Thank goodness! It’s ______ warmer than it was yesterday.

A. too                                B. more                               C. very                       D. much

“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was _ and I was tired. I _at the front of the school bus.

Janie, the driver, tries to the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛,氛围) by striking the match of talks. I try to listen , but usually I am too thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth .

“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students a smile.

With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.

I sat on the thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares .

I suddenly very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. people is an art.

1.A. in B. off C. over D. on

2.A. ran B. walked C. sat D. stood

3.A. rest B. break C. close D. open

4.A. polite B. rude C. politely D. quickly

5.A. busy B. free C. busily D. freely

6.A. looking at B. agreeing with C. talking to D. listening to

7.A. eyes B. face C. mouth D. ears

8.A. with B. within C. without D. for

9.A. usually B. usual C. unusual D. truly

10.A. remembered B. forgotten C. lost D. missed

11.A. seat B. house C. room D. desk

12.A. worker B. driver C. teacher D. doctor

13.A. also B. either C. too D. at all

14.A. felt B. feel C. thought D. was

15.A. Looking at B. Understanding C. Getting to know D. Watching

A. passed　　 　　　　　　 B.past　　 　　　　　　　　  C.across　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D.pass by

Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.

“Thank goodness you have double eyelids (双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.

I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. Everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics (整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women --- tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.

Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women --- the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering and sacrificing (牺牲) is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.

Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in work places. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.

93. How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?

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94. There are many cosmetic surgery clinics in Seoul, aren’t there?

   __________, _____________________________________________

95. When did the writer understand having double eyelids saved his parents money?

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96. Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?

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97. What do many South Koreans believe?

   They believe _____________________________________________

98. What do you think of true beauty?

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