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42、　 Marｔin　Lｕｔher King was a bｌaｃk　mｉnistｅr，　wｈｏ ｂecame a greaｔ leader of tｈe civil righｔs moveｍent in　the １９５０s　anｄ 19６0s.
　King ｗａs　boｒn ｏｎ　Janｕaｒｙ 15， 19２9　ｉn Atｌanｔa, Georｇia. When ｈe was　young, ｈe ｗas　stroｎgly influenｃed　by　Ｔhｏｒｅａu ａnd　Inｄiａn ｌeader　Ｍahatmａ　Gａndhi'ｓ iｄea　of non－violent　ｒesｉsｔance． Havinｇ ｒｅceivｅｄ ａ Ph. D (Docｔｏr of Pｈiloｓophy) from Bｏstoｎ　Ｕniｖersity， ｈｅ became　a political anｄ ｒeliｇious leader of thｅ　non-viｏlｅｎｔ　civil reliｇhts mｏｖｅmeｎt　iｎ　１955. On Auｇusｔ　28, 1９63, ｈｅ leｄ　oveｒ 250,０00 Aｍeｒｉcａｎs on ａ mａrch　ｉn Washinｇton D．Ｃ．　ｔo ｆｉght ｆor　thｅ Ciｖiｌ　Rights Law ｔo gｕａrａｎtｅe eｑuaｌｉty for ａll peｏple， and ｄelivered ｈis ｂest kｎown speeｃh "I Have a Dreａｍ" ｂｅｆorｅ　ｔhe Lincolｎ Ｍemoriaｌ. Ｔhe ＂drｅam＂　ｉs a drｅaｍ　of broｔherlｙ love and ｅｑuａlitｙ for　the Ｂlaｃk anｄ Ｗhite. Tｈuｓ, hｅ ｗａs　aｗａrded ｔｈe　Nｏｂel Ｐriｚｅ　ｆor peａce ｉn　1964, bｕt ｈe wａｓ muｒdered fouｒ yｅaｒs lateｒ.
　 Thｏugh　he dｉｅd，　he was greatly resｐeｃted and lovｅｄ by the Ａmerｉcａｎs,　boｔh tｈe　white ａnd ｔhe blaｃｋ． By vote of Ｃｏngreｓs　iｎ　1９6８, the thirｄ Monｄａy oｆ eｖery Januａｒy　is ｎow ａ　federaｌ　hoｌidａy in Ｌuther Kinｇ'ｓ　ｈonｏr.　He ｌivｅs in peｏple's ｈｅａrts　ｆoreｖｅr.
(1）、Ｍaｒtiｎ　Lｕther King ｗas murｄｅrｅd ｗｈen he was 3９ years ｏld.
Ａ:T
B:F
(2)、Mａrtin Ｌuther Kｉng waｓ a black　miniｓteｒ only.
Ａ：Ｔ
B:F
　（3)、Ｍarｔin Lutheｒ　Kiｎg's Ｄay　has bｅｅn　a　feｄeｒａl holiday　ｆｏr　more ｔhａn ４0 years.
A:T
B：F
(4)、Thｅ　undｅrlined ｗｏrd ＂delｉvered" in thｅ ｓecoｎd parａｇraph cｏｕld　be repｌaced ｂｙ "gaｖe".
Ａ：T
B：F
（5）、Thｅ besｔ titlｅ fｏｒ thiｓ ｐassaｇe iｓ "Civil Riｇｈts Ｌaw＂.
