Bruce Hardy, school bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl's bus
driver since kindergarten. Last year when Liesl's family moved to Parkesburg, knowing her bus went by her new residence, she requested to ride the same bus.
This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus. She says, "It's been a great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener. Sometimes when you're a child, adults do not think that what you have to say is important. Mr. Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important." Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree.
Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975. This year
he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation. Company President, Larry Althouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record. "You do not come by employees like Bruce these days; he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record. Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350,000 accident free miles, Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus."
Althouse further added, "Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since. My grandfather started the business with one bus. Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come."
Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed. Thanks to drivers like Bruce Hardy, they have been building relationships through generations. Liesl's mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara School District.
11 The word "mirror" in the first line could be best replaced by
A "vehicle".
B "device".
C "company".
D "reflection".
12 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?
A For 30 years.
B For 70 years.
C Since last year.
D Since 2000.
13 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
A He is cool.
B He is a good friend.
C He is impatient.
D He has driven 350,000 accident free miles.
14 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?
A Larry Althouse.
B Althouse's grandfather.
C Liesl's mother.
D Ashley Batista.
15 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?
A Making as much money as possible.
B Building up its fame.
C Developing its business.
D Providing the local community with quality service.
答案：
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
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The World’s Longest Bridge
Rumor has it that a legendary six—headed monster lurks in the deep waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Italy and the island of Sicily.____ (1)____ When completed in 20xx，the world ’ s longest bridge will weigh nearly 300，000 tons—equivalent to the iceberg that sank the Titanic—and stretch 5 kilometers long.“That’s nearly 50 percent longer than any other bridge ever built，”says structural engineer Shane Rixon.
____(2) ____They’ re suspension bridges，massive structures built to span vast water channels or gorges.A suspension bridge needs just two towers to shoulder the structure’s mammoth weight，thanks to hefty supporting cables slung between the towers and anchored firmly in deep pools of cement at each end of the bridge.The Messina Strait Bridge will have two 54，100-ton towers，which will support most of the bridge’ s load.The beefy cables of the bridge.each 1.2 meter in diameter, will hold up the longest and widest bridge deck ever built.
When construction begins on the Messina Strait Bridge in 2005，the first job will be to erect two 370 meter-tall steel towers.____(3)____ Getting these cables up will be something.It ’ s not just their length—totally 5.3 kilometers—but their weight.____(4)____
After lowering vertical“ suspender ”cables from the main cables.builders will erect a 60 meter-wide 54.630-ton steel roadway, or deck——wide enough to accommodate 12 lanes of traffic.The deck’s weight will pull down on the cables with a force of 70，500 tons.In return，the cables yank up against their firmly rooted anchors with a force of 1 39.000 tons—equivalent to the weight of about 100，000 cars.Those anchors are essential.____(5)____
A. Some environmentalists are against the project on biological grounds.
B. What do the world’s longest bridges have in common?
C. If true，one day you might spy the beast while zipping(呼啸而过)across the Messina Strait Bridge.
D. They’re what will keep the bridge from going anywhere.
E. The second job will be to pull two sets of steel cables across the strait，each set being +a bundle of 44,352 individual steel wires.
F. They will tip up the scales at 166,500 tons—more than half the bridge’s total mass.
1. C 2. B 3. E 4. F 5. D
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GDP & GNP
Governments all over the world make public reports about the condition of their economies. Most countries, including the United States, have used a measure________(1) the gross national product or GNP. It includes all,_________(2)and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world.
Recently the American Commerce Department has started using a new_________(3)to measure production. It is known as the gross domestic product or GDP. It counts only goods and services that have been produced_________(4)the nation's borders. Money earned by foreign companies operating in the United States is included in the GDP, but money earned by American companies operating in other countries_________(5).
Economic experts generally approve_________(6) the change. They say that the gross domestic product provides a truer measure of the_________(7). They also note that most other industrial countries use this method. Therefore it will be easier to study the economies of different countries. Some_______(8)also hope the new system will help them_________(9)better economic policy decisions. It will provide them_________(10)a clearer understanding of economic activity in the US. The new measure is_________(11)likely to be affected by sudden changes in foreign oil prices or in the_________(12)of the American dollar in other countries. Economic experts believe that the change from GNP to GDP will immediately reduce the value of American production_________ (13)at least
40,000 million dollars a year. But that is really a very_________(14)change in the American economy - less than 1%. The Commerce Department reports the unofficial gross domestic product once_________(15)three months. The government also continues to report GNP as it has four times a year since 1941.
1 A regarded B called C known D addressed
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