| By the time he realizes he________into a trap, it'll be too late for him to do anything about it. |
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| As a businessman he was a success, but as a husband he was________failure, so their marriage ended in________failure. |
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| —I'm green at everything. —Don't worry.________you get older, you will get more experience. |
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| —You are late again, Tom? —Sorry, but I got________a heavy traffic jam. |
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| A. caught in B. taken in C. put off D. held by |
| The whole area was________by the snow, and the government had to send food there by helicopter. |
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| A. cut away B. cut up C. cut off D. cut down |
| —I wonder how to________to him when I get a present from my foreign friend Jack. —Of course say "Thank you". |
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| A. invite B. answer C. manage D. react |
| Our teacher looked here and there on our playground________ looking for something. |
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| A. even though B. even if C. as if D. only if |
| —Why are the two students standing at the gate of the teachers'office? —They________to each other in class and________. |
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| A. have whispered; are punishing B. had whispered; were punished C. whispered; are being punished D. are whispering; were being punished |
| —Your daughter looks too thin for her height. —Yes.She is too________about food.There is no way of making her fat. |
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| A. special B. particular C. unusual D. especial |
| My friend Bob just bought an apartment in a suburb of Beijing last week, which is much smaller than ours but is three times________expensive. |
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| —Tommy, do the dishes. —Mum, it's a girl's job. I would rather________the floor. |
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| A. to sweep B. sweep C. sweeping D. swept |
| With the electricity________because of the road repairs, the whole building was completely dark. |
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| A. cut up B. cut off C. cut out D. cut down |
| All that this young man dreams of is to make________and live________. |
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| A. a big fortune; an easy life B. a big money; an easy life C. big fortune; easy life D. big money; easy life |
| Oil prices have risen________32 percent since last year, ________a record $84.65 a barrel on Nov.9. |
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| He hurried to the booking office only________that all the tickets had been sold out. |
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| "It's my own fault." Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind."The rest of the family is home, where it's__1__." Just another one of his__2__ideas-a big tamale (玉米粉蒸肉) feast after tonight's Christmas Eve service at the church-and look where it landed him:waiting in a line 50 people deep. Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas? But they__3__, as Carl knew.He had been driving all over El Paso that morning.__4__to bring home tamales, Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite out in Canutillo. When he arrived, a fresh batch (一炉) was__5__off the steamer in 45 minutes.__6__at the end of the snaking line of tamaleseekers, he watched the woman in front of him__7__her jacket to cover her shivering youngster.It wasn't long before she, too, __8__in the biting wind.After only a moment's__9__, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the__10__mother. Together, they__11__when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags.__12__, Carl got inside the door and__13__closer to the counter, the woman now first in line."Sorry folks, " the clerk announced, "that's the last of the tamales.""__14__!" Carl groaned (抱怨) with everyone else__15__behind him. "__16__, "stressed the man at the counter, "we'll have a final batch ready__17__, oh, about two hours." Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm. "You're leaving?" "I__18__, "Carl glanced at his watch."I promised to put up luminarias (传统圣诞灯) at my church." "I'll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house." Carl's brow furrowed "I couldn't ask you to do that." "But it's__19__I can do.You lent me your coat." Her smile overrode (推翻) his objections."Just give me your address." She and her little girl settled in for the long wait. And at__20__noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales-along with Carl's brown jacket-to his home. | ||||
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| Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer longterm emotional and language problems, according to a study published on Friday. The research, believed to be the first of its kind, found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk, laugh and interact with their parents. The findings were based on a study of 2,722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile, facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half. Parents using facetoface buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies' heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep, an indication that they were feeling relaxed and safe. In addition, only one baby out of the 20 studied laughed while sitting in an awayfacing buggy. "Our data suggests that for many babies today, life in a buggy is emotionally impoverished and possibly stressful. Stressed babies grow into anxious adults, " said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, Developmental Psychologist at Scotland's Dundee University who carried out the research. The study, which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its "Talk To Your Baby" campaign, found that 62 percent of all children observed travelled in awayfacing buggies. Zeedyk said it would impact negatively on babies' development if they spent a long time in awayfacing buggies, which would undermine their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain was developing rapidly. Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust, a social mobility charity which funded the research, said buggy manufacturers should look closely at the findings. |
| 1. Using awayfacing buggies may________. |
| A. benefit both the babies and their parents B. affect babies' language ability permanently C. help babies communicate with their parents D. have positive effect on babies' development |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
| A. Parents may talk twice with the babies in awayfacing buggies. B. The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies. C. The samples of the study were 20 babies wheeled in buggies. D. One of the 20 babies was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies. |
| 3. The underlined word "impoverished" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to "________". |
| A. poor B. nervous C. rich D. energetic |
| 4. National Literacy Trust________. |
| A. has been funding the research for a long time B. is a social mobility charity funding the research C. carried out the study of babies pushed in buggies D. started the campaign named "Talk To Your Baby" |
| 5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? |
| A. Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy B. Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents C. Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults D. Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding |
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