Old people are always saying that the young people...

Old people are always saying that the young people are not【51】they were. The same comment is【52】from generation to generation and it is always【53】. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy【54】freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so【55】on their parents. Events which the older generation remember vividly are【56】more than past history, This is as it should be. Every new generation is【57】from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.

The old always assume that they know best for the simple【58】that they have been【59】a bit longer. They don't like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the【60】are doing. They are questioning the【61】of their elders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to【62】that the older generation has created the best of all possible worlds. What they reject more than【63】is conformity. Office hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldn't people work best if they were given complete freedom and【64】? And what【65】the clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should【66】drab grey suits? If we turn our【67】to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used【68】to solve their problems? Why are they are so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more【69】possessions? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Haven't the old lost【70】with all that is important in life?

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Old people are always saying that the young people are not【61】they were. The same comment is【62】from generation to generation and it is always【63】. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy【64】freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so【65】on their parents. Events which the older generation remember vividly are【66】more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is【67】from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.

The old always assume that they know best for the simple【68】that they have been【69】a bit longer. They don't like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the【70】are doing. They are questioning the 【71】 of their eiders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to 【72】 that the older generation has created the best of all possible words. What they reject more than 【73】 is conformity. Office, hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldn't people work best if they were given complete freedom and 【74】 ? And what 【75】 the clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should 【76】 drab grey suits? If we turn our 【77】 to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used 【78】 to solve their problems? Why are they are so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more 【79】 possessions? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Haven't the old lost 【80】 with all that is important in life?

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Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideals of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is different from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.

The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They don't like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are questioning the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to doubt that the older generation has created the best of all possible worlds. What they reject more than anything is conformity. office hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldn't people work best if they were given complete freedom and responsibility? And what about clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should wear drab gray suits and convict haircuts? If we turn our minds to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more material possessions? Can: anything be right with the rat-race? Haven't the old lost touch with all that is important in life?

These are not questions the older generation can shrug off lightly. Their record over the past forty years or so hash't been exactly spotless. Traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might he reversed, The old--if they are prepared to admit it--could earn a thing or two from their children. one of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not "sinful". Enjoyment is a principle one could apply to all aspects of life. It is surely not wrong to enjoy your work and enjoy your leisure; to shed restricting inhibitions, It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future. This emphasis on the present is only to be expected because the young have grown up under the shadow of the bomb: the continual threat of complete annihilation. This is their glorious heritage. Can we be surprised that they should so often question the sanity of the generation that bequeathed it?

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．Enjoyment will be the only Pursuit in our Life.

B．The Older Generation is Constantly Under Fire.

C．Violence Cannot Apply to All Aspects of Life.

D．The Younger Generation Knows Not the Less.

I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren't for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the country. But how realistic is the dream?

Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous--cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.

Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city- dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet.

What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off. the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesn't come to an end at half-past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two.. they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind--they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.

What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by. I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.

We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author ______.

A．used to live in the country

B．used to work in the city

C．works in the city

D．lives in the country

According to the passage, pop music ________

A. has a great influence on young people of most cultures B. attracts a small number of young people C. is not a profitable industry D. is alone responsible for drug abuse

According to the passage, pop music ______.

A．has a great influence on young people of most cultures

B．attracts a small number of young people

C．is not a profitable industry

D．is alone responsible for drug abuse

But ______ with players, executives, and young people, Ive learned that those who rise to the heights in any field arent necessarily the ones with the greatest natural talent.

A．worked

B．working

C．having worked

D．had worked

听力原文： India Officials say water levels along the Brahmaputra River still are at dangerous levels although they are dropping. The officials say flooding has destroyed the homes of two and one half million people in Assam State. The floods also have caused much destruction in the States of Bihar and West Bengal. Heavy rains caused the floods. Indian army helicopters continue to fly supplies to the affected areas. More than 120 Indians have drowned or died from diseases carried in the water. In Bhutan, about 200 people have died in landslides caused by floods. And in Bangladesh. officials say the Ganges River may flood in the central part of the country. Many people there have fled their home already.

Officials say water levels along the Brahmaputra River still are at dangerous levels although ______.

A．they are not rising

B．they are falling

C．the rain has stopped.

D．it's clearing up