Cloze Test

　　Nearly five months ago, 17-month-old twin sisters Mama Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej Alvela lay hospitalized, conjoined(連體) at the head. The 1 birth defect(缺陷) made 2 impossible for the girls to walk, sit up right, or even turn to smile at one another. Their only hope for a 3 life：a ground-breaking but highly risky operation 4 their skulls(顱骨).

　　Last August, a 50-person medical team 5 the 22-hour surgery(外科手術(shù)) at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital. Afterward, the two Marias were in separate beds for the first time－the operation a landmark success. As of December, the Marias 6 than we expected. Only minor problems have kept the girls hospitalized：Maria Jesus is recovering from a small infection(感染) on her head 7 doctors grafted(移植) skin to the back of her head, and a little hearing 8 has been detected 9 Maria Teresa's ears, perhaps 10 the surgery. Still, doctors say the girls are healing(康復(fù)) well enough to return to their home. We expect to see them playing in the garden soon.

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Maria lives in the beautiful countryside．She usually gets up early in the morning， 16  she’s never late for schoo1．After getting up，she often showers and has a good breakfast．Then she  17  for school at around 6：30．  18  her home is very far from school，she likes riding her bike better than  19 the bus．It takes her about an hour   20  her bike．It’s so long! On the way，she sings and sings so she always feels  21 ．Also she thinks that it’s good for her health   22  to school by bike．
After school she usually goes back   23  with her friend，Linda．Linda’s home is nearer than Maria’s． It’s only three miles from her home   24  schoo1．Linda likes riding，too．And she also thinks that it is a good  25 of transportation．

Salesman： $73.07，please.
Peter： 　 What? Show me the receipt.
Salesman： Here it is.

Peter：Look. The price on this shirt is $17. But the receipt says $27.
　　Salesman： You are right. The receipt is wrong.
　　Peter： 　 And what is the $5.57 for?
　　Salesman： That’s for tax（稅）.
【小題1】The $5.57 is for the ___________.