Paul had long promised to marry Clara. But at twenty-eight he met and    1   Alice. Clara was—well, perhaps God knows    2   so terrible as a woman—let down in this way.

Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

根據(jù)情景和語(yǔ)意，在句中空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z(yǔ)單詞。

Marry foreigners will arrive ________ China in 2008.

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who arrive when the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice（公正）in this world, early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing. And late-airport people would be punished. But early-airport people get ulcers（潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. Late-airport people almost don’t realize they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God doesn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are -wimps（窩囊廢）. I know. I was an early-airport person for years. “My baggage will get on the plane first,” I told myself. Indeed it would, which made it the last baggage they took off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I thought it was a trick. I thought there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said: “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is , give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late –airport people:

They always marry each other.

We can learn from the passage that     .

A. late-airport persons are often nervous

B. early-airport persons are always at ease during the flight

C. early-airport persons get their baggage first after the landing

D. late-airport persons always take things easy

Paragraph 5 mainly wants to tell us that      .

    A. someone always plays tricks on the writer

    B. the airlines usually fool passengers

C. early-airport persons always can’t get good seats

D. the service of airlines is very bad

This passage is written in order to     .

A. give readers tips about taking a plane

B. offer suggestions about having a good plane trip

C. express the writer’s anxiety about taking a plane

D. show people’s different attitudes toward catching planes

It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is     .

A. an early-airport woman               B. a late-airport woman

C. a hot-tempered woman                 D. a sensitive woman

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who arrive when the plane is about to take off.
If there were any justice（公正）in this world, early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing. And late-airport people would be punished. But early-airport people get ulcers（潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. Late-airport people almost don’t realize they are flying.
A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God doesn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.
Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are -wimps（窩囊廢）. I know. I was an early-airport person for years. “My baggage will get on the plane first,” I told myself. Indeed it would, which made it the last baggage they took off the plane after landing.
Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I thought it was a trick. I thought there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said: “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is , give me his seat.”
After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late –airport people:
They always marry each other.
【小題1】We can learn from the passage that     .

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who arrive when the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice（公正）in this world, early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing. And late-airport people would be punished. But early-airport people get ulcers（潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. Late-airport people almost don’t realize they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God doesn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are -wimps（窩囊廢）. I know. I was an early-airport person for years. “My baggage will get on the plane first,” I told myself. Indeed it would, which made it the last baggage they took off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I thought it was a trick. I thought there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said: “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is , give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late –airport people:

They always marry each other.

1.We can learn from the passage that     .

2. Paragraph 5 mainly wants to tell us that      .

3.This passage is written in order to     .

4. It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is     .

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who arrive when the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice（公正）in this world, early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing. And late-airport people would be punished. But early-airport people get ulcers（潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. Late-airport people almost don’t realize they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God doesn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are -wimps（窩囊廢）. I know. I was an early-airport person for years. “My baggage will get on the plane first,” I told myself. Indeed it would, which made it the last baggage they took off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I thought it was a trick. I thought there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said: “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is , give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late –airport people:

They always marry each other.

67. We can learn from the passage that     .

A. late-airport persons are often nervous

B. early-airport persons are always at ease during the flight

C. early-airport persons get their baggage first after the landing

D. late-airport persons always take things easy

68. Paragraph 5 mainly wants to tell us that      .

    A. someone always plays tricks on the writer

    B. the airlines usually fool passengers

C. early-airport persons always can’t get good seats

D. the service of airlines is very bad

69. This passage is written in order to     .

A. give readers tips about taking a plane

B. offer suggestions about having a good plane trip

C. express the writer’s anxiety about taking a plane

D. show people’s different attitudes toward catching planes

70. It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is     .

A. an early-airport woman               B. a late-airport woman

C. a hot-tempered woman                 D. a sensitive woman

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who arrive when the plane is about to take off.
If there were any justice（公正）in this world, early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing. And late-airport people would be punished. But early-airport people get ulcers（潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. Late-airport people almost don’t realize they are flying.
A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God doesn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.
Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are -wimps（窩囊廢）. I know. I was an early-airport person for years. “My baggage will get on the plane first,” I told myself. Indeed it would, which made it the last baggage they took off the plane after landing.
Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I thought it was a trick. I thought there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said: “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is , give me his seat.”
After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late –airport people:
They always marry each other.

1. 1.

   We can learn from the passage that     .