A：Ｔ
Ｂ:F
43、 A　pubｌiｃ　houｓe wｈｉｃh waｓ recently ｂoｕｇht　ｂy Mr. Ｊａｍes is　up　ｆｏｒ ｓalｅ． Hｅ is　ｇｏｉnｇ　to sell iｔ ｂecause it　ｉs hａunted　(闹鬼旳）. He ｔold　ｍｅ　ｔhaｔ hｅ couｌd not gｏ tｏ sｌeｅp oｎｅ night ｂeｃause　hｅ heaｒｄ　ａ ｓｔranｇe　ｎoｉsｅ coｍinｇ ｆｒom thｅ bar. The next morninｇ, he fouｎｄ　thａｔ thｅ doors　had bｅｅn ｂlocked by chairｓ　ａnｄ tｈe fｕrｎitｕｒｅ haｄ been ｍoved. Thoｕgh Mｒ．　James hａd tｕrｎｅd ｔｈe ｌigｈｔs ｏff before ｈe　wｅnt　to bed,　they wｅｒｅ on ｉn tｈe mｏｒｎing. He also said that he　had found　ｆｉve ｅmｐty ｗhiskｙ　botｔleｓ　whicｈ thｅ ｇhost （鬼) ｍust have　drunk ｔｈe night　ｂefｏre. Ｗｈen I sugｇesｔeｄ　thaｔ soｍe vｉllagerｓ　must ｈａvｅ coｍｅ　iｎ　for a ｆrｅe　drｉnk, he shooｋ his　hｅaｄ． Tｈe viｌｌａgｅrs hａve tolｄ him that tｈey ｗill not accepｔ it even if ｈe givｅs ｉt ａｗay．　
（1）、Ｍr. James was tｈｅ ownｅr　oｆ the publｉc ｈouｓe. 　　　
A:T
B：F
(2)、Ｍr. Jamｅs　haｄ　not ｔuｒned　off the lights　ｔhａt　nigｈt.
A：T
B:F
(3)、Ｍr. Jaｍeｓ built thｅ　house.　 　
A:T
B：Ｆ
(４)、Mr. James ｆounｄ ｓｉｘｔy　ｅmptｙ bｏｔtles.
A：T
B：Ｆ
　(5)、The　wriｔer ｏf tｈe passage bｅlieｖes Mr. Ｊames' sｔory.
Ａ：T
B：Ｆ
４4、 　 Ｇｒｅaｔ ｃｈanges　ｈave been made　iｎ　famｉly　ｌife because of scienｃe and indusｔry.
　 Iｎ thｅ ｐaｓt, whｅn more Ameｒiｃａns　lｉved　on fａrms， the　typical faｍｉlｙ had maｎy chiｌｄren. In a ｆaｒm faｍily,　pａｒents and ｔheiｒ chｉldren oｆten livｅｄ wiｔh grandparｅnts. Often, tｏｏ,　unclｅｓ and aunts lｉved nｅarby. Buｔ wｈen industry becamｅ mｏre　iｍportaｎt than　agriｃulture　in Amｅｒｉcan liｆe， famｉｌieｓ ｂeｃａｍe　smａｌleｒ beｃaｕse indｕstry　requiｒes　wｏrｋers ｗhｏ are ready and　ａble　to move off　the　lａｎd ａｎd to ｍove ａgain whenｅver neceｓsaｒy. Aｎd　laｒge fａmiｌieｓ　ｃan nｏｔ be movｅd from ｐlace　to plaｃe as　smａller fａmilies　caｎ． So, aｔ ｐresenｔ ｐeople tend　to hａve ｓｍａller　families.
　In ｔｈe fｕturｅ, because of industｒialｉzａｔion,　a ｔypicaｌ ｆａmiｌy ｗill be requirｅd to　move　eveｎ　more oｆten thａn　ｎow，　so　faｍilieｓ　ｗｉｌl bｅ even smaller. Tｈｅ typｉｃal ｆamｉly ｍａｙ ｒemaiｎ　chiｌdlesｓ ａnd consists　ｏｎly oｆ　a man anｄ a woman. A smａｌl numbｅr of　familｉｅs　may ｔake cｈild　rａising as thｅir　cｈief woｒk． At　the same　tiｍe tｈey may　ａlso　raｉse oｔher　pｅoｐle's childrｅｎ， ｌｅaｖｉｎg those familｉes　freｅ to mｏve fｒom job　to jｏb.
(1)、The passaｇe disｃusｓes influence　of ｓcｉence and iｎduｓtrｙ on Aｍericａn　ｆamiｌｉes. 　 　
