15．I saw Jelly and Helen talking to each other inwhisper（低語）．

14．If we observe someone run a red light，we should stop him．

13．What a dialect!I struggled（努力，使力） to understand what the man was saying，but ended up in failure．

12．Music can help（to） rid （去除，擺脫） you of your anger，anxiety and blue moods．

11．If you feel anydiscomfort （comfort），such as dizziness，sweating or chest pain，please tell me．

10．I am not accustomed tobeing interrupted （interruption） when studying and working，please remember this and don't do it again．

9．To be honest，I have someacquaintance （acquaint） with French，but I do not know it well．

8．What you said has led to themistaken （mistake） belief that smoking is not harmful．

7．Taxpayers in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans，according to a Pew Research Center report．Belgium has the highest income tax rate，at nearly 56 percent of income，according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development，or OECD．Taxpayers in the U．S．pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury．Taxes pay for services provided by the government．The U．S．ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report．
An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report．In America，an unmarried person，with no children，making the average wage of  50，000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal income tax and payroll taxes （工資稅）．A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income．The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax．
South Korea and Canada had two of the lowest tax rates．The tax rate in South Korea for a married couple with two children is between 10 percent and 20 percent．An unmarried person in Canada with two children has a tax rate below 10 percent．
The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually April 15．This year，the deadline is April 18．American taxpayers complain that wealthy people and large companies pay too little tax，according to a Pew Research Center poll from 2015．
Americans pay tax to fund programs like Social Security and Medicaid，according to the Pew Research Center．Last year，American taxes paid for  888 billion in Social Security benefits．Social Security pays the elderly an income after they stop working．The government also paid more than  546 billion in Medicaid and Medicare benefits．Those programs pay for health and medical care to people who cannot afford it，according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities．
28．According to the article，which of the following statements is TRUE？B
A．South Korea has the lowest tax rate．
B．No countries in the world have a higher income tax than that in Belgium．
C．Taxpayers in America pay less in taxes than many Europeans．
D．The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually between April 15 and April 18
29．The majority of people benefiting from the taxes in America areA．
A．the elderly retirees                     
B．unmarried people
C．Married couples                      
D．wealthy people and corporations
30．How is Passage 2 mainly developed？D
A．By giving descriptions              
B．By analyzing causes
C．By describing process               
D．By making comparisons
31．The best title for the text might beC．
A．The Main Use of Taxes in America
B．Taxes in America and Taxes in Other Countries
C．US Taxes Low Compared to Other Countries
D．Taxpayers'Complaints about Paying Too Much Tax．

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My daughter，Jane，never dreamed of receive a letter from a girl of his own age in Holland．Last year，we were traveling across the Channel and Jane put a piece paper with her name and address on it into the bottle．She throws the bottle into the sea．She never thought of it again，but ten months late，she received a letter from a girl in Holland．Both girl write to each other regular now．Therefore，they have decided to use the post office．Though letters will cost a little，but they will certainly travel more faster．