The speed of AmericansAmericans love speed. They like to cook in microwave ovens. They prefer making phone calls to writing letters. ________26________. When they send a package, they want it to arrive tomorrow, not next week.Offering a quick service is a sure way to make money in the states. ________27_______. One of the biggest of them, Federal Express, will deliver a computer disk in just a few hours to a forgetful businessman who left his bag behind. And if anyone wants to say “I’m sorry,” or “I love you,” or “happy birthday,” Roseland Express will send a dozen fresh roses anywhere in the U.S.A. within twelve hours.Not everyone in the states likes speed, though. _______28________. The Amish people in Pennsylvania and the Midwest still use the clock in the eighteenth century. They still live in the unhurried style of those days, refusing to use cars, telephones, televisions, or any other modern invention. In their historical clothes and horse-drawn carriages, they are living reminders of the slower life of earlier times.Few Americans live in such peace as the Amish people enjoy. ________29_________. Nearly half the population moves at least once every five years, and some more often than that. Most people move to s suburb or town nearby, but many pack all their furniture and belongs and move to the other side of America. A girl who has grown up in Chicago might study in New York, and find her first job in Philadelphia. She might move to California to look for better work, marry a man from Des Moines, and move back to near his family in Iowa. At last, when her children have grown up, she might get tired of the cold winters and retire to Florida to spend her old age sitting in the sun._________30_________. By this time next year, he might have moved to Maryland, or Michigan, or Minnesota.A. In fact, Americans are always on the move.B. Some people, in fact, refuse to be hurried.C. They like to travel by air rather than bus or train.D. Fast-delivery companies are getting more business all the time.E. Most Americans move their homes because of the changes in their work.F. So, if you want to write a letter to a friend who lives in Missouri, do it now.4、____.

The speed of AmericansAmericans love speed. They like to cook in microwave ovens. They prefer making phone calls to writing letters. ________26________. When they send a package, they want it to arrive tomorrow, not next week.Offering a quick service is a sure way to make money in the states. ________27_______. One of the biggest of them, Federal Express, will deliver a computer disk in just a few hours to a forgetful businessman who left his bag behind. And if anyone wants to say “I’m sorry,” or “I love you,” or “happy birthday,” Roseland Express will send a dozen fresh roses anywhere in the U.S.A. within twelve hours.Not everyone in the states likes speed, though. _______28________. The Amish people in Pennsylvania and the Midwest still use the clock in the eighteenth century. They still live in the unhurried style of those days, refusing to use cars, telephones, televisions, or any other modern invention. In their historical clothes and horse-drawn carriages, they are living reminders of the slower life of earlier times.Few Americans live in such peace as the Amish people enjoy. ________29_________. Nearly half the population moves at least once every five years, and some more often than that. Most people move to s suburb or town nearby, but many pack all their furniture and belongs and move to the other side of America. A girl who has grown up in Chicago might study in New York, and find her first job in Philadelphia. She might move to California to look for better work, marry a man from Des Moines, and move back to near his family in Iowa. At last, when her children have grown up, she might get tired of the cold winters and retire to Florida to spend her old age sitting in the sun._________30_________. By this time next year, he might have moved to Maryland, or Michigan, or Minnesota.A. In fact, Americans are always on the move.B. Some people, in fact, refuse to be hurried.C. They like to travel by air rather than bus or train.D. Fast-delivery companies are getting more business all the time.E. Most Americans move their homes because of the changes in their work.F. So, if you want to write a letter to a friend who lives in Missouri, do it now.5、____.

Pets for the EnglishFor the English people, keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. _______26______. In fact, the expression “keeping pets” does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo（超过）the English in buying expensive things for their pets. _______27_________. Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. ______28______. But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. _____29________. The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner’s relationship with these pets was “abnormal” and “unhealthy”. The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones. ________30______. They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. “it wasn’t just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones.” “Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!”A It is an entire way of life.B This family was ruled by two large dogs.C But the English’s relationship with animals is different.D In fact, they often take pride in their pets’ misbehaviors.E No wonder animals are so important to the English people.F When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.1、____.

Pets for the EnglishFor the English people, keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. _______26______. In fact, the expression “keeping pets” does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo（超过）the English in buying expensive things for their pets. _______27_________. Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. ______28______. But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. _____29________. The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner’s relationship with these pets was “abnormal” and “unhealthy”. The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones. ________30______. They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. “it wasn’t just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones.” “Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!”A It is an entire way of life.B This family was ruled by two large dogs.C But the English’s relationship with animals is different.D In fact, they often take pride in their pets’ misbehaviors.E No wonder animals are so important to the English people.F When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.2、____.

