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1、完形填空【2011浙江湖州】三、完形填空（本題有15小題，每小題1分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，理解其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳選項。Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before 26 every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didnt smoke and never 27 . She didnt e

2、at chocolate. She didnt eat sweet and fatty food, 28 . She weighted herself every day.One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a 29 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, 30 he looked very happ

3、y.He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isnt it?” He had a wide smile 31 his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”Alicia thought he 32 very old and wise. She thought he must be at

4、least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the 33 of a happy old age.“I hope you dont 34 me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do 35 I am your age.”The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for 36 ? I smoke twenty p

5、ackets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”Alicia was 37 . She didnt expect the man to give her an answer like that. She w

6、ondered how the man got to be so old when he did 38 wrong. She thought he should be 39 and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life 40 eating well or doing lots of exercise.“How old are you?” she asked.“Its my birthday today,” said the man. “Im forty-se

7、ven!”26. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper27. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept28. A. too B. also C. either D. still29. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl30. A. so B. but C. and D. or31. A. in B. with C. at D. on32. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found33. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. fu

8、ture34. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy35. A. when B. since C. though D. for36. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life37. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed38. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing39. A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick40. A. through B. from C. without

9、D. by【主旨大意】本文講述一個注重飲食健康、也愛好晨煉的女孩見到一個“老人”，年齡雖大，看起來卻很快樂的。通過交談得知，這位不注重飲食和鍛煉的“老人”卻只有47歲。26 B 【解析】由時間狀語“every morning”及常識可知，她是在每天早飯前進行散步五公里。27. B 【解析】第一段中介紹Alicia健康的生活方式和飲食習慣，所以這一句的意思是“她不吸煙也不喝酒”。28. C 【解析】either用于否定句句末;too用于肯定句句末;also用于肯定句句中。故選C。29. A 【解析】從下文的描述可知，he is a man。30. B 【解析】由上文：他看起來又瘦又弱，并且手一直

10、在晃動，與后文的“happy”形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。31.D 【解析】on ones face在某人的臉上，是固定詞組。32. B 【解析】選B。look系動詞，看起來，old and wise 做系動詞look的表語。句意“他看起來年紀很大而且很博學。33. A【解析】從下文“but what is your secret for being so happy at your age?” 可以判斷用secret。34. B【解析】句意：我希望你不要介意我的提問。mind sb.doing sth.介意某人做某事。stand意為“忍受、站立”， allow 意為“允許”，enjoy意為“享受”，這三項

11、都不符合句意。35. A 【解析】句意：我希望當我在你這個年齡時。when 當時候，引導時間狀語從句；since后面一般跟“過去時間”；“for+時間段”往往用于完成時； though引導讓步狀語從句。36. C 【解析】根據(jù)上一段第二句話“whats your secret for being so happy at your age?”可以看出是“快樂的秘密”。happy的名詞形式為happiness.故選C。37. A 【解析】由下文兩句話可知，對于“老人”的回答，她很驚奇。38. C【解析】詞義辨析。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中這位老人說的話，可以知道Alicia 認為他做的每一件事都對身體不好。

12、39. D【解析】Alicia認為這位老人的這種生活方式、飲食習慣會使他生病或不高興。angry 生氣的，serious嚴肅的，quiet 安靜的，sick生病的。40. C 【解析】Alicia以為他90歲左右，她誤以為不用吃的很好或不用進行很多的鍛煉就能夠生活長壽、快樂。【2011沈陽】二、完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容從、中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。With a determined(堅定的) look on his face, Chicagos Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and c

13、limbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the21 building in the US. As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didnt stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 ch

14、eers from many people.“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(殘疾) shouldnt stop anyo

15、ne 26 achieving his or her success.He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(決心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the pro

16、sthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he

17、went faster,” said Kohn. “Hes the most craven sportsman Ive ever trained.” McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When Im older, Ill 35 to the building and say Look at this building I climbed,” he said. 21. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest22. A.