A：Ｔ
Ｂ：Ｆ
　（2)、Families ｏf tｈe past， the　prｅｓent aｎｄ tｈe fuｔｕｒe are dｅscrｉbed in the　paｓsage． 　　　　　 　 　 　 　
A：T
B：F
(3)、Peｏple no longer wanｔ to ｈavｅ cｈｉldren． 　 　 　 　 　　 　 　 　
A:Ｔ
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Grandparenｔs　will ｔake　ｔhｅ ｃhief responｓibiｌity ｏf　ｒaisiｎg chｉｌdren in　thｅ ｆｕturｅ. 　
A:T
Ｂ：F
（5)、Ｌａrge　fａmiliｅs canｎoｔ ｆit in with a hｉｇｈly indｕsｔrializeｄ　ｓociety． 　 　 　　　 　
A：T
B:F
45、 　 My husbanｄ haｄ juｓt bｏught　a new washiｎg maｃhine　for mｅ. I decideｄ tｏ use it anｄ I wasｈed　a lｏｔ oｆ　tｈiｎgｓ．
Everythinｇ worｋed well,　but I　found one of mｙ husbanｄ's　sｏcks　missｉng. I looked everｙwherｅ fｏr iｔ， but I　coulｄn't find it ａnｙｗhere．
The ｎext morning, Ｉ gｏｔ ready for scｈｏol　as uｓｕａl. Wheｎ the ｂell raｎg, the ｓtudeｎｔs came ｉn. I gｒeeｔeｄ theｍ firsｔ and thｅn tolｄ　ｔｈｅm ｗhat　ｗe weｒｅ goinｇ ｔｏ do tｈaｔ day．
　 　Wｈen I　ｔurnｅd ａround to write on ｔhe bｌackboaｒd， the ｃｌａｓs ｂｒｏkｅ out　a ｒoａr!
　 Ｔhey　lａuｇheｄ and　lａｕｇhed． Thｅy laughed so mucｈ, in　fact，　that I　was afrａid　the　ｈeadmastｅr woulｄ ｂe into　ｓeeing all tｈis.
　　 Ｉ　ａsked ｔhe　ｃｌａss to　ｓｔop, buｔ　ｔｈｅ mｏre I talkeｄ, tｈe ｍore they laugｈｅd. I　decideｄ tｏ ｐay no aｔtｅntion tｏ ｔhｅｍ ａｎｄ I continued ｔo wｒitｅ ｏn ｔhe blackboaｒｄ.　Ｗhen　I dｉd thiｓ, thｅy roarｅｄ eｖｅn ｍore．
Finalｌy, thｅ teacher whｏ ｈａd tｈｅ room ｎｅxt to mine ｃame in to seｅ　whaｔ ａll the　laｕghter ｗas　aｂｏut. Wheｎ he　ｃａme ｉn, he startｅｄ lａuｇhiｎｇ,　ｔoo!
　　 "Gｏｏｄ heavens，＂　Ｉ saiｄ. "Wiｌl　someone ｐｌeasｅ tell me what iｓ sｏ funｎy?＂
　　 "Oｈ,　Ｇｏd,"　saiｄ the teaｃhｅr.　"You havｅ　a ｂroｗn sock ｔo thｅ ｂack　of yｏur skirt!＂
　 Ｓo　that'ｓ how　Ｉ found my hｕｓband's mｉsｓing　soｃk.
　 "Oh, weｌl," I ｓaid ｔo thｅ clasｓ. ＂Ｌeｔ'ｓ just ｓａy you haｖe had an unｆｏrｇettａble lesｓon on　static (静止旳) ｅlectriｃiｔy."
（１)、The ｗｒiter ｗas a　teacher.
A:T
Ｂ：F
(２）、When　tｈe wrｉter turｎｅd arounｄ ｔo write on　the bｌａckbｏａrd, the cｌass began to ｌaugh louｄly.
A：T
Ｂ：F
　(3）、Sｈe ｃouｌdn't ｆiｎd one of her hｕsbaｎd's socks,　becａuse ｈeｒ huｓband ｈａd taken　it away.
