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    I've always loved pigeons (鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start 1 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt (破坏) our 2 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 3 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could 4 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 5 .

　　You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 6 big prizes.

　　My wife had been changing her 7 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite 8 of all the prizes we'd won. Then there was the traveling, which the liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a 9 way off and release them. Some of the 10 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They've got this wonderful sense of 11 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They'd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 12 storms or against strong winds. And there they'd come, tiny white birds against the great 13 . Then I'd watch them 14 round and come down onto the landing shelf. I'd look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that's a good 15 ”And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 16 what time he'd arrived. Then my wife would 17 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we'd won 18 .

　　Then last year we had a 19 ! One of them got some sort of flu(流行病)and died, then they all 20 .It was terrible, I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Tom, a reporter friend of ours passed the large street level 1 of the New York Public Library. He 2 that a man on the other side of the window was 3 that day's newspaper 4 delight. Tom saw that the paper was 5 to the 6 page for 7 he had written a big article.

　　The reporter stopped, 8 his eyes on the man. Would the man read 9 into the article? To the bottom of the page ? It was one of those rare, 10 moments of which a writer 11 .

　　The writer's nose 12 close to the glass. The page wasn't 13 good, but the reader was interested. Our 14 stayed there a bit longer to learn the answer 15 the important question. Would the reader turn to the page 16 the story was continued ?

　　Two minutes passed. Four minutes nothing. The man must be a very 17 reader indeed. 18 moments moved and the writer stepped around to look carefully at the reader's face, 19 his eyes.

　　That was 20 he realized the reader had fallen asleep.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　“Catch him !” she cried, standing up and using her stick for support. The criminal(罪犯) was now rushing towards the seats and the officer was getting up. Her anger increased when she saw red blood on the officer's face. As the criminal reached the seat on her left, she pushed her stick towards him and he fell heavily to the ground with a loud cry…

　　

　　A strange sound came from Mrs. Frobisher's mouth. Her heart was making a terrible 1 in her ears. As the stick flew across the station, she 2 back on the seat. She closed her eyes for a moment.

　　

　　When she opened them, the criminal was 3 to get up, but the police were beside him before he was on his feet. He had no 4 of escape , and was led outside by the police.

　　

　　The officer 5 up Mrs. Frobisher's stick and took it back to her. “Yours, I think, Madam,” he said, 6 heavily. Then he took out a 7 . “May I have your name and address, please, Madam?”

　　

　　“Oh, why?” said Mrs. Frobisher in a weak voice. “I didn't really 8 him, did I?”

　　

　　“You did very well indeed, Madam,” he said. “That man's a 9 robber, and we've been trying to catch him for weeks. We were 10 that he was on that train from London, and so we 11 for him. He almost escaped, as you noticed, but your quick 12 stopped that. We were delighted when we saw him on the 13 .”

　　

　　“Then why do you want my name and address?” she asked.

　　

　　He pointed 14 the notice----board on the right. “There's a notice over there,” he said. “It's too far away to 15 from here, but the Southern Bank has offered 16 to anyone who helps to catch this man. You helped a great deal, Madam; so, if you'll 17 give me your name and address, you'll no 18 receive the money in a short time. ”

　　

　　“I'm not as 19 as I used to think,” Mrs. Frobisher told herself.

　　

　　“ 20 , Madam?” the officer said.

　　

　　“Never mind,” she said, and told him who she was.

　　

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　　Helene Warton and her sister, Charlotte, don't go to school. Instead they are taught in their 1 by their parents, Heidrun and Richard Warton. the Wartons are one of the rapidly growing number of families in Britain who are 2 with the school system. The most famous 3 is probably the Lawrence family, whose home-taught daughter Ruth recently 4 a first-class degree at Oxford University, at the age of 13．

　　Until Christmas 1982, Helene and Charlotte Warton 5 their local village primary school. But Helene, a clever and tidy girl, had difficulties: “I'm 6 at writing and things like that”, she says, “I don't like reading aloud; I got left 7 ” It was not until Mrs Warton met another family who were members of a (n) 8 called Education Otherwise that she 9 that it was possible for children to be 10 at home.

　　However giving up school can produce an unpleasant feeling and effect on both parents and children. “We were very 11 in the beginning. ” says Heidrun Warton. “We tried to 12 it like school at first. ” But gradually the family relaxed, and soon noticed the 13 of home education. Helene could work at her own 14 and began to read a great deal. Curiosity and self-motivation became very important. 15 was no longer competitive; it was not divided into subjects and it became more practical. 16 learning from books, Helene and Charlotte started to cook, help in the garden, do woodwork, visit museums and other places of interest with their parents, and go to drama and music lessons. They got more 17 to see what their mother calls “ 18 life ” their parents and other adults 19 everyday things.

　　Heidrun Warton is not a qualified 20 , and she believes that parents don't need special qualifications (资格) : “Young children want to learn,” she says; “You don't 21 children at home ; you just allow them to learn ”. She has become very 22 about the normal school system; “Education authorities are not willing to really 23 . They feel that they are the experts, and the only ones  24 to teach children. But mothers will 25 teach their children more than anyone else-but in a natural way. ”

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　　In the year 1818 the people of Missouri asked the Congress (国会) of the United States that Missouri be admitted as a state to the Union.

　　This 1 a discussion in Congress .The Northern states did not want 2 extended to another state .The Southern states 3 the slaveholders who were already in Missouri .After long discussion a 4 was finally made .Congress agreed to admit Missouri as a slave state, 5 by the admission of Maine as a 6 state .As part of the 7 , no more slave states were to be admitted north of the southern border of Kansas, Calorade and Utah.