18、seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost23. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept24. A. while B. after C. if D. though25. A. heart B. hope C. body D. love26. A. by B. for C. in D. from27. A. as B. since C. until D. before28. A. pleased B. beaten C. moved D. asked29. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted30.

19、A. Here B. There C. He D. It31. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then32. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise33. A. tried B. saw C. did D. met34. A. thinking B. talking C. worried D. proud35. A. point B. go C. turn D. hurry【主旨大意】本文敘述了一位殘疾少年McCarthy攀登美國第一塔的事跡，從而敘述了他是如何攀登第一塔和他自己的一些感觸，也讓我們明白身殘志

20、堅的道理。21. B 根據(jù)本文判斷是美國最高的建筑物。22. D 由句意可知，當他到達最后一個臺階時，幾乎要掉下來，故答案為D。23. A 句意：那里他欣賞著來自人群中的歡呼。故答案為A。24. C 根據(jù)句意：我只是想要向人們證明，如果一個沒有腿的孩子可以做到，任何人都能做到。本句是if引導的條件狀語從句，故答案為C。25. A 根據(jù)上下文可知應該是有一顆強壯的心，故答案為A。26. D 固定短語stop.from.“阻止.”，故答案為D。27. B 句意：自從他四歲以來，他就上所特殊學校。故答案為B。28. C 根據(jù)后句可知，應該是被他的決心所感動，并幫助訓練，故答案為C。29. B 固定搭

21、配spend.doing sth.“花費時間做某事”，故答案為B。30. D 固定句型It seems that.“看起來似乎.”，故答案為D。31. B 根據(jù)上下文可知，應該是“有時候”，故答案為B。32. D 由上文可知，是想要更多的練習，故答案為D。33. B 句意：我看到最后的10個臺階，他走的更快了。只有B符合題意。34. D 固定短語be proud of“以.為驕傲”，故答案為D。35. A 短語point to“指著.”，故選A。【2013山東煙臺】A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit

22、their old professor. Soon they began to _31_ the stress in work and life. The professor went to the kitchen and returned _32_ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cupscrystal(水晶的), glass, plastic, some nice looking, some plain looking, some _33_, some cheap. And he told them to help _34_ to the coffee.

23、When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “Ive noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were _35_, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is _36_ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your _37_ and stress. You know that th

24、e cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. _38_ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _39_ you consciously went for the best cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and _40_ in society are the cups. They are just _41_ to hold and contain life, and the type of cup does not

25、change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by _42_concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _43_ us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!The happiest people dont have the best of everything. They just make the _44_ of everything.Live simply. L

26、ove feverously. Care deeply. Speak _45_. And leave the rest to God.31. A.think ofB.think forC. complain aboutD. drop out32. A.forB.atC.inD. with33.A. expensiveB.ordinaryC.strongD. serious34.A.themB.themselvesC.himD. everyone35.A.mixed upB.leftC. taken upD. refused 36.A.normalB. importantC. impossibl

27、eD. necessary37.A.thoughtsB. failureC. questionsD. problems38.A. WhoB.How muchC.WhatD. That39.A.andB.butC.soD. or40.A.position B.ageC.healthD. purpose41.A. cupsB.toolsC.bagsD. bowls12.A.putting B. gettingC.turning D. concentrating43.A. taughtB.providedC.returnedD. bought44.A.funB.useC.the bestD. the

28、 worst45.A.kindly B.sadlyC.rudelyD. seriously【主旨大意】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了一組事業(yè)上大有成就的同學一起去訪問他們以前的大學教授，然而談話的內(nèi)容很快變成關(guān)于埋怨在工作和生活中的壓力。當教授提供給他們不同杯子的咖啡的時候，大部分學生都去關(guān)注漂亮的昂貴的杯子，而忽略那些便宜的杯子。教授通過這件事情告訴他的學生們“最快樂的人不是擁有最好的一切，他們應該做最好的一切。31. C【解析】考查動詞詞義辨析。Think of考慮；think for認為；complain about埋怨；drop out離開；退出。根據(jù)該句中提到的“stress in wor