A:T
B:Ｆ
(４)、Thｅ teａｃｈer　fｒｏm the next room laugheｄ,　ｂｅｃaｕse　ｈe ｆouｎd a socｋ oｎ the ｂａｃｋ of thｅ writeｒ's skirｔ.
A:T
B:Ｆ
(5)、Ｔhe ｓｔudeｎts told ｈｅr　aboｕt thｅ laｕｇhing．
Ａ：T
Ｂ:Ｆ
4６、 Tom aｒrivｅd　at　thｅ bus ｓtａtｉon qｕｉte ｅarlｙ　foｒ Paris ｂuｓ. The bｕs ｆor　Ｐaris woｕｌd not leａve unｔｉｌ　five to　tｗelve. He saｗ a　ｌｏt oｆ peoｐle wａｉｔiｎｇ in　thｅ　sｔａtion.　Soｍｅ wｅｒe　staｎding　in ｌiｎe, otheｒs ｗerｅ　walkiｎｇ　around.　There　was　a ｇroｕｐ of schoolgirls. Theiｒ teaｃhｅr was trｙiｎg ｔo keeｐ　ｔｈem ｉn linｅ． Tｏm　lookeｄ　aｒｏuｎd, but ｔｈere ｗaｓ nｏ plaｃe ｆor hiｍ to sｉt.
He　ｗaｌked into ｔhe stａtion cafe. He looｋｅd up at ｔhｅ cloｃk tｈeｒｅ． Iｔ waｓ oｎｌy twenty to　tｗeｌvｅ. Ｈｅ foｕnd a ｓeaｔ and saｔ ｄoｗn　ｂｅfore ａ lａｒge miｒror　on the wａlｌ. Ｊust theｎ，　Mｉke， oｎe of Tom＇ｓ workｍateｓ ｃame iｎ　aｎd sat　with Ｔom.
　＂Whａt tiｍe is　ｙouｒ buｓ?"　ａsｋed Mｉke.　＂Ｔｈeｒｅ's ｐleｎty　ｏf time　yet"　answered Tｏm．　
　 "Ｗelｌ,　I'll gｅｔ yｏu some ｍore　tｅａ then＂ said Mikｅ.
　 Theｙ ｔａlｋed　whｉｌe dｒinkinｇ.　Ｔｈen　Tom looｋed aｔ the cｌｏck　again. ＂Oh! Ｉt'ｓ gｏinｇ baｃｋwaｒｄ"　he cｒieｄ．　"A ｆew ｍｉｎutes ago it was　twenty to　twelve, ａnd ｎow　ｉt's haｌf paｓt ｅlevｅn．"
　 "Yｏｕ're looking ａt tｈe cｌock　in　tｈe ｍiｒrｏr.＂ ｓaid Mike. Ｔｏｍ was sｏ　ｓad. Tｈe　nｅxt bｕs was not to lｅave fｏr anoｔher　hoｕｒ． Siｎce then Tom has nｅｖeｒ　lｉkｅd mｉrrｏrs．
(１）、Toｍ ｗent iｎtｏ the ｓtatｉon　cafe　bｅcause Ｍｉke askｅd ｈｉm ｔo have a cｕp　ｏｆ ｔｅａ．
A:Ｔ
B：F
（2)、Toｍ and　Mｉke　talked whilｅ　drinking.
A：T
B：F
(3）、When Tｏｍ ｌooked at thｅ clock in ｔｈe　mirｒｏr, ｉｔ's acｔuaｌｌy　half past tweｌve.
A：T
B：F
　(4）、Ｆｒom thｅ sｔorｙ　ｗe kｎoｗ thaｔ ｗhen ｗe ｌook　ａt　a　clock ｉｎ　a ｍirror, we wｉｌl finｄ it's gｏing bａckｗard.
Ａ：T
B：F
(5)、Toｍ aｒｒived iｎ Paris on ｔime.
A：T
B:F
４7、My Auｎｔ Editｈ was　a widoｗ ｏｆ 50, working ａs　a　ｓecｒetaｒｙ, whｅn ｄｏctoｒs　ｄiscｏvｅreｄ whaｔ was then tｈｏｕｇht to　be ａ　very serious heart　disease.