　　Before a vote could be taken in the House, Representative Felix Walker, from Buncombe County, North Carolina, rose and asked for 8 to speak .Representative Walker gave a 9 speech .It had 10 to do with the question, and it seemed to have nothing to do with anything else.

　　At first the other representatives were 11 But as the speech 12 , the tired audience kept crying for him to 13 .Walker paid no attention .He went on 14 until he had finished his speech and then, 15 with himself, sat down.

　　Later Walker was asked why he had made a speech that had nothing to do with the discussion .Walker smiled .The 16 at home, he said, expected him to make a speech of some sort .Since it was expected, he had carefully 17 a speech .He was not speaking so much for 18 he was only talking for the people back home in Buncombe.

　　The word “buncombe ” was 19 by the press .Frequently it was misspelled “bunkum”, and later shortened to “bunk” .It meant any kind of 20 talk, or any untrue statement.

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　　Pat O'Burker was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early, from cold and  1 , he decided to go  2 in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a  3 gentleman, and Pat had no  4 to go there, but in it there were lots of rabbits and flocks of birds that were  5 to eat, and Pat determined to  6 the risk. Suddenly he saw the  7 , with a group of friends, coming  8 him in the wood. There was a look of  9 on Lord Northwood's face  10 he caught sight of the  11 in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with  12 , but he saw there were no  13 of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has  14 you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather  15 , said he and his friends were taking a little  16 to get an appetite for their breakfast. 17 , looking at Pat with doubt, he said, “But why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a  18 for my appetite. ” The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's  19 cleverness, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his  20 with the rabbits.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was  1 slowly but unsteadily through the air, and although the passengers had  2 their seat belts, they were suddenly  3 forward. At that moment, the air-hostess appeared. She looked very  4 , but was quite  5 . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she informed everyone that the  6 had blacked out and asked if any of the passengers  7 anything about machines or  8 how to drive a car. After a moment's thinking a man got up and followed the  9 into the pilot's room.

　　Moving the pilot on the side, the man  10 his seat and  11 carefully to the demanding  12 that were being sent by  13 from the airport below. The plane was now  14 close to the ground, but before the passengers got their  15 , it soon began to  16 . The man had to circle the airport several times to become  17 with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The plane was  18 towards the airfield. It shook violently as it touched the ground, but  19 Outside, a crowd of people rushed forward to congratulate the “pilot”  20 a perfect landing.

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　　People from different cultures (文化) sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable without meaning to or sometimes without even realizing it. Most Americans have  1 been out of the country and have very little  2 with foreigners. But they are usually spontaneous (主动的), friendly and open, and  3 meeting new people, having guests and  4 people together formally (正式地) or informally. They tend to use first names in most 5 and speak freely about themselves.  6 if your American hosts do something that makes you  7 , try to let them know how you feel. Most people will  8 your honesty and try  9 you uncomfortable again. And you'll all learn something about another  10 !

　　Many travelers find it  11 to meet people in the U.S. than in other countries. They may just  12 and introduce themselves or even invite you  13 before they really know you. Sometimes Americans are said to be  14 friendly. Perhaps it seems so, but they are probably just  15 . Just  16 anywhere else, it takes time to become  17 friends with people in the U.S.

　　If and when you  18 American friends, they will probably enjoy  19 you to their friends and family, and if they seem proud  20 you, it's probably because they are, relax (放松) and enjoy it!

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　　There is no end to the magic within this circle of the round world we live in. The greatest magicians today are  1 the physicists, the mathematicians and astronomers: the wise men seeking the answers  2 the riddles of earth and universe. But not one of them can  3 us how it is we can walk  4 a floor. “By the  5 of gravitation” it used to be the readiest  6 as that.

　　Gravitation is  7 the most familiar thing in all the world and we were all  8 up on the story of Newton and his apple and the law of gravitation.  9 physicists have begun to say that gravitation may be  10 an illusion (幻觉). If it is an illusion,  11 it is pure magic that  12 our feet on the ground and our furniture  13 floating off into space. And who  14 , as long as the magic  15 and the illusion is maintained? It is all a matter of vocabulary  16 , for no two scholars have agreed  17 a definition of magic; but there is no denying  18 every time man has finally understood and explained a  19 he has stopped to call it magic and called it  20 instead.

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　　Mrs. Harrington was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the  1 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her  2 discovery that her front door was  3 . She was thinking that she must blame her daily  4 the next morning for such a terrible piece of carelessness, when she remembered that she had  5 both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the  6 were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of  7 over her writing desk. It was as clear as daylight then that her flat had been broken in during her  8 . Her first angry thought was to go  9 all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more  10 to have someone with her, so she went to  11 Mr. Johnson from the first floor. By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and  12 a cup of very strong tea while he telephoned the police.

　　Then they went back and through the rooms, being careful to touch  13 , as they did not want to hinder(妨碍) the police in their search for  14 . It seemed as though everything she  15 had been thrown out and turned over and over. Then a police officer arrived with a policeman and she told them of her  16 of her robbed flat. The police officer began to look for fingerprints, while the policeman  17 that the front door locks had not been  18 , which proved that the thieves had either used some  19 or entered over the balcony(阳台). There was no trace of fingerprints, but the officer found a dirty red pack that  20 jewelry which the old lady said was not hers. So the entry into this flat was clearly not their first job that day.

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