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　　Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was known for his (1)      . When he was young, Lincoln managed a store in the countryside. He did his best to run the store. He was honest, (2)      , pleasant and ready to do anything that could encourage customers to come to the place.
　　One night, as he was counting over the cash he gained that day, Lincoln found a problem:he had taken a few cents from a customer more than was due (应付的). He hurriedly closed the store, and walked a long distance to give the small amount of money back to the customer.
　　At (3)      time, a woman bought some tea from Lincoln's store in the evening. The next day, much to her (4)      , she found Lincoln at her door. Discovering that he had given the customer too little for her money, Lincoln had weighed out what was due and carried it to her. Lincoln gave the tea to the woman, and (5)       for his mistake. Only at that moment did the woman realize that she had been short in the amount of her purchase.
　　There are many other stories about Lincoln, showing what an honest man he was. That's (6)       he was highly respected by the American people.

30．　　Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend great books for you to read:
　　★ My favourite book is Don't Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favourite. It doesn't end like other books, and I cried while reading.
　　★ I think Nancy Drew is great!Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it's a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
　　★ I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny, so please add it on your book list. You don't want to miss out funny stories!
　　★ I would suggest ________ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and think him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
　　★ I read a book called Neela:Victory Song and it was so good that I read it twice!It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father!It has lots of history in it!I also learned a lot about different cultures!The author's name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

31．　　For a period of a month some time ago I became a vegetarian (素食者). Some people won't eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because they care about their health. My reason is a little (1)       it is love.
　　I simply wanted to remember my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood memories in Thailand were about sharing a (2)       with her.
　　In fact, as a child, I learned how to value (珍惜) food not from dishes my mother often cooked, (3)       from the simple dinner my grandmother prepared. Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.
　　Grandma passed away more than ten years ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma's vegetarian suppers and stories have become a distant past. But one morning, I suddenly thought that I could (4)       hear the sound of my grandmother's voice because she had left me forever. So I decided to become a vegetarian for a month.
　　In a city famous for its dining experience, this was (5)       I refused several dinner parties for fear of offending (冒犯) the hosts. I stopped walking by restaurants where the smell of good cooking would be in the air. My best friend wondered if there was something wrong with me.
　　Now, I (6)       her way. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.

32．　　A survey has been published which shows that British people don't like their neighbours very much. 80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbours (1)h       pay attention to others' feelings. 25% don't talk to the people who live next door and 10% don't even know their names. In fact, one million people in Britain would like to (2)m       because they don't get along well with their neighbours.
　　According to the survey, the (3)b      problem is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and old houses. These places often have thin walls which can't (4)s       the noise from next door.
　　The other main problems are disagreements (不和) about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young. Some disagreements last a (5)l      time. In one case, people who live in the same building haven't talked to each other for fifteen years. Sometimes the disagreements end in violence (暴力). In one of the worst cases, a man killed a neighbour because he kept parking in "his space".
　　Another survey shows that 90% of the neighbours never share a meal, 80% have never had a drink (6)t      , and 20% have never even spoken. However, when neighbours become each other's (7)f       they are often ready to offer help, as we can see in many parts of the world.
　　One solution to such problems is to talk about them with a professional organization and if necessary, to sign a written agreement. Now people can get this service in more and more towns.

33．Your Nose is Busy and Important　　Your nose has many important jobs, and is always busy.
　　Smelling
　　Smelling helps you gather information about the world around you. A good scent (气味), like flowers, brings you pleasure. A bad scent, like smoke or sour milk, warns you of danger. Most things around you release scent particles (微粒)into the air. These invisible chemicals enter the nose when you breathe. Nerves in the nose send information to the brain to identify a smell. You are able to recognize thousands of smells.
　　Breathing
　　Most of the air you breathe enters through your nose. The nose uses hair and mucus (粘液)to clean dust and germs (细菌) out of the air. The air that enters your nose contains oxygen. Your body uses oxygen to unlock the energy in the food you eat. Even when you sleep, your body needs energy to keep your heart beating and your brain working.
　　Tasting
　　Your nose helps you enjoy food. Flavor is a mixture of taste and smell. The smell of the food helps you identify what you are eating. The sense of smell contributes more to (贡献) food flavor than the sense of taste. When you are sick and have a stuffy nose, your food doesn't taste as good because without smell, food loses most of its flavor.
　　Smell memory
　　Smells can bring back memories. Your brain uses a process to create a picture in your mind from the odors (气味) you smell. Smells can affect your feelings because the part of the brain that helps you identify smells is close to the area that affects your emotions, mood and memory. More smell memories are collected as you get older.
　　Your nose has many important jobs, and is more than just a smeller!

34．Write a passage of at least 60 words on the given topic "Being helpful to others". (以"乐于助人" 为题写一篇不少于 60 个单词的短文, 标点符号不占格. )
(注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及相关信息, 否则不予评分. )
Use the following points as reference. (以下问题仅供参考)
(1)Do you think it necessary to help others?
(2)How do you help them?
(3)How do you feel when you do so?