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TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost（31）heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladderevenifitmeans（32）thepavementintoabusystreet!

（33）youmustpassunderaladderyoucan（34）badluckbycrossingyourfingersand（35）themcrosseduntilyouhaveseenadog.（36）,youmaylickyourfingerand（37）acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe（38）hasdried.

　　Anothercommon（39）isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbring（40）tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole（41）.Anyoneopeninganumbrellainfineweatheris（42）,asitinevitablybringsrain!

　　Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth（43）onaFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay（44）.theworstmisfortunethatcanhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,（45）itbringssevenyearsofbadluck!

Thesuperstitionissupposedto（46）inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

　　BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare（47）witchcraft……itis（48）luckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.

　　Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood（49）luck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas"mycarhasnever（50）,touchwood?

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　　31.AbroadlyBwidelyCquicklyDspeedily

　　32.ArunningfromBjumpingoffCsteppingoffDkeepingfrom

　　33.AIfBAsCThoughDUnless

　　34.AeraseBremoveCavoidDease

　　35.AkeepBkeepingCkeptDtokeep

　　36.AConsequentlyBHoweverCComparativelyDAlternatively

　　37.AmakeBprintCperformDproduce

　　38.AlabelBsymbolCmarkDcut

　　39.AargumentBsuperstitionCopinionDidea

　　40.AlossBdifficultyCtragedyDmisfortune

　　41.AhouseBhouseholdChomeDcircle

　　42.AunwiseBunintelligentCunpopularDunfortunate

　　43.AfallsBarrivesCdropsDhappens

　　44.AawayBoutdoorsCindoorsDfar

　　45.AwhenBasCifDthough

　　46.AhaveoriginatedBbeoriginatingCbeoriginatedDoriginate

　　47.AconcernedaboutBrelatedwithCassociatedwithDconnectedin

　　48.AespeciallyBspeciallyCfrequentlyDrarely

　　49.AasBforCinDof

　　50.AbrokenupBbrokenoffCbrokenawayDbrokendown

　　PARTⅣGRAMMARandVOCABULARY

　　51.__dullhemaybe,heiscertainlyaverysuccessfultopexecutive.

　　AAlthoughBwhateverCAsDHowever

　　52.IfonlyI__playtheguitaraswellasyou!

　　AwouldBcouldCshouldDmight

　　53.Theparty,__Iwastheguestofhonour,wasextremelyenjoyable.

　　AbywhichBforwhichCtowhichDatwhich

　　54It'shightimewe__cuttingdowntherainforests.

　　AstoppedBhadtostopCshallstopDstop

　　55Thestudentsaidtherewereafewpointsintheessayhe__impossibletocomprehend.　　AhasfoundBwasfindingChadfoundDwouldfind

　　56Loudspeakerswerefixedinthehallsothateveryone__anopportunitytohearthespeech.　　AoughttohaveBmusthaveCmayhaveDshouldhave

　　57Iamsurprised__thiscityisadullplacetolivein.

AthatyoushouldthinkBbywhatyouarethinking

CthatyouwouldthinkDwithwhatyouwerethinking

　　58Susanisveryhardworking,butherpayisnot__forherwork.

　　AenoughgoodBgoodenoughCasgoodenoughDgoodasenough

　　59Itisimperativethatthegovernment__moreinvestmentintotheshipbuildingindustry.　　AattractsBshallattractCattractDhasto

　　60Landbelongstothecity;thereis__thingasprivateownershipofland.

　　AnosuchaBnotsuchCnotsuchaDnosuch

　　61Mydaughterhaswalkedeightmilestoday.Weneverguessedthatshecouldwalk__far　　A/BsuchCthatDas

　　62Thestatistics__thatlivingstandardsintheareahaveimproveddrasticallyinrecenttimes.　　AprovesBisprovingCareprovingDprove

　　63Thereareonlytenapplesleftinthebaskets,__thespoiltones.

　　AnotcountingBnottocountCdon'tcountDhavingnotcounted

　　64Itwas__wehadhoped

AmoreasuccessthanBasuccessmorethan

CasmuchofasuccessasDasuccessasmuchas

　　65Thereusedtobeapetrolstationnearthepark,__?

　　Adidn'titBdoesn'tthereCusedn'tit?

Ddidn'tthere

　　66Itisanoffencetoshow__againstpeopleofdifferentraces.

　　AdistinctionBdifferenceCseparationDdiscrimination

　　67Agreatamountofworkhasgoneinto__theCathedraltoitsprevioussplendour.

　　ArefreshingBrestoringCrenovatingDrenewing

　　68Thethievesfledwiththelocalpolicecloseontheir__.

　　AbacksBnecksCtoesDheels

　　69Theeconomicrecessionhasmeantthatjob__isararething.

　　AsecurityBsafetyCprotectionDsecureness

　　70Manypeoplenowadayssavemoneyto__fortheiroldage.

　　AcaterBsupplyCprovideDequip

　　71Thetoneofthearticle__thewriter'smoodatthetime.

　　AreproducedBreflectedCimaginedDimitated

　　72Thisisnottheright__toaskformyhelp;Iamfartoobusyeventolisten

　　73Thejobofastudentaccommodationofficer__agreatmanyvisitstolandladies.

　　AconcernsBoffersCasksDinvolves

　　74Ourfamilydoctor'sclinic__atthejunctionoftwobusyroads.

　　ArestsBstandsCstaysDseats

　　75Shewassofatthatshecouldonlyjust__throughthedoor.

　　AassembleBappearCsqueezeDgather

　　76Aftertheheavyrain,abuilderwascalledtorepairtheroof,whichwas__.

　　AleakingBtricklingCprominentDnoticeable

　　77Thereceptionwasattendedby__membersofthelocalcommunity.

　　AexcellentBconspicuousCprominentDnoticeable

　　78SharepricesontheStockExchangeplungedsharplyinthemorningbut__slightlyintheafternoon.

　　AregainedBrecoveredCrestoredDrevived

　　79Hisbrainhasworkedawayontheideaofauniversalcure.

　　ArichBquickCproductiveDfertile

　　80Thecouplehasdonatedanot__amountofmoneytothefoundation.

　　AinconsiderableBinconsiderateCinaccurateDincomparable

　　　TEXTA

　　Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.

　　First.Let'stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.

　　Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe"meeting"influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Iti

snolonger"seeyouthereat8",but"textmearound8andwe'llseewhereweallare".

　　Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,"insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging",twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:

the"talkers"andthe"texters"-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.

　　Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.

　　Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.Thereisthe"speakeasy":

theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,chattingaway.Andthereisthe"spacemaker":

thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.

　　Whocanblamethem?

Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople'sprivacy.So,itisunderstandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn'tworrysomuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.

　　81whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they

　　A:

arrangethemeetingplacebeforehand　　B.stminute

　　C:

seldomcareaboutwhenandwheretomeet

　　D:

stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.

　　82AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostlylikelytobeseenon

　　A:

TALKERS　　B;the"speakeasy"　　c.the"spacemaker"　　D.texters

　　83Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare

A:

quiterevealing　B:

wellwritten

C:

unacceptablebyothers　Dshockingtoothers

　　84accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobileAtalkersBtheCthespacemaker　　Dtexters

　　85anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe

　　A:

theSMSeffect　Bculturalimplicationofmobileuse

　Cchangeintheuseofthemobile　Dbodylanguageandthemobilephone!

　　TEXTB

　　Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis"working-class"or"middle-class"

　　-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

　　Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers'jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,dispostponefixingtheplacetilllatinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher"h