English is the most w________ spoken language, with 1.5 billion speakers all over the world.
Eric milked the cow and f_______ chickens in the countryside last week.
C_______ are people whose jobs are to train and organize a sports team.
He is eight now, and next year he is going to have his n_______ birthday party.
Trumpets(小号) are very popular in the world. They have been around for 1. (hundred) of years. People can play all types of music on the trumpet. They are 2. type of wind instrument. A wind instrument makes sounds when a 3. (play) blows into it. There are many types of wind instruments. A trumpet belongs in the brass instrument(铜管乐器) family.
4. can you learn more about the differences between a brass instrument and other instruments? The Carol Brass Tourism Factory is the best place.
The guide will show you 5. the museum when you visit the Carol Brass Tourism Factory. There are so many types 6. you won’t have problems finding what you want.
But visitors also want to learn how brass instruments 7.(make). There is a walkway at the Carol Brass Tourism Factory. As you walk along it, you can see each step it takes 8. (create) a beautiful brass instrument.
Workers take metal pieces and make 9. (they) into all the parts of a brass instrument at the first station. Then the parts are put together. Next, workers make the instruments look beautiful. At last, workers make sure every instrument is perfect and people can buy them and play music 10.(beautiful) on them. How amazing they are!
I was a receptionist(接待员) for an animal doctor fifty years ago. As an animal lover, I couldn’t ______ seeing any animal in pain.
One day, when we were closing the office, a young man ran up to us holding a(an) ______ Doberman in his arms and asking us to save his life. The four-month-old dog had been ______ by a car.
The doctor and I ran back into the operating room ______ to save him in time. The animal doctor worked tirelessly for ______ seemed like hours. The dog had broken many bones, including his spine(脊柱). He was badly hurt and we thought that ______ he got better, he would never walk again.
However, that day forever ______ my life. I became the assistant in all things medical. At that time, one of my first jobs was to give that dog daily ______ carefully. I remember moving his tiny ______ with my full attention to try to keep his muscles from becoming weaker and weaker. Weeks went by ______ one day, he continued to push back till he could use his legs. “He finally went ______ the trouble”, we cried.
A year later when I called the name of the next patient, a huge Doberman jumped ______ me. That moment I found ______ pressed against the wall with this dog standing on his behind legs, his front paws(爪子) on my shoulders. He washed my face with ______ kisses! I felt amazed that moment.
I went on to be an animal doctor for 14 years and now I am a volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter to help the homeless animals. The ______ with a thankful heart changed my life so much.
1.A.help B.mind C.stand D.start
2.A.upset B.unusual C.healthy D.wounded
3.A.kicked B.hit C.lifted D.shocked
4.A.at present B.at times C.at last D.at once
5.A.what B.who C.why D.where
6.A.if only B.as if C.only if D.even if
7.A.improved B.changed C.reflected D.broke
8.A.walk B.shower C.treatment D.food
9.A.face B.tail C.legs D.paws
10.A.until B.since C.unless D.after
11.A.through B.with C.into D.on
12.A.beside B.toward C.behind D.among
13.A.himself B.ourselves C.themselves D.myself
14.A.helpful B.joyful C.peaceful D.useful
15.A.patient B.man C.doctor D.volunteer
