Unit 4 History and Traditions 寒假作业 一、语法填空 1.It's_____(legal) to drive a car without a driver's license. 2._____ (obvious), I was unhappy, but I won't quit. 3.However, for those _____ are dangerously overweight, it is very important that they try to lose weight properly. 4.It is no wonder that the whole building is now in_____ (ruin); it caught fire last night. 5.The professor_____ (refer) to yesterday will come here tomorrow. 6.A great number of immediate measures have been taken _____ (ensure) people’s lives and safety. 7.The achievements that he made in this field are _____ (strike). 8.The website _____ (belong) to this company is popular with young men. 9.Scientists were _____ (puzzle) as to why the whale had swum to the shore. 10.Nowadays, more and more people like to do shopping online and have goods _____ (deliver). 11.All of us are eager_____ (know) what our university life will be like. 12.Orange trees make great gifts and you see them many times _____ (decorate) with red envelopes and messages of good fortune. 13.Some people like to show their _____ (generous) by hosting a big meal. 二、阅读理解 Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people. My father died when I was nine months old. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap(大腿部) and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it." At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mom spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school—walking on my own! When the Great Depression(大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again. Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time. Not surprisingly, Mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mom's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 ... ...
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