第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第二节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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the most frightening words in the english language are, “our computer is down.” you hear it more and more when you are on business. the other day i was at the airport waiting for a ticket to washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “i’m sorry, i can’t sell you a ticket. our computer is down.”
“if your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
