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Passage 1 The School Years Soon after the United States was founded, Thomas Jefferson, who was President from 1801 to 1809 wrote, If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never wi [查看全文]

Passage 2 Most of us trade money for entertainment. Movies, concerts and shows are enjoyable but __11__ .If you think that you can't have a good time without spending a lot of money, read on. A little resourcefulness and a few minutes of ne [查看全文]

Who Knows Since no one knows what scientific discoveries will be made between now and the year A. D. 2000, each of us can make his own predictions. Our prophecies (預(yù)言) need not be completely wild guesses. We know science has moved forwa [查看全文]

Passage 2 Student expeditions do a great deal of good work on the Arctic islands but from time to time cause trouble in the huts, probably because students are not familiar with the __11__ of the little wooden huts dotted all over the islan [查看全文]

Passage 1 The Man on the Street and the Men on the Moon Does walking on the moon make life better for people on earth? Considering all the problems of our own world, why should we be spending huge sums on trips to outer space? Such question [查看全文]

Passage 2 Many people often enjoy eating out either before or after a visit to the theatre. However, most of us would rather keep the two __11__ separate. One man who thinks that they can be successfully combined has not only expressed his [查看全文]

Passage 1 The Look Younger Diet Is the Fountain of Youth a myth? Not entirely, many experts in nutrition now believe, Age fast, or age slowit's up to you. declares Dr. Kenneth Cooper, president and founder of the Aerobics Center in Dallas. [查看全文]

Passage 2 Sophy Brent came to visit me nearly every day. She made me feel uneasy most of the time. She smoked __11__ and never used an ashtray. She followed me into the kitchen while I made tea or coffee or supper and__ 12__ herself to the [查看全文]

Passage 1 Immigrants All A visitor to Liberty Island in New York Harbor would see one of the most important national monuments in the United States. Rising three hundred five feet above the island stands the Statue of Liberty, which since i [查看全文]

Passage 2 America's most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty, i. e. the Statue of Liberty. It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed by another Frenchman, Frederic Bartoldi. They wanted to 11 liberty and friend [查看全文]