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Since the earliest times, trees have always been very useful and important to man who made use of them in many ways for his daily life.Even today trees continue to ___1___ man in so many useful ways.
They provide man ___2___ fuel for burning and building material in the form of
___3___ .Without trees it would not be ___4___ to build houses, boats and ___5___ bridges.Furniture such as tables, desks, and chairs___6___ also made of wood.
In the tropics(热带地区)___7___ it is very warm throughout the year, trees ___8___ man from the hot sun.They are also useful___9___ preventing good and fertile top soil from being washed away ___10___ heavy rains which are so ___11___ in the tropics.
If there are ___12___ trees or grass to keep the soil ___13___ their roots, heavy rains would wash away the ___14___ surface soil which is so important for agriculture.The result is that the land becomes ___15___ and can not produce anything.
There are many desert ___16___ in the world.A long long time ago, these areas ___17___ have been very rich, but because of ignorance(无知)people ___18___ old times cut as many trees as they liked.They never took trouble to ___19___ new trees.Strong winds slowly blew away the rich surface soil and finally the land was ___20___ into useless deserts where nothing could grow .
(1) A.provide |
B.serve |
C.supply |
D.give |
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(2) A.for |
B.in |
C.by |
D.with |
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(3) A.forest |
B.Woods |
C.wood |
D.trees |
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(4) A.possible |
B.Possibly |
C.perhaps |
D.maybe |
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(5) A.yet |
B.also |
C.too |
D.even |
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(6) A.is |
B.are |
C.was |
D.were |
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(7) A.when |
B.that |
C.where |
D.while |
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(8) A.stop |
B.protect |
C.keep |
D.prevent |
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(9) A.in |
B.at |
C.from |
D.with |
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(10)A.during |
B.in |
C.at |
D.after |
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(11)A.often |
B.ordinary |
C.common |
D.usual |
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(12)A.many |
B.no |
C.any |
D.not |
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(13)A.with |
B.by |
C.to |
D.into |
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(14)A.poor |
B.stony |
C.bad |
D.rich |
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(15)A.good |
B.lower |
C.useless |
D.useful |
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(16)A.place |
B.lands |
C.areas |
D.land |
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(17)A.should |
B.must |
C.ought |
D.can |
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(18)A.in |
B.since |
C.before |
D.after |
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(19)A.plant |
B.produce |
C.keep |
D.provide |
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(20)A.made |
B.taken |
C.turned |
D.grown |
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Since telegrams are paid by the word, every word costs money.In this case, people always try to use as 1 words as possible. 2 words like a, an, the disappear.So 3 all those auxiliary verbs that English students 4 : do, does, are, is, have, etc.So a reporter who wanted to 5 how old the film star Cary Grant 6 sent a telegram 7 , “How old Cary Grant?”
Unluckily, although the “little words”have gone, nobody knows 8 where they have gone 9 .So, the reporter 10 a reply from Cary Grant which said, “Old Cary Grant fine. 11 you?”
And 12 newspapers, at least in Britain, are famous 13 trying not to spend money, they try to express the ideas 14 the simplest way.The word “no”was put in front of other words 15 “un-”.So, “no money”became“unmoney”.The most famous of such messages 16 from an editor who called a reporter, “Why unnews?”The reporter 17 a message back:“Unnews.Good news.”The editor was not happy.He sent 18 telegram and it said, “Unnews.Unjob.”
Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer, once cabled (拍电报给)his publisher to see how his new book was 19 .The message read:“?”The publisher cabled back;“!”Perhaps that is the 20 telegram in the English language.
(1) A.many |
B.few |
C.short |
D.long |
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(2) A.Important |
B.Little |
C.Big |
D.Short |
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(3) A.use |
B.disappear |
C.do |
D.are |
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(4) A.like |
B.hate |
C.make |
D.enjoy |
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(5) A.see |
B.know |
C.tell |
D.learn |
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(6) A.lived |
B.are |
C.was |
D.were |
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(7) A.say |
B.saying |
C.said |
D.says |
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(8) A.really |
B.indeed |
C.truly |
D.exactly |
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(9) A.from |
B.to |
C.away |
D.off |
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(10) A.accepted |
B.asked |
C.received |
D.heard |
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(11) A.About |
B.What |
C.Are |
D.How |
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(12) A.since |
B.that |
C.where |
D.when |
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(13) A.as |
B.about |
C.with |
D.for |
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(14) A.in |
B.on |
C.with |
D.by |
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(15) A.like |
B.as |
C.for |
D.with |
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(16) A.was |
B.were |
C.received |
D.arrived |
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(17) A.returned |
B.answered |
C.sent |
D.gave |
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(18) A.other |
B.another |
C.a |
D.back |
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(19) A.selling |
B.publishing |
C.written |
D.printing |
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(20) A.best |
B.shortest |
C.fastest |
D.worst |
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