【正文】 s from others B. understand and help others C. stay calm and resist change D. five others and move on 69. The underlined word “demise” in the last paragraph probably means _____. A. sorrow B. problem C. difficulty D. death 70. The purpose of the passage is to ___________. A. analyze the causes of tragedy B. tell people how to prevent tragedy C. suggest a way of dealing with tragedy D. encourage people to build friendship after tragedy 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，共 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。You can39。s not the motivating reason. One of the first things I say to people who walk in and ask about being an extra is, ?You have to be available,39。s no wonder that the turnover rate is fairly high. Some people who are between jobs do extra work as a temporary measure, said McCartney. But professionals, such as lawyers, also do the work because it39。s major expenses. Phone lines are the only way to stay in touch with casting directors and extras。 I wasn39。s still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same. Every day at 5 ., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. No amount of kicking, screaming, or arguing could stop my mother, who was determined to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school. We all sat in little chairs in a big empty room, which had a slight smell of old clothes that had been stored for a long time. I hated that smell. There was a stage far to the right, with an American flag on one side and the flag of the Republic of Vietnam on the other side. Although the school mainly taught language speaking, reading, dictation the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, How are you, teacher? The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I had tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman who could shout louder than anyone on the street. Her Vietnamese was quick, it was loud, it was not beautiful. In our area, the ings and goings of hundreds of Vietnamese on their daily tasks sounded crazy. I did not want to be thought of as being mad, as talking stupid. When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. Even Vietnamese people would laugh and say that I39。 There?s always been a debate on whether human beings are born good or bad. Depending on how you view the world, you can think of all the crimes and injustice and conclude that we?re bad, so we need a system of laws to keep us in check. However, there are also a lot of stories of good deeds. I think we?re all born good. Today, I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends? wedding reception. I had 36 the night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3 inches of snow, so I thought, “That?s not so 37 .” I set out on my journey and it was pletely clear until I 38 to get towards Niles, M1… I was 39 with this ominous (不祥的 )cloud. I thought to myself, “Hmm, this can?t be a good 40 .” Soon enough, the highway became a snowpacked wall of white. I should have remembered that such severe changes in ____41____ are mon in this part of America. I then tried to get to the populous area of South Bend and got 42 in the snow, 43 to turn left onto a street. I 44 for 20 minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper(刮刀 ). It wasn?t a very 45 street, so I didn?t see many people. Just as I was starting to give up, a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank. It was one person at first, and then a few others. Then, on the way to my destination, another lady got stuck. 46 , I got out and was 47 to offer the same help that I had received. At least five others joined me in my 48 to get her car 5 unstuck. It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable. South Bend 49 up getting over 3 feet of snow. In these 50 of kindness though, I was once again 51 of my belief that that all people are born good. These people didn?t have to stop and help me out. They ran the 52 of having their own cars stuck. E