A．urgent  B．normal

C．essential  D．gifted

She knows how to make full use of her time and her parents never put ________ on her to work hard.

A．force  B．pressure  C．burden  D．weight

The sea air has made ________ difference to her recovery；she is in ________ health now.

A．a; /  B．/; /  C．the; the  D．a; the

According to the rules of the game，each competitor ________ wear a number.

A．can  B．shall  C．may  D．could

—Excuse me，may I use your car?

—I'm sorry.I'm afraid I can't ________ the car key just at the moment.

A．rely on  B．break away from

C．put my hands on  D．keep my hands off

—I heard that Tom was appointed as captain of the football team.

—Yes，the coach had placed a great deal of faith ________ him.

A．in  B．for  C．on  D．with

—Now，where is my purse?

—________！We'll be late for the picnic.

A．Take your time  B．Don't worry

C．Come on  D．Take it easy

My children and I were finishing the last minute preparations for Kathy’s birthday celebration. At one store we had bought a   21   balloon with Kathy’s favorite character design on it. We had to make one more stop at another store to complete our   22  . I sent my older daughter and her little brother out to our   23   while my other daughter and I were   24   at the cashier line.

A very short time later, my older daughter with little brother came running back into the store; upset that Kathy’s birthday balloon had   25   while they trying to get into the car. I was tired from   26  , but I sent them back to the vehicle   27   them not to worry because we would get Kathy another   28  . I paid for our purchases all the while trying to think of the most expedient place to   29   another balloon.

As Kathy and I   30   our car a lady with   31   face came up to us. She   32   some folded bills in my hand. She   33   to me that she had seen what had happened and did not   34   my older daughter or my younger daughter to be   35   at the loss of the balloon.

I thanked her for kindness and   36   to give her the money back; as it was not a   37   to get another balloon. But she said, “I   38   children and I like to see them be happy.” I was overwhelmed by the   39   of a total stranger that my daughters and I hugged the lady   40    her for kindness. She left so quickly that I was unable to even ask her name. Finally, I looked in my hand what I found was not just a single one dollar bill but four one dollar bills.

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Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice 24.________ “strangers”. When they need advice, they don't usually go to people they know. 25.________， many of them write letters to newspapers and 26.m________ that give advice on many different subjects 27.i________ family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and 28.________ on how to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers 29.r________ print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are 30.s________ to know how to 31.________ (解决) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most 32.________ (著名的) writers of advice are women without special 33.________ (训练) for this kind of work. Anyway, these writers are mostly specialists popular with the public.