29、k and life.”可知他們開始埋怨工作和生活中的壓力。故選C。32. D【解析】考查介詞詞義辨析。for為；at在；in在里面；with帶有。根據(jù)下文中“a large pit of coffee and all kinds of cups”可知教授回來的時候手里拿著各種各樣的杯子。故選D。33. A【解析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。Expensive昂貴的；ordinary普通的；strong強壯的；serious嚴肅的。根據(jù)下文中“some cheap”可知此處為some expensive相對應。故選A。34. B【解析】考查固定用法。Help oneself to something表

30、示“隨便吃/喝些什么”。該句句意：他告訴他們隨便喝些咖啡吧。故選B。35. C【解析】考查動詞詞義辨析。mix up混合；left剩下；take up占用；refuse拒絕。根據(jù)下文“l(fā)eaving behind the plain and cheap ones.”，可推斷所有好看的昂貴的杯子都被占用了。故選C。36. A【解析】考查形容詞辨析。normal普通的；important重要的；impossible不可能的；necessary必要的。根據(jù)上文提到了教授的學生都拿了漂亮的昂貴的杯子，所以看判斷該句子為“對你們來說只用好杯子是很普通的” 。故選A。37. D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。

31、Thought想法；failure失敗；question（口頭）問題；problem麻煩；問題。根據(jù)下文的stress可推知此處為麻煩。故選D。38. C【解析】考查疑問詞辨析。 who誰；how much多少；what什么；that那個。根據(jù)該句中的關(guān)鍵詞 “office”可知句意：你真正需要的是咖啡。故選C。39. B【解析】考查連詞詞義辨析。and和，并且；but但是；so因此；or或者，否則。根據(jù)上文提到了真正需要的是咖啡，下文又提到都選擇了最好的杯子，所以，此處需要一個轉(zhuǎn)折連詞。故選B。40. A【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。position職位；age年齡；health健康；purpo

32、se目的。根據(jù)該句中的關(guān)鍵詞“in society”，可知選項中只有“職位”符合句意，它和工作、金錢相對應。故選A。41. B【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。cups杯子；tools工具；bags包；bowls碗。根據(jù)上文提到了“杯子”，可推知他們僅僅是生活的工具。故選B。42. D【解析】考查固定用法。concentrate on集中于，句意：有時候，我們僅僅把精力集中在被子上。故選D。43. B【解析】考查動詞詞義辨析。taught教；provide提供；return歸還；bought買。根據(jù)句意：我們沒有享受上帝_給我們的咖啡。很明顯此處需要一個動詞“提供”合乎題意。故選B。44. C【解析】

33、考查形容詞最高級用法。根據(jù)上文“最幸福的人并不一定有最好的一切。”中的關(guān)鍵詞“the happiest”和“best”可知該處也應該用最高級，根據(jù)語境該句句意：他們只是制造最好的一切。可知她的父親對自己的童年有清晰的記憶。故選C。45. A【解析】考查副詞詞義辨析。kindly友好地；sadly傷心地；rudely粗魯?shù)?；seriously嚴肅地。根據(jù)上文中的“簡單地生活。廣泛地愛。深深地關(guān)心?！笨芍颂幹挥小坝押玫卣f”符合語境。其他選項不符合題意。故選A。【2013浙江杭州】Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a di

34、stance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 31_.At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 32_ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 33_, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. N

35、ot a car, no suggestion of headlights, 34_ there I sat, waiting for the light to 35_, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 36_.I started wondering why I 37_ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 38_ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would ha

36、ve been no 39_ in going through it.Much later that 40_, after Id met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why Id stopped for that light 41_ me. I think I stopped 42_ its part of a contract(契約) we all have with each other. Its not only the law, but its an

