Jane has been so ________ in getting used to everything that she hasn’t had time for social activities.
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A．confused |
B．worried |
C．devoted |
D．occupied |
To qualify yourself for this kind of new job, I recommend that you ________ some online courses.
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A．to take |
B．taking |
C．take |
D．would take |
— I hear it will rain tomorrow.
— It _______ true. You see, there are so many black clouds in the sky now.
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A．won’t be |
B．will be |
C．may be |
D．may not be |
假设你班将举行一次英语班会，主题是“中学生应该如何使用家长给的零花钱”。请你根据提示写一篇发言稿。
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使用方式 |
好处 |
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存入银行 |
养成节约的习惯 |
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购买书籍 |
获取知识 |
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其他 |
培养兴趣（音乐、体育、集邮等） |
注意：
1．词数：120左右。
2．参考词汇：零花钱pocket money
Dear friends,
How should we deal with
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。
注意：每空只填1个单词。
At the beginning of the twentieth century, many people thought that the American family was falling apart. A century later, we know that this was not the case. However, although the family is still alive in the United States, its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were mainly two types of families in the United States: the extended and the nuclear. The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents, and children living under the same roof. The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.
Today there are many different kinds of families. Some people live in “traditional” families, that is, a stay-home mother, a working father, and their own biological children. Others live in two-paycheck families, single-parent families, adoptive or foster, families, blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families), child less families, and so on.
What caused the structure of the family to change? In the 1930s and 1940s, many families faced serious financial, or money problems during the Great Depression and women were choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home. As a result, the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise. During World War II (1939-1945)，5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children. Because many men were at war, thousands of these "war widows" had to go to work outside their home.
During the next ten years, the situation changed. There were fewer divorces, and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation. It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing up. Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs. The traditional family seemed to be returning.
In the years between 1960s and 1990s, there were many important changes in the structure of the family. From the 1960s to the early 1970s, the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half. The number of single-parent families tripled, and the number of couples living together without being married doubled again. In fact, the single-parent household, once unusual, has replaced the "traditional" family as the typical family in the States. If we can judge from history, however, this will probably change again in the twenty-first century.
The Changes of the American Family
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Different 71 |
There were two 72 types of families in the past. They are the _______ and the nuclear. |
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Nowadays 74 types of families can be seen than before. |
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Changes in different 75 . |
In the 1930s and 1940s |
Many of the women had to work outside due to the 76 of money, thus causing the fall of 77 and the rise of divorce rate. |
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In the 1950s |
Divorce rate slid and there were more children. The families tended to be 78 again. |
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Between 1960s and 1990s |
Different types of families 79 . Traditional families are no longer the typical ones in America. |
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The present structure is 80 --- it will experience changes again in the near future. |
Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.
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A．what to do in our life |
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B．where to go with other persons |
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C．how to treat our life |
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D．how to get on well with other persons |
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. |
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B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. |
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C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be deceived. |
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D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person. |
3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.
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A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people |
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B．you should put on other people’s shoes |
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C．you should believe in other people |
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D．you should depend on your imagination |
4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.
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A．can accept the suggestions made by others |
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B．can live happily and forget the past |
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C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them |
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D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
