Ronald Reagan, the former US 1 , died on June 5, 2 93.
Reagan’s final years saw him fight a losing battle 3 Alzheimer’s disease. But his positive 4 toward life has given hope to many people.
5 in 1911 to a poor famiy in a small town in Illinois, his father was a failed salesman who drank too much. It was in this difficult times 6 Reagan developed the powerful optimism that would serve him so well. As a teenager, Reagan spent summers working as a lifeguard at the local beach, 7 77lives in seven years. He 8 from college in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology when America was still in the middle of Great Depression and jobs were 9 to find. In 1980, at the age of 69, Reagan became the oldest man ever elected President. He held 10 from 1981 to 1989, the first president to serve two complete terms after World War II.
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Deserts are not uninhabited 1 as many people believe. Although the daytime air 2 may reach an unbearable 58°C and the surface temperature 77°C, many animals live in these conditions. Their survial, however, is 3 on them being able to get the water they need. Observation of 4 animals has revealed a lot about the strategies they employ to achieve this. Researchers have fond that beetles, for example, get their daily requirement of 5 after waiting for the moisture (水气 ) from fog to condense on their bodies and drip down into their 6 .
Large desert animals have come 7 with another 8 to the problem of finding a source of water. For example, creatures like hares and rats get their supply by eating considerable amounts of desert vegetation, which 9 the water they require.
However extreme the conditions may be, desert animals somehow 10 to obtain water.
Keys: 1. places 2. temperature 3. dependent 4. desert 5. water 6. mouths 7. up 8.
solution 9. contain 10. manage
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When John and Victoria Church 1 in New York from London for a one-year stay, they brought no 2 with them. They had planned to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new way of furnishing an apartment that more people are using----the renting of home furniture.
Why do people 3 their home furniture before buying it? Many young 4 couples with little money who don’t like to see their rooms filled with 5 furniture find they can rent better quality furniture than they can 6 to buy. Businessmen who often move from place to 7 find it hard to 8 their furniture each time they move. They simply rent new furniture 9 reaching their new houses, and they like the 10 furniture very much.
Keys: 1. arrived 2. furniture 3. rent 4. married 5. cheap 6. afford 7. place 8. move 9.
on/upon 10. rented
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Human beings may be the most intelligent animals species, but most of us are not too sure what we 1 when we talk about intelligence. One moment we will use the word to describe someone who 2 the answer to a difficult question, and the next we will say that some is intelligent because they have 3 a lot of money. Intelligence is the ability to 4 up with new approaches to solve problem, as opposed to doing things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze can learn 5 the mistakes that they make, but this isn’t really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way that humans use tools to make life easier for themselves. One measure of intelligence is the 6 of learning, or how long it 7 to find a solution to a problem. The ability to learn a language isn’t directly related to intelligence. As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the 8 that intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we 9 older, intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the of the abilities they have.
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10. most 5
The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star 1 two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could 2 . They called to the Marie for help, but she was far beyond the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning, the water was getting colder, and a strong 3 had begun to blow. Suddenly lights were 4 in the distance, another ship! The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The name of the ship that had so fortunately arrived on the scene in time to 5 their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known nothing about the wreck ( 沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“I was forced by the wind, “ he said long afterwards, “ 6 change my course. Just as I did it, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I took no notice of this 7 exactly the same thing happened at a second time, which caused me to think it rather funny, while I was thus considering it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew about in the 8 way as before. I was then persuaded to change my course back to the original (原来的 ) one. I had not gone far 9 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to make sure where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had 10 shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
Keys : 1. or 2. find 3. wind 4. seen 5. save 6. To 7. until 8. same 9. when 10. been 6
When I come across a good article in 1 newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the opposite side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or advice about 3 to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to suffer damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the title. Therefore, the scissors (剪刀 ) would stay before they start, or halfway done when I find out the regretful result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the 4 time, both worth your attention. You can 5 take up one of them, the other has to wait or be given 6 . But you know the future is unpredictable---the changed situation may not allow you to do 7 is left behind. Thus you are caught in a difficult situation and feel sad. How comes that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once?It may happen that your life changes greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what life is 8 : we are often faced with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we get into 9 . The former may be more important than the 10 and give rise toa divided mind. I still remember a philosopher’s remarks:When one door shuts, another opens in life. So a casual (不经意 ) choice may not be a bad one.
Keys: 1. reading 2. keep 3. how 4. same 5. only 6. up 7. what 8. like 9. another 10.
