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It’s easy to take your hearing for granted until it’s too late. With the wide ___________ (popular) of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music ______ running in the park or using public transport. And the volume is often so loud that people around ____ can hear the music as well. However, doctors warn that such behavior can ___________ (potential) damage their hearing. “In noisy places, people tend _______ (turn) the volume up to get the same clarity of sound. Unfortunately, that can damage the hearing _______ being aware of it,” said Feng Yongfeng, chief ENT physician at Beijing Tian’an Hospital. After Spring Festival, the hospital witnessed ___ slight popularity while them potentially to turn without a

increase in the number of teenagers ____ came in with hearing problems, which Feng attributed to them wearing headphones at home for long periods during the holiday. Feng said both in-ear and overhead headphones can harm the ears and _______(advise) people not to use them for long periods. He said if you do use headphones it is worth ________(invest投资) in the highest quality you can afford. 高三统练10 who advised investing

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Even if you have a good salary, you may still feel _____ of money. To help you better manage your salary, here ____ (come) some money saving tips. First, you need to set goals to encourage yourself to save money. Second, form money saving habits ______ staying away from those __________ waste money. Think twice ________ using money on expensive skin care products. Third, cut down your daily expenses. When going to a supermarket, write down _____ you want to buy to avoid buying ________________ (necessary) stuffs. Girls, who always spend money on clothes, should keep ___ eye open for discounts—you are likely to buy good summer dress in winter at a reasonable price. Fourth, economize our social life. When it’s your turn to buy a meal, invite your friends to your home and cook the dinner yourself. If you separate from your friend, while that/which before what unnecessary an

you _______________ (suppose) to donate the gifts he sent to you to some charities instead of throwing _____ away. Finally, you need find other ways to earn extra money. 高三统练9 stuff 东西 discount 打折 donate 捐赠 charity 慈善 economize 节约，节省 reasonable 合理的 are supposed them

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I have a good friend who is a very famous actor in the UK. The other day my wife Julie and I went to Glasgow as we _______________ (promise) to support him in a show that he was putting on there. After getting to ___ city centre we had to travel a few stops on the city’s underground rail line to reach our destination. I couldn’t help but notice a young couple ______ (sit) along from us. They turned a little bit sideways in their seat so she was leaning back ________ his chest. The couple were in love with each other, looking _____________ (comfort) in their seat. The tube train took a corner and, somewhere, metal rubbed against metal, making a loud noise, ______ was really painful. Well, the young man felt frightened and immediately raised his hands ________ (cover) his ears. But his hands stopped halfway there. Then they changed direction and he covered his wife’s ears instead. had promised the sitting against comfortable which to cover

The scene reminded me of ____ Willa Catcher, a novelist once said, “______ there is love, there is always a miracle.” Instinct makes us want to take care of __________ , but then love makes us better than that! 高三双语报第9期 Where what ourselves

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With the ______________ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because ___ air pollution. Air pollution is caused by the following _______: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off __________ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health __________ to others. _______ these, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons. We should take some measures to fight _______ pollution. New fuel can be used to take ____ place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the __________ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will ____________(solve). 高三统练8 of reasons poisonous but (also) Besides against the importance be solved

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American love pets. In America, there are more families with pets ____ those with children. It is common _____ U.S. homes have some sort of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid ___ the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houson, Texas, dogs can have their dinner _________ (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with ____ owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America which provide care and adoption services for _________(home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance ____ their pets. Pets are ___ basic to than that of delivered their homeless for as

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American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers ________________ (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide ___ good topic of conversation. 高三统练7 have discovered a

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A scientist has found a 100 million-year-old bee trapped in amber, making it possibly the oldest been over found. “I knew right away what it was, because I __________(see) bees in younger amber before,” said George Poinar, a zoology professor at Oregon State University. The bee is about 40 million years _____ (old) than previously found bees. The _________ (discover) of the ancient bee may help explain ____ diverse flowering plants expanded so rapidly during that time. Poinar found the bee in amber from a mine in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar, formerly ______ (know) as Burma. Also embedded in the amber are four kinds of flowers. “So we can imagine this little bee flitting around ____ millions of years ago,” Poinar said. Poinar’s ancient male bee is not a honeybee and not related ___ any modern bee family. The bee-- had seen older discovery why known them to

about one-fifth ___ size of today’s worker honeybee-has a heart-shaped head. “It’s exciting to see something that seems so different from _____ we think of as modern bees,” bee researcher of Cornell University Danforth said. “It’s not an ancestor of honeybee, ___ it probably was an early species in the evolution of bees that died out.” 高三第8期报纸 zoology 动物学 embed 使嵌入 flit 轻快地飞过 22. be related to 与……相关联的 23. 根据倍数表达法：倍数+the size +of… the what but

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Born in 1929, Anne Frank was __ German-Jewish teenager who was forced ______(go) into hiding to avoid being arrested by the Nazis. She and ___ family, along with four others, ______ (spend) 25 months in a few small rooms above her father’s office ___ Amsterdam. The family was finally found by the Nazis, and forced to go to the concentration camps. In March 1945, nine _______ (month) after she was arrested and shortly before the camp was liberated, Anne died, at the age of 15. Her ____ (die) is one of history’s greatest tragedies. But her sprite lives on to this day through the diary, later published as “The Diary of Anne Frank” in _______ she recorded her experiences of a young Jewish girl’s _____ (hide) in Nazi-controlled Amsterdam. Her diary, first published in 1947, has become one of the world’s most _______(wide) read books. It has been translated into 67 languages and has moved millions of people. 高三统练5 to go her spent in months death which hiding widely

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The summer vacation ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, ____ he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother. However, they had a big __________ (argue) at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years _______ (wait) for the other to apologize. Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask ____ forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault. So Kevin’s summer vacation __________ (spend) in his house. As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just ___ it had two weeks before. He didn’t do it at all. He did, however, do one new and different thing during his vacation. He went to a new coffee shop, ______ was next to a huge but argument waiting for was spent as which

parking lot(停车场). It served twenty varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the waiters were really ________ (friend). The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped him make ___ pleasant vacation. But he knew in his heart, ___ his brother had been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one. 高三第7期报纸 friendly a if

