36.Car registration plates are just a series of numbers and letters,right?Well,yes,but not for everyone. France was the first country(1)
(introduce)plates in 1893.Early number plates differed(2)
shape and size,and were made of lots of different materials,including iron and cardboard.In fact,it was not until 1957(3)
car producers and the governments agreed on standardized plates.(4)
was first registered in the UK was A1.The letter "A" showed the number was from London,while the number "1" showed it was the first number issued.At the moment,number plates(5)
(consist) of a sequence of letters and numbers are applied in the UK. Different EU countries also use different arrangements of(6)
(number) combined with letters,and (7)
(they) systems have changed many times because these letter-number combinations keep running out.In the past decades,some number plates (8)
(become) extremely valuable,particularly those that spell out words. (9)
(basic),numbers on the plates can be used to represent words or parts of words.For example, "NVERLA8" means "Never Late".And the most (10)
(expense) number ever was "M1" which a buyer has acquired for £331,000.
37.A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer devices.I had to travel a lot over the country as:part of my work.I remember that I was at a stage of my life where I only cared about how to make more money. On one of my trips,I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown as usual.It was the same routine:get into the city,take the bus to the hotel,visit the custom-er,work late,take the bus back to the airport and fly back...That day,for some reasons,I decided to take the stairs down to a different exit,where I came across a beautiful garden I had never seen before.I waited there,enjoying the scenery.Finally the bus came. Usually I took the seat behind the driver.That day I sat down somewhere in the middle.A boy was seated next to me,carrying a lot of suitcases.Suddenly,he turned to me and gave me one of the most sincere smiles I had ever seen from a stranger.Warmly,he said,"Hi,the perfect day in the perfect place,huh?"I remember thinking to myself-this must be one of those typical people who is young and naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy.Why was he annoying me when I just wanted to enjoy the bus ride?But out of politeness,I replied,"Perfect!Did your parents' pay for you to have some vacations on the beach?""No,I'm not here for vacation,and I don't have parents,"He shook his head,"I'm here because I want to achieve my biggest dream.I'm on the way to the army school where my grandfather studied a long time ago." 注意: (1)續寫詞數應為150左右; (2)請按如下格式在相應位置作答。 "I lost my dad 10 years ago,and then my mom married again.My stepfather threw me out of the house.___________________ He smiled and told me that for 10 years,he had only one thing on his mind:to join the army school like his grandfather.__________________