American cities are 1 other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 2 of the culture. Cities contain the very 3 side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also 4 the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing, just 5 American society.
After World War Ⅱ， the population of 6 large American cities decreased; ___7 , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities 8__ population increased. These population moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society.
During this time, in the 9 1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more 10 . They moved out their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the 11 , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who 12 the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, 13 their parents, want to live in the cities. 14 continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are 15 and the population is increasing in 16 states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more 17 cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago.
Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 18 the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just 19 the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities---a wealthier, 20 mobile class.
A．different from B．similar to C．better than D．worse than
A．values B．worth C．importance D．expenses
A．well B．good C．better D．best
A．maintain B．obtain C．contain D．sustain
A．likely B．as C．while D．when
A．all B．most C．few D．much
A．but B．and C．however D．although
A．its B．which C．where D．that
A．late B．later C．lately D．latter
A．space B．spots C．time D．food
A．outskirts B．downtown C．districts D．suburbs
A．moved to B．left C．reached D．entered
A．likely B．like C．dislike D．unlike
A．Some B．All C．Several D．Lots of
A．stretching B．widening C．expanding D．prolonging
A．such B．these C．those D．many
A．organized B．famous C．official D．established
A．than B．better than C．rather than D．to
A．win B．enjoy C．earn D．acquire
A．very B．and C．more D．or
Four years ago, I went to the U. S. A. to improve my English. My plan was to be in Seattle for one month then go to Japan to study Japanese for （3） month. Once in Japan I felt I was lacking something and not my new life. I decided to return back to Seattle in search for new skills and training.
Upon my return to the U. S. A. I studied at a school for six months and while doing that I the community college market in Seattle. After costs, programs, distance to the city of Seattle and ，I decided to attend the Graphic Imaging and Printing Technology program by Seattle Central Community College.
I hold a four-year degree in Advertising； ，I thought that learning about printing give me the chance to gain hands-on experience and myself to the advertising industry in the Seattle area. This is exactly happened. Besides discovering an excellent field to adding my in advertising ,I was also offered a job by the International Education Department at the college. Then, the experience suddenly became more touchable and my decision to study in the U. S. A. started to make very good .
first as an office assistant and then as a member of the marketing team at the college gave me customer service, office, and very good advertising development skills. Within the first year of working at the college I had the chance my ideas and actually start to get them . The remaining two years as an SCCC worker opened up a new horizon in my life.
A．own B．first C．original D．private
A．and B．or C．while D．but
A．other B．another C．the other D．another one
A．get used to B．used to C．used D．used to live in
A．printing B．industry C．language D．marketing
A．researched B．searched C．looked D．entered
A．compared B．comparing C．judged D．determining
A．price B．conditions C．surroundings D．convenience
A．offered B．performed C．offering D．supplying
A．however B．then C．therefore D．yet
A．used to B．ought to C．would D．should
A．bring B．take C．introduce D．carry
A．which B．that C．as D．what
A．field B．enterprise C．study D．income
A．real learning B．true learning C．learning real D．learning true
A．go in for B．go back to C．get down to D．get along with
A．sense B．effect C．influence D．result
A．To work B．Working C．Having worked D．Being worked
A．carrying on B．to carry out C．showing D．to show
A．to produce B．to be produced C．being produced D．produced
Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the are in seasonal work，mainly connected with tourism and . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the （3） of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France ,entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are always jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But as far as they are ，it is not easy now to find work, “ you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings，” says Althea Ellis, an adviser on for students. “If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Par-is，the owner will expect you to speak . British students only have a language for jobs in the USA and Australia. ” enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been . One child lost his passport and just after they ，another became seriously ill and was flown home. Even worse, the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the they made, and what's worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only evening of the entire trip. “I did visit a lot of new places，” she says, “but it wasn't worth it. The pay was and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The trouble is，students expect to have time of it，” Althea Ellis points out. “ ，they see it as a holiday. In practice, ，you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的）work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy, you will be with the service. In other words ,you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you, otherwise it is . You have few employment rights. As soon as the holiday season ，they'll get rid of you. ”
A．work B．luck C．chances D．services
A．agriculture B．industry C．hotels D．restaurants
A．pains B．comfort C．difficulty D．excitement
A．asked B．said C．told D．concerned
A．If B．Unless C．Because D．Although
A．health care B．vacation work C．language studies D．tourist safety
A．Italian B．English C．French D．Spanish
A．chance B．ability C．possibility D．advantage
A．No one B．None C．Not everyone D．Everybody
A．abroad B．employed C．alone D．respected
A．settled in B．flew in C．ran in D．looked in
A．friends B．decisions C．noise D．damage
A．busy B．free C．tiring D．pleasant
A．nice B．reasonable C．fair D．poor
A．a hard B．an easy C．a demanding D．an adventurous
A．After all B．Worse still C．However D．Therefore
A．besides B．altogether C．though D．until
A．taken B．sent C．brought D．occupied
A．out of trouble B．out of date C．out of work D．out of the question
A．starts B．lasts C．goes D．finishes
Two years ago, I donated my kidney (肾）to my brother. I considered it a complete life-changing experience, not only for the two of us for the entire family. We ended up from surgery (外科手术）at a friend's home in Baton Rouge, LA. His to us was unforgettable. We had received so many . We had gotten food donation from so many people who us something beyond physical comfort.
