More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey.    31         40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape   32          (press) from work, almost all said they worry more      33          they do at home. Only four in every one hundred said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary（入室盜竊）, with four out of ten worrying about their homes   34        (break) into while they are abroad. More than a quarter feel they will feel crazy   35     some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and twenty-two percent worry they may be attacked  36           their possessions will be  37            (miss).
The survey also showed   38         the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, which was          39    increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americans   40          (prefer) to go on a self-catering（自助） holiday.
  31. Although  32. pressure   33. than   34. being broken   35. about 
36. or     37. missing   38. that      39. an        40. preferring       
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第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題；每題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
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A．The First Stamp.B．How Stamp Was First Made
C．Why the First Stamp Was MadeD．When Was Stamp First Made
小題2:Before stamps were used,______ would pay for the letter.
A．the senderB．the receiverC．the governmentD．no one
小題3:The first stamp was made______.
A．more than 160 years agoB．more than two centuries ago
C．less than 100 years agoD．a(chǎn)bout 100 years ago
小題4:Which of the following is true about the first stamp of China?
A．It was made much earlier than the first stamp of the US
B．The stamp had a snake on it
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