I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket，whether it was for speeding，parking or stop sign violations (违反)．It was something that happened to others. But last Friday I joined the club.
I was asked to do a new project last week. On Friday morning on my way to work，I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a week’s vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it. The fact is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school. I was so distracted (思想不集中的)that I didn’t even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing. Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.
The policeman was rude and took my papers. Fortunately，I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before，there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket. While I was sitting there in the seat of “shame”，I felt bad. If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road，perhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have. It was a wake-up call.
People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it. Frankly，it never occurred to me. I felt guilty. Now I no longer have a clean driving record. Please be careful out there，as a moment’s distraction can lead to tragedy.
1.What is this passage mainly about?
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A．The writer’s most unforgettable experience. |
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B．How the writer got her first ticket. |
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C．An accident caused by the writer. |
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D．Why the writer is always so careful. |
2.We can infer that the underlined part “the club” in Paragraph 1 here refers to ________.
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A．people who are crazy about driving cars |
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B．a club for drivers without much experience |
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C．people who get tickets for breaking traffic rules |
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D．a club for people to talk about their driving stories |
3.What made the writer unable to focus on her driving?
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A．Planning how to spend the vacation. |
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B．Thinking of the forgotten vacation. |
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C．Thinking about her work. |
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D．Missing her children. |
4.From the experience，the writer has probably learnt ________.
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A．what is really important to her |
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B．how to deal with policemen |
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C．to enjoy the small things in life |
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D．to be much more careful |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can 41 on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 42 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had designed myself for a 43 announcer(播音员). So I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got 44 every time.
In one station, a kind lady told me that 45 stations wouldn’t risk employing a person without 46 since I had just graduated. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.
I returned to Dixon, 47 I had finished my high school education and had 48 in the school football team. My father said that our town had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 49 its sports department(部门). The job sounded just 50 for me but I wasn’t hired.
My 51 had shown as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mum 52 me. Dad offered me his car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired a/an 53 . 54 I left his office, my frustration boiled over(发怒).I asked aloud, “ 55 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer 56 he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
Suddenly, I heard the director 57 .“What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to 58 an imaginary game.
It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 59 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 60 Saturday.
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Hollande is a modest and calm person, while Sarkozy, _________，is known to be loud and aggressive(好斗的).
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D．by chance |
Concept cars are a way for designers to________ their ideas on the public with complete freedom.
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A．try on |
B．try for |
C．try over |
D．try out |
Her eyes __________ on her plate and in a short time, she was busy ________.
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A．were fixed, eating |
B．fixed, to eat |
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D．fixed, eating |
“I think the tie beautiful,” I said, “A man can never have ______ many ties.”
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