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Zengzi( BC), a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius, __________ (believe) to be the author of the Daxue (Great Learning). One day, as Zengzi’s wife set off for the market, her little son insisted on going with her, ________ (make) a tearful scene. “Stay at home,” she said to the boy, “when I come back, I ______________ (kill) the pig for you to eat.” When she got back from the market Zengzi was prepared to catch the pig and kill it. His wife stopped him, saying. “I was only kidding to ____ when I said that.” “Children cannot be humored ___ this way,” he replied. “They have little ________________ (understand). They learn from their parents and listen to _____ they say. To lie to him is to teach him to lie to _______. Her son will not trust her any more ___ a mother lies to him. This is not the way to teach ___ child.” With that Zengzi went to kill the pig and then cooked it for his son.高三统练6 is believed making will/shall kill him in understanding what others if a

曾子杀彘　曾子的夫人到集市上去赶集，他的儿子哭着闹着也要跟着去。他的母亲对他说：“你先回家呆着，待会儿我回来杀猪给你吃。”她刚从集市上回来，就看见曾子要捉小猪去杀。她就劝止说：“我只不过是跟孩子开玩笑罢了。”曾子说：“妻子，这可不能开玩笑啊！小孩子没有思考和判断能力，要向父母亲学习，听从父母亲给予的正确的教导。现在你欺骗他，这就是教孩子骗人啊！母亲欺骗儿子，儿子就不再相信自己的母亲了，这不是正确教育孩子的方法啊。”于是把猪杀了，煮后吃了。

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Recently I failed an exam. However, ____________ I came out of my teacher’s office, I told myself: “Smile! It’s not so serious.” I smiled a big smile and ___ worked a little, really. Everyone gets _________(frustrate) sometimes. I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits. But one day I came ______ a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” It suddenly struck me: “__________ (worry) about a problem doesn’t help. Why not just give a big smile and face up ___ the trouble?” Now every time I want to cry, I remind myself that _________ (laugh) is better than tears and anger. I ________________ (convince) that there’s something magical about a smile. A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me ___ courage to move on. it frustrated across Worrying to laughter am convinced the

Remember, whenever you’re faced with a setback(挫折）, whenever you’ve been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again. Smile at life, ____ it will shine on you. 2011年高三上学期惠州二模 and

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I was always told that three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path ___ success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, _______ was originally to be held in our classroom, ______________ (change) to the library at the last minute. This, _________ , didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, taking my seat and _____ (do) some deep breathing to help relax _______. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered ____ I finally found the solution. With the problem_______ (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. ______________ (fortunate), I noticed that I had just 10 minutes left ___________ (complete) the rest. 高三统练4 to which was changed however doing myself until solved Unfortunately to complete

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In the United States, there were 222 people _________ (report) to be billionaires in The ___________(wealth) of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $41 billion, who made his money ___ starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old ______ he first helped to set up the company in He was a billionaire ___ the time he was 31. ________ , there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even _________ (young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. ______ of these child actors made over a million dollars _______ (act) in movies before they were 14. But ____ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn and Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited a billion dollars when he turned 18! 高三统练3 by when by However younger Both acting the

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If you have decided to study abroad, you might be looking for effective ways to prepare your language skills before you depart. Some students attend ESL classes at local schools while others practice with ___ conversational partner. However, for those in situations ______ these two options are not available, studying ESL online might be the next alternative. During the past decade, many websites have sprung up on the Internet, _________ (provide) ESL activities to help people practice the major language skills ____ grammar, reading, and vocabulary. Perhaps the ________ (great) interests for students are websites that focus on listening and speaking skills. In the past, listening to audio online was a very slow process, but since high-speed connections appeared, things _____________ (change) greatly. A simple Internet search where a providing like greatest have changed

using the term “ESL” will bring up thousands of relevant websites out there, but not all the sites are the same. ___ you want to find a site that is suitable for you, you should look among those that combine good contents with a user-friendly interface and style. Finally, no matter which site you end up visiting, you should set some goals ____ your study. ____ might include the number of vocabulary you want to learn, specific grammar structures you want to review, ____ even how many minutes you want to read aloud from a newspaper in English. 高三统练3 If for They and

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Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world. Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot, it can cause serious medical problems---even _____ (dead). Floods, storms and other natural events kill thousands of people every year. So ____ extreme heat. Experts say heat may be the __________________ (frightening) killer in nature. A common health problem linked ___ hot weather is heat stress. The causes of heat stress include _________(wear) heavy clothing, physical work or exercise, or hot weather. If several of these conditions are present at the same time, a person’s body temperature ________(rise) above safe limits. Then the body will release water to cool the skin through perspiration. And this is ____ the body defenses against heat. However, too much perspiration can lead to too much loss of body death does most frightening to wearing will rise how

water and salt. Most people suffer only muscle pain as a result of heat stress. The pain is a warning ____ the body is becoming too hot. Doctors say those suffering muscle pain should stop all activities and rest in a cool place. ____ should also drink cool liquids. Do not return ______ (do) physical activities for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop. 高三第6期报纸 that They to do

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There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitor. They give visitors ___ lei(脖子上戴的花环) along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright _________ (flower) shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are ____________ (tradition) Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha _______ (mean) both hello and goodbye. It also means “I love you”. Usually when people from different countries, races, and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, ____ in general, people have learned to live together ___ peace. Hawaiians earn most of their money from travelers, most of _______ come from the mainland and from Japan. There are many people a flowered traditional means but in whom

______(live) in Hawaii now so there are residential areas ______ there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and pineapple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers ___ much money. The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses here. 年级第二次统练 living where as

