Cloze Test
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Dorris Francis is known as the “traffic heroine” in Ghaziabad, a suburban area near the Indian capital Delhi. Ms Francis is not a police officer
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she manages traffic in the same spot day after day, on a busy intersection（十字路口） of roads. The intersection has
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significance for her — it is the same place where her daughter Nikki was
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in an accident in early 2010.
Ms Francis is
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and looks in complete control as she ensures the smooth and safe passage of traffic in the area. “I know about her story; she works
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. She asks no rewards doing this
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and dull work. I haven’t seen many who have the
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like her. I don’t
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how she can come every day to the same spot where she lost her daughter,” police officer Kumar Pal Singh, who is in charge of the
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in the area, tells BBC News.
Ms Francis still
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the day when a speeding car hit the car in which she was travelling with her
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. “She died, but I
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fortunately. I wish traffic was
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better that day,” she tells the BBC.
It抯 not
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to understand the risk of accidents at this busy intersection
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drivers looked recklessi（鲁莽的） in the absence of any supervision （管理）at that time. But when Ms Francis is present after the accident, most drivers
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her instructions and the traffic looks orderly. She even gets tough with them, sometimes even mildly
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reckless pedestrians（行人） and drivers with a stick.
“It’s been more than six
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since I started after my daughter’s death. My
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is to save lives and not let any mother lose her daughter, husband or son. And that’s what I have been doing and I will continue to do as long as I have
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in my body,” she says.
1. A. so
B. and
C. but
D. though
2. A. extra
B. special
C. similar
D. common
3. A. killed
B. hurt
C. lost
D. born
4. A. curious
B. upset
C. confused
D. confident
5. A. carefully
B. selflessly
C. unwillingly
D. bravely
6. A. dangerous
B. pleasant
C. relaxing
D. appointed
7. A. interest
B. skill
C. experience
D. courage
8. A. believe
B. ensure
C. know
D. expect
9. A. traffic
B. construction
C. business
D. transportation
10. A. reserves
B. remembers
C. recalls
D. reminds
11. A. husband
B. mother
C. friend
D. daughter
12. A. escaped
B. injured
C. survived
D. missed
13. A. settled B. managed
C. built
D. designed
14. A. funny
B. strange
C. simple
D. difficult
15. A. while
B. unless
C. because
D. after
16. A. follow
B. refuse
C. ignore
D. understand
17. A. blames
B. fines
C. abuses
D. strikes
18. A. years
B. months
C. weeks
D. days
19. A. responsibility
B. suggestion
C. aim
D. request
20. A. faith
B. strength
C. sorrow
D. kindness
B
Spring is around the corner in Japan! At least for now, the weather is getting
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and everything is coming back to life.
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is apparently in the air in Japan as well. It is time for Japanese to celebrate their
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Valentine’s Day.
Japan抯 Valentine抯 Day
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from that of other countries. In Japan, only women give chocolate to men on February 14th ?including
i
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workmates and relatives. There are two types of chocolates: “Giri-choco” (obligation (恩惠，义务，责任) chocolate), and “Honmei-choco”. Giri-choco is
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to be for friends, colleagues, bosses, and close male friends. “Giri”
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for obligation in Japanese, so this Giri-choco has no
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involved. On the other hand, Honmei-choco is designed to be given to a boyfriend,
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, or husband with true love. Japanese women often
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the Honmei-choco by themselves as many of them think it is not true love
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they just buy the ready-made chocolate at shops. But young girls also buy from shops. You will see large displays of chocolate, often heart-shaped in department stores from
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.
Also, stores get
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with a large variety of cooking tools and women! Now you may think that it seems
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that only the guys receive gifts on Valentine’s Day.
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, the men, in response, give chocolates to women on White Day, which is a month later on March 14th. More often the
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of the chocolate is white because of the name of the day. Again, department stores have many advanced
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with gift displays, so men will have no
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to forget about this special day which is important for women. To the guys, if you receive chocolate — you will be expected to
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the favor!
Japanese young people are impressed by American customs of giving Valentine’s cards to all of their classmates. Now cards, candies, flowers and other gifts are also
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among young people in these special holidays.
1. A. cooler B. hotter
C. warmer
D. colder
2. A. Love
B. Tension C. Gratitude D. Anxiety
3. A. precious
B. official
C. harmonious
D. unique
4. A. comes
B. results
C. hears
D. differs
5. A. female B. close
C. male
D. familiar
6. A. persuaded
B. advised
C. considered
D. meant
7. A. stands B. answers C. longs
D. calls
8. A. assistance
B. romance
C. friendship
D. emotion
9. A. driver B. worker
C. brother D. lover
10. A. treat B. eat
C. prepare
D. handle
11. A. though B. because C. unless
D. if
12. A. mid-January
B. mid-February
C. mid-March
D. mid-April
13. A. decorated
B. packed
C. covered
D. equipped
14. A. funny B. natural
C. unfair
D. dishonest
15. A. In fact
B. At last
C. On time D. Above all
16. A. symbol B. sign
C. color
D. mark
17. A. players B. cookers C. barriers D. reminders
18. A. reason B. excuse
C. cause
D. way
19. A. accept B. do
C. return
D. offer
20. A. popular
B. wrong
C. available
D. important