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　　Passage 22

　　When Americans meet their friends， they often start their conversations with a greeting and may then ask about their friends， families， and jobs. Most of __1__ the conversation is optimistic （乐观的）。 Even conversations about __2__ events such as serious illness， family problems or __3__ usually end up in a hopeful way. People discuss special family events __4__ marriages， births， graduations， new jobs and new homes. One friend will usually wish the other good luck or __5__ congratulations. If the news is unhappy， he or she will __6__ sympathy and then add a hopeful comment.

　　There are special rules about the discussion of money. Friends like to __7__ good news like a job promotion （升职） or buying a new house， car or furniture. But they seldom discuss the __8__ of money they got or __9__. A friend __10__ tell you how much an item （一件东西） cost but it is not polite to ask， “How much was it？ ”

　　1. A. the time B. time C. hours D. while

　　1. 选A

　　2. A. ill B. sad C. happy D. badly

　　badly adv. 不好的、坏的

　　2. 选B

　　3. A. death B. dead C. deaths D. dying

　　death 做死亡讲的时候是可数名词。

　　eg. There have been more deaths from drowning.

　　A bad driver was responsible for their deaths.

　　death 做生命的终止、死亡的状态讲的时候是不可数名词。

　　eg. Food poisoning can cause death. 食物中毒可导致死亡。

　　You're drinking yourself to death. 你这样喝酒，非喝死不可。

　　3. 选C

　　end up 到达或来到某处，达到某状态或采取某行动。

　　eg. If you continue to steal you'll end up in prison.

　　At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing.

　　If he carries on driving like that， he'll end up dead.

　　4. A. as B. example C. likely D. such as

　　likely adj. （likelier， likeliest）

　　be likely to do sth./that… 预期的、 可能的

　　eg. It isn't likely to rain. 不大像要下雨。

　　eg. She is very likely to ring me tonight. （也可以说 It's very likely that she'll ring me tonight.）

　　4. 选D

　　5. A. offer B. warn C. support D. afford

　　offer 给予

　　eg. The job offers prospects of promotion. 这份工作有晋升的机会。

　　afford （不用于被动语态）通常与can， could或be able to连用。为（某目的）有足够的钱、时间、地点等。

　　eg. They walked because they couldn't afford a taxi.

　　eg. I'd love to go on holiday but I can't afford the time.

　　5. 选A

　　6. A. play B. express C. speak D. prepare

　　6. 选B

　　7. A. buy B. write C. share D. divide

　　divide 分开

　　7. 选C

　　8. A. score B. number C. quantity D. amount

　　score 分数

　　8. 选D

　　9. A. enjoy B. spend C. cost D. print

　　9. 选B

　　10. A. must B. need C. should D. might

　　10. 选D

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