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1、Passage1Itisoftendifficultforamantobequitesurewhattaxheoughttopaytothegovernmentbecauseitdependsonsomanydifferentthings:whetherthemanismarried;howmanychildrenhehas;whetherhesupportsanyrelations;howmuchheearns;howmuchinteresthereceives;howmuchhehasspentonhishouseduringtheyear,andsoonandsofo

2、rth.Allthismakesitdifficulttodecideexactlyhowmuchthetaxis.Therewasacertainartistwhowasalwaysverycarefultopaytheproperamount.Oneyear,afterpostinghischeckasusual,hebegantowonderifhehadpaidenough,andafteralotofwork,withapencilandpaper,decidedthathehadnot.Hebelievedthatheowedthegovernmentsomet

3、hing.Hewasjustwritinganotherchecktosenttothetax-collectorwhenthepostmandroppedaletterintotheboxatthefrontdoor.Openingit,theartistwassurprisedtofindinsideitacheckforfivepoundsfromthetax-collector.Theofficialexplainedthattoomuchhadbeenpaid,andthatthereforethedifferencewasnowreturnedtothetaxp

4、ayer.1・Accordingtothepassage,todecidetheexactamountoftaxtobepaidis_C・A.simpleB.easyC.difficultD.interesting2.ItismentionedinthepassagethatonehastopaytaxaccordingtoB・A.howmucheducationonhasreceivedB.whetheroneissingleormarriedC・howoldone'schildrenareD.whereonelives3.Theword"proper^inthefirs

5、tlineofthesecondparagraphmeansC・A.smallB.bigC.rightD・wrong4.Afteralotofwork,theartistthoughtthathehadpaidthegovernmentA・A.lesstaxthanheshouldhaveB.moretaxthanheshouldhaveC・asmuchtaxasusualD・justenoughtax5.Whydidthetax-collectorsendalettertotheartist?BA.Tosendhimanewtaxform.B.Toreturnthemon

6、eyover-paidC・Toremindhimofpayingthetax.D.Toexplaintherulesoftax-paying.Passage2PressureCooker（压力锅）SafetyWhenyouarecookingwithapressurecooker,youshouldlearnafewcommonsense（常'识）rules:1.Neverleavethecookerunwatchedwhenitisinuse・2.Addsufficientliquidbutneverpasttherecommendedfillpoint.Overfill

7、ingthecookermayblocktheventpipe（扫*气孑L）andcausethecookertoexplode・3.Setthecookingtime・Toomuchtimemayovercookthefoodortoomuchpressuremaybuildupthecooke匚Toolittletimewillleadtoundercookedfood・4.Ifyouarenewtopressurecooking,followthecookinginstructionscarefully.He