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These days, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The_______(51) should be: "what job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child_______(52). The 12-to-19_______(53) group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufaqturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and_______(54) markets. One_______(55), Teenage Research Unlimited, has panels (评判小组) of teenagers who give their verdict (裁决) on products_______(56) jeans (牛仔裤). Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour sessions in a room _______(57) the "imaginarium (想象室)." Children are encouraged to play games to get_______(58) a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that_______(59) into their heads.

Some manufacturers prefer to do their own_______(60) research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarters in Seattle,_______(61) a panel of school children give their verdict on the _______(62) products and suggest new ones. One

11-year-old, Andrew Cooledge, told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally_______(63) boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software _______(64), even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long they are too old. _______(65) their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.

51 A sentence B word C answer D question

52 A employees B labourors C consumers D employers

53 A age B year C time D generation

54 A the B another C other D others

55 A school B firm C store D college

56 A as B like C of D with

57 A called B calls C calling D call

58 A into B out of C along with D over

59 A happen B come C occur D fall

60 A science B creation C production D market

61 A there B here C where D which

62 A last B late C later D latest

63 A to B for C with D on

64 A Therefore B However C Besides D Otherwise

65 A Above B On C By D Over

答案:

51 D52 C53 A54 C55 B

56 B57 A58 A59 B60 D

61 C62 D63 A64 B65 C

Americans travel by air in ( 1) the same way as Europeans and ( 2) travel by train. There are, in fact, not many railroad stations ( 3) in the USA, ( 4) the track (足迹，轨道，跟踪) is still being used, since most of America's freight (货运，运输) is still carried ( 5). As for passengers, there is a vast network (网状织物，网状系统) of airlines and airports in easy ( 6) of almost every American town. Airports, now the travel centers of the USA, ( 7) comfortable places ( 8) coffee shops and bars and clean restrooms.

Flying in America is ( 9) expensive than in many other countries, (10) the government subsidized (补助) air fares. Yet the different airlines are not state-owned and compete (竞争，竞赛) with one another for passengers.

Those who cannot (11) either train or plane take the Grey-hound (猎狗，卑鄙的人，骚扰) bus.

(12) transport system (系统，制度) in the world carries so many passengers by night and by day. Drivers are (13) aid and have a wonderful safety record.

Europeans tend (14) their cars. But Americans treat their cars (15) as vehicles which are important (16) their lives — to take them to work, to shopping (购物) places, to picnics or to their friends. (17) when they take a vacation they rarely (稀少地，难得地) drive long distances.

There is (18) form of travel which is widely used in the USA, — the rented car. Every city and town (19) at least one car rented firm (公司), some of them are nationwide and have branches abroad (20).

1.all more as much

2.Japaneses the Japanese the Japan Japans

3.kept remained left remaining

4.for when although because

5.by train on train in train with train

6.reach grasp (抓紧，领会)master range

7.is are have been has been

8.beside by with have

9.most more less least

10.if because of when because

11.offer take reach afford

12.All None No Every

13.more greatly highly wonderfully

14.to love to loving to be loving loving

15.really only actually usually

16.for to with on

17.Except Because Besides /

18.other another the other some other

19.has had have has have had

20.other countries either also as well

参考答案：1-10 DBCCA ABCCD11-20 DCCAB BABCD

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his ( 1) he was walking in the forest ( 2) two men ran out and tried to throw him ( 3) the ground. He ran off as ( 4) as he could, ( 5) they immediately followed. He reached a place where he.

( 6) two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he ( 7)? He heard the two men behind him, ( 8) nearer and at the same time he heard ( 9) voice in his ears. It (10) him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and on and soon (11) to a small home, he was (12) there kindly and (13) a room to rest in, and so he was saved (14) the two men. That was the dream.

Twenty years later he was (15) in the Black Forest and (16) happened in the dream long before, two men suddenly ran out (17) him. He ran and ran, and came to a place with two roads as in the dream. He (18) the dream and went to the (19). He soon reached a small house. And so he got rid of the two men. His dream of twenty years (20) had saved his life.

1.way story (故事，新闻报道)experience dream

2.which where when from which

3.at over in to

4.rapid quick soon fast

5.then and but so

6.searched watched saw had

7.go lead pick take

8.becoming running following getting

9.a the his their

10.persuaded warned stopped told

11.entered went found got

12.received met accepted settled

13.taken given needed made

14.with by from behind

15.separately really once again

16.like what that as

17.across at towards for

18.realize reminded remembered had

19.right left house forest

20.after ago later before

答案:

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DABCB DBCAD