【正文】 . Do exercise D. All the above 44. What does the writer want to express by using the underlined sentence ? A. Kaiser had its hospitals and clinics in California B. The study results were based on practice and experiments C. Kaiser Permanente was very famous in California D. Eric Gunderson was very successful in his career B. It was a first day as a newer to Miss Hargrove’ s seventh grade. Past “ newer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very anxious to fit in. It wasn’ t long before the class nerd (書呆子 ) was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. She had olive skin, dark hair and handsome features. The girl’ s whispers got louder and louder. Mary Lou made eye contact with no one as she walked by our table , chin held high with iron determination. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school. I was thrilled to be a member of the club. We waited for what I didn’ t yet know. Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came. The laugh began from the girls. I joined in. My momentum ( 勢(shì)頭 ) began to pick up as I approached her. Bad remarks fell from my lips. The other girls stepped back and became my cheerleaders. Suddenly I caught the strap (背帶 ) of her backpack and then pushed her . The trap broken, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books. She held her head high as blood ran down from her knee. I watched her limping away down the street. I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His olive skin, dark hair and handsome features told me this was her father .He remained still and watched the lonely girl walk toward his eyes at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and burned my heart. 45. Why did the writer hit Mary Louise ? A. Because she looked down at her B. Because she had been hit by her hated such a girl as her D. She wanted to please the girls 46. The girls asked me to join them in front of the school probably _____. A. give me a lesson B. give Mary Lou a lesson C. attend a party all together D. take me to an interesting place 47. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentences in paragraph 1? was eager for losing weight and getting slimmer was eager for getting on well with my classmates C. I looked forward to improving my study scores D. I looked forward to bee a top student can be said about Mary Lou’ s father ? was very rich B. He was a cold man C. He was a gentle man D. He didn’ t love Mary Lou C. In the United States Government, the Congress (國會(huì) ) make the laws . The Congress has two parts, which are more or less equal in power. They are known as the House of Representatives(眾議院 ) and Senate (參議院 ) . The House of Representatives is larger than the Senate whose 100 member (two from each state) serve for six years. The 435 members of the House are elected every two years, and the member from each state is determined by the population of the state. For example, California , which has a large population , has fortythree representatives. The state of Nevada (內(nèi)華達(dá) ) had only one. The House and the Senate are divided into small groups which take care of special matters such as education or foreign affairs. The most important ta