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ther to see Selma Shapiro lying in state, wrapped in bandages from which would emerge a person fit for life beyond the block. Three buildings away a boy went downtown for a job, and on his application he wrote ¡°Anold Brown¡± instead of ¡°Anold Braunowiitz.¡± The news swept through the neighborhood like a wild fire. A name change? What was happening here? It was awful; it was wonderful. It was frightening; it was delicious. Whatever it was, it wasn¡¯t standstill.

Thing felt lively and active. Self-confidence was on the rise, passivity on the wane. We were going to experience challenges. That¡¯s what it meant to be in the new world. For the first time we could imagine ourselves out there.ª¥

But whom exactly do I mean when I say we? I mean Arinie, not Selma. I mean my brother, not me. I mean the boys, not the girls. My mother stood behind me, pushing me forward. ¡°The girls goes to college, too,¡± she said. And I did. But my going to college would not mean the same thing as my brother¡¯s going to college, and we all knew it. For my brother, college meant going from the Bronx to Manhattan. But for me? From the time I was fourteen I yearned to get out of the Bronx, but get out into what? I did not actually imagine myself a working person alone in Manhattan and nobody else did either. What I did imagine was that I would marry, and that the man I married would get me downtown. He would break the perils of class and race, and some how I¡¯d be there alongside him.ª¤

16. In the passage, we can find the author was____.ª¤

A) quite satisfied with her lifeª¤

B) a poor Jewish girlª¤

C) born in a middle-class familyª¤

D) a resident in a rich area in New York

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17. Why did the author¡¯s father say ¡°Nothing but a few Jews in here¡±?

A) He was asking for help.ª¤

B) He was complaining.ª¤

C) He was reassuring.ª¤

D) He wanted to know why their car was sideswiped. ª¤

18. Selma Shapiro had her nose straightened because she wanted ____.

A) to look her bestª¤

B) to find a new job in the neighborhoodª¤

C) to live a new life in other placesª¤

D) to marry very soon ª¤

19. Anold Brown changed his name because ____.ª¤

A) there was racial discrimination in employmentª¤

B) Brown was just the same as Braunowiitzª¤

C) it was easy to writeª¤

D) Brown sounds better ª¤

20. From the passage we can infer that ____.ª¤

A) the Jews were satisfied with their life in the Bronxª¤

B) the Jewish immigrants could not be richª¤

C) all the immigrants were very poorª¤

D) the young Jews didn¡¯t accept the stern reality ª¤

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Passage 3

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Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:ª¥

It is all very well to blame traffic congestion, the cost of petrol and the hectic pace modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again to, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver¡¯s seat is another kettle of fish altogether. You might tolerate the odd road hog, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a ¡°Be Kind to Other Drivers¡± campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.ª¥

Road courtesy is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most levelheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to retaliate when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little courtesy goes along way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don¡¯t even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.ª¥

Contrary to general opinion, young drivers (especially sports-car owners, who take pride in their driving) have better manners than their seniors. But this attitude is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither expect nor give any quarter. This may be a commendable trait on the battlefield but is out of place on the roads.ª¥

Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signal cars to overtake when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. Their drivers couldn¡¯t be bothered to select a lower gear. Others, after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged the road. Again, a motoring magazine has recently drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps. ¡°They manufacture them by force, using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warning.¡± Slanting matches and even punch-ups are quite common. Itcan¡¯t be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used: we can then call our dual carriageways duel carriageways, and solve a spelling problem in the process.ª¥

Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver maybe, he can¡¯t be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive.

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21. What does the author mean by ¡°another kettle of fish altogether¡± (Para.1, sentence 3)?ª¤

A) completely another awkward and difficult situationª¤

B) another net of fish put togetherª¤

C) completely another kind of situationª¤

D) completely another kind of driver ª¤

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22. The phrase ¡°get completely out of hand¡± (Para. 1, last sentence) stands for ____.ª¤

A) get without giving it much thought completelyª¤

B) get out of order completelyª¤

C) get out of control completelyª¤

D) get ready completely ª¤

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23. Road courtesy is good sense because ____.ª¤