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In most cities, ____ or poor, it is the less well off that are most at risk from floods and natural disasters. It was the poor of New Orleans, nearly a ____ (three) of the population, who lived in the lowest-lying parts of the city and _______ (suffer) most from Katrina’s wrath. ________ (similar), it was the urban poor of Honduras and its neighbors who were struck hardest ___ Hurricane Mitch in And it is the people of the slums more widely in Latin America _________ are most capable of being attacked. In some places, too little water, not too much, is the problem. China’s thirst for industry and __________ (irrigate) has combined with climate change to drain the aquifers. Droughts seem to be ever more frequent in northern China, and southern cities such as Guangzhou are also affected. Rivers are drying up: the Yellow River third suffered Similarly by who/that irrigation

now flows to the sea for only ___ few weeks a year
now flows to the sea for only ___ few weeks a year. And the rain, when it comes, is intensely acid(强烈地酸). To make matters _____ (bad), the glaciers on which both China ____ India partly depend are melting. Any benefits from extra water supplies will be short-term, and damaged by floods. 揭阳一中2011高三上学期摸底考试 well off 富裕的 a worse and

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Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. ______ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop _______ (help) it grow” is based on the following story. It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty ( ) was very anxious to help _____ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about _____ day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected. One day, he came up with an idea _____ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day. He was very tired _____ doing this for a whole day,____ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” _______(high). His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither. This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their _______(nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often _______ (result) in the contrary to our intention. Behind to help his this that higher but after natural results

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Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ___ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy __________ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ___ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or ________ (push) you with their elbow, hurrying ahead to get to a bargain. Jane paused in front of a counter ______ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her _______ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes ______ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her it to please a pushed where choice on/for

father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please ____. When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ___ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ______________ (inform). （2009高考题） him at was informed

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A young man while travelling a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ___ water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder ____ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man ___________ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled _______ (warm) , and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home ____ a happy heart. After the man left, the teacher let ________ student taste the water. He spit it out, _____ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ___?” The teacher replied, “You tasted the water, I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be ________ (sweet).” We understand this lesson best ____ we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing. (2010高考) The presented who warmly with saying another it sweeter that

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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I felt it early because I had an appointment ____ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me ________ the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man _________ (sit) at the front. He _____________ (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be ________ (mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to _____ he was trying to talk, but after some minutes ____ walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed. I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him ___ his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had ___ amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home. I’m glad I made a choice. later till/until sit/sitting was pretending mentally whom they on an

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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car broke ______ near a remote village. ________(curse) my misfortune, I was wondering ______ I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who _______________ (gather) around me were arguing as to who should have the honor of receiving me ___ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman_____ lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me _______ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to ___ small town some 20 kilometres away where there was a garage. I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Some villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey. We drank together and talked ________ (merry) till far into the night. down where Cursing had gathered as who settled a merrily

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Hic! You’ve just hiccupped for the tenth time since you finished dinner. Wonder ______ these funny noises are coming from? The part _________ (blame) is your diaphragm(横膈膜), the muscle at the bottom of your chest. All hiccups start here. The diaphragm almost always ______ (work) perfectly---it pulls down when you breathe in to help pull air into the lungs _________ it moves up when you breathe out to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes upset, and when ____________ happens, it pushes up in an irregular way, making your breath come out differently _______ how it normally does. When this irregular breath hits your voice box, you’re left with a big hiccup. Things ____________ bother the diaphragm include eating too quickly or too much, stomachaches or feeling nervous. If you want to know where to blame works and/or this/it/that from/to that/which

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____ to get rid of hiccups, here are some “cures”. _____________________(breathe) into a paper bag is one method some people use. Others think taking a mouthful of water is the way to become hiccup-free. Sugar under your tongue might also drive away the hiccups. And maybe the most famous __________ (treat), having someone scare you, also helps beat the hiccups. how Breathing/To breathe treatment

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The Black Country is about 10 miles from Birmingham. It’ is made up of four districts: Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell, and Wolvehampton. Historically, it was famous for industry, which explains ___ the area is called the Black Country. It got its name during the industrial revolution, _____ factory pollution turned the local skies black and coal dust from the mines made the soil the same color. Dudley, which is ________ (probable) the heart of the Black Country, has a history _______ (date) back over 1,000 years, and its famous castle has been there _____ about the 8th century. People from Black Country are very friendly. ___ their local dialect, which comes from the old “Middle English”, can be very difficult to understand. I still remember taking ___ visiting friend from Canada to a local Black Country pub for lunch. why when probably dating since But a

______ the waitress could even finish describing the menu, my friend looked at me with his eyebrows _______(raise). When I asked what he wanted to order, he just shook his head in disbelief and asked if the waitress whom I ___________________________________________ (speak) to just now was naturally speaking English. Black Country 黑区（英格兰中部的工业区，曾有严重工业污染） in disbelief 难以置信地；疑惑地 Before raised spoke/was speaking/had spoken/had been speaking

Finishing their shopping at the mall, a couple discovered that their new car _____________(steal). They filed a report ___ the police station and a detective drove them ____ to the parking lot to look for evidence. To their __________(amaze), the car had been returned ____ there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to rush her to the ________. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets ___ tonight’s Mania Twain concert.” Their faith in humanity restored. The couple attended ___ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found ____ their house had been ransacked. On the bathroom mirror was ______ note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don’t I?” had been stolen at back amazement and hospital for the that another

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Maria had to buy food for herself and her son. Divorced for ten years, she was used to _____ (do) everything by herself for her son. He was a junior in high school, which meant that he ____________(enter) college in two years. Then she would be shopping only for herself. She felt sad _________ she thought of this. She loved him, and feared that he would no longer be her daily company. Maria drove to Costco, a chain store ____________ sold food in bulk packages. By selling in bulk only, the store helps its customers save money. She parked far _____ the entrance. That meant a longer walk, but also a faster exit from the parking lot. She grabbed one of the big shopping carts outside and pushed __ into the store. Her purse stayed tightly _____ (hang) over her shoulder. doing would enter whenever which/that from it hung

