I decided to go to South Carolina to meet my former schoolmates there.“I could go by bus,but is there any other way?”I wondered. Suddenly an idea occurred to me.
On the school bullet in board(布告牌), I put up a notice:“Need a drive to Columbia,South Carolina. Weekend. Will share gas.Call Yu at 3853427.”
Jim called. He was a student of history and was going to South Carolina to meet his girl friend. We arranged where to meet and when to start. Then I prepared food and drinks enough for two persons.
It was a long way. Jim proved himself to be a good driver by driving his car fast and steady(稳). The cars in front of us were lagging behind one by one. From time to time I served him with food and drink,and we enjoyed talking a lot.
Jim showed great interest in Chinese history. “It's wonderful that you have such a long history, ”he said,“May be one day I will visit China as a history researcher.”“Good idea!I will be your tour guide.” I encouraged his future plan.
We talked and laughed all the way to the very doorstep of my friends' flat. “I'll come to pick you upon Sunday morning at 10.” Saying this, he drove away.
Needless to say,it was a happy reunion for several of our old schoolmates to meet in a foreign country. We had photos taken, and made jiaozi in a big flat. “For our getting together in the US, cheers!” we proposed(提议) to drink to this happy moment.
In South Carolina there were many Shanxi Chinese students, because South Carolina and Shanxi have a sistership connection, which was set up through the help of the Chinese ambassador (大使) to the US,who was also from Shanxi. When those I met got to know that I had settled down in Shanxi for eight years during the Cultural Revolution (文革),they all talked to me like fellow villagers.
The good time passed quickly. It wasn't long before Jim came to pick me up. All of my friends got out to see me off. We shook hands and promised to communicate with each other as often as possible. I waved good-bye to them as the car drove away.
5.From the passage we know that the writer was a Chinese______.
A.tour guide B.traveler C.student D.ambassador
6.The writer must have______the trip.
A.paid nothing at all for B.suffered a great deal because of
C.spent a dozen of days on D.paid for half of the gas during
7.The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph suggests that______.
A.Jim drove at a high speed B.the road was rather crowded
C.they didn't start early D.Jim's car ran very slowly
8.We can conclude from the passage that _____________
A. Jim and the writer didn’t study at the same school
B. the writer didn’t return to the school in Jim’s car
C. Jim was not easy to get along with
D. the writer seemed not to be from Shanxi
CDAD
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025