a computer program. 8 (有些)campers design programs to help parents at home. Others design programs for pupils 9 (学校的). Some campers design computer games. The campers must also choose two camp activities a day. They can choose an activity like swimming, boating or painting. 10 （在他们空闲时间里）, the campers can choose any activity. They usually play games on the computers.

1. at home 2. boating 3. In the evening 4. even 5. how to use them 6. not all pupils 7. So 8. Some 9. at school 10. In their spare time

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Families are becoming smaller. 1 (五十年前), a family of five or six members was common. In 1970, the size of the average family in the United States was 3.1 persons, and now the average family size is about 2.8 persons. At the same time, people are now living longer. 2 (例如) , in the last ten years, the number of people over 65 years of age has increased 28 per cent. The average age of people in the United States is now 3 (三十多).

As a result of smaller families and more old people, life will change in many ways. If we have fewer children, we will need fewer schools. We will also need fewer teachers. But many older people will 4 (对……感兴趣)education, so schools and colleges will offer courses for these people. Because many of the older people work, these courses will be given in the evenings and 5 (在周末) .

The needs for housing will 6 (不同). It is common now for many people to live in houses that have five or six rooms. 7 （这种）house is good for families with three or four children. But if the population gets older and if families have only one child, large homes will not be necessary. Those people who need only three or four for their homes will live in small apartments. They won’t have to 8 （照看）a large house.

The change 9 （在人口方面）will also affect work. If there are fewer and fewer young people and more and more old people, there won’t be a big need for cars or for schools. There will be a greater need for buses and hospitals, 10 (然而).