——The weather is too cold ____ March this year.
——It was still ____ when I came here years ago.
A.for; colder B.in; cold C.in; hot D.for; hotter
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1.错过这班火车意味着还要等上一个小时。(mean) ________________________
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2.机长突然想到他应该着落。（It occurred to…）___________________________
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3.有史以来最厉害的龙卷风发生在1925年，影响了美国的三个州。(affect)
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4.他和他的朋友们被暴风雪围困了。(catch) ______________________________
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5.上大学时，她主修英语。
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Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 1.______ the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians. He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got 2.______（marry）at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3._______ he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he was4._____ （surprise）to find that the problem of racial discrimination （种族歧视）was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 5.______equal rights. Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 6.______ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and independence for his country. In the political movement many Indians 7._________(include) Gandhi were put in prison. 8._______, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give9.______and India won its independence in 1947. 10.______（fortunate）Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
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1.He satisfied his _______________ (饥饿) with everything in the refrigerator.
2.He has an_____________ (收入) of 2,000 dollars a month.
3.He _________________ (交换) his old car for a new model as soon as he won the money.
4.She was turned down because of lack of ________________ (经验).
5.I helped him choose the _______________ (家具) for his house.
6.________________ (谢天谢地)，I managed to pay off all my debts before we got married.
7.The company is in the ________________ （过程）of moving to new offices.
8.There is ________________ (证据) that somebody has been living here.
9.We must take measures to ______________ (保护) our rivers from being polluted.
10.I must post this letter, for it’s ________________ (急迫的).
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. In fact, the boy disliked , preferring a bar of chocolate if given the choice. However, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be . Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, as high as he could, but even as his tallest he was unable to touch it. He began to .up and down, as high as he could, at the of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 0n. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and books. Looking ,he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, with luck, even a ladder, it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices, he and started to walk away. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ,and how he really wanted that apple. The more he like this, the more unhappy he became.
However, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get he wanted. He started to say himself, "This isn't helpful. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling unhappy as well. There's more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 0ur feelings. If that's the case what can I do to feel better?"
1.A. fruit B. trees C. vegetables D. sweet
2.A. difficult B. dangerous C. attractive D. healthy
3.A. sadder B. angrier C .hungrier D. cooler
4.A. hanging B. stretching