37、agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 43_: we dont go through red lights.We do 44_ we say well do. We show up when we say well show up.I was so 45_ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Le

38、wisburg, I had to tell s someone.31. A. fastB. slowlyC. carefullyD. hard32. A. lateB. aloneC. worriedD. afraid33. A. greenB. yellowC. redD. dark34.A. andB. orC. soD. but35. A. returnB. change C. startD. continue36. A. attentionB. backgroundC. directionD. information37. A. refusedB. decidedC. prepare

39、dD. forgot38. A. hardlyB. luckilyC. usuallyD. clearly39.A. dangerB. excuseC. spaceD. energy40. A. momentB. nightC. afternoonD. morning41. A. depended onB. looked forward toC. stayed away fromD. came back to42. A. thoughB. unlessC. becauseD. until43. A. meB. itC. himD. us44. A. whatB. howC. whyD. tha

40、t45. A. tiredB. readyC. proudD. sorry【主旨大意】本文是一篇議論文。文章通過作者沒有闖紅燈這件事，告訴我們“無規(guī)矩不成方圓”的道理，并號召我們無論何時何地為了自己和他人的安全都要遵守交通規(guī)則。31. 【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。由上文中的late可知天已黑，作者回家晚了，故可推斷開車加速，故選A項，意為“迅速地”。32. 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解和邏輯推理題。由下文中的Nothing, Not和no可推知作者一個人，故答案選B項，意為“獨自的”。33. 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。由下文中的stop和交通常識可知紅燈亮了。34. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。由下文中

41、的waiting for the light可知雖然路上什么都沒有，“可是”作者依然停下車等候。35. 【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)上文可知紅燈亮了，所以作者停下來等交通燈變綠后通行，故答案選B項，意為“改變”。36. 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。由上文中的a mile可知指的是“距離”，故答案選C項。37. 【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。由下文I was not afraid of being caught可知作者不害怕被逮住，故可推知“作者想知道自己為什么沒有闖紅燈呢？”，故答案選A項，意為“拒絕”。38. 【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。由上文可知作者“不害怕被逮住”可推知是“因為清楚周圍沒有警察

42、”，故答案選D項，意為“清晰地；清楚地”。39. 【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。由上文可知沒有警察，故可推知“闖紅燈”就沒有“被逮住”的“危險”了，故答案選A項。40. 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由下文中的bed和 near midnight可知是晚上。41. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)上文中的I started wondering why I rufused to run the light和 the question of why Id stopped for that light可知“晚上”作者思考的是同樣的問題，故答案選D項，意為“回到”。42. 【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。由下文Its

43、 not only the law, but its an agreement we have可知作者之所以停下來的“原因”是這是彼此之間的一份承諾，故答案選C項，意為“因為”。43. 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。由下文we dont go through red lights可知這是“一條”交通規(guī)則，故答案選B項，相當于the rule。44. 【解析】選A。what連接的從句，在句中作賓語。45. 【解析】選C。聯(lián)系上下文可推知作者為自己沒有在任何監(jiān)督的情況下能自覺遵守交通規(guī)則而感到“自豪”，故答案選C項，意為“驕傲的；自豪的”。2013浙江紹興）三、完形填空(本題有15小題，每小題1分.共

44、計15分) 閱該下面短文，然后從各所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.One day, while I was 26 on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to 27 where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a p

45、iano.She was singing songs about love, 28 yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there 29 ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be 30 enough to perform in front of so many people.She noticed me. I walke

46、d over and told her how good her 31 sounded. “Thank you.” she said.“I have been going through a hard time recently, 32 youve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.“Im glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so 33 ?”“Well, my mom has lost her job, and Im not sure what to do ”“Did you notic

47、ed the 34 you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Dont be upset, because 35 comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should 36 more lift your head up.”I looked 37 her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ 38 are you playing the piano here?” I asked her

48、 with a smile.She 39 that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer 40 up by playing music.I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.26. A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking27. A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out28

49、. A. dressing B. believing C. hurting D. losing29. A. nervously B. rudely C. angrily D. quietly30. A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest31. A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest32. A. or B. but C. so D. and33. A. dirty B. busy C. sad D. lazy34. A. way B. time C. reason D. station35. A. opportunity B.

