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n up D) taken upA57. A) under B) beside C) throughout D) beyondD58. A) speak B) touch C) talk D) mentionB59. A) mind B) care C) recognize D) attendC60. A) die B) dying C) dead D) deadlyIV.分)Passage OneFew Americans remain in one position or one place for a lifetime. We move from town to city to suburb, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere, from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever making new friends, who bee part of our new life at that time.For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go out not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.The word “friend” can be applied to a wide range of relationships to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant.A61. Many Americans move from place for the following reasons except ___________.A. saving money B. getting a better job C. finding a place to live in retirement to collegeC62. Summer is a special time when many Americans __________.A. enjoy the sunlight B. feel particularly lonelyC. travel to other countries D. get a new jobB63. When they vacation abroad, __________.A. Americans are not interested in sightseeingB. Americans look forward to meeting new people C. Americans hope the trip to produce close friendsD. Americans always expect to find better job opportunities D64. From the passage it can be seen that a “friend” can be _________. A. a fellow worker B. football teammateC. a boy or a girl D. all of the abovePassages problems B. education is more important than one’s workC. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldC. work with hands is for uneducated farmers__________. A. to choose a system of education B. to prepare children mainly for their future work________ of education. C. the valuet find my house. Once again I spelt out directions so that even a blind person could follow, I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left and it was an hourandahalf trip to the airport. Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day. The telephone rang again. Terribly sorry, began the man at the taxi pany. Then I realized that the taxi pany, flooded with calls, could only offer incity runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house. Standing in the winddriven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour. Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in. In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand. A few hours later, as the stormdelayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.C73. Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning? A. There were few taxis in town. B. He was unable to find the airport. C. He wanted to catch a plane. D. All the buses stopped because of the rain.A74. What was the reason for the taxi pany not being able to pick him up?A. The taxi drivers refused to work. B. More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.C. The writer didn’t give the correct address. many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.D81. The word ‘punctual’ most probably means _________. B. He felt angry at the students39。 being late.t like to drive long distance.C75. We can learn from the text that the driver