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Israel Baline was the youngest child in a poor family that had moved from Russia to America in 1893. Money was 1 scarce that even the small amount of money that Israel earned 2 a child on the streets of New York by selling newspapers was important for the family.
One evening, 3 sold all his newspapers, israel was sitting on a bridge beside the East River 4 a crane ( 起重机) which was unloading coal from a boat hit him and knocked him into the 5 . He would probably have drowned if it had not been for a man who 6 into the river and rescued him. Israel was taken to hospital where the doctors found that he was still holding the few pennies he 7 earned that day.
As he grew older, Israel discovered that he had a talent for writing songs. Realising that his name did not sound very American, he changed 8 to Irving Berlin and went on to compose some of the most popular songs of the 9 century. In spite of his poor beginnings, he was a rich and famous man when he 10 in 1989, at the age of 101.
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Imagine the scene. You have been sitting indoors for weeks revising for exams, while everyone 1 has been having a great time. At this moment, you are dreaming of a different life. You imagine yourself on a beach in some remote part of the world. 2 all this seem like a dream? Well, that dream could come 3 !
Remember that travel can be educational. You learn a 4 about life---and yourself---when you spend time abroad. Nowadays, many young people have a year off before they start university. During this year they learn new skills and explore their interests. But it is important to spend the time wisely. Remember that you will have 5 come back and start studying again when the year has 6 . Nobody will be impressed if you have 7 your time lying in bed, listening to hip-hop music and 8 TV!.
You could go to Nepal and teach English. Some people have even 9 employed as farmers in the Andes! This may sound romantic but you 10 to think about money, too. In the end, you may have to take any job you can, or maybe even two.
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Sugar
The sugar we eat mainly comes from sugar-cane. A member of the grass family, its ____1___ is about eight centimetres round and may grow 6 meters ___2____. The sweet sap for which the plant is grown is ____3___ in the stem. A tough rind covers the outside, but ___4___ is full of pithy fibres. These are saturated with sap which is extracted at a mill.
The sugar-cane is propagated (繁殖 ) by cuttings and not by ____5____. The top of the ____6____, which contains less sugar, is usually selected for cuttings. After the stalks (茎 ) have been cut at harvest time, ___7___ shoots come up from the roots. These are known as “ratoons” ( 截根苗) and can produce a new ____8____.
In 1809, Napoleon stopped the ___9____ people from buying ____10___ from the West Indies. Instead, French chemists experimented with beetroot(甜菜根 ) and a ___11___ was bred that gave twenty-five percent of sugar. Today sugar is ___12______ this ___13___ in many countries in Europe. In America the maple(槭树 ) ___14___ sap was used extensively to make sugar. But many old maple forests are being cut ___15____. Any sap gathered now is sold as maple syrup (糖浆 ) which __16______ use on waffles (华夫饼干 ).
Australia is a large sugar producer from cane. __17______ of the cane fields are in __18____ areas of northern New South Wales or in Queensland. All the ___19____ is done by modern machines which save much ___20______ labor.
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sugar 11. variety 12. grown 13. way 14. tree 15. down 16. people 17. Most 18. wet 19. work 20. hard 10
Taking to the Skies
Every day, millions of people travel 1 plane. However, a small percentage of passengers go weak at the knees just thinking about flying, 2 others suffer acute physical discomfort, 3 is mostly brought 4 by the change in air pressure. This may 5 in a build-up of fluids causing swollen feet, breathing difficulties and poor circulation, all of which make it hard to travel 6 comfort.
So what can be done to prevent such problems? If you move about as often as 7 that is walk up and down the aisle(对道 ), you 8 prevent sluggish (缓慢的 ) circulation and stiff joints. In 9 of breathing difficulties, you will be able to ease the problem 10 if you increase your oxygen intake before boarding.A good thirty-minute brisk walk should help.
If you intend to fly, it 11 also be wise to follow some general advice 12 by experts. Firstly, if you suffer 13 any serious health problems, ask your doctor 14 it’s safe for you to travel or not. Make sure you 15 your doctor a visit if you require vaccinations. 16 you have a medical condition, don’t forget to bring your medicine 17 . It has been suggested that if you can climb a dozen stairs without getting 18 of breath, it is safe for you to fly. 19 you have a heavy cold or a bad cough, try to avoid flying.
As 20 as you follow this advice, you will have no problem during your flight. It can really make the difference between a totally miserable experience and a relatively comfortable journey.
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only 11. would 12. given 13. from 14. whether 15. pay 16. If 17. along 18. out 19. Should 20. long
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