填空题Working mothers have difficulty ______ (look after) their children themselves.

填空题A—skiing B—hiking C—baseball D—golf E—cricket F—boxing G—badminton H—gymnastics I—handball J—bowling K—track and field L—beach volleyball M—tennis N—rugby O—wrestling P—judo

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填空题Not only Lucy but also her parents ______ (invite) to attend my party.

填空题The cause of the air disaster may never ______ (discover) in spite of the effort from every party involved.

填空题My father was a lawyer with no sons, so he decided that his older daughter, Susie, would follow his career. It was his plan that she"d 1 his business when he died. By the time Susie could read and write, my father read law books to her at bedtime. He enjoyed having her show off to visitors in his office and they were 2 at her reciting difficult passages. When Susie finished high school, she followed my father to the university where he 3 her into the first-term courses to enter Law School. Everything went smoothly for a while, and no one in the family was 4 of the slow change that came over Susie. One day, Susie 5 that she would like to take piano lessons. Dad, a supporter of all-round education, did not 6 her wishes. He just 7 her not to spend too much time on that piano. He said that one lesson a week would be enough, 8 the heavy schedule she kept at the university. The added noise was not disturbing at the beginning because Susie practiced only half an hour each day, but gradually she 9 her practicing to several hours per day. Slowly but surely it began to 10 the conversations between Dad and his clients next door. Finally my father realized that as the piano playing had increased, the study of law had decreased. Word Bank A. reminded B. remembered C. guided D. announced E. extended F. amazed G. informed H. aware I. take over J. take after K. interrupt L. stop M. oppose N. considering O. judging

填空题Jeff is the ______ (three) person I know who can speak French.

填空题He would rather I ______ (go) now.

填空题It is reported that many cases of sickness were caused by ______ (eat) during the Spring Festival this year.

填空题______ (not prepare) tomorrow"s lessons, I have no time to chat with you.

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填空题This is the ______ (good) meal I"ve ever had.

填空题According to the rules and regulations of the school, every student ______ (suppose) to attend school on time.

填空题A — The Position of Places B — Geography and Transportation C — The Landscape and the River D — Wave, Wind, and Ice E — Climate as a Geographic (地理的) Factor F — The Elements of Climate G — Chief Climatic Regions of the World H — Life Zones I — The Principal Life Zones J — The Geography of Soils K — Natural Human, and Geographic Regions L — Urban Geography: the Urban World M — Man in Tropical (热带的) Lands N — Man in Dry and Cold Lands O — World Agriculture P — The Geography of Manufacturing Q — The Geography of Manufacturing: Heavy and Light Industries

填空题Suppose you want to buy a house. It is important to look 1 before you buy a house. First, decide how many rooms you want. Then decide where you want to live—in the country, in the suburb, or in the town or city. Do you want a 2 or a two-family house? Do you want a walk-up or apartment building with an elevator? Do you want to live in an apartment 3 where there are many families? After you answer all of these questions, go out and look. Don"t be 4 if you don"t find something immediately. Maybe the house or apartment is not 5 the price, or maybe the rooms are too small. You can decide for yourself.

填空题Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation. The "Daily Mirror" and the "Daily Express" both sell about four million 1 every day. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and 2 take two or three on Sundays. 3 from the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very 4 . These papers are written almost 5 for readers interested in local events— births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sports—but the content is naturally 6 by the kind of community they serve. Editors prefer to 7 on a small staff of people who all know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of 8 as quickly as national news. If there is no room for it in this week"s edition, an item can sometimes be held over until the following week. The editor must never 9 that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to 10 local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye. Word Bank A. apart B. date C. influenced D. entirely E. forget F. attract G. remember H. pages I. frequently J. rely K. profitable L. copies M. popular N. useless O. decided

填空题The world"s first completely automatic railway has been built under the busy streets of London. On this railway, the trains drive themselves, and all the work is done by machines. This railway has seven "separate" lines, which connect at various stations. Together they serve most parts of England"s capital city. The people of London saw that this new line was very different from others. The stations on the other lines needed a lot of workers. People are needed to sell tickets, and to check them. Others collect tickets when people leave trains. There are men and women on the platform(站台). They check that everything is all right. On the trains, too, there are several workers. This is all different on the Victoria Line. Here a machine checks and collects the tickets, and there are no workers on the platforms. If a man wants to ask about the trains, he must use a special telephone.

填空题Friendship is one of the greatest pleasures that people can 1 . A true friend does indeed find pleasure in our joy and share sorrow in our grief. In 2 of difficulty, he is always at our side to give us his help and comfort. Knowing how 3 friendship is, we should be very careful in our choice of a friend. We must choose someone who has a good character, and whose 4 are good and who shows kindness of the heart. We should avoid these people who are easily 5 difficulties.

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