Auｎt Eｄith dｉdn't accept ｄefeat　easily. Ｓｈe bｅgan studying　medical　rｅportｓ　ｉn the ｌibrary and　fｏuｎd ａn ａrticle in a magａzine ａboｕt　a well-knoｗn ｈeart　sｕrｇｅon, Dr. Ｍｉchaeｌ　DｅBakｅy， of Houｓｔoｎ,　Texａs.　Hｅ ｈad saved tｈe liｆe of ｓomeone　wｉth the　sａme ｄｉseａse． Ｔhe aｒtiｃｌｅ said hｉs feｅs wｅｒe ｖｅry high; Aunt Edｉth cｏulｄn＇ｔ　ｐｏssiｂly ｐay thｅm.　But　cｏuｌｄ　ｈｅ ｔell her of sｏmeoｎe　ｗhose fｅes sｈｅ cｏuld pａy？
So Ａunｔ Ediｔh wrote to hｉｍ. She simply　listed hｅr reａｓｏns fｏr ｗantｉng ｔo ｌive:　her　thｒｅe children， wｈo ｗould　be on ｔheｉr own in three or ｆour more　ｙｅａrs; hｅｒ　ｌittｌe-girl drｅam of　ｔraveｌｉng　anｄ seeing the worｌd． Ｔｈｅre wasn't a word　oｆ　selｆ－pity-only warｍｔh ａｎd huｍｏｒ ａｎｄ thｅ ｊoｙ ｏf living.　She mailｅｄ　thｅ lｅｔtｅr, noｔ reallｙ exｐeｃting ａｎ ａｎｓwer.
A　feｗ days　later， my dｏｏｒbeｌl ｒａng.　Auｎt Eｄith　ｄidn'ｔ　wａiｔ to　cｏｍe in; sｈｅ stood iｎ thｅ halｌ anｄ　rｅａd alouｄ:
　　 Your　ｂeａutiful　ｌetter movｅd me verｙ ｄeeply. If you can ｃome to Houｓtoｎ， thｅre ｗill be no cｈarge　fｏｒ eitheｒ ｔhe ｈoｓpitａl or the　oｐeratiｏｎ．
　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Ｓigneｄ　：Micｈaｅl DeBakey
(1)、Aunt Edith ｓtopped woｒｋing aｓ ａ secｒetary ｗhｅn ｓhｅ　ｋneｗ shｅ ｈad a very sｅriｏuｓ ｈｅaｒt　diｓease.
Ａ:Ｔ
B：F
（2）、Ｆrom ｔｈe story we ｃan ｓｅe Aunt Ediｔh accepｔed　defｅaｔ　eａｓily.
A:T
B:F
(３）、Iｎ Ａunt Eｄith＇s ｌeｔｔer tｏ thｅ ｄocｔor, ｓhe ｓｈoweｄ sｈe ｗaｓ ｗａｒｍ, humorouｓ aｎｄ　eｎjoyｉng liviｎｇ.
A:T
B：F
　(4)、When　Ａｕnｔ Edｉth ｍailed her letteｒ, shｅ didｎ＇t　expｅct the dｏctor would　give　heｒ a reply.
A:T
B：F
（5）、Michael DｅＢakeｙ　mainly　tｏld Aunｔ Ｅdiｔh iｎ ｔｈe ｌetｔeｒ tｈaｔ hｅr dｉｓease wａs so seriｏus　ｔhａt he coｕｌdn't cure her.
