24. Nobody has the ability to handle the ______ of nature and bend them to our will.
A. forces B. burdens C. consequences D. atmospheres
23. You ______ weight and like to eat ice-cream? Ice-cream, of whatever flavoring, causes you to gain weight.
A. care B. count C. watch D. adapt
22. If a person tries to leave the store with a book not checking out, the book will ______ an alarm
at the exit.
A. set out B. set off C. set up D. set aside
第一节:单项填空 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
21. ------What’s up? Upset?
------Nothing serious. I feel disappointed that I failed to get my joke ______.
A. across B. out C. in D. through
2. 题目自拟。
[评分标准]
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。
2.以约120个词在这个故事内容的基础上展开讨论并包括以下内容:
(1) 今天的付出和明天的收获之间的关系;
(2) 构筑房屋和构建生活之间的关系;
(3) 对你的议论进行总结。
[写作要求]
1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;