There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   33 .  Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   34  every penny I could and   35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   36  to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   39  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I   41  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   42  from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   43  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it   44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   45  hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   46  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   47  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His   49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   50  his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   16  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about   17  as you do.
A recent survey among high school   18  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   19  teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were  20  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   21  by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show   22  of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different   23  of beauty, so teens are more   24  to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the   25 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s   26 , US students showed more individuality, with 88 per cent   27  that “people should follow their own interests rather than   28 of others”. This is much   29  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and   30  most dissatisfied.
“  31  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.   32  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different   33  backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much   34  among most of the teens  35  for the survey.

Today's teens have a knowledge of the Internet that often surpasses that of their parents. Because so many teens are Internet survey, it is important that they also have an understanding of the dangers that exist online and how to deal with them. Watch teens share their own“Real­Life Stories” about issues affecting them on the Internet such as cyberbullying(網(wǎng)絡(luò)欺凌), online enticement, and giving out too much personal information.

56.The ad. is intended for________.

A. kids loving to play games online

B. only victims of the Internet use

C. kids and their parents who want to learn about the       safety online

D. pre­school students who know little about the Internet

57．If you visit the website，you can________.

A. share your friends'“ Real­Life Stories” about issues affecting them on the Internet

B. have an understanding of the dangers that exist online and how to deal with them

C. say and do terrible things to each other online

D. ask for help when you have difficulty with your study

58．If you visit www.cybertipline.com，you can ________.

A. contact your local law enforcement

B. search our knowledge base for answers to all of your questions about the online world

C. report any incident of the Internet use

D. help your siblings learn how to avoid the dangers that exist on the Internet

59．Which of the following stories you can share on the Real Life Stories?

A. A teen was murdered by the man she met in a chat room.

B. Problems of losing weight.

C. Left home alone.

D. Hurt by second­hand smoke in the Internet cafe.

My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   36  job, so I had a very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   37  my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife   38  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   39  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   40  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   41  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   42  someone who was so overqualified（資歷過(guò)高的）worked at a small community college, she   43  told me because he wanted to.
This   44  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   45  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   46  the kinds of students he believed would make a   47  in the world. He said that   48  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   49  because the students there showed the   50  promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   51  us to take part in our community in any way we   52  .
I thought that I was the   53  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   54  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   55    our country, our community and ourselves.

閱讀下面兩篇短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least   31  .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot   32  it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no   33    because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes   34  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We   35  had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy   36  the name of John.
John had never been   37  in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38  he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we   39  a match with our biggest opponent(對(duì)手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular   40  He rolled over, and his opponent  41  him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(壓住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  43  John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44  presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big   45  in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets   46 .”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not   47  and he knew it. But he waited for the  48   opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real  49  is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to   50  it.
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