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　　If you cough occasionally, you may just be suffering from a common cold. __1__ if you have a rising fever with your __2__, or you have difficulty in breathing, you had better __3__ a doctor or call the emergency hotline (64629100 or 64629112)as soon as possible, __4__ these could be symptoms（症状）of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

　　If you want to __5__ extra precautions（预防）and buy a filter mask, go to your local drug store. Your Chinese friends may __6__ you to take Banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely __7__ in China to activate the immune（免疫的）system, or fumigate vinegar in your house to __8__ viruses（病毒）in the__9__, but“these measures are of no use in__10__the disease, ”said Dr. Qi Xiaoqiu, Director General of the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health.

　　If you have __11__ returned from Hong Kong or areas __12__ SARS has been active, go to your doctor and __13__ him or her of your recent trip. If you develop symptoms __14__ your trip, stop traveling until fully __15__. If you pass 12 days symptom-free after coming back from these areas, you __16__ set your mind at ease（无忧无虑的）.

　　The following are some preventive measures you can take __17__ by experts from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention:

　　●Wash hands with running water after sneezing, coughing or clearing your nose;

　　●Use a clean towel or tissue after washing hands;

　　●Do not share towels with __18__;

　　●Keep a healthy diet, add or __19__ clothes according to changes of the weather and exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep;

　　●Relieve stress and do not smoke so as to __20__ your body's resistance to diseases;

　　●Reduce visits to crowded places with poor ventilation.

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　　If you cough occasionally, you may just be suffering from a common cold. __1__ if you have a rising fever with your __2__, or you have difficulty in breathing, you had better __3__ a doctor or call the emergency hotline (64629100 or 64629112)as soon as possible, __4__ these could be symptoms（症状）of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

　　If you want to __5__ extra precautions（预防）and buy a filter mask, go to your local drug store. Your Chinese friends may __6__ you to take Banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely __7__ in China to activate the immune（免疫的）system, or fumigate vinegar in your house to __8__ viruses（病毒）in the__9__, but“these measures are of no use in__10__the disease, ”said Dr. Qi Xiaoqiu, Director General of the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health.

　　If you have __11__ returned from Hong Kong or areas __12__ SARS has been active, go to your doctor and __13__ him or her of your recent trip. If you develop symptoms __14__ your trip, stop traveling until fully __15__. If you pass 12 days symptom-free after coming back from these areas, you __16__ set your mind at ease（无忧无虑的）.

　　The following are some preventive measures you can take __17__ by experts from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention:

　　●Wash hands with running water after sneezing, coughing or clearing your nose;

　　●Use a clean towel or tissue after washing hands;

　　●Do not share towels with __18__;

　　●Keep a healthy diet, add or __19__ clothes according to changes of the weather and exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep;

　　●Relieve stress and do not smoke so as to __20__ your body's resistance to diseases;

　　●Reduce visits to crowded places with poor ventilation.

On any weekend throughout the year one can spend hours browsing through neighborhood flea (跳蚤) markets. These are very popular for those who are in search of bargains and who have a keen eye for picking through what others have discarded. They hunt and search for something they can reuse. Americans love secondhand merchandise (商品) which can be bought cheaply and restored to its original use. In many cases the condition and the quality are still good, though the style might be outdated.

For some people searching through flea markets is a hobby which reaps rewards. They look for possible antiques among the items for sale or for old furniture which can be restored with a little care and used again. Many wise collectors often find rare items worth much more than their bargained price. Since prices are usually not fixed, if one is persistent a bargain can easily be struck. The owner may be selling a rare collectable and may not even be aware of its value. One of the great pleasures of shopping at such markets is the chance to bargain with the shop owner and settle for a price which one can afford and is willing to pay.

Perhaps even more enjoyable than flea markets are the weekend outdoor garage sales which have now become very much a part of American culture. These are held usually in the spring and fall when the weather is still good. Usually a homeowner, having decided that he would like to clear his residence of accumulated items which are no longer useful to him, advertises in a local paper that he is holding a garage sale. More than likely the goods on display are in good condition and great buys can be found if one has the time and patience to search carefully. The home owner places items for sale on display along the driveway leading to his garage or on his front lawn and waits for people to look at what he has to sell. Old magazines, books, paintings, bicycles, ice-skates, items of clothing and electrical appliances of every sort appear on a regular basis. If the owner is in a position where he must sell his home or plans to move soon, then he may be forced to practically give things away at a price far below their true worth.

1. What do you usually do before holding a garage sale?

A. Put on an advertisement in a local newspaper.  

B. Display your goods in front of the garage.

C. Find rare items and fix their prices.         

D. Clear your garage and front lawn.

2. The underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 1 probably means ____.

A. distributed                B. rejected               C. discovered          D. stored

3. When people shop at a flea market, how can they settle on a price?

A. They can bargain on a price acceptable to both. B. They can question their value.

C. They can expect a 50% discount.             D. They can compare with the other sellers.

4. What do we know about the garage sale?

A. It is only held in the spring of the year.

B. The goods on display are totally useless.

C. Garage sales are popular with Americans.  

D. All the goods are selling far below their real value.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_  in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__  day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?
Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.
36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note
37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins
38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case
39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet
40. A. put on               B. put out                 C. put off                  D. put back
41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though
42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up
43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached
44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how
45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered
46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still
47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful
48. A. After all         B. In the long term   C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange
50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific
51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because
52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove
53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise
55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. drop