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　　A French girl outside Buckingham Palace said:“I was so excited. I saw the Queen! She came out in a Rolls Royce. I've been interested in your royal family since I was a little girl. I have read all the stories—especially about Charles and Diana—in French newspapers and magazines. They tell me what your royal family really do. Your newspapers can't tell the truth about them!”?

　　An Italian boy, who was in Britain for the first time, talked about the weather. “I can't understand it. I have been here for over a week, and I still haven't seen any fog!”

　　A Japanese student from Tokyo said: “I have been in Britain since April, and I am living with a British family. I have noticed one big difference between British and Japanese families. British men do jobs like cooking, washing up and ironing. They are jobs which I have never seen Japanese men do. They think it is women's work. But I don't agree! ”

　　A German student, at a language school in Oxford said: “I thought Britain was a modem European country—you have been in the EEC for years now. So why do you still use miles, pints, and pounds, instead of kilometers, litres and kilos? And why do you still drive on the wrong side of the road?”

　　A Danish girl in Brighton said: “I came to Britain a month ago. I have noticed one very strange thing here. After British people have washed the dishes, they never rinse them. They just take them out of the dirty, soapy water and leave them dry!”

　　A Swedish girl said: “I have watched a lot of television since I arrived in Torquay two weeks ago. British television is wonderful. But the “programmes”which I enjoyed most are the advertisements. They are very funny or very clever, or both. Back home in Sweden we don't have any TV advertisements at all! ”

1．“It makes shopping very difficult. For example, I don't know what size shoes or jeans to ask for. ”From the passage we know ________ said so.

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2．“In fact the sun hasn't stopped shining—it is not at all like in old films and Dickens' novels. ” From the above we know ________ said so.

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3．“Surely it is not difficult to put them under the cold tap for a moment. ”Who said this?

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4．“I help too—my friends at home would be very surprised if they could see me. ”Whose opinion is it?

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5．“I enjoy guessing what they are for, you know beer or toothpaste or whatever, before they actually name the product. ”Toothpaste is a kind of material that we use to ________.

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Sometimes，I doubted that there was any love between my parents．Every day they were 1 earning money．They didn’t 2 in the romantic 3 that I read in books．For them，“I love you”was too luxurious(奢侈)．When he was 4 working，my father had a bad temper．

    One day, my mother was 5 a quilt．I sat beside her and looked at her．“Mom，I have a question to ask you，”I said．

    “ 6  is it?”she replied．

    “Is there any love between you and Dad?”I asked 7 ．My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 8 in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．9  she continued her work．

    I was very 10 because I thought I had 11 her．But at last，my mother said 12，“Susan，look at this thread．Sometimes it is 13 ，but most of it disappears into the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong．If life is 14 ，then love should be a thread．It call hardly be 15 anywhere，but it’s really there．Love is inside．”I listened carefully but I didn't 16  her until the next spring，when my father became seriously ill．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．

    After they were back，every day in the morning，my mother 17 my father to walk slowly along the country road．My father had never been so gentle．The doctor had said my father would 18 in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself．

    “Dad，how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．

    “ Susan，don’t worry about me，”he said gently．”To tell you the truth，I just like 19 with your mom．”Reading his eyes，I knew he 20 my mother a lot．

1．A．interested in      B．busy in       C．devoted to        D．used to

2.A.act               B．work        C．live            D．speak

3.A.times             B．spaces       C．ways           D．thoughts

4．A．back from      B．late for       C．kept from       D．tired from

5．A．washing       B．sewing       C．spreading       D．folding up

6．A．How          B．Why         C．Where         D．What

7．A．immediately     B．carefully       C．in a low voice    D．in a romantic tune

8．A．sorrow        B．fear          C．excitement      D．surprise

9．A．But          B．Then          C．Therefore       D．Thus

10．A．sorry        B．anxious        C．sad            D．terrified

11．A．interested       B．embarrassed   C．puzzled         D．troubled

12．A．clearly          B．sadly        C．attentively       D．thoughtfully

13．A．inside          B．visible        C．short           D．long

14．A．a thread         B．a quilt       C．a family         D．a home

15．A．seen            B．felt         C．kept            D．got

16．A．misunderstand    B．understand   C．complain of      D．agree with

17．A．asked           B．sent         C．helped         D．supported

18．A．recover          B．walk        C．work          D．satisfy

19．A．living           B．staying       C．being busy     D．walking

20．A．loved           B．understood    C．admired        D．depended on