50、health C. pain D. life36. A. complain B. rest C. smile D. pay 37. A. like B. after C. for D. at38. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where39. A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explain40. A. us B. them C. me D. her【答案】26. D 27. A 28.B 29.D 30.A 31. C 32.B 33.C 34A 35. A 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.B【主旨大意】26. D【解析】

51、語境理解。根據(jù)第二段第二句I walked more slowly可知，作者是步行在街上。27. A【解析】語境理解。find out意為“查出”，send out意為“發(fā)送，發(fā)出”，take out“拿出來”，get out“出來”。根據(jù)句意“我慢下腳步來，找出聲音的來源”可知選擇A項。28.B【解析】語境理解與邏輯推理。根據(jù)句意“她唱的歌是關(guān)于友愛、 自己和不斷努力 的”推知“相信自己”，故選B項。29.D【解析】語境理解與邏輯推理。nervously意為“緊張地”，rudely意為“粗魯?shù)亍?，angrily意為“生氣地”，quietly意為“安靜地”。30.A【解析】語境理解。brave

52、意為“勇敢的”，shy意為“害羞的”，bored意為“枯燥的”， honest意為“誠實的”。根據(jù)句意“我想她能在如此多的人面前唱歌一定是足夠勇敢的”，故選A項。31. C【解析】語境理解。advice意為“建議”，idea意為“主意”，music意為“音樂”，interest意為“興趣”。根據(jù)空后的sounded推知“我走過去，告訴她她的音樂聽起來是多么的美好”。32.B【解析】語境理解。根據(jù)前一句句意“我最近正處于困境中”和后句句意“你已經(jīng)讓我感到希望了”可知，前后成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but。33.C【解析】語境理解。根據(jù)上文“我最近正處于困境中”和下文“我媽媽失業(yè)了”推知此處選sad

53、“傷心的”。34A【解析】語境理解。根據(jù)后一句Your head was down“你頭耷拉著”可知上句句意是“你注意到你走路的方式了嗎？”，故選A項。35. A【解析】語境理解。根據(jù)后一句“如果你耷拉著頭你可能看不到它”，推知句意為“機會會以各種方式出現(xiàn)”，故選A項。36.C【解析】語境理解。根據(jù)后一句“抬起頭來”，推知前一句為“你應該多微笑”。37.D【解析】語境理解 。look like意為“看起來像”， look after意為“照顧”，look for意為“尋找”，look at意為“看著”。38.B【解析】語境理解與邏輯推理。根據(jù)最后一段后半句“她努力通過演奏音樂來讓那些人高興起來

54、”推知作者問她演奏音樂的原因，故用why。39.D【解析】語境理解。此處解釋原因，故用explain。40.B【解析】語境理解與邏輯推理。根據(jù)前半句中的a lot of unhappy people可知，用them代指?！?013江蘇鹽城】完形填空(共15小題，每小題1分，計15分。) 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。When I was nine years old. I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore

55、. To me, these trips were really 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could 17 get the mail without using a key! I always couldnt wait to see how much I was 18 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my 1

56、9 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldnt runI would open it right there.After my family moved back to Singapore, I 20 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21 with five friends on top of the mount

57、ain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we 22 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, As we were going 23 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 24 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 25 sign.We asked the owner if sh

58、e could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe 26 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write 27 a birthday note, we bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.Three weeks later, I arrived h

59、ome and 28 my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke onto a big smile.That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had 29 the post office all these years. Today I 30 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smilehow one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someones day.16.A. badB. poorC. goodD. short17. A. easilyB. simplyC. hardlyD. speci