Pulled from the rubble (碎砖)of the big earthquake after eight days of unimaginable suffering, 8- year-old Kiki Joachin caught the world’s attention. Today he and his 21 struggle to rebuild their home, their lives and their hopes.
When the terrible earthquake broke out, Kiki’s mother 22 from the porch (门廊)of their apartment building 23 her five –year-old-son, David, who was outside fetching water. 24 injured by falling concrete (水泥),she tried to dig through it and 25 toward her five other kids who were 26 in the ruins of their home. 27 , she could make little progress.
For eight days Kiki and his 28 were buried beneath. They curled (蜷缩) their bodies in a (n) 29 space, with no food or water, hardly able to move; nearby lay the 30 of their three other siblings(兄弟姐妹). Kiki 31 as his sister covered them with her T-shirt.
On the eighth day, a neighbour 32 her possessions heard Kiki’s 33 cries for water. Two 34 spent the next four hours 35 drilling through the rubble and finally 36 Kiki and his sister. As Kiki was 37 by the firefighters from the hole, he made a victory gesture.
Now Kiki hopes to be an engineer when he grows up, so he can help 38 his country. His father wants to start a 39 for his family, maybe selling rice and beans, to be able to put another room on the house so his kids can sleep better. Meanwhile, his father and mother are 40 for what they have and the survival of the three children.
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The road conditions there were very good, _______ was more than we could expect.
A.it |
B.what |
C.which |
D.that |
Because he was not ________ the new speed limit, he was stopped and fined by the police.
A.good at |
B.tired from |
C.interested in |
D.aware of |
We _________ some money every month in order to buy a computer.
A.set out |
B.set up |
C.set aside |
D.set about |
1.Having struggled for years, he r________ himself of his whole debt.
2.This room is e_________ with air conditioner.
3.I'm sorry I don't know you. Maybe you are _________ (confuse) me with someone else.
4.We must learn to be ____________(consider) and care more about others.
5.Although he speaks English fluently, he is not of British or America _______ (nation).
6.The postman rang the bell because he had a package to _________ (投递).
7.Professor, would you like to make a _________(评论) on this plan?
8.What Madam Curie did ________(激励) many women to struggle for their scientific dreams at that time.
9.The export trade of farm produce in China is continuously ___________ (扩大)。
10.I find _______ _________ _______ he is able to work so hard with so little sleep. (我觉得很奇怪)
11.Only when you spare no effort ________ ________ ________ great progress in your study. (你才能在学习上取得大的进步)
12.He _________ _________ overcome all difficulties at last. (成功地)
13.He is not the person I _________ ________ just now. (我刚才提到的那个人)
14.It is _________ ________ take such an entertaining journey. (是值得的)
15.This computer game is __________ _________ students in Art Department. (专门给艺术系的学生使用的)
16.The micro blog, as well as other networking services, _______ _______ a more and more important role in daily communication. (正起着越来越重要的作用)
Guangzhou (Xinhua news agency)——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming (即将到来的) goods train in Southern China. When No.247 Wuchang —— Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province, South China at 00 :17 hours yesterday, a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No.17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. However, while the train was stopping, some frightened passengers jumped from windows. As a result, 12 passengers were crushed to death and 20 others were injured by an opposite northward passing goods train-No.1766.
1.What was the cause of the fire?
A.A heavy rain. |
B.High temperature. |
C.Carelessness. |
D.Fear. |
2.When did the accident happen?
A.At 00:17 am. |
B.At 00:17 pm. |
C.At seventeen past one |
D.At seventeen to one |
3.Where did the accident happen?
A.In Wuchang. |
B.In Guangzhou. |
C.In Hubei. |
D.In Guangdong. |
4.The underlined word “extinguish” in the passage most probably means .
A.put out |
B.put up |
C.come up |
D.come out |
5.In which direction did the passenger train travel?
A.Northward. |
B.Southward. |
C.Eastward. |
D.Westward. |