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Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions：After rending the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank． (A) Birth, marriage and death: these are the (25) _______(great)events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen(26)_______ us in our lives. Yet there are three days(27) _______are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony：the day we are born, the day we get married and the day we die．These are the three main events in life. We only have a choice in(28)_______second of these. We(29)_______choose whether or not to marry． But we have no choice in birth and death. All human beings from the most primitive to the most sophisticated(高级的)(30)_______(affect)by these three events．The only thing that(31)_______(differ)in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societies share common characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive congratulations and presents on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time of joy．The young couple go through a special wedding ceremony and receive presents(32)_______ (help)them set up their home. Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourning．The dates of all three events are usually remembered． (B) In North America，people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sport activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home (33)_______ 7 or 8 o’clock at night. More than 50％of women work at full-time jobs, and many people do part-time work. Most North American families don’t have time (34)_______(eat)meals together. When a family(35)_______ (take)time to eat a meal together，often there isn’t enough time to prepare the food. That is(36)_______ fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40％ of their doll