   1. A.
      late-airport persons are often nervous
   2. B.
      early-airport persons are always at ease during the flight
   3. C.
      early-airport persons get their baggage first after the landing
   4. D.
      late-airport persons always take things easy
2. 2.

   Paragraph 5 mainly wants to tell us that      .

   1. A.
      someone always plays tricks on the writer
   2. B.
      the airlines usually fool passengers
   3. C.
      early-airport persons always can’t get good seats
   4. D.
      the service of airlines is very bad
3. 3.

   This passage is written in order to     .

   1. A.
      give readers tips about taking a plane
   2. B.
      offer suggestions about having a good plane trip
   3. C.
      express the writer’s anxiety about taking a plane
   4. D.
      show people’s different attitudes toward catching planes
4. 4.

   It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is     .

   1. A.
      an early-airport woman
   2. B.
      a late-airport woman
   3. C.
      a hot-tempered woman
   4. D.
      a sensitive woman

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world, the early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late-airport people would be punished. But the early-airport people get ulcers (潰瘍), heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. The late-airport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God didn’t want you to go.”This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another“name”. They are called exactly what they are―wimps(懦夫). I know. I am an early-airport person for years. My luggage will get on the plane first, which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I figured it was a trick. I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said, “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is, give me his seat. ”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late-airport people:

They always marry each other.

60．We can learn from the passage that________.

  A．late-airport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

  B．early-airport persons are always relaxed before the flight

C．early-airport persons get their luggage first after landing

  D．late-airport persons always take things easy

61．The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.

  A．the writer is always played tricks on

  B．the writer is usually fooled by airlines

  C．the writer’s seat is always taken by someone

  D．the writer has never got a good seat.

62．The purpose of writing the passage is to________.

  A．give useful tips on taking a plane

  B．offer advice about catching a plane

  C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes

  D．show people’s two attitudes towards catching planes

63．It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.

A．a(chǎn)n early-airport woman                          B．a(chǎn) late-airport woman

C．a(chǎn) hot-tempered woman                          D．a(chǎn) sensitive woman

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world, the early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late-airport people would be punished. But the early-airport people get ulcers (潰瘍), heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. The late-airport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God didn’t want you to go.”This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another“name”. They are called exactly what they are—wimps(懦夫). I know. I am an early-airport person for years. My luggage will get on the plane first, which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I figured it was a trick. I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said, “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is, give me his seat. ”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late-airport people:

They always marry each other.

1．We can learn from the passage that________.

  A．late-airport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

  B．early-airport persons are always relaxed before the flight

C．early-airport persons get their luggage first after landing

  D．late-airport persons always take things easy

2．The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.

  A．the writer is always played tricks on

  B．the writer is usually fooled by airlines

  C．the writer’s seat is always taken by someone

  D．the writer has never got a good seat.

3．The purpose of writing the passage is to________.

  A．give useful tips on taking a plane

  B．offer advice about catching a plane

  C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes

  D．show people’s two attitudes towards catching planes

4．It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.

A．a(chǎn)n early-airport woman                          B．a(chǎn) late-airport woman

C．a(chǎn) hot-tempered woman              D．a(chǎn) sensitive woman

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world, the early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late-airport people would be punished. But the early-airport people get ulcers （潰瘍）, heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone. The late-airport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God didn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are—wimps（懦夫）. I know I am an early-airport person for years. My luggage will get on the plane first, which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I figured it was a trick. I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said, “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is, give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late-airport people.

They always marry each other.

1．We can learn from the passage that________

       A．late-airport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

       B．early-airport persons are always relaxed during the flight

       C．early-airport persons get their luggage first after landing

       D．late-airport persons always take things easy

2．The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________

       A．the writer is always played tricks on

B．the writer is usually fooled by airlines

       C．the writer’s seat is always taken by someone

D．the writer has never got a good seat

3．The purpose of writing the passage is to________

       A．give useful tips on taking a plane

B．offer advice about catching a plane

       C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes

       D．show people’s two attitudes towards catching planes

4．It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________

       A．a(chǎn)n early-airport woman                    B．a(chǎn) late-airport woman

       C．a(chǎn) hot-tempered woman                     D．a(chǎn) sensitive woman

根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（5分）

1.How long have they been __________(marry)? ---For two years.

2.I think Bill Gates is one of the ___________(wise) men in the world.

3.Learning Chinese is very popular among foreigners now. I’m sure it will be used ____________ (wide) in the world.

4.All the fans screamed with____________(excite) when they saw their favourite singers.

5.The audience cheered happily on the film star’s ____________ (arrive).

完形填空

　　  Paul used to live next to Clara’s family in the No．12 Street in Paris (1) he was young．And Paul had long (2) to marry Clara．But at the age of thirty-three when he was working in a small town near Paris, he met (3) married Alice, who was a pretty girl and (4) with him in the same workshop．Clara was well, perhaps there is (5) so terrible as a woman was made (6) in this way．

    Paul was taken (7) a judge．And he had to pay Clara 6,000 francs because of the (8) promise．Paul had to (9) the money from his boss．He agreed to pay back 50 francs a month to him．

    Paul and Alice were (10) but not (11)．They had little enough food, certainly, even before the (12) began to arrive．They worked very hard, (13) taking a holiday．In time, there were seven (14) in the family．Life was very (15) for this big family．Paul had to work day and night to (16) the family and pay back the money he had borrowed．

　　  The years of hard work and little food changed the family (17)．After 12 years of family life, Paul was alone in the world．And 20 years (18) ．Paul paid back all the money at last and left the factory．

    One day it was a holiday, he went to the park near the No．12 Street, where he used to play football with his friends．He sat down on a seat．A middle-aged (19) came and sat down near him．It was Clara．She said:”The 6,000 francs has been in a bank (20) the day it was paid to me, Paul．It is now 60,000 francs, and I have kept it for (21)．Will you let me (22) it with you?”

    “NO, ” said Paul, “each thousand is a (23) life in a desert between us．It can (24) bring me any happiness．

　　   With these words, Paul(25) and walked away．

閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

After years of study，I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world，the early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late-airport people would be punished.But the early-airport people get ulcers(潰瘍)，heart attacks and bite their finger-nails to the bone (急得團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn))．The late-airport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said，“Don’t hurry.If you miss your flight，it’s because God didn’t want you to go.”This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another“name”．They are called exactly what they are—wimps(懦夫)．I know I am an early-airport person for years.My luggage will get on the plane first，which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up，I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat.I figured it was a trick.I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said，“Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today？If he is，give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead，I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late-airport people：

They always marry each other.

1.We can learn from the passage that________.

A．late-airport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

B．early-airport persons are always relaxed during the flight

C．early-airport persons get their luggage first after landing

D．late-airport persons always take things easy

2.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.

A．someone always plays tricks on the writer

B．the airlines usually fool passengers

C．early-airport persons always can’t get good seats

D．the service of airlines is very bad

3.The purpose of writing the passage is to________.

A．give useful tips on taking a plane

B．offer advice about catching a plane

C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes

D．show peoples two attitudes toward catching planes

4.It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.

A．a(chǎn)n early-airport woman B．a(chǎn) late-airport woman

C．a(chǎn) hot-tempered woman D．a(chǎn) sensitive woman

5.The writing style of the passage would be best described as________.

A．serious B．simple

C．humorous D．ironic

詞語(yǔ)運(yùn)用

閱讀短文，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次。方框中有兩個(gè)詞是多余的

Young People in Britain

Life used to be fun for “teenagers”. They used to have money to spend, and free time to while away(消磨). They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. 1. are difficult to find. There’s not so much money around. Things are 2. , and it’s hard to find a place to live in. Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less 3. in politics, and more interested in 4. exams. They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try 5. less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment(失業(yè)) is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big 6. . Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find jobs and stay. 7. don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed(失業(yè)者) in London.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it’s 8. to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble. But that’s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kinds of jobs in the end, and get 9. in their early twenties. They get on well with their parents, and enjoy their family life. After all, if they don’t, they 10. be British, will they

用所給詞及詞組完成句子。

1．He ________ away from his home because of the war.

2．It is ________ for me to help you. Any time you want help, just give me a ring.

3．I don't want you to promise me ________ that you'll be good students .

4．The maths teacher ________ a model exercise book for the class to see.

5 . Our new textbooks will not arrive till tomorrow, so today we'll have to ________ without.

6．The picture would look better if you look at it ________.

7．“Can't you read it yourself?”Mum said, angrily ________ the notice.

8．It is still ________ in some mountainous places to marry young.

9．Will you be so kind as to ________ us the dark blue coat over there?

10．He wanted to ________ people's shopping habit and so every day he went to the shopping mall.