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_2_

enoughtobuskneartheofficebuildingsduringlunch．

AsIwalkedpasthim,holdingsome

_3_

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thattype—youngandragged．ThenIstopped,rathershockedatmyself．WhatwasIgoingto

_7__

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toplacemyselfabovehim

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I

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_11__

tocomefromthatmoment．Iwantedanaturalhighorevenafeelingofhappiness,

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__14_

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D．giving201016Lifeusedtobefunfor“teenagers”.Theyusedtohavemoneytospend,andfreetimetowhileaway(消磨).Theyusedto__1_teenageclothes,andmeetinteenagercoffeebarsanddiscos.Someofthemstill_2_. Butformanyyoungpeople,lifeis__3_now.

Jobsaredifficultto_4_.Thereisnotsomuchmoneyaround.Thingsare

moreexpensive,andit’shardtofindaplaceto__5_in.Teacherssaythatstudentsworkharderthanthey_6_to.Theyare_7__interestedinpolitics,andmoreinterestedinpassingexams.Theyknowthatgoodexam__8__maygetthembetterjobs.

Mostyoungpeople__9__moreaboutmoneythantheirparentsdidtwentyyearsago.Theytrytospendlessand_10__more.Theywanttobeabletogethomesoftheirownoneday.

Forsome,the_11__tounemploymentistoleavehomeandlookfor_12__inoneof Britain’sbig

cities.EverydayhundredsofpeoplearriveinLondonfrom_13__partsofBritain’s,lookingforjobs.Somefindworks,and_14__.

Othersdon’tfindit,andgo_15__again,orjointheunemployedinLondon.

Whenyoureadthenewspapersand__16_thenewsonTV,its

easytogettheideathatBritishyoungpeopleareallunemployed,angryandin__17__. Butthat’snottrue.Threequartersofthemdomore_18_lessaswhattheirparentsdid.Theydotheirbestatschool,findsomekindsofwork_19_theend,andget

marriedintheirearlytwenties.They_20_onwellwiththeirparents,andenjoyfamilylife.Afterall,iftheydon’t,they

wouldn’tbeBritish,wouldthey?1.Adress Bslow Cbuy Dwear2.Aare Bdo Chave Dcan3.Abetter Bworse Charder Dmore4.Alook Bfind Csearch Dlearn5.Adrink Bwork Clive Dcontain6.Aused Bought Chave Dwas7.Aless Bvery Cquite Dmore8.Achance Bpapers Ctime Dresults9.Aask Btell Cworry Dknow10.Awant Bput Cspare Dsave11.Aquestion Banswer Cdifficulty Dtrouble12.Awork Bjob Cpeople Dplace13.Aevery Beach Cother Danother14.Ago Bstay Cleave Dsatisfied15.Aon Bin Cthere Dhome16.Alisten Bsee Cwatch Dnotice17.Adanger Btrouble Csilence Dstrike18.Aor Band Cby Dto19.Ain Bon Cfor Dat20.Aget Bcarry Cbring Dtake201017Iwasswingingonthefrontgate,tryingtodecidewhethertowalkdownthestreettoplaywithVerna,mybestfriend,whenIsawatramp(流浪漢)comeuptheroad.“Hello,littlegirl,”hesaid,“Isyourmamaathome?”Inoddedandswungthegate__1_tolethimintheyard.Hisshaggyhair__2_belowashapelesshat,andhisworn-out__3__hadbeenrainedonand__4__,somethinglikeabonfire(篝火).Hewalkedtothedoor.Whenmymother__5__,heasked,“Lady,couldyou__6_abitetoeat?”“Ithinkso.Pleasesitonthestep.”Hedroppedontoanarrowwoodenplatformbeforeourtwo-roomframehouse.In__7_mymotheropenedthescreenandhandedhima__8_madefromthickslicesofhome-madebreadwith__9_meatandacupofmilk.“Thankyou,lady.”Iswungonthegate,watchinghim_10__downwhatmothergavehim.Thenhewalked__11_throughthegate.“Theysaidyourmotherwouldfeedme.”Hetoldmeonthewayout.SowhydoesMamafeedhim?I__12_.Awidow(寡婦),sheworkedaswaitressinthemorningsandsewedatnightto__13__money.Whyshouldshegiveanythingtomenwhodidn’tworkatall?I____14___inside:“Whydowefeedthosewhoaretoo_15__towork?”Mymothersmiled.Herbluehousedress_16__hereyesandherbrownhair.“Lovely,wedon’tknow_17__thosemendon’twork.”shesaid.“Buttheywere_18__once.Andtheirmotherslovedthem,likeIloveyou.”“Ifeedthemfortheirmothers,__19__ifyouwereever_20_andhadnothingtoeat,Iwouldwanttheirmotherstofeedyou.”1.A.tight B.loose C.close D.open2.A.stood B.hung C.lay D.stayed3.A.clothes B.clothing C.cloth D.dress4.A.dressedin B.sleptin C.woreout D.hadin5.A.inquired B.presented C.answered D.appeared6.A.provide B.afford C.spare D.share7.A.minutes B.time C.hours D.seconds8.A.sandwich B.dumpling C.bread D.hamburger9.A.heating B.cooking C.frozen D.boiled10.A.eat B.swallow C.wolf D.digest11.A.down B.back C.home D.forwards12.A.wondered B.surprised C.questioned D.disappointed13.A.save B.earn C.support D.provide14.A.shouted B.searched C.looked D.marched15.A.lazy B.tired C.diligent D.ready16.A.fitted B.fixed C.matched D.covered17.Athat B.why C.how D.when18.A.adults B.babies C.beings D.men19.A.as B.even C.once D.because20.A.busy B.inconvenient C.hungry D.ill201018Iwassleepingforoveraweekafteratrafficaccident.Theonlysoundsthatcouldbeheardwerecomingfromthemachinesthatwere_1__mealive.Allmyfamilymemberswere__2_