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Surprisingly, the store wasn’t too _______ (crowd). She carefully selected some bananas, apples, and other fruit, ___ she couldn’t find her son’s favorite brand of oranges. On the way home, she planned to stop at _______ chain store or two until she found them. divorce 离婚 bulk 大量的，大批的 cart 手推车 grab 抓取 crowded but another

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, _____ was worth a few million dollars, to fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort ___ (go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start a new.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, ___ invented the phonograph. What __ attitude! Below are more examples of the ______ (fail) of successful people: Thomas Edison failed ____________ (approximate) 10,000 times while he ___________ (work) on the light bulb. Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54. Young Beethoven ________(tell) that he had no talent for music, ___ he gave some of the best music to the world. Setbacks are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find courage and faith__________ (overcome) the setback. which go he an failures approximately was working was told but to overcome

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Jay was born to ride. Just after learning to walk, he got his first tricycle(三轮脚踏车). A year later, he was on a bicycle _____ training wheels. At the age of 5, he was a skilled bicyclist. His father made sure he did everything ______(safe). Jay wore a helmet(头盔), a chest pad(衬垫), elbow(肘) pads, and knee pads. He fell a lot, ___ he was never hurt badly. It was when he was 7 years ____ he got his first motorcycle. He entered motocross races, all over the country. By the time he was 15, he _________ (win) thirty races. His future looked bright. when he was 17, Jay took his girlfriend out for ___ ride on his motorcycle. A truck ran a red light, and Jay and his girlfriend fell off the motorcycle, ________ (crash) into the side of the truck. Jay went into the hospital for three with safely but that had won a crashing

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Older people who follow healthy diets may live longer, ___ study suggests. Research in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found those who ate a low-fat diet ___________ contained lots of fruit and vegetables lowered their risk of dying over 10 years. The study ________ (main) focused on the diets of 2, 5000 US adults aged 70 to 79. Those who ate a high-fat diet rich ___ ice cream, cheese, and whole milk, had the highest risk of death. The study showed that 12 extra people in every hundred survived over the ten years, if _____ ate healthily. Participants ______________ (divide) into six different groups, according to how often they ate certain foods. The groups were: healthy foods; high-fat dairy products; meat, fried foods and alcohol; breakfast cereal; refined grains; sweets and desserts. Those who had a “healthy foods” diet ate more low-fat dairy products, fruits, whole grains, poultry, fish, _____ vegetables. They also ate lower amounts ____ meat, fried foods, sweets, high-calorie drinks, and added fat. _______ (smoke) less and being more active than other participants, people in this group had healthier lifestyles, too. Researchers found that those who followed a “high-fat dairy products” diet had a _________ (high) death risk than those in the “healthy foods” group. which/that mainly in they were divided and of Smoking higher

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Typing the word “pizza” into your favorite search engine may seem harmless enough. But _______ you may not know is that with this simple act you’re sending information to possibly hundreds of machines _________ (locate) possibly thousands of miles of from where you sit. Each machine that search meets on its journey uses energy. Because there are many people ____________ (search) at the same time all over the world that energy can really add up. Few people have ___ day without computers. Most of the computers that people use are connected ___ the Internet. And it’s easy to type, click and search ________ (get) answers to even the silliest question. We enjoy this luxury so much that we can forget each search does in fact use energy. And that energy gives out the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. “Every time you type something into Google, ___ uses several machines to find those answers for you _____ display them on your page. All of that requires power,” says Sudhanva Gurumurthi, a computer science professor. Computers and electronics account for about 9 percent of home electricity use, _______ is a lot of less than what the big users, especially heat and air conditioning, take up. But using your computer to search the Web has effects that reach _________ (far) than your own home. what located searching a to to get it and which further

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Eight-year-old Boku knows there is a good way to move a goat from the market to the slaughterhouse. He knows you must grab behind both ears and pull. After two years on the job he has learned ____ hard way. Mohammed Hassan, ____ five-year-old brother, hasn’t quite got the skill of it yet. Still, they are __________ (thank) they have a job. Boku and Mohammed’s father ______ (die) five years ago, and after their mother’s shop burnt down, she became ill. So Boku had to support the family at six, and soon Mohammed followed. “Every day I wake up and go to the market to do my work,” says Boku. “When I am finished I just come back home. I have to work, ___ we don’t get food.” Boku and Mohammed will earn less than one US cent for each goat that they deliver up the hill to the Kiamaiko slaughterhouses. As they pick their way through the slum between the market and the slaugherhouses, Boku and Mohammed are recently robbed ____ older boys. The slaughterhouse owners, ____ wouldn’t give their names ____ fear of being arrested, told us that hundreds of children work inside their buildings. Child labor is illeagal in Kenya, but police rarely target business owners for _______ (hire) children in the slums. The police say they are doing their best ___________ (solve) the problem. the his thankful died or by who for hiring to solve

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If you have been a student of public speaking for any length of time, you _________ (probable) have heard of the rule called 55%, 38%, 7% Rule. This rule states that 55% of the meaning of communication is in body language, 38% is in tonality, ____ 7% is in the words. Have you ever wondered ______ these percentages came from? Professor Albert Mehrabian _______________ (regard) as the creator of the 55%, 38%, 7% Rule. Mehrabian and ____ colleagues conducted the research on communication patterns. Mehrabian later discussed the results ___ the research in two books in ____ early 1970s. The subjects were asked to listen to a recording of a female saying the single word “maybe” in three tonalities, ___________ (express) liking, neutrality and disliking. Next, the subjects were shown photos of female faces expressing the same three emotions. Then they were asked to guess the emotions ______ (show) by the recorded voice and the photos. The photos drew more accurate answers than the voice. Mehrabian published the results of his work in two books, but he stated that he never intended his results to be applied ____ normal conversation. probably and where is regarded his of the to express shown to

