Have you ever been to America？I was only an 11﹣year﹣old girl when my parents （1） me that we would soon move to America．We were on the bus then．I cried．I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing the radio program for school children again which I （2） every morning．
In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying（3） to my friends and relatives．When we were leaving，I even felt a little（4） because I thought about all the places I was going to see﹣the strange and（5） places I had known only from books and pictures．
The first four years in America taught me the importance of optimism（乐观），but the idea did not come to（6） at once．For the first two years in New York I was really（7） ﹣having to study in three schools and I （8） most of my time learning the English language．I（9） had any time for fun．Sometimes I did not quite know what I was or what I should be．Mother（10） and things became even harder for me．It took me（11） to get used to my stepfather．I was often（12） ，and saw no end to"the hard times"．
I had to do many things for the family since I knew English better than everyone else at home．（13） things got better and better later and almost all common troubles（14） at last．From those experiences I have learned one important rule：Something good is certain to happen in the end．（15） you do not give up，and just wait a little!
（1）A． spoke |
B． said |
C． told |
D． announced |
（2）A． talked about |
B． watched |
C studied |
D． listened to |
（3）A． sorry |
B． goodbye |
C． hello |
D． thanks |
（4）A． upset |
B． disappointed |
C． afraid |
D． excited |
（5）A． magical |
B． boring |
C． necessary |
D． usual |
（6）A． him |
B． me |
C． her |
D． it |
（7）A． interested |
B． happy |
C． lost |
D． confident |
（8）A． wasted |
B． spent |
C． used |
D． paid |
（9）A． hardly |
B． hard |
C． nearly |
D． always |
（10）A． returned |
B． left |
C． noticed |
D． remarried |
（11）A． some times |
B． some money |
C． some words |
D． some time |
（12）A． satisfied |
B． sad |
C． optimistic |
D． glad |
（13）A． Especially |
B． Unfortunately |
C． Immediately |
D． Luckily |
（14）A． went away |
B． went up |
C． went along |
D． went over |
（15）A． to |
B． before |
C． when |
D． Unless |
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Hitchbot
Have you ever seen a hitchhiker（搭便车的旅行者）standing by the side of a road？Now drivers in Canada might see（51） unusual hitchhiker； a hitchhiking robot．
One of its inventors，David Harris Smith，has hitched across Canada three times．Smith and a friend，Frauke Zeller，have built Hitchbot because they wanted（52） （see） if people would stop and give the robot a lift and talk to it．The robot can chat about things it has learned，and about（53） （it） trip．You might think it's a joke，（54） Smith and Zeller's experiment has a serious point：can robots and people get along？
Hitchbot（55） （begin） its journey in Nova Scotia in July．It has already completed a third of its 6，000﹣mile trip to Victoria．More than 57，000 people are following its journey（56） （close） on Facebook and Twitter，and travelers have posted lots of（57） （photo） on the websites．Hitchbot has also done some shopping，eaten motor oil，and had fun with travelers．Nobody knows（58） it will finish its journey．It might be（59） （long） than expected，but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get（60） many rides as it can．It hasn't been in a self﹣driving car yet，but anything is possible!
This story tells of two sporting heroes who made an impossible dream come true．Bob Champion was a young jockey （骑师） with a bright（1） ．Then，one day，he fell off his horse．He went to the doctor（2） his injuries（伤） and was surprised when he（3） that he had cancer．The medical treatment lasted many months and made him very（4） ．At times，he nearly died．
As the same time，there was a successful（5） called Aldaniti．Unluckily，during one race，the horse got a serious injury．The horse's owners（6） to put the horse down though the doctor advised the horse's trainer to do so．They（7） Aldaniti for a whole year and the horse's injuries got better．
By this time，Bob Champion was out of（8） ．Slowly，he got back his strength．Eight months later，he（9） to his job as a jockey．A month after that，he rode the winning horse in a race．Soon afterwards，Aldaniti（10） returned to training．
Early the next year，（11） Bob Champion and Aldaniti were almost back to full fitness．Now，there was a new plan．Bob decided to（12） Aldaniti in the Grand National，one of the UK's most famous horse races．People watching the race knew all about the（13） fights against ill
health and injury．Every one of them wanted the fairy tale to have a（14） ending．And it was perfect．Aldaniti and Bob Champion were real sporting（15） ．
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（1）A．future |
B．idea |
C．smile |
D．voice |
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（2）A．instead of |
B．except for |
C．because of |
D．away from |
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（3）A．suggested |
B．discovered |
C．expected |
D．remember |
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（4）A．sad |
B．scared |
C．poor |
D．weak |
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（5）A．doctor |
B．horse |
C．owner |
D．trainer |
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（6）A．refused |
B．prepared |
C．regretted |
D．forgot |
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（7）A．waited for |
B．looked after |
C．called in |
D．paid for |
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（8）A．work |
B．school |
C．sight |
D．hospital |
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（9）A．stuck |
B．belonged |
C．returned |
D．moved |
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（10）A．also |
B．still |
C．even |
D．again |
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（11）A．either |
B．both |
C．all |
D．each |
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（12）A．stop |
B．walk |
C．ride |
D．feed |
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（13）A．one's |
B．pair's |
C．group's |
D．family's |
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（14）A．sad |
B．funny |
C．happy |
D．similar |
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（15）A．heroes |
B．players |
C．results |
D．events |