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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1908 Lord Henry _1._ (offer) a prize of ￡ 1,000 to the first man who would fly _2._ the English Channel. Over a year passed 3._ the first attempt was made. On July _4._ (nine), in the early morning, Hubert took off from the French coast _5._ his plane Antonio IV . Had traveled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed _6. he was forced to land on the sea. The Antonio floated on the water _7._ Hubert _8._ (pick up )by a ship. _9. he was rescued, he failed to receive the prize, _10. reduced him to great embarrassment .

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A．remaining settled

B．remaining to be settled

C．remained to settle

D．remained to be settled

Millions of people around the world suffer from a painful addiction to biting their nails， which can be harder than smoking cigarettes．

A．to be quitted B．to quit

C．to have quitted D．to quitting

A

On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular my attention. It must have suffered some . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be . It was a reminder to me that I may not have had the best start in life, I could change in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was busy. After that week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood. I had my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too .

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

1.A. caught B. paid C. fixed D. escaped

2.A. experience B. influence C. defeat D. damage

3.A. change B. design C. follow D. imagine

4.A. applying B. attempting C. learning D. happening

5.A. satisfied B. interested C. encouraged D. educated

6.A. even though B. as if C. in case D. if only

7.A. habit B. direction C. plan D. purpose

8.A. review B. picture C. glance D. knowledge

9.A. call B. help C. tell D. warn

10.A. regret B. pleasure C. happiness D. surprise

11.A. cut off B. taken off C. put off D. called off

12.A. sad B. far C. good D. late

13.A. never B. ever C. surely D. almost

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, ___ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, ____ , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ____ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, ___ as high as he could, but even at his tallest ___ he was unable to touch It. He began to ____ up and down, as high as he could, at the ___ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ____.

Not giving up, he thought , if only he had something to ____ on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ____the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy. Looking ____ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, ____ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. ____ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ___ . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ____, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ____ like this, the more unhappy he became.

____, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself. This isn’t ____, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ____ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to ____ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing

2.A. so B. then C. but D. or

3.A. sadder B. angrier C . hungrier D. tastier

4.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling

5.A. strength B. length C. range D. height

6.A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance

7.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level

8.A. hope B. hand C. sight D. reach

9.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold

10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike

11.A. up B. forward C. down D. around

12.A. for B. with C. .on D. of

13.A. After B. Through C. Without D. Upon

14.A. back B. away C. up D. down

15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals

16.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed

17.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

18.A. skilful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful

19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

20.A. change B. express C. forget D. remember

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A big fire broke out in a clothing factory in our city last Wednesday. At 9:18 that morning, when the employees were working 1. (busy) in the 4-storeyed building, heavy smoke was seen 2. (come) out of the windows on the second floor. The fire lasted nearly an hour, and the majority of the 345 employees managed 3. (escape) from the fire. Unfortunately, 7were killed, and 23 injured, lightly or seriously.

Some workers 4. (complain) that aids came too late, 5. the firemen did come just 10 minutes after the fire was reported. To rescue everyone from the burning and smoking building in such a short time was too difficult. The only two exits of the big building were not enough for so many people to withdraw in 6. hurry.

The reason of the fire, according to an investigator, was 7. someone broke the non-smoking rule in the factory, because some cigarette 8. (end) were found. Next two weeks, 15 inspection teams will be working in all the factories 9. turn, aiming to clear away the possibility of more fires. 10. (hope), no disasters like this will happen again.

某天你收到如下一封来自笔友的电子邮件，请根据邮件内容回复一封100字左右的邮件，表示对Tom的欢迎，并询问他来长沙的具体时间、住宿安排、课程时间并说明你需要了解这些的原因。

Dear Li Hua,

Surprise! I enrolled in a camp organized by Chinese Bridge in August and will spend about a week in Changsha. So, we can finally see each other. Learning the Chinese language and visiting some places of interest like Shaoshan Mountain will be part of the camp. I just can’t wait to see you.

Tom.

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