A:T
B:F
48、Ｐｅople oｆｔen say that the Englishman's home　iｓ hｉｓ castlｅ. Ｔhey mｅan that the home ｉs ｖeｒy iｍｐｏrtaｎt　ａnd pｅｒsonal. Mｏst pｅｏple in Ｂriｔain live　in hｏuses rathｅr than　flaｔs, and mａny　ｐeople　own　theｉｒ　hｏmes. Tｈis ｍｅａｎs　thａt theｙ ｃａn make tｈｅm　persｏｎal, ａnd change　them ｉn　aｎy　way　theｙ like. Most houses have a gardeｎ, even　if it ｉｓ ａ small ｏne， aｎd　the ｇａrｄeｎ ｉs　usuaｌly　lｏved. Tｈe　house aｎｄ the　gａrdeｎ are thｅ pｒivａtｅ sｐaｃe oｆ a pｅｒｓon． Iｎ　ａ　crｏwdｅd citｙ a　peｒｓon ｋnoｗs that hｅ or ｓhe　ｈａs　a privａｔe ｓpａｃｅ　wｈｉch iｓ oｎly fｏｒ himsｅlf oｒ heｒself ａnd for inｖiｔed friends.
Pｅople uｓｕａlly likｅ to mａrk thｅir space． Ｉf you ａrｅ　oｎ the　ｂeaｃｈ yｏｕ may haｖe spreａd your toｗels　arｏund ｙoｕ; iｎ the rａin you mａy have puｔ ｙoｕr coaｔ or smａｌl ｂaｇ　on thｅ ｓeat bｅｓidｅ yｏu； ｉn a ｌｉbrａry　ｙou　maｙ sprｅａd yoｕr books aｒoｕnｄ you.
　 Once I wａｓ ｔravelinｇ on a traｉn to　Ｌondｏn.　Ｉ　waｓ　on a sectiｏｎ　for four pｅｏplｅ　and tｈere　was a ｔaｂle betweeｎ us. The ｍａn oｐpositｅ to me had　his　briｅfcａse oｎ ｔhｅ tａblｅ. Tｈｅre was no　spａce ｏn my side　of tｈe taｂlｅ aｔ all.　I　was uｎｈapｐy. I　thouｇht　he thought that hｅ owｎｅd the wｈoｌe ｔable. I had ｂeen readiｎg a booｋ　aｂout nonｖerbal (非语言旳) comｍunicatｉon　so I　ｔook various pａpｅｒs out of my bag ａnd puｔ tｈem on his cａse! Whｅn I　ｄｉd this　he suddeｎlｙ became aｎgry　and　hiｓ　eyeｓ nearly poｐped out （突出)ｏf hiｓ hｅａｄ. I had　takeｎ up hｉｓ　spａce! A feｗ ｍｉnuｔeｓ later I tｏok　ｍｙ　ｐaｐｅrs off in order to rｅａd them. He　immediately mｏｖed　his caｓｅ to hｉs sidｅ of ｔｈe tａble.
(1)、The ｈome matterｓ　greaｔly tｏ Englishｍen．
A：T
B：F
　(２）、Ｔｈe　Bｒiｔisｈ ｃａn　own pｒiｖate space like the　ｈouse　anｄ the ｇarden.
A：T
Ｂ:Ｆ
（３）、Accorｄing to Ｐarａｇraph 2, ｉf ｙｏｕ　spreａｄ　ｙour booｋｓ aｒｏund yｏu iｎ　a libraｒy, ｉｔ　ｍeaｎs you want tｏ　ｔell others　the space　beloｎgｓ ｔｏ　ｙou.　
A：Ｔ
Ｂ：Ｆ
(4)、The man opｐosｉte tｏ tｈe wriｔer shｏｗed tｈat he oｗned　tｈe wholｅ　ｔabｌｅ by rｅaｄing　ａ　ｂoｏk.
A:Ｔ
B:F
(5）、The ｗriter　trｉed　tｏ　ｇet ｂａｃｋ hｉs spacｅ by ｍｏvinｇ　thｅ　ｃaｓe ｏff　tｈe　tabｌe.
Ａ:T
Ｂ：F
４9A　ｙoung mａｎ wｈｏ lived in Lｏndon　waｓ　in ｌove wｉth　a ｂeautiful　girl． Sｏon ｓhe becamｅ　hiｓ fiａncée （未婚妻). Ｔｈe　man　was very poor　wｈｉle　ｔhｅ gｉｒl waｓ rｉch. The ｙoung man waｎted to　makｅ　ｈer a　ｐｒeseｎｔ oｎ　her　birthｄａｙ． He wａnｔｅｄ　to bｕy somethｉng beautiful foｒ her， but he　ｈａd ｎo idea how　tｏ ｄo　it， as he ｈad ｖｅry little ｍoney. The next morninｇ　he wenｔ to　a　sｈop.　Theｒe　weｒe manｙ fine thｉｎgs ｔhere： gｏld　waｔｃhes, ｄiamond… but all thesｅ ｔｈings weｒe toｏ expenｓｉve. Ｔｈere wａs one ｔｈing　he cｏuｌｄ noｔ ｔaｋｅ　ｈis eyes　ｏff. It ｗａs　a ｂeauｔiful vase.　That waｓ ａ ｓuｉtａｂle pｒeｓｅｎt　fｏr　his fｉancée. He had been lｏoking aｔ the　vasｅ　foｒ　haｌf　ａn　hｏur　wｈeｎ the　maｎager ｏｆ thｅ shｏｐ　ｎotｉｃｅd hｉm.　Tｈe yｏｕnｇ ｍａn　loｏked　ｓo pａle, sad aｎd unhａppｙ tｈat thｅ manageｒ asked what had happenｅd to ｈim.
Thｅ yoｕnｇ　ｍan ｔold ｈｉm ｅvｅryｔhing. The　mａｎager ｆｅlt ｓorry　fｏr ｈim and deｃided　ｔo hｅlp hｉｍ. A bright ｉdea sｔruck　hiｍ. Thｅ mａnager poｉnted to　the coｒｎer of the shop. To hｉs ｇreat suｒpｒiｓe ｔｈｅ young ｍan saw a ｖasｅ ｂroｋen　into　manｙ piｅces. Thｅ　mａnager saiｄ: "When　tｈｅ sｅrvant enterｓ the　ｒooｍ，　he will　ｄｒop it."
On the　bｉrthday　oｆ his fiancée the　younｇ man　ｗａs very eｘｃitｅｄ.
Evｅrything haｐpeneｄ　as haｄ been　plaｎned. Tｈｅ　seｒｖant broughｔ in the　vase, anｄ as he ｅntered　the ｒoom， he droppeｄ ｉt．　Therｅ was hoｒroｒ on ｅｖerｙbｏｄｙ＇s　face. Wｈeｎ the　boｘ ｗas openｅd, the　guestｓ　ｓａw that ｅach piece was　paｃkｅd　separately.
（１）、The ｓtory took　place in　thｅ　Uｎited　Stateｓ.
Ａ:Ｔ
Ｂ:F
　(2)、Ｔｈｅ yｏung mａn'ｓ famｉly was ｐｏoｒ ｗhｉle　tｈe　beａutiｆul　girl is　rich， accｏrｄing tｏ ｔhe paｓsaｇｅ.
A：Ｔ
B:F
(3）、Ｔhe ｙoｕnｇ　man wanｔeｄ to buy a present as ａ Ｃhriｓｔmas　gift foｒ　the ｇirl.
A:Ｔ
B:F
　(4)、Ｔhe sｈop　ｍanager caｍe　tｏ tａｌk　tｏ thｅ ｙoung ｍan, ｂｅcaｕse　he　was pｏｏrｌy dｒｅsseｄ.
A:T
B：F
（5)、On　ｔｈe　birｔhdaｙ ｏf　his ｆiancée,　thｅ　yoｕng mａｎ ｗas excｉｔed because ｔhe　gｉｒl waｓ in　lovｅ　with hｉｍ.
A:T
B:F
50、Ａ　prｅtty, well-dressｅd　yoｕng　ｌady stoppeｄ a taxi ｉn　ａ big ｓquａrｅ, and sａid ｔo the drｉver，　"Do ｙｏｕ see tｈat ｙoung　mａｎ ａt the ｏtｈer siｄe of ｔhe square？＂
"Yｅs，" saiｄ the taxi dｒiｖer. Tｈｅ　yoｕnｇ　mａｎ was standiｎg　outsidｅ　a　rｅstaurant　and　lｏｏkｉng imｐatiｅntly at ｈｉｓ wａtｃh every　fｅｗ seconds.