Now my brother is back on his feet and is living life normal. Last April, he to give back to the community by money for the Medical Association through cycling 180 miles from Houston to Austin. I felt greatly moved, tears in eyes , that my kidney gave him a second chance in life and that he is now living beyond what he imagined to be. Recently, our mother suffered from breast cancer. she was the one who took care of me and my brother, we wanted to do something in her . My brother, my sister and
I are going to next year for the Cancer Society, my brother and I will be joining in the half marathon in honor of our mother and this will be our good chance to be kidney donation as well.
We during our surgery that several thou-sands die from kidney diseases every year. Patients would be on the list for kidney donation and end up in death because of the of kidney donors. If my brother and I can others to do the same thing I did, maybe more lives will be saved.
only I had more kidneys, I would do it again for other people.
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．rebuilding B．reusing C．recovering D．reserving
A．kindness B．courage C．power D．manners
A．friends B．people C．patients D．doctors
A．devoted B．contributed C．delivered D．gave
A．against B．under C．beyond D．for
A．decided B．urged C．demanded D．insisted
A．earning B．lending C．donating D．raising
A．knowing B．expecting C．hoping D．reporting
A．future B．life C．success D．luck
A．If B．Though C．Because D．Before
A．place B．job C．health D．honor
A．run B．study C．cheer D．fight
A．as B．when C．while D．however
A．sellers B．collectors C．volunteers D．advocates
A．figured out B．found out C．learned from D．looked into
A．working B．waiting C．sending D．growing
A．delay B．common C．lack D．help
A．encourage B．support C．order D．affect
A．But B．Not C．Just D．If
On May 27，1995，our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪）from the chest down, to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of with lots of unexpected challenges (挑战） We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.
what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of difficulties. We came to learn that something could happen in a disaster. All over the world people Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a center in Virginia, about 35，000pieces of had been received and sorted.
As ，we opened letter after letter. They gave us and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a , or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or in bed living happily and .
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you .
Yours sincerely，
Nancy Reagan
A．since B．before C．when D．while
A．walked B．climbed C．pulled D．jumped
A．able B．unable C．suitable D．unsuitable
A．disability B．possession C．convenience D．experience
A．So B．For C．Or D．Yet
A．sharing B．separating C．fearing D．exploiting
A．terrible B．similar C．wonderful D．practical
A．wrote for B．cared for C．hoped for D．sent for
A．medical B．postal C．experimental D．mental
A．news B．paper C．equipment D．mail
A．patients B．a family C．nurses D．a group
A．effect B．effort C．comfort D．explanation
A．encourage B．express C．control D．treat
A．cry B．laugh C．chat D．sigh
A．much B．never C．even D．seldom
A．bitterly B．fairly C．weakly D．successfully
A．here B．there C．therefore D．forward
A．driving B．flying C．running D．riding
A．technical B．different C．difficult D．valuable
A．nearby B．close C．busy D．alive
When the sun began to rise，the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧），and great care, so as to a hole in the ice on the deck. He began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes the others looked on . By this time he was cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in to cut the ice away as long as he could （8） it.
First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their . Standing on that rolling deck meant ，because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船船）. He called （11） one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would enough heat to warm the cabin above point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the （14) could be raised, they were in .
It took an hour's before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in（17） most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
A．gone B．fallen C．become D．grown
A．at B．for C．with D．by
A．make B．drill C．dig D．fill
A．until B．before C．after D．while
A．excitedly B．anxiously C．happily D．strangely
A．too B．so C．as D．very
A．surprise B．time C．trouble D．turn
A．support B．help C．bear D．put up
A．knees B．legs C．feet D．arms
A．life B．pain C．damage D．death
A．to B．on C．up D．at
A．get out B．give off C．get over D．give in
A．boiling B．marking C．freezing D．melting
A．boat B．deck C．sail D．back
A．ruins B．excitement C．danger D．surprise
A．delay B．work C．break D．play
A．piling B．getting C．freezing D．removing
A．because of B．though C．as long as D．in spite of
A．suggested B．made C．demanded D．agreed
A．sink B．blow C．float D．flow
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