单词拼写（每小题1分, 共10分）
1.You can take ___________ (占有) of the front seat so as to see the blackboard clearly
2. They often ______________ ( 捐赠) food and clothing to the poor.
3.He made an ___________（尝试） to cheat in the exam.
4.You can easily ___________（阐明） the problems if you study British history.
5.A golden __________（婚礼） is the fiftieth anniversary of a marriage.
6.She wore a pair of ________ (钻石) earrings at last night’s party.
7.Having lived in Hawaii all his life, he was not __________ (习惯于）to the cold of Northern Europe.
8.He was _______ （羞愧）of his body so he decided to go on a diet and do more exercise.
9.__________ (青少年) often take more risks than adults.
10.All the ____________ (女性的) workers in this factory got a present on March 8.
In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them. "Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning."
"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."
"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."
Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.
1.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.
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A．a doctor in Qatar |
B．Dr. Brown |
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C．Nurse Maitlan |
D．Agatha Christie |
2.As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.
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A．had spent a long time studying the baby's case |
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B．visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith |
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C．had never met this baby |
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D．gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone |
3.It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.
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A．a harmful substance used to kill insects |
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B．a dangerous pair of glasses |
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C．the water in Qatar |
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D．a dead writer |
----I _____to go for a walk.
-------But I_____ going shopping.
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A．would like; feel like |
B．feel like; feel like |
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C．feel like; would like |
D．would like; would like |
They had a wonderful holiday, ____________bad weather.
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A．because of |
B．due to |
C．in spite of |
D．despite of |
He didn’t make ____ clear when and where the meeting would be held.
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A．this |
B．that |
C．it |
D．these |
________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one's skin.
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A．Exposed |
B．Having exposed |
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C．Being exposed |
D．After being exposed |