　　"Take mｅ ovｅr therｅ," saiｄ　thｅ ｙoung lａｄｙ.
Thｅre werｅ a lｏt ｏｆ　cars and bｕses in tｈe　square, sｏ ｔhe taxi drｉｖer askeｄ, "Arｅ ｙoｕ aｆrａｉd　to　croｓｓ thｅ ｓtｒeet?"
"Oh, nｏ!"　saｉｄ the　younｇ lady. "But I proｍised　thaｔ Ｉ wｏｕld　ｍeet the ｙounｇ man for ｌuncｈ　at one　ｏ'　cｌock, and it is　ｎoｗ ａ　qｕａrter　to ｔwｏ. If I　aｒrｉve in ａ tａxi, ｉt wiｌl　at　leａst seem　aｓ if Ｉ ｈad tｒied　not ｔo　be ｌａte．"
(1）、The stoｒy doesn't　tell ｕｓ how　ｔhe young　ｗoman ｇoｔ to　thｅ sｑuare．
Ａ：T
B：F
　(2）、Ｔｈｅ lady stopｐｅd ｔhｅ taxi　beｃａｕｓe she　ｗaｓ afraid ｏf　ｗalkｉng ａcross the ｓtreet.
A：T
Ｂ：F
　（3)、The yoｕng ｍａn at　thｅ　otheｒ　ｓｉde　of thｅ　sqｕａre hａd ｐrobａｂly bｅen ｗaitiｎｇ　ｆｏr ａ　ｌｏnｇ tiｍｅ．
Ａ：T
Ｂ：Ｆ
(4）、Tｈｅ　yｏunｇ ladｙ wａs clever　at ｍaｋing ｅxcuse.
A：Ｔ
Ｂ:F
（5)、Tｈe　young lady ｗas jｕsｔ preｔending thaｔ sｈｅ had　tｒieｄ.
A：T
B：F
51、Ｙounｇer peoｐle and ｏldｅｒ ｐeopｌe dｏ ｎot aｌwａys　agrｅe. They soｍeｔimｅｓ hａve differeｎt ideas aboｕt　liｆe, ｗork　anｄ plaｙ．　But in one specｉal ｐrogrａｍ　in Nｅw Yｏrk State, adults anｄ teenaｇerｓ　liｖe toｇethｅr in　ｐｅａce． Ｅaｃh sｕmmｅｒ ２００　tｅenaｇeｒs ａnｄ 50 aduｌts ｌive togethｅr for　eighｔ　weeks aｓ mｅmｂers of　a　special　wｏrk　ｇroｕp. Everyone ｗｏrks　sｅvｅral hourｓ each ｄay． The ａｉm iｓ not just　to ｋｅeｐ ｂusｙ ｂut raｔhｅｒ　to ｆind　mｅａning and enjoｙmeｎt in worｋ． Somｅ teenaｇers work in tｈe ｗｏoｄs ｏｒ　ｏn　the　farms near　the viｌlage.　Some learn　to　ｍake fuｒniｔurｅ ａｎd to ｂｕild hｏuseｓ．　Ｔhe　adｕlts teach them ｔhese skｉｌls.
There arｅ several ｆreｅ hours　eaｃh day． Weekeｎdｓ ａre free, ｔoo. Durｉng　ｔhe freｅ　hourｓ ｓoｍe oｆ　tｈe teenaｇers learn pｈｏtogrａphy　or painting. Otheｒｓ sit aroｕnd talkiｎg　aｎd singｉnｇ. Eａch ｔeｅｎagｅｒ ｃhｏosｅs ｈis oｗn ｗay ｔｏ sｐeｎd ｈis frｅe time.
When peｏple live together，　rｕles　ａre always necessary．　In thiｓ pｒｏgram thｅ　tｅｅnagerｓ　ａnd ｔhe aｄuｌts ｍaｋe thｅ rｕｌｅs tｏgether． Iｆ soｍeone ｂrｅaks a ｒｕｌe, the proｂ