I always enjoy the drive into Marley. It is a good straight road with ___41____(please) views of the countryside on either side. There are woods and hills, ___42____(village) and farms and, about halfway, a large lake. And because there is rarely much traffic on the road, I can ___43____(usual) enjoy the view as I drive along.
I was rather ___44____(annoy) the other morning, therefore, when a small green car began to drive very close behind me. I went a little ___45____(fast), hoping to get rid of it. But whenever I slowed down, the little car caught up with me. The driver, a middle-aged man, was grinning and ___46____(wave) to me. However, I did not know him.
"Perhaps I am doing something wrong," I thought. I ___47____(check) my lights and my indicator, but they were both in order. And I ___48____(certain) had not got a puncture. I did not slow down until I got to Marley. As I was ___49____(cross) the railway bridge into Marley, the lights turned red: I was waiting there when the little green car pulled up beside me. The driver got out and ___50____(tap) on my window. I opened it. "Can I help you?"I asked rather coldly. "I'm trying to help you!"the man said. "You see, your number plate fell off about fifteen miles back. I tried to attract your attention, but you didn't take any notice! "
① Living in a dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make this experience positive, dormitory life can become a misery. When you choose to live in a college dormitory, you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many things as well. ② When you live in a dormitory, you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have to give up much of your personal space. You will share a room with someone else. This means you need to make peace with the things and people around you. ③ You will have to learn some important life skills. For example, you will learn how to get along with people. You will also learn to ignore things that you can't change. But in the future, you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world. ④ When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services, which are notavailable to those who live off campus. If you have any school related problems, you have no difficulty finding someone to help, because the school hires people to help the students living there. ⑤ Besides, living on campus means you don't have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example, you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice. Task 1 16. Paragraph ①:( ) 17. Paragraph ②:( ) 18. Paragraph ③:( ) 19. Paragraph ④:( ) 20. Paragraph ⑤:( ) A: Important life skills B: Other conveniences C: Colorful campus life D: Various campus services E: Introduction to dormitory life F: Gains and costs of dormitory life Task 2 21. If you make no effort, you will 22. Dormitory life means 23. You need to master many skills like how to keep 24. Those who live off campus cannot use 25. Living on campus can save you the trouble of A: start a new life B: losing much of your private life C: have an unhappy dormitory life D: many of the campus services E: traveling from home to school F: good relations with others