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课时达标训练(二十)
Section Ⅳ Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. I have to conduct myself in a professional manner.
2. In that case, just tell me your phone number.
3. Our school provides you with various optional (option) courses.
4. I am willing to admit (admit) that I do make mistakes.
5. He asked permission (permit) to leave the room.
6. You shall judge a man by the company he keeps.
7. This saying (say), therefore, teaches us to be honest.
8. As we drove towards Chamdo, the river broadened (broad).
9. If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting (get) something you don't want.
10. Don't decide on important matters too quickly.
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. I would rather read a novel than read a poem.
我宁愿看小说而不愿朗读诗歌。
2. Tom raised his hands as if to say something.
汤姆举起手好像要说什么。
3. I'll go there no matter how/however dangerous it is.
无论多么危险,我都要去那儿。
4. It seems that there is no need to worry about this.
好像没必要为此担心。
5. Never has he been so free of worry.
他从没这样无忧无虑过。
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
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Most Americans get what money they have from their work; that is, they earn an income from wages or salaries. The richest Americans, however, get most of their money from what they own — their stocks, bonds, real estate, and other forms of property, or wealth. Although there are few accurate statistics to go by, wealth in American society appears to be concentrated in very few hands. More than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults. The plain fact is that most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes, automobiles, and a small amount of savings.
Income in the United States is not as highly concentrated as wealth. In 1917 the richest 10 percent of American families received 26.1 percent of all income, while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent, mainly from Social Security and other government payments. The