Many people think that Americans ________ their cars almost more than anything else. When ________ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their ________ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their ________. So many of them work in ________ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to ________ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost ________ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will ________ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a ________. On Saturdays or Sundays some people may ________ most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes（便条）for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”