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1、 (10) We often think of future. We often wonder 1_the world will be like in a hundred years time.Think of 2_ space. Perhaps a permanent station on the 3_will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as 4_. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, 5_ (permit) lo

2、ng journeys through the solar system. When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting 6_ planets. Great progress will have been made 7_ medicine, too. Pollution will have been controlled in a hundred years time. All the world will have been developedeven Antarctica. We wil

3、l have used 8_ most of the earths land to build our cities, 9_ floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans of this kind. And there will be cities 10_ the sea. (16)Snake dishes have become popular 1_ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (風(fēng)味) can 2_ (see) in restaurant

4、 ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you havent eaten snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder 3_ all the trends are worth following. Some people may defend themselves 4_ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people dont realize that many para

5、sites(寄生蟲)，5_ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes. According 6_ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 7_ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!These figures warns us that if no action is taken, 8_ number o

6、f snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will 9_ in a decrease(減產(chǎn)) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen? So lets start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect 10_.” (17)A few years ago, SARS 1_ out in the mainland of China

7、, causing some people 2_ (kill). And some nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there was3_ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the 4_ of this deadly disease. They invited all the most 5_ (experience) experts in this

8、field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were put forward. Some of the top experts then tested them to see 6_ they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope 7_ picking up and had the new medicine tested on him. 8_ his great joy, this patient

9、 recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, 9_ (tell) him this exciting news. For convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after that, the 10_ hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.(18)I asked

10、my uncle, who plays 1_ piano well, 2_ he would assess (評定) the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived 3_ the house and Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then 4_ (sit) down and played a mixture of honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that

11、 we would call 5_ in 15 minutes.Outside, Uncle Frank said that 6_ the wood was battered (壞掉的)，the sound was good and we should buy it.When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she was crying. Concerned, I asked, “Whats the 7_?”“We didnt know the piano 8_ play like that,” she replied. The piano

12、 wasnt 9_ sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新開始) taking piano 10_. (19) In North America people are always in 1_ hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities 2_ school. Parents often work late and 3_ get home until 7 or 8 oclock at night. Most North American families dont have time

13、to prepare a meal. That is 4_ fast food is so popular in North America. People 5_ about 40% of their dollars on fast food.People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds, or KFC, 6_ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves work and

14、time, but it is not 7_ (nutrition).Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not 8_ is happy about the spread(擴展) of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight 9_ the spread of American fast food. They do

15、nt like the idea of more fast food chains 10_(open) restaurants in their country.(20) Many people keep small fish 1_ pets. They keep them in a tank of water. The tank is made of glass. People can 2_ through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.The fish need room. They mustnt be crowde

16、d. They need 3_ to breathe. 4_ must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very important. In the tank people put small plants 5_ are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide 6_ the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.The fish 7_ be k

17、ept in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from 8_ (jump) out. The fish need food and should be fed every day. But 9_ you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food will fall to the bottom and make the water dirty. So the fish s

18、hould get just enough food and finish 10_ in ten minutes. Nothing should be left. （21）Once upon a time there was a rich merchant 1 _ had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave her nothing 2_ the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very 3 _ (pride)

19、of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is 4 _very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchants close friend. 5_ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and 6_ would always help him out and tide(幫助渡過) him

20、7_ difficult times. Now, the merchants 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 8_ (contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 9_ (take) care of the household. 10_, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

21、 (22)There once were a goat and a donkey 1_ lived on a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most 2_. Sometimes the donkey was given more food 3 _ it could eat. This made the goat so jealous 4_ it began plotting against（謀劃對付） the donkey. "Hey, donkey," the goat said

22、one day. "I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don't you pretend 5_(get) sick so you can take a day 6_?'' The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜欄） on its side with

23、 its eyes 7_ (close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor. 8_ looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 9_ the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed 10_ goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart. (23) Dawn graduated several years ago. She 1 _ (be) a su

24、ccessful model, and finding a job had not been a 2_ -until recently.When Dawn did start trying to find another type of 3_, she found in interview after interview that computer literacy(能力)was a must to 4_ (employ).Since Dawn had always been afraid 5_ learning computer while in collegeour school didn

25、't require to learn computer at that timeshe managed to get a degree 6_ ever confronting(面對) a computer.Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy(讀寫能力) hadn't been a good idea. 7_, She enrolled in a computer course at

26、 8 _adult vocational school.9_(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers10_much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.(24)Some day,1_you are lucky, you may see a bongo(大羚羊). But the only way most people will see it is in a 2_. Th

27、ey are found in Africa, 3_ they live deep in forests. Even in Africa, very few people ever get to see a bongo. The bongo does not come out of the forest very often. It is an animal that keeps to 4_.The bongo has beautiful coloring. Its hair is bright brown 5_ (mix) with orange and red. Down its back