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What could be more attractive, in terms of self-help, than to turn your thoughts towards someone else’s troubles? Instead of ________ (try) to help yourself, you try to help others. And in doing so---when you stop continually thinking of yourself and all your troubles—you not only help others, but also help yourself, too. That’s ____ I believe, anyway. The following encouraging sayings seem _________ (back) me up. Dr Benjamin Spock said, “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ___ was speaking to new parents at the time. His message is not simply aimed at that group of people. It has truth for all of us. We all know more than we think we know. That means we all have ____ ability to help, no matter who we are and what few skills we think we have. Leo F. Buscaglia said, “Don’t spend your precious time asking ‘Why isn’t the world a better place?’ It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is ‘How can I make ____ better?’” Yes, you can make the world a better place ____ sharing your knowledge and skills _____ someone else. Or you can simply wonder how else you can make a _________ (different). And you really can do something –all that’s required is the belief _____ you can. trying what to back He the it by with difference that

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She watched the man walking along the sidewalk. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a thief. She knew not to judge a book by ____ cover, but this man was no good. She drove by him. He looked at her car as he drove by. Suddenly, he turned left up a driverway. A red SUV was parked in the driverway right next ___ the sidewalk. He walked up to the driver’s door ____ put his hand on the handle. Then he returned to the sidewalk and continued walking. She realized that he _____________ (test) the door to see if it was locked. “He is a thief ,” she thought. “That’s _____ he does. He just walks through our neighborhoods looking for cars to break into. ” She called the police. She described the man. The officer said he knew who the man was. People called two or three times a week ___________ (report) him walking by. But the police couldn’t arrest him ____ walking around. They had to catch him __________ (steal) goods. “But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked,” she said. “I’m sorry,” said the officer. “That’s not against the law. If he ________ (actual) steals something, give us ___ call.” its to and had tested what to report for stealing a actually

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English is more popular among language learners than any other language in the world. English has become the international language of science _____ medicine. English is the major foreign language _________(teach) in most schools in South America and Europe. School children in the Philippines and Japan begin learning English ___ an early age. English is the official language of more than seventy-five countries. In countries where many ____________ (complete) different languages are spoken, English is often used as an official language to help people communicate. India is a good example. English is the common language in this country _________ at least twenty-four languages are spoken by more than one million people. Where did the English language come from? Why has it become so popular? ________________ (answer) these questions we must travel back in time about five thousand years to an area north of the Black Sea. Experts say the people in that area spoke a language called Proto Indo-European. Proto Indo-European ______________ (believe) to be the ancestor of most European languages. The English language is a result of the invasions of ____ island of Britain over many hundreds of years. Through the years of the Saxons, Angles and Jutes mixed ______ different languages. The result is what is called Anglo-Saxon of Old English. Several written works have survived______ the Old English period. and taught at completely where To answer is believed the their from

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Man has always wants to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In ____ sixteenth century he made designs for machines _____________ could fly. But they were never built. A _______ (Britain) man 800 years ago made a pair of wings from chicken feathers and jumped into the air from a tall building. He did not fly very far, but _____ (fall) to the ground. His _______(break) bones frightened people. The first real steps took place in France in Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a large hot air balloon. The knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with ___? The balloon ___________ (make) of cloth and paper. The first air passenger _________ (carry) by the balloon flew up in the sky. We don’t know ____ he felt about his trip in the air, which lasted eight minutes. After all, he landed safe. Some ________ (science) inventions require people to take risks. the which/that British fell broken it was made carried how scientific

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People raise cattle for meat or for money, ____ sometimes animals mean more than that to their owner. Six days of nonstop spring rain had created a raging river ________ (run) by Nancy Brown’s farm. ___ she tried to take her cows to higher ground in the morning, she slipped and hit her head on __ fallen tree. The fall knocked her our for a moment or two. When she came to life, Lizzie, one of her _______ (old) and favorite cows, was kissing her face. The water was rising. Nancy got up and began walking ________ (slow) with Lizzie. The water was now waist high. Nancy’s pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arms around Lizzie’s neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie __________ (manage) to successfully pull herself and Nancy onto a small island. Even though it was just about noon, the sky was so dark and the rain and lightning so bad ______ it took people two hours to discover Nancy . They took her to the school gym, ______ the Red Cross had set up shelter. When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the “island”, but Lizzie was gone already. “I own my life to her ,” said Nancy, with tears ___ her eyes. but running As a oldest slowly managed that where in

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Mr Smith used to be in prison for three years, which you may think he is not a good man. But ___ a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason why he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law, ____ that his six-year-old son blew up the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. __________________ this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, his parents had to be ________ (punish). As a result, Mr. Smith was arrested and taken to ___ police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was ________ (use). After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey ___. Unfortunately, Mrs. Smith was ____ of work before long. She had to move to a southern state, in ______ she was born. _____ the Smiths have experienced teaches us a good lesson. as but Though/Although punished the useless it out which What

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I went to the seaside to spend my holiday last summer with my family. One day, I was swimming in the river______ someone shouted, “Look out. There is a shark not far away!” On hearing the shout, I was scared to ______ because I was well aware __ its dangerous characteristic. “Just don’t worry, Tom!” my father said to me.” But in order to avoid being harmed, let’s go back to our hotel.” We stayed in the seaside for about two weeks. Though the weather was ______ hotter that that in my hometown, I got used to ___ and____ at home. Every morning, I got up earlier than my parents and went for breakfast ahead of time. Then I went to have ___ chat with my new friend, John, who I happened to come _______ during my holiday. John was a native and he was familiar with the seaside. Soon we became very good friends. After we parted, we have kept_______ (write) to each other. Now, I still often hear from him. We talk in our letters about things and persons ____ we remembered in the seaside. when death of much it felt a across writing that

a for there to them that truly saw Grammar completion 语法填空（双语报第1期）
leaving The other day, after________(leave) a cafe, I had to cross the park to get back to my car. This particular park is in the centre of the town and is often __ gathering place for homeless people. On most days you might see some of these people begging ___ change. On this day though, ____ were nuns(修女) in their habits passing out hot lunches ___ every single homeless person in the park. The homeless people would walk to them, ___ their eyes looked other ways, like they were ashamed but the sisters met ____ all with love and some warm food. I found out later _____ these sisters were from Mother Teresa’s order, and they were carrying on her work. I was ______(true) inspired by these women and what I ______ (see) that day showed me with love. Little by little, we can all make a difference in this world. a for there to but them that truly saw

