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Passage 1
Do the old people in the United States like to live alone？No doubt some of them do． 1 ，at least some of them 2 living alone to the changes and 3 that living with others needs．Independence is， 4 ，the chief and most honored 5 in this country．The ideal，deeply rooted in us early， 6 even when we can，quite 7 ，no longer“stand on our own feet．”When our 8 parents’ need for help grows too obvious to 9 ，we say they are beginning to“fail”．Losing one’s independence is，for Americans，a 10 thing．And needing help，we know， 11 in our potential helpers pity， 12 and fear．
We are all，through our lives，a 13 to others．From the moment of 14 ，we are nourished and nurtured by others．As adults we learn to pay for or negotiate our 15 needs，but the fact 16 that it takes an 17 army of other people to grow our food，clean our clothes，maintain our roads，fuel our furnaces．When we marry，we accept another’s 18 to stick with us in sickness and health， 19 and poverty．The load we lay on others only becomes visible，less 20 ，as we age．
1．A．But B．Or C．So D．Besides
2．A．favor B．appreciate C．like D．prefer
3．A．failures B．compromises C．fashions D．balances
4．A．after all B．above all C．at all D．in all
5．A．manner B．custom C．habit D．virtue
6．A．maintains B．persists C．insists D．retains
7．A．virtually B．usually C．basically D．literally
8．A．late B．aging C．maturing D．younger
9．A．emphasize B．meet C．cater D．ignore
10．A．shameful B．pity C．ashamed D．shame
11．A．build B．act C．transform D．evoke
12．A．frustration B．interest C．passion D．pleasure
13．A．burden B．responsibility C．relief D．requirement
14．A．perception B．deception C．conception D．reception
15．A．common B．independent C．actual D．mutual
16．A．stays B．remains C．manifests D．reveals
17．A．variety B．invisible C．abundant D．forceful
18．A．pledge B．assertion C．proclaim D．announcement
19．A．booming B．hospitality C．property D．prosperity
20．A．deniable B．considerable C．unbearable D．feasible
Passage 2
Male lions are rather reserved about expending their energy in hunting．More than three-quarters of kills are made by lionesses．Setting off 1 dusk on a hunt，the lionesses are in 2 ，tensely scanning ahead，the young lions fall playfully behind，and the 3 bring up the rear，walking slowly，their massive 4 nodding with each step as if they 5 with the whole matter．But 6 may have survival value． 7 lionesses busy hunting，the males 1 8 as guards for the young， 9 them particularly from hyenas（袋狼）．
Hunting lionesses have learnt to 10 advantage of their environment．Darkness 11 them with cover，and at dusk they 12 wait near animals they want to kill 13 their outlines blend into the surroundings．Small prey（猎物）present lions with no 14 ．They are simply grabbed with the paws．A 15 technique is used with 16 animals，such as wildebeest（角马）．Usually a lioness pulls her prey down 17 running up behind 18 ，and then seizes it 1 19 the throat．Or she may place her mouth over the muzzle（动物之鼻口）of a downed animal，1 20 it．
1．A．at B．on C．in D．under
2．A．sight B．front C．place D．part
3．A．young B．females C．males D．old
4．A．legs B．heads C．bodies D．tails
5．A．were bored B．bored C．were boring D．were to bore
6．A．swiftness B．laziness C．playfulness D．cleverness
7．A．With B．From C．For D．Over
8．A．tolerate B．vary C．function D．require
9．A．protecting B．hiding C．rescuing D．separating
10．A．catch sight of B．take advantage of
C．find fault with D．give rise to
11．A．provides B．gives C．affords D．prepares
12．A．frequently B．continuously C．repeatedly D．constantly
13．A．although B．if C．until D．since
14．A．problem B．business C．matter D．doubt
15．A．common B．various C．different D．similar
16．A．small B．large C．wild D．weak
17．A．before B．after C．from D．until
18．A．her B．it C．them D．him?
19．A．at B．with C．by D．of
20．A．killing B．kill C．to kill D．killed | 
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