waystowakemeupfrommysilence.Greg,mybrother–in–law,

__3_

totakesomeofmysongsIhadrecentlyrecordedtoalocalradiostation,

__4__

heexplainedaboutmyillness.Hetoldthemhewas__5__

Icouldhearwhatwasgoingonaroundmeandthatheknewhavingmyownsongs__6_ontheradiohadbeenahugedreamofmine.Thiswoulddefinitely__7_meanddomorethananymedicineormachinecould.Theradiostationagreedtohelpandgavehimaspecificdateandtime_8__hecouldhavearadio

__9_atmyhospitalbed.Greg’sdecisionhadfilledeveryonewith_10__

andnowthemomentarrived.Nervousfromexpectation,allmyfamilymembers__11_handsandwatchedovermehopingfora__12_.TheDJmadeapre–songannouncementaboutmy

__13_

tothegenerallisteners,andthenspokedirectlytome.“Shelly,thisisforyou.Iwantyoutoreallylistennow.Thisisnotjust_14__songwe’replaying,butyourfamily’ssongofhope.AllofusatKKDJwishyouaspeedy_15__.”

Everyoneintheroomheldtheirbreathandwatched__16__asthemusicbegan.Latertheyallwitnessedthetears__17_downmypalecheeks.Thoughstillnotawake,itwasobviousIheardmysong。Justafewdayslater,hopeturnedinto_18__.Ididinfactawake.Thoughnot_19__

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D．Without201019WHENEVERIthinkofthemoonwalk,acertainpopiconcomesintomind--MichaelJackson.WhenIwasa__1_,mymotheroftenpurchasedcollectionsofhismusicvideoon_2__.Whenshetookthecollectionshome,she'd__3_metowatchthemwithher.__4__IwasfrightenedbyMichaelJackson'swolf-likeappearanceinThriller,Iwas__5_byhisvoiceandfluentmovements.Gradually,Ibeganto__6_myowncollectionsofhissongs,untilI_7__allofhisalbumsandvideos.Thus，whenthenewsofhisdeath__8_inJune,Ifeltlikeanimportantaspect(方面)ofmychildhoodhad__9_aswell.IhavelovedJackson'smusicandhis__10__fromthemomentmymother___11__metohim.Ifeltsorryfortheman,who,although__12_abrilliantandenergeticperformer,transformedintoapitifulperson_13__alwaysneededashield(防護(hù)物)fromthesun.So,whenhis__14__cameandthoserumorsthatdamagedJackson'simagewere_15__asidetohonorthelate"KingofPop",Iwasrather__16_.ItstruckmeasridiculousthatallthesepeoplewhooncethoughtJacksonwasachild-molester（騷擾者）withstrangehabitsnow__17_himawonderfulmanandthegreatest__18_whoeverlived.Despitethesefrustrations,I__19__mourned（悼念）hisdeath,andmymusicplaylistshowed_20__buthissongs.1.Aman Bchild Cwoman Dperson2.Aend BaccountCperformanceDsale3.Aencourage Bforce CmanageDask4.AAlthough BBecauseCSince DWhen5.Adelighted BworriedCfascinated Dsatisfied6.Afind Bdestroy Cbuild Dmanage7.Aowned Bgained Cneeded Dselected8.Astuck Bstruck Cdropped Drepeated9.Adied Bexisted Cappeared Dcompared10.Amanner BexchangeCcomment Dappearance11.Aintroduced Btaught CcombinedDforgave 12.Abesides Bstill Conce Dyet13.Awho Bwhich Cwhere Dwhy14.Asituation Bnews CmessageDdeath15.Athrown Bset ChuntedDthought16.Ahappy Bangry Ccool Dequal17.Aconsider Bargue Cprotect Dadvance18.Ahost Bagent Cmusician Dwriter19.Asilently Bquietly Ccalmly Ddeeply20.Asomething BanythingCeverything Dnothing201020WhoaretheartistssingingalldaylongonyourMP3player?They_1__beJayChou,AngelaChangorS.H.E. Butwhenitcomestoa_2__singer,AvrilLavigneistheonewhois_3__listeningto.TheCanadianstar'shitsingleGirlfriendwasnamedthe__4_downloadof2008bytheInternationalFederationofthePhonographicIndustry(國(guó)際唱片業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)).She__5__Chinalastyearforher"TheBestDamnTour"__6__.ThepoprockprincessplayedatGuangzhoufirstonthe27thofSeptember,__7_byothercitiessuchasShanghaiandChengdu,Lavigneperformedhermost_8__hitsintheconcerts,__9__Lavignehasbeenonthemusic_10__foreightyear.Shehasprovedthatsheisnot__11_anotherprettyface.Lavigne_12__towearloosetrousers,old