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Grammar completion 语法填空（双语报第2期） becoming With the global community___________(become) very small and businesses doing business all over the world, it is becoming ____ important than ever to learn to speak English. The Internet offers opportunities to take an English course online so that you ___ study at home at your own pace. Taking an online course________(avoid) the need of traveling to Canada or the United States to attend a school, ______ costs money in travel along with the tuition costs. ______ you are interested in one of these free courses, you can arrange your own schedule for learning the language. This could be an hour or two in the evenings every weekday ___ you might want to spend your weekends on this task. If you have difficulty with __ particular lesson, you can pay for the services of a personal tutor to help you. ______ is an online dictionary that will translate English words into your own language and most ESL students find this resource very _________(help) to them. more can avoids which When or a There helpful

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A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of an airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy ___ book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies. She sat down in an armchair to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair ______ the packet of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, _______(open) his magazine and started reading. When she took out the first cookie, the man took ___ also. She felt angry but said _______. For each cookie she took, the man took one too. _____ only one cookie remained, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, _______(give) her one half. a opened where one nothing when giving

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Talking on the cellphone while______ (drive) isn’t just a safety risk. It_____ slows down traffic. Drivers talking on the phone drive about two miles per hour ____ slowly than people who aren’t on the phone, according to ___ new study by researchers at the University of Utah. And hands-free equipment often is ______(easy) used in the car, which suggests that it is the talking, not the cellphone, ______ distracts(转移) the brain. While a few miles per hour may not sound like much, as many as one in 10 drivers on the road ________(talk) on the phone, says University of Utah psychology professor David Strayer, _____ directed the research. “The distracted driver tends to drive slower ____ have slow reactions,” Dr Strayer said. “People get stuck behind that person, and ___ makes everyone pay the price of that distracted driver.” When she took out the first cookie, the man took ___ also. She felt angry but said _______. For each cookie she took, the man took one too. _____ only one cookie remained, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it into half, _______(give) her one half. also more a easily that is talking who and it

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Grammar completion 语法填空（双语报第6期） You’ve just finished with middle school and you start wondering, “______ is high school really like?” Is high school a lot different _____ middle school? How about the workload(工作量) in high school--is it a lot ________(hard)? Will there be more homework than there was in middle school? The work in high school gives you ___ more advanced knowledge of many academic subjects(学术科目) So you may find that you have more work to do or_____ it’s a bit more challenging(有挑战性的). Aside from(除外) the things you learn in class, high school is also a time ______ people start to learn important lessons from _____ friends and classmates. High school is a time of ____________(increase) independence and responsibility. High school gives you the chance to take off those training wheels and _______(learn) how to be more independent. It’s ___________(perfect完美的)OK if you’re nervous at first. Just be patient and keep trying. Once you’ve adjusted to your new independence, you may find you can go farther than you ever imagined. What from harder a that when their increasing learn perfectly

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An elderly woman yesterday made a legal claim(起诉）against a department store __________ it had wrongly accused her of stealing a Christmas card. Ms. Doss White, 72 years old, _________ claiming ＄3000 damages from the store for wrongful arrest(逮捕） and false imprisonment. Ms. White visited the store while ________ Christmas shopping, but did not buy anything. She was followed through the town by a store manager. She had been told that a customer saw her ______ (take) a card and put it in her shopping bag. He stopped her at a bookstore as she was reading a book. Ms. White said, “This man, ____ total stranger, suddenly grasped my bag and asked __________ he could look in it.” ____ was taken back to the store and shut in a small room in full view of shoppers for 20 minutes _______ the police arrived. At the police station she was body-searched and nothing was found. Her _______ (law) said the department store sent an insincere(不真诚的）apology and they insisted that she may have been stealing. The hearing continues today and we will closely focus ______ the case. because was doing take a if/whether She until lawyer on

any best thinking that found does Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第六期）
If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot __________(sharp) in spring than you are at _____ other time of the year. Spring appears to be the ______ period of the year for ___________(think) . One reason may be _______ in spring man’s mental powers are affected by the same factories that bring about great changes in all nature. Autumn is the _______ best season, then winter. _____ for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation for thinking! It has been _______ (find) that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than in summer heat. This does not mean that all people are ______ intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year. It _____ mean, however, that the mental powers of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in summer. sharper any best thinking that second As found less does

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Grammar completion 语法填空（黑白报纸第17期） One day I went shopping at a gift shop in Shanghai. There are full ____ lovely goods in my eyes. I was greatly interested and I lost _______ in the beautiful goods. After I paid for what I had bought, I left my handbag on the counter(柜台). There was about two thousand yuan in it. I deeply regretted(后悔) what I did. If I hadn’t paid much attention _____ goods, I wouldn’t ____________ (do) such a stupid thing. I had already come back to the shop ________ a young shop assistant walked up to me with my handbag. He insisted on my __________(check) it. Then I opened the handbag and found nothing lost.I thanked him and offered him a reward of 100 yuan, but he ________ to take anything. I was deeply moved by his ____________________(self) act that day. Without his help, I could not find my bag ____________(success). I didn’t know _______ to convey my gratitude(感激). of myself to have done when checking refused selfless/unselfish successfully how

