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You have probably heard of homing pigeons, which usually appeared in war. From 3,000 B．C．to the present, homing pigeons have 1 as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages 2 war. The telegraph is not 3 to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870, when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the 4 means of communication. The people 5 many different ways of sending news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail.
6 of course, they only drifted 7 the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy’s lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be well controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end. solved the 8 . Homing pigeons were brought into 9 . Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy bought 10 to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their 11 . Strangely enough, pigeons played an important 12 in war.
During World War I every army unit had a group of pigeons 13 . Many of them wore honored. Among them 14 an American pigeon with a French name Char Ami, which meant “dear friend”. A group of U.S. soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of 15 . There was little hope for them. Cher Ami made his way 16 the bullets and succeeded. At once planes 17 to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them. With their strength 18 , the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
19 can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under 20 or hung around the neck.
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—Dad, can we go to the shop? I want to buy some sweets.
—_____ . Can’t you see I’m busy at the moment?
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A．Take it easy |
B．No problem |
C．Forget it |
D．Don’t mention it |
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Many children have formed the habit of reading but______notes meanwhile.
A.not take B.not to take
C.not taking D.not to taking
查看习题详情和答案>>As my train was delayed for two hours, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I gave my wife a long-distance call. Then I 1 my way to the luggage office to collect my heavy suitcase. I had left it there three days before. There were only a few people 2 , and I took out my 3 to find the receipt 4 my case. The receipt seemed not where I had placed it. No matter how 5 I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.
When my 6 came, I 7 the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me 8 as if to say that he had 9 this kind of story many times and asked me to tell him 10 my case was like. I told him it was an old brown-looking object, not different 11 the many cases I could see in his office. The assistant then told me to 12 a list of what was 13 in the case. If they were 14 , he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the things I had hurriedly put into the case and 15 them down as they came to me.
After I had done this, I went to 16 round the office. There were hundreds of 17 there. For one 18 moment, it came to my mind that if someone had picked the receipt he could have easily taken the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for I found the case 19 in the corner. After 20 the things inside, the assistant was satisfied that it was mine, and told me I could take the case away.
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Everyone will laugh at you if you don't know about Pele, the most famous football player in Brazil. Because of his great devotion to the 1 of football, he is always 2 as the “King” by football fans worldwide.
Pele 3 his genius for football in his 4 . When he was thirteen, 5 perfect skills he 6 Santos, a very important football 7 in Brazil.
In 1958, Pele was 8 to play for Brazil in the Sixth World Cup Competition. 9 he was sixteen, he was the best player 10 the field. 11 to Pele, Brazil 12 the world championship for the first 13 .
Pele played for Brazil in the World Cup Competitions from 1958 to 1970.
In one famous match, the fans were 14 the exciting 15 when Pele would score his thousandth goal when the refree(裁判) gave Santons a penalty(点球) 16 . Pele walked up to 17 it. The opposing goalkeeper had no 18 with the hard and accurate 19 . Pele had scored his thousandth goal! The crowds cheered, “Pele, Pele…” That is a record which is as valuable in sports as a thousand goals.
Pele was always 20 to the spirit of the sport as a professional player. He always played a fair game and behaved modestly with a cheerful smile.
He is held in high respect, and now he is the Minister of Physical Education in Brazil.
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