A

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the Western countries，especially in America，some social customs have lasted till today. For example，ladies first，that is to say，women in these countries are respected in many 1 .

In the USA， 2 in Europe，you will see men usually open doors for women，and women generally walk ahead 3 men into a room or

restaurant， 4 the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table，to open the door of a car 5 give other services. On the street，men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies 6 is closer to the traffic. 7 if a man walks with two ladies，he should walk 8 them.

If the host or hostess comes to fetch their guest for dinner in a car，the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat 9 ，as the host or hostess is also the driver. When the host 10 the guest to the sitting room，most men in the room will stand up if the guest is a lady. Generally

11 ，younger ones are introduced to older ones first. Though the custom is followed by 12 people than in the past，especially among the young people，women of all ages still want the custom. Anyhow，women are still respected in so many ways in the western countries.

1. A. places B. roads C. paths D. ways

2. A. of B. as C. / D. out

3. A. of B. out of C. among D. on

4. A. unless B. if C. if not D. when

5. A. or B. to C. or to D. and to

6. A. which B. who C. whom D. what

7. A. And B. But C. Or D. So

8. A. between B. out of C. among D. of

9. A. empty B. free C. uselessD. out

10. A. shows B. follows C. pushes D. carries

11. A. speak B. spoken C. to speakD. speaking

12. A. few B. many C. more D. fewer

答案及解析

1. D。in many ways，“在很多方面”。

2. B。as in Europe，“像在歐洲一樣”。

3. A。ahead of 固定短語搭配。

4. A。上文敘述女士應(yīng)走在男士前面，除非男士要去做別的事情。

5. C。or to 與to open 為選擇關(guān)系。

6. A。根據(jù)題意side為定語從句的先行詞，故選用which。

7. B。上文為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

8. A。根據(jù)上文if a man walks with two ladies 所提供的信息，故選擇between。

9. B。leave...free，使……空著。

10. A。show sb to a place，“帶領(lǐng)某人去/參觀某地”。

11. D。Generally speaking，“一般說來”，短語搭配。

12. D。從文章的信息推理出遵守這種風(fēng)俗的人少了。

B

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

We high school students do have some growing pains， but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 1 ，some of us are upset 2 their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 3 matters. Second，we sometimes seem to be misunderstood by 4 teachers， parents and classmates. Faced with this，we can find a proper time to have 5 heart？鄄to？鄄heart talk with them，trying to remove the understanding. Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open？鄄minded and friendly will do you good. Third，we may fall behind others， 6 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently， full of determination. At last，some of us don’t have much pocket money， 7 they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange？So long as we have some， that’s enough. And we can learn 8 to spend money.

【答案】

1. First 2. about 3. that 4. our 5. a 6. which 7. so 8. how

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