which it in if but Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第7期） to personality
Everyone needs friends. If you fail ____ make friends, please look at yourself and see if something in your ___________(person) is to blame.Maybe you have such social faults, _______ drive away new acquaintances. Whatever your social fault may be, look at it honestly, and really try to correct ____. To be _________(friend) friends, you must first be cheerful. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendship. A cheerful person always similes. Smile at someone and you are also sure to get a smile ___ return. Think of others. Do your best to make__________(strange) feel at home wherever you happen t be. Put yourself in the others’ shoes and make them feel welcome. Try to remember the names. It makes your new acquaintance feel happy ____ you call him by his name. It gives the feeling that he has made ____ impression on you, which must mean a lot to him. Finally, if we don’t agree with people in certain points, don’t argue _______ discuss . You will always lose friends if you argue too much. Real frinedship respects everyone at any time. personality which it friendly in stangers if an but

up If/ When be built working the it Grammar completion 语法填空（黑白报纸第19期）
①The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life. But is _______ anyone who knows the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set _____ in At that time, computer networks didn’t work well. _________ one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to _________(build) . It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on __________(work) all the time. ② At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed _______(use) it, too. However, computers were still very expensive _____ the Internet was also difficult to use. At the beginning of _______ 1990s, computers became _________ (cheap) and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient. ③Today it is easy to get online and ____ is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. there up If/ When be built working to use and the cheaper it

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Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第12期） over has become popular all _____ the world. It spreads so quickly because it has several advantages, for example, the mail can go to the address in a short time no matter _____ far the distance is !Besides, we don’t need to go to the post office ____ buy any stamps. It’s more convenient than ___________ (tradition) mail. is short for electric mail. The name ______ (itself) suggests that this kind of mail is sent through electric wires. I like better _____ traditional mail. It makes our world ______ (small) . Usually I can receive an answer the day ______ I send my . In this case, I can save plenty of time to do other things. Maybe I can get help quickly when I am in trouble. _________ , everything has two sides. It doesn’t mean that it is perfect. To receive the has become a burden to me. I am afraid that with them I have less time for other activities. Actually, I ____________(bound) by . how to traditional itself than smaller after However am bound

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①From Monday until Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evening or on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy themselves. During this period, they needn’t adapt_____________ to the working environment. Some watch TV or go to the cinema; _______ take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time. ②Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything ______ collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Our experience lets us realize that much of our ability remains ________________(explore) . ③I know a man _________ has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago, he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth ＄250! He was very happy about his purchase and thought the price was _________(reason). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt __________ they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier ______ to find a new match box for his collection. ④That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. _____ other words, the value in dollars is not important _______ the pleasure it gives us is. others themselves from that/who to be explored reasonable if/whether than In but

that who others use function Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第13期）
In recent years, great changes have taken place in countryside. For example, telephone ____________ (enter) every family. Technological development has made ___ have a lot of wonderful functions, one of which is _____ it can display the caller’s phone number. Some people think caller ID is very useful. It helps them know ____ is calling and then decide whether to answer the phone ___ not. Whenever you come back home, the display will show you who has called while you are out. But ________ think that telephone number is one’s privacy. Whoever you phone, you will let him know your phone number_______________ (conscious). If it is clearly shown to others, someone may make_____ of it and bring you trouble. Though it has some shortcomings, caller ID will continue ____ ____________________ (exist). We should take advantage of its _________ and make it benefit us more . has entered it that who or others unconsciously use existing/to exist function

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Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第14期） What do you think of examinations? Do you like it or not? ______ are lots of different opinions. Generally speaking, few students like examinations, because they think examinations may bring something bad to them. For example, They may feel nervous after examinations because they are _______ of bad results, they may ___________(blame) for failure in examinations. But I think examinations are necessary to our senior students. _______ examinations, teachers can find out students’ problems and clearly know ____ has mastered what he/she _____________ (teach) and who hasn’t. In this way they can improve their teaching methods and prepare their lessons _______ (well) next term. Through examinations, students know about ___________(them). After the examinations, they will find out their own weak points and work harder to make progress. The college _________ (entry) examinations are important and necessary. They help select the excellent students for universities. What’s ____, They are also essential for students to go into the society. In a word, appropriate examinations are welcome and useful. There afraid be blamed Through has taught who better themselves entrance more

candies sitting like which My it Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第15期）
houseful I was in my 20’s and living in the Bay Area. That Christmas , I had a ________( house) of toys from a gift exchange party and more individually wrapped cookies and ________( candy) than I planned to eat. On Christmas morning, I got up to go running . Outside my apartment, I noticed a man ______(sit) on the sidewalk. He wasn’t dressed ____ a homeless person. But an hour later when I returned, he was still there, holding a sign that asked for toys for his kids, _______ he couldn’t afford. We talked. He worked nearby, while his family lived in Northern California– and he was too ashamed ___ go home empty-handed My mind raced to my holiday party—all those toys and treats! I ran into room and ________(bring) an armful out. His face lit up. “ ___ daughter will love this doll,” he said. I ran back to see _____ else I could find, but when I returned, he had gone. I hope he was on his way home. I’m a parent now. I can imagine how stressful ___ would be not to be able to give children toys on Christmas. candies sitting like which to brought My what it

Being as both increasingly Grammar completion 语法填空（黑白报纸第32期） laid an
One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the daughter of a mechanic happened to see 20 eggs ____( lay) by a wild goose. Realizing the mother would not return to her eggs, she decided to take them home. There she carefully placed the eggs in the heat of a lamp. ______ well taken care of, the eggs broke and hatched out the baby geese into the world. Geese are known to take the first living thing they see ___ their mother. Thus, to these young geese, the girl was their mother. As they grew, the girl was able to lead her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to fly. The girl became ______________ (increase) worried about this, _____ when awake and in her dreams. Later, she had ___ idea: she would pilot a plane to guide them in flight. She asked her father for a plane and he assemble a small aircraft for her. laid Being as both increasingly an

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Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane ________ . However, the birds did not recognize or follow him, and slept in the grass instead. One day, the girl climbed into the plane, ______ her father made for her, started it and soon left the ground. _______ their mother take to the air, the birds eagerly flapped their wings and set out. The girl flew the plane freely in the sky ahead ____ her young birds. he couldn’t afford. himself which Seeing of

