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2. Long delays in (obtain) passports and visas often take place in this country.
2. obtaining
It didn't 1. (想到) to me that I would have a chance to travel in the USA. My uncle,an 2. (冒险家) ,had travelled to a good many places all over the world before settling in California to 3. (开始新的生活) .As his nephew,I was invited to that magic place. I was 4. (感激) to my uncle and wanted to 5. (抓住) the chance to enjoy myself.I arrived there with a little 6.(行李) by plane. 7. (显然地) ,my uncle was very happy. His warm welcome 8. (表明) this. My journey 9. (包括) all the famous tourist spots there. When we sat back to back in his apartment,he told me his stories. 10. (尽管) great 11. (困苦) ,he managed to 12. (继续生存) there and finally lived a steady life. He also told me there were lots of 13. (移民) in California,the 14. (大多数) of whom today still 15. (沿袭) their own customs and cultures
阅读下面材料,在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
Habits,44. good or bad,are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again and again,he is 45. (drive) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly,and then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed,it is difficult,and sometimes im?possible to get rid of. It is therefore very important 46. we should pay great attention to the forma?tion of habits. Children often form bad habits,some of 47. remain with them as 48. as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live,and sometimes become ruined by them. There are other habits which,when formed in early life,are 49. great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something 50. (do) with certain habits in early life,such as early rising,hon?esty,and so on. Among the habits which children should not form are laziness,telling lies,stealing,51. (copy) homework,disliking hard work,hating cooperating with others,wasting,smoking and so on,which are all 52. (easy) formed habits. We should keep away from all these bad habits,and try to form such habits 53. will be good for ourselves and others.
2. 就在他完成这项艰巨的任务之后不久,他就被提升为部门经理了。
,he was promoted to be manager of his department. (shortly after)
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Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies op?portunity."Once discovered,such opportunities are like valuable dia?monds 1 in the sand.
Several years ago I 2 at church about how we are surroun?ded by "diamonds" , 3 we could recognize them. A man stopped by to see me. I4 him as somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was exam?ining his life's priorities (最重要的事) .I saw his hand containing a small,plastic precious 5 .
"I stepped on this precious stone when I was leaving 6 last Sunday," he explained.
"It found its 7 in the sole (鞋底) of my shoe. You had talked about recog?nizing 8 一diamonds. I put the plastic stone in my pocket to remind me to look for those diamonds that I 9 .”
"I have been trying to sgll my business," he 10 . "On Monday morning,a man stopped by who seemed 11 in purchasing some of my stock (库存) .I thought,here's my 12 . Don't let it get away!I sold the entire stock to him by noon."
"Now," he said with a 13 ,"my next diamond is to find a new job!"Soon afterwards,he did find a new and better job. He was 14 to keep his gem stone with him from then on as a 15 to look for diamonds as he digs through the difficulties of life.
Richard DeVos is 16 when he points out, "This is an exciting world. It is 17 with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner."
Those 18 are diamonds that,if left unrecognized,will be 19 lost.
Are you looking for diamonds every day? If not,you may 20 pass them by!Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in that difficulty you're expe?riencing now.
1. A. planted B. mixed C. stored D. hidden
2. A. spoke B. waited C. begged D. listened
3. A. as B. until C. if D. though
4. A. considered B. remembered C. respected D. treated
5. A. record B. album C. fan D. stone
6. A. church B. shop C. office D. school
7. A. value B. use C. way D. home
8. A. difficulties B. opportunities C. enemies D. problems
9. A. exchange B. buy C. miss D. need
10. A. continued B. hesitated C. nodded D. whispered
11. A. experienced B. concerned C. interested D. absorbed
12. A. luck B. diamond C. bargain D. check
13. A. worry B. sigh C. tear D. smile
14. A. determined B. excited C. prepared D. encouraged
15. A. sign B. lesson C. reminder D. memory
16. A. honest B. right C. wrong D. clever
17. A. equipped B. faced C. covered D. packed
18. A. moments B. dreams C. plans D. chances
19. A. often B. yet C. forever D. still
20. A. slightly B. easily C. immediately D. suddenly
5. We finished the programme in time,and we (把它归功于) our great teamwork.
7. The two brothers are quite (differ) from each other in appearance.
1. At the end of the email was his promise he would visit me this summer holiday.
2. The question (谁适合) this important job is under discussion.