Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to __________ the cold in a few days．
A．get rid of B．get away with C．get off D．get out
Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered and a child rarely dislikes food __________ it is badly cooked．
A．if B．until C．that D．unless
2010年9月19日至9月25日，第五届全国特奥运动会将在福建省福州市举行。这也是福 举办的重大体育赛事之一。作为福州人，请你以“人人参与特奥会”为主题，拟一个发言稿，呼吁大家关注特奥会。
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2010年福州特奥会的意义 |
为智障人士参与体育训练创造机会，使他们发挥潜能，在参与中与他人分享快乐、增进友谊。 |
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政府 |
1．修建体育场馆； 2．美化城市； 3．为智障人士提供平等机会参与社会生活。 |
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呼吁 |
1．接受和尊重他们； 2．争做自愿者。 |
注意：
1．字数120左右；
2．不要逐字翻译，可以适应拓展；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
智障---mental disability
体育设施—sports facility
Ladies and gentlemen,
On June 19th in Fuzhou, the Fifth National Special Olympics will be hosted, which is also the one of most important sport events in Fujian ___________________
I hope all of you will have a nice time in the coming great games．
Thank you ！
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
（题目见答题纸）
Enough sleep is important to health．The amount of sleep
needed d__1.__ on the age of the person and the condition in
which sleep takes place．The __2.__ may need more sleep
than the old, but usually eight hours are e__3.__ for the health
of grown-ups．Some can do with __4.__ than this amount, but
o_5.__ may need more．Sleep should be enough to make one
bring back his _ 6.___（体力） and get ready for a day’s work．
Fresh air is __7.__（必需的） to sleep．A bath at bedtime,
___8.__ too hot nor too cool but of body temperature,
may be __9.___（有帮助的） to sleep．Sleepproducing drugs
should never be taken except when s___10.__by a doctor．
Many people think the search for cleaner energy leads only to renewable resources like sun, wind and water．But it also leads to a fossil（化石） fuel．Natural gas is considered the cleanest of the fossil fuels, the fuel created by plant and animal remains over millions of years．Burning it releases fewer pollutants than oil or coal．The gas is mainly methane （甲烷）．It produces half the carbon dioxide of other fossil fuels．So it may help cut the production of carbon gases linked to climate change．
Russia is first in what are called "proved reserves" of natural gas．The United States is sixth．Over the years, big oil and gas companies recovered much of the easily reached supplies of gas in America．They drilled straight down into formations where gas collects．As these supplies were used up, big drillers looked for similar formations in other countries．
But now the industry is taking on a new look．Companies are developing gas supplies trapped in shale （页岩） rock two to three thousand meters underground．They drill down to the shale, then go sideways and inject high-pressure water, sand or other material into the rock．This causes the rock to fracture, releasing the gas．Huge fields of gas shale are believed to lie under the Appalachian Mountains, Michigan and the south-central states．Gas shale exploration is being done mainly by small to medium sized companies．Eric Potter, a program director, says more than half the gas in the United States is now coming from these new reserves．
But hydraulic （液压的） fracturing can also produce debate and anger over the risk of groundwater pollution．This method of drilling is not federally supervised（监督） under the Safe Drinking Water Act．Some in Congress want to end that exemption （豁免） from the law．
Natural gas provides Americans with about one fourth of their energy．And, unlike oil, most of it is produced in America．Gas producers invested heavily in reaching new supplies when prices were high．But prices are down sharply now because the depression cut demand for energy．So energy expert Eric Potter says it is too early to know how the changing market prices will affect the market for gas shale exploration．
1.We can learn from the first paragraph that ________．
A．natural gas releases methane and carbon dioxide
B．natural gas is considered as the cleanest energy
C．natural gas is more environmentally friendly than other fossil fuels
D．natural gas is a renewable source of energy
2.The word “fracture” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
A．create B．break C．change D．decrease
3.Gas shale exploration may cause disagreement because ________．
A．it may cause water pollution B．it brings too high profits
C．it breaks the law D．it is out of states’ control
4.According to Eric Potter, the new gas shale exploration ________．
A．will provide America with about one fourth of their energy
B．will increase demand for energy
C．will make gas producers invest a big sum of money
D．may be influenced by the changing market prices
As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them．As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans（贷款）．But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet．
I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury（奢华）, not a fertility requirement．
A 26-year-old in the story despairs（绝望） that he can’t afford to get a Ph．D．in literature．Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years．
Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost．But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality．Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding．Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments．“So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner．
This recession（衰退） will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group．In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life．
1.What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?
A．They expect everything to be easy for them．
B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans．
C．They are not willing to face all of the challenges．
D．They are burdened by student loans．
2.The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
A．baby production B．pleasant
C．baby comfort D．essential（必需的）
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?
A．Intolerant（不能容忍的）． B．Negative．
C．Unbelieving． D．Understanding．
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study
B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House
C．Why Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair
D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are