28、 and across its sides the bongo has yellow-white strips(條紋). Animals that look 6_ food at night usually have big eyes. This helps them see 7_ (good) at night. The forests in which bongos live are very dark. The eyes of bongos are very big. So, they have no trouble 8_ (live) in the darkness.Bongos in

29、 zoos do not like to go outside on 9_days. They only go outside on those days 10_ it is dark or very cloudy. (25)Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 1_ the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom,

30、 he got 2_(marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3_ he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.In South Africa he 4_ (surprise) to find that the problem of racial discrimination (種族歧視)was serious. The

31、re he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 5_ equal rights.Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 6_ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and 7_ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi w

32、ere put in prison. 8_, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 9_and India won its independence in 1947. 10_(fortunate) Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.(26) Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, 1_some of her friends to lunch.

33、She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with 2_when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to 3_ _for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was 4_to find the neighbors cat at the fish. She was in time to stop t

34、he cat 5_ it was too late. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed 6_four oclock.After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired 7_ happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbors cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What 8

35、_ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor liked each guest 9_ (meet) him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. 10_ was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She

36、 was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden.”(27)Nowadays, almost everyone 1_(realize) that smoking is 2_ (harm) to peoples health. Sometimes it 3_ causes fire.In China, about 38% of the people smoke. Every year, they smoke millions of packets of 4_. Its bad news for the health of nation.

37、Its known that smoking can cause different kinds of disease. Every year, many people die 5_ these illnesses, such as lung and throat cancers. It also costs the government much money to look 6_ these sick people. Smoking is also harmful to those 7_ dont smoke, 8_ (especial) to children and women.In a

38、 word, smoking is no good. 9_ you want to smoke, just think of those who suffer from diseases 10_ the fires that destroy peoples lives and properties!(28)Many people like to 1_ the latest newspaper. But 2_ is it produced so quickly?The most important man may be 3_ chief editor. He decides 4_ to do.

39、Every morning the 5_ (journal) are sent to report the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people 6_ do telephone interviews. Meanwhile, the picture editor sends photographer to take the 7_ they need.Later in the day, they pass the stories and the 8_ (develop) photos to the edit

40、or. The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. 9_ editors read the stories, make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. 10_ the newspaper is printed and delivered to different places.(29) With the 1_ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and

41、 more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 2_ air pollution.Air pollution is caused by the following 3_: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4_ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollutio

42、n is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5_ to others. 6_ these, about 10%of air pollution is caused by other reasons.We should take some measures to fight 7_ pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8_ place of gas. We can plant more trees.

43、If everybody realizes the 9_ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 10_ (solve).(30) Recently, a website has carried 1_ a survey about the common view on graduates 2_ Beijing University.28% of the interviewed companies think that they 3_ (satisfy) with the

44、graduates from Beijing University. The graduates in their companies have a wide range of 4_ (know) and they learn things very quickly and easily.5_, most of the companies dont think much of graduates from Beijing University. In their eyes, the graduates always stick 6_ their own opinions and lack th

45、e teamwork spirit 7_ they are working. Besides, they may not be satisfied with their jobs even with big companies, and they usually ask too 8_. As a result, 34% of the companies insist that 9_ will not employ graduates from Beijing University.In brief, society and even the students themselves expect

46、 too much from graduates from Beijing University. Thats 10_ a graduate claims that he is rubbish. (31)Did you know that in the mountains it can start to snow in August? It snows through the fall and winter. 1_, in spring, when all that snow melts, water falls down the mountain sides. Streams(溪流) for

47、m and come together to form 2_ . Lets follow one of the rivers in Utah.The Bear River begins nearly 13,000 feet 3_ in the mountains. It ends only 90 miles away, 4_ it will have dropped about 9,000 feet first! The most surprising thing about this river is where 5_ _ends. If you look at a map, you wil

48、l see that nearly all rivers 6_(empty) into the sea. But 7_ the water of the Bear River. This river flows into the Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in the West. The rivers and streams 8_ flow into the lake bring with them about two million tons of salt each year. And no fresh water flows away from

49、the lake. 9_, the summer sun evaporates (蒸發(fā)) the fresh water, 10_ (leave) the salt behind. The lake water is so salty that you cant sink in it, no matter how hard you try. (32)1 _ neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the ho

50、use. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast 2_ in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went 3 _(straight) to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain 4_ had happen

51、ed and added that the man 5_ have got into the house 6_ an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home 7_ a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. 8_ (hurry) upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled 9_ relief when she saw the only thing that man

52、had taken was an imitation(仿制品) diamond necklace that was almost 10 _ (33)About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City 1_ a woman and a yougn boy sat down 2_ the next table. I couldnt help 3_ (overhear) parts of their conversation. At one point 4_ woman asked: “ So, how have you been?” And the boy, 5_couldnt have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, Ive been feeling a little depressed lately.” This incident 6_ (stick) in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that chi