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Grammar completion 语法填空（黑白报纸第33期） During World War Ⅱ I had been in prison for five years in Spain. I was sure that I was _____________ (kill). I became terribly nervous. I fumbled(笨手笨脚）in my pockets to see if there are any cigarettes ______________had escaped their search. Fortunately, I found one. However, ____________(hold) by my shaking hands, it could barely touch my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I called out to my jailer “Have you got ___ light?” He looked at me and came over. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes locked with mine by accident. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know ____ I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close ___ somebody, it is very hard not to smile to avoid ________________ (embarrass). I smiled at him and became aware ___ him as a person and not just a jailer. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap _______ our two hearts, our two human souls. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, ______ (look) at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. to be killed which/that Being held a why to embarrassment of between looking

was happening horribly later what of dirt
Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第21期） One day, a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The farmer thought that it wasn’t worth _______ (save) the donkey because he was too old, so he decided to bury him. He invited all his neighbors to help him. They began to shovel （铲）dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what ________________(happen) and cried __________ (horrible). Then, to everyone’s surprise, he calmed down. A few shovel loads _____, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at _____ he saw. With every shovel of dirt ____________ hit his back, the donkey would shake ___off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top ___ the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the _____ and happily trotted（快跑）off! Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of ____. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. saving was happening horribly later that/which what it of well dirt

which hung After hurriedly them with Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第23期）
It was late in the night and everybody was asleep except for my brother and me. We decided to play a trick ___ our parents. We crept into our parents’ bedroom. I took a large sheet of constuction paper on ______ drew a morning scene and_______(hang) it on the window. Meanwhile, my brother advanced the time on the alarm clock to just ten minutes before seven. _____ doing these, we went back to our bedroom and waited. Soon the alarm clock rang and my parents jumped out of bed ___________(hurry). My father went ot the bathroom to brush his teeth while my mother came over to our room to wake us. ___ was surprised when she found us awake and __________(laugh). My parents were angry and scolded us for playing a trick on _____ at such a late hour and for walking them up. ___ a result, we had to clean the dishes for a week. Nowadays they lock their bedroom door when they go to bed. We can no longer play such tricks again, but we will come up ______ other ideas soon. on which hung After hurriedly She laughing them As with

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An old man who lived in a small street in the city of Mumbai had to put up with the nuisance(烦心事) of boys’ playing cricket outside his house at night. One evening when the boys were particularly noisy, an idea occurred ____ him. He went out and said he would give them 25 rupees(卢比) each week to play in the street at night. The boys were paid ______ something they enjoyed! At the end of the first week they asked him to pay them with some _____ (mix) feelings, and so he did. The _______ week when they asked for payment, he said he had run out of money and sent them away with only 15 rupees. The third week the man said he had not ____ received his pension and gave them only 10 rupees. The boys were very disappointed but _______ was not much they could do about __. The fourth week the man said he could not afford to pay them 25 rupees ___ he had promised, but would give them 5 rupees each week without fail. ____ the boys heard sent them into the depths of despair. Then they ______ (slip) out of the street and never played there again. to to do mixed second yet there it as What slipped

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Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第24期） A beautiful and successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home, _______, she lived with her parents, was in the country , __________, she did not want to go back there after her show every night, so she rented an expensive flat in the center of the city, bought some beautiful furniture and hired a man to paint the room in new colors. ___ was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody in the city wanted to see it. So she decided _________(give) the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and _______________(willing) for her. He took the tickets ________ saying anything, and she heard no more about them ________ the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it _______________ the words: “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance ＄2”, with this note: “After 5:00 p.m. I get fifty cents an hour ________ of forty cents.” Sometimes what’s thought wise proves to be _________ . where however It to give more willingly without until/till were written instead unwise

merely to spread But off polluting who/that that an responsible by
Scientists say more than one hundred species of amphibians (两栖动物) aroud the world have disappeared since nineteen eighty. Ecologist Karen Master _________ undertook the study says many ecological systems are at risk from global warming. The fact _____ eighteen to thirty-five percent of botanical populations could be extinct in the next forty-five years bothers us. Global warming does not _______ (mere) make a great impact on the animals, but threaten humans.Experts of the World Health Organization say that higher temperatures are bound _________(spread) diseases. As a result, they estimate that ___additional one hundred fifty thousand people will die this year and five million others will get sick. It is normal that climates change from time to time. _____ scientists widely believe that carbon dioxide and other gases from factories and vehicles are _____________ for most of the recent warming. It has been rather costly to reduce air pollution, but it should pay____ in the long run. The Earth’s average temperature rose ___ about six-tenths of one degree Celsius in the twentieth century. A United Nations group calls for the severest punishment to forbid factories ______(pollute) air. who/that that merely to spread an But responsible off by polluting

They Having through a as closer Grammar completion 语法填空（彩色报纸第25期）
People seem to have a _______ (nature) need for friends and with good reason. Friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve(减轻) feelings of loneliness. ____ even can help reduce stress and improve your health. ________(have) good friends is especially helpful when you are going _________ any kind of hard time:experiencing anxiety(焦虑) or panic(恐慌) attacks(伤害;攻击), or depression (抑郁); living with __ serious illness or disability; having major surgery; having a loss in your life; or just being _____ a lot of stress. At times like these, good friends and supporters can make all the difference. When you are with good friends you feel good about _______, and you are glad to be with them. A good friend or supporter may or may not be your age or the same sex ___ you; come from the same educational, cultural, or religious background; or share interests __________ are similar to yours. Friendships also have different depths; some are ______ (close) to the heart, some more superficial(停留在表面的)—but they’re all useful and good. natural They Having through a under yourself as which/that closer

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In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear _____ a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, _______mathematics science and engineering departments have taken ___ a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job_____ college. Asians feel there will be ____ unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will have their achievements ________(judge) more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineeing than with an arts degree.Most Asian-American students who distinguish ___________ in the examination owe their success ____ the influence of parents. Many researchers _____ believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and parents’ __________ (expect) . that where on after less judged to themselves also expectation

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