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上海市2014届高三英语12月考试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning. (A) Mr. Briggs got a job 25 an insurance pany(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes them life insurance. One day, after he 27 (work) for the pany for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking 28 your record as a salesman with our pany, and there is one thing 29 surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous conditions? You’ll ruin our pany 30 you go on like that. ” “Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country 31 the past ten years, 32 I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95. ” (B) He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your __33__ (big) hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know how important he is to you. The third Sunday of June, ___34__ falls on June 19 this year, is Father’s Day. The idea of Father’s Day came from ___35___ American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day ____36____( honor) her father. He raised six children by ___37_ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads. The first Father’s Day ___38____(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a _____39____ (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June ___40___ Father’s Day. Here are some ways to show your love and respect: Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer card