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Passage 1 American people divide their days (1)_____ several blocks (2)_____ time, and plan different activities (3)_____ different times. American time is on the dot. If something is supposed to happen (4)______ eight oclock, it will begin at eight. American value promptness and may become angry if a person is more than 15 minutes late (5)______ a good reason. If you know you are going to be late, call (6)_____ advance and let someone know. (7)_____ you arrive late, you should apologized and explain why. Americans arrive (8)_____ time for doctors appointments. The doctor may keep you (9)_____, but if you keep the doctor waiting, you may get a bill (10)_____ the doctors time! 1. A. by B. in C. into D. on Key(61): C 2. A. at B. of C. in D. for Key(62): B 3. A. for B. up C. into D. to Key(63): A 4. A. at B. on C. by D. in Key(64): A 5. A. with not B. without C. not at D. not with Key(65): B 6. A. on B. at C. for D. in Key(66): D 7. A. At B. In C. If D. By Key(67): C 8. A. on B. in C. at D. by Key(68): A 9. A. to wait B. waiting C. waited D. wait Key(69): B 10. A. for B. with C. over D. in Key(70): A Passage 2 Human language is a system of symbols (符号). No other animal has a complex symbolic language that must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, 1_the basic human language is learned speech, composed 2 sounds that symbolize things, ideas, actions, and the like. The word “table”, for 3 _, means a raised slab (平板) because we have agreed that it will be the symbol for 4 we know a table to be. Otherwise, there is 5_ at all “tablish” about the sound of the word. Written language uses letters or other 6 to stand for the sounds of speech. We learn to read, often 7_ considerable effort, by noticing or 8_ taught that groups of letters stand for the sounds that we already know 9 to speak. We learn to write, with even 1 0 effort, by lea