Pets for the EnglishFor the English people, keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. _______26______. In fact, the expression “keeping pets” does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo（超过）the English in buying expensive things for their pets. _______27_________. Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. ______28______. But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. _____29________. The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner’s relationship with these pets was “abnormal” and “unhealthy”. The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones. ________30______. They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. “it wasn’t just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones.” “Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!”A It is an entire way of life.B This family was ruled by two large dogs.C But the English’s relationship with animals is different.D In fact, they often take pride in their pets’ misbehaviors.E No wonder animals are so important to the English people.F When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.3、____.

Pets for the EnglishFor the English people, keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. _______26______. In fact, the expression “keeping pets” does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo（超过）the English in buying expensive things for their pets. _______27_________. Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. ______28______. But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. _____29________. The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner’s relationship with these pets was “abnormal” and “unhealthy”. The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones. ________30______. They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. “it wasn’t just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones.” “Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!”A It is an entire way of life.B This family was ruled by two large dogs.C But the English’s relationship with animals is different.D In fact, they often take pride in their pets’ misbehaviors.E No wonder animals are so important to the English people.F When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.4、____.

Pets for the EnglishFor the English people, keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. _______26______. In fact, the expression “keeping pets” does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo（超过）the English in buying expensive things for their pets. _______27_________. Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. ______28______. But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. _____29________. The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner’s relationship with these pets was “abnormal” and “unhealthy”. The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones. ________30______. They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. “it wasn’t just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones.” “Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!”A It is an entire way of life.B This family was ruled by two large dogs.C But the English’s relationship with animals is different.D In fact, they often take pride in their pets’ misbehaviors.E No wonder animals are so important to the English people.F When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.5、____.

Homeschooling vs SchoolMany kids find it hard to concentrate in school classmates, bells, and even cheerful decoration in school can make it hard for children to concentrate.__1__.In some schools, conditions are bad for children’s safety and health. __2__. Homeschooling parents can control their children’s environment to make sure it is safe and healthy.When students sit in a classroom surrounded by classmates, under the tight control of adults, they find it very hard to function in a normal way. Homeschooling children don’t have to stay in the school. __3__. They can interact with people in familiar situations, and they feel they can interact with people as adults.School bullying(以强欺弱)is a serious problem.__4__ Although schools are starting to deal with the problem, many kids are still afraid of going to school. Homeschooling kids can choose who they associate with and walk away from an uncomfortable situation.Schools are cutting field trips.__5__On the contrary, homeschooling can move outdoors, to the beach or the zoo. For homeschooling families, the whole world is a classroom. Learning takes place everywhere and it never ends.A.Instead, they are out in the community.B.In this case, homeschooling offers fewer interruptions.C.Children usually sit at desks or around the kitchen tablesD.Some children do not treat their classmates appropriately.E.Many students go to class in old or poorly-designed buildings.F.Even a short trip to the countryside is controversial in some places.

Winston ChurchillChurchill is considered not only a great British leader, but also a great world leader. Many people believe that Churchill’s strength as a leader helped Britain stand the ____1___ German attack. He kept his country strong ____2____ to finally win the war. He made such a wise ___3___ about Britain’s military strategy. However, Churchill is most ____4___ for his ability to call on the citizens of Britain to ____5___ for their country. He gave many speeches to ___6____ his people to fight hard and never give up. In one speech, he __7____ his people that they would fight anywhere. Churchill will always be remembered as a great prime minister for his country. He will also be regarded as a ____8____ for other leaders around the world. What he did during the war helped Britain and other ___9___ win victory. In addition, he was a great writer and speaker, for which he was ___10____ the Noble Prize in Literature in 1953.A. told E. decision I. membersB. countries F. hard J. fightC. model G. famous K. encourageD. terrible H. enough L. awarded1.____.

Winston ChurchillChurchill is considered not only a great British leader, but also a great world leader. Many people believe that Churchill’s strength as a leader helped Britain stand the ____1___ German attack. He kept his country strong ____2____ to finally win the war. He made such a wise ___3___ about Britain’s military strategy. However, Churchill is most ____4___ for his ability to call on the citizens of Britain to ____5___ for their country. He gave many speeches to ___6____ his people to fight hard and never give up. In one speech, he __7____ his people that they would fight anywhere. Churchill will always be remembered as a great prime minister for his country. He will also be regarded as a ____8____ for other leaders around the world. What he did during the war helped Britain and other ___9___ win victory. In addition, he was a great writer and speaker, for which he was ___10____ the Noble Prize in Literature in 1953.A. told E. decision I. membersB. countries F. hard J. fightC. model G. famous K. encourageD. terrible H. enough L. awarded2.____.