| To our________, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. |
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| One of the most famous monuments, the Statue of Liberty, ________ to the USA in the 19th century by the people of France. |
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| A. was presented B. is awarded C. has shown D. had presented |
| There are stations where runners can get water at ________ throughout the marathon. |
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| A. gaps B. intervals C. random D. distance |
| He continued speaking, ________my feelings on the matter. |
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| A. regardless of B. as a result of C. instead of D. in case of |
| —Karl Marx was born in Germany and German was his native language. —________, as far as I know. |
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| A. So was Engels B. It was the same with Engels C. So Engels was D. Neither was Engels |
| The square was so named ________ a famous black leader in history. |
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| A. in favor of B. in search of C. in face of D. in honour of |
| —Mom. I'm so tired.I can't walk any further. —________, my dear. You can make it. |
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| A. Come on B. No worry C. That's impossible D. No problem |
| The shirt I bought last week has ________ so much after being washed that I can't wear it any more. |
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| A. shrunk B. contracted C. torn D. swollen |
| Because her family was poor, she ________her way through college, like washing dishes in the restaurant. |
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| A. made B. worked C. felt D. lost |
| The little boy ________ in the mud all morning. No wonder he is dirty from head to foot. |
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| A. has played B. is playing C. has been playing D. was playing |
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| Not long ago I wasn't doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and __1__ thinking. While on the Internet, I met many new friends, but one in particular __2__. His nickname is Colorful Day and we __3__ on the Web. He told me: he lost his __4__ at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him. He was __5__ so fast that I couldn't believe he was blind! But he continued to __16__: Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and __7__. So I developed a website about her life __8__ mine called Three Days to See. I visited his website which was well produced and vividly__9__. I asked, "How did you __10__ to build such a website?" He said, "Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially __11__ for the blind. __12__ I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and __13__ more information than we could before." I then asked, "Didn't you have great difficulty with it?" He hesitated and then began his __24__ with a smiling face, "Yes, but I have faith in myself to __15__ my colorful day. And modern technology gives me this __16__ to do it." His __17__ attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny offers not the cup of despair, __18__ the chalice (大杯) of opportunity. I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with __19__ of a colorful future. The Internet, which opened to me to __20__ different lives and cultures, has a charm you couldn't find in another wise nonvirtual world. | ||||
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1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to________. |
| A. gather people with different musical tastes B. remind people of the real sense of folk music C. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music D. collect old stories of folk music |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years. B. It's hard for people to appreciate Blues. C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations. D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food. |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that________. |
| A. people can get tickets easily for the festival B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized C. driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday |
| 4. What would be the best title for this passage? |
| A. Folk Music of Blues B. One Festival for All C. Festival for Family Gathering D. Edmonton's Downtown Park |
| 短文改错 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断： 如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行下边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，在该行下边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行下边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。
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