Their reunion was unlike any other.  Graduating from the Macon, Georgia,  class of 1959 gathered
together in 2009, even though many of them never had an opportunity to meet during their high school
days.
     Schools in the 1950's, like most other public locations, were segregated (隔離)in Georgia. Kids were
forced to attend different schools depending on the color of their skin, and those with white skin were
further separated by gender. Fifty years later these people who were not allowed to associate with each
other were finally able to connect.
     It all began with the personal journey of a man named Tom Johnson. He grew up in Macon and
enjoyed a very successful career which included serving as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and
president of CNN. Tom's life changed drastically over the years, but he still felt the desire to reconnect
with his roots.
     In 2005 Johnson returned to Macon with his son, Wyatt. As the pair drove around town,  the father
recounted high school stories to his son. He talked about how students attended one of three schools:
BallardHudson, Lanier or Miller. Wyatt looked over at his father and said: "Dad  think about how
many friends you missed getting to know."
     Johnson thought about the people he never got the chance to meet. He decided to do something
about it.
     The first step was to find people who graduated from all three schools. Johnson wrote to each person
and proposed they all get together for a luncheon. He explained that even though they were kept apart
during their youth, they didn't have to be separated any more. His classmates received the message with
open hearts. A reunion date was set for October.
      More than 200 former Macon students traveled hundreds of miles to reunite with people who went
to high school with them. It was an unprecedented event, former students coming together to make up
for the time they had lost during the days of segregation.
1. White students in Georgia in the 1950's could ________ .     
A. attend school of a single sex
B. attend school of mixed sexes
C. attend school with students of other skin colors
D. attend any school they like
2. When the classmates received the message from Tom, they ________.
A. were all eager for the reunion
B. were doubtful about his real purpose
C. refused to listen to him
D. all began to miss him
3. We can learn from the passage that Tom Johnson ________.
A. began to miss his old school friends after he retired
B. wanted to reconnect with his roots after the dramatic changes in his life
C. wanted to reconnect with his roots in spite of his successful career
D. began to miss his old school friends after hearing his son's words
4. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. the success story of Tom Johnson
B. the segregation in Georgia in the 1950's
C. an unusual reunion of old graduates
D. the old school system in Georgia
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[     ]
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[     ]
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[     ]
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[     ]
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Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the
paper on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape
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comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.
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years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet, in his honour.

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B. the same comet appearing at different times
C. three different comets appearing three times
D.several comets appearing three times
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A. by doing experiments
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C. by using the work of other scientists
D. by chance
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A. 1704
B.1705
C.1706
D. 1707
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