【正文】 n one of my friends joined the cross173。t get cramp（抽筋）in her just didn39。d been running much longer than she had，but she could run __44__ while I had to even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it！My __45__ was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.I didn39。d get so nervous that I felt like I might give ，I __47__ to still had that __48__ appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.Finally，I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn39。d even wanted to showed myself that I was __54__ enough to keep was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.The next time I39。A（2012山東濰坊三縣市上學(xué)期聯(lián)考）Long bus rides are like television have a beginning，a middle，and an end with mercials（廣告）thrown in every three or four mercials are happen whether you want them or couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window.“Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep，which is equal to turning the television set off，are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It！Buy It Now！”The beginning of the ride is fortable and somewhat exciting，even if you39。s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or the driver is particularly reckless（魯莽的）or daring，the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense the driver pass the truck in time？Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane？After a while，of course，the excitement dies for a while helps pass the middle hours of the always makes bus rides more you39。s a kind of expectation and excitement in seat，of course，has bee harder as the hours have now you39。t reckless B．driving aloneC．a(chǎn) television set on the bus D．no billboards along the road58．The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are ______.A．boring B．fortable C．tiring D．exciting59．What is the purpose of this passage?A．To give the writer39。s greatest is architecture that attracts our imagination，and allows us to see space and habitation in ways that seem new.In 1936，even before it was finished，knowledgeable people talked about this new work of Frank Lloyd people thought that Wright had created a masterwork that appealed not only to professionals but to the public was not much like the earlier architecture that had made Wright famous；it was just like any popular “dream house”．Yet now that Fallingwater has been tested by half173。century of the widest exposure，one can say that it marks a high point in Wright39。s great talent.D．To make the place well173。made environment62．From the passage，we know that ______.A．Frank Lloyd Wright didn39。 imaginationD．Fallingwater has very wide caves and high ceilings inside63．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Fallingwater stands on the highest position of America.B．Fallingwater was built about 50 years ago.C．There are many rocks and trees in the caves.D．Human habitations are always in line with nature.C（2012西安第一次質(zhì)檢）Helmsley Park Lane Hotel●Very good, score from 810 reviews●36 Central Park South，Midtown，New York●This 4173。hour gym and full173。221173。212173。6640（International）Holiday Inn Manhattan Sixth Avenue●Good, score from 969 reviews●125 West 26th Street，Chelsea，New York●This modern Manhattan hotel is 10173。hour gym and rooms with a 32173。screen cable TV and an MP3 connection.●Book now or call：800173。0767（the USA）Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan●Very good, score from 1,844 reviews●1605 Broadway Avenue，Midtown，New York●Located on historic Broadway，this Manhattan hotel is 2 blocks from 49th Street Subway 37173。screen TV and an MP3 docking station are provided in every room.●Hotel front desk：1173。977173。s theatre district near Times Square and many other attractions，this hotel offers convenient services and contemporary guestrooms filled with fortable amenities.●Reserve best hotel deals online or call：800173。9887（the USA）1173。779173。 hotel includes Vietnamese Cuisine at Saigon 48 and is 2 blocks from the 50th Station.●Tel：800173。7234（the USA）64．If you are in China and would like to book a hotel near Central Park in New York，you can call ______.A．800173。4982 B．1173。521173。789173。212173。766665．Which is the most convenient way to reserve a room in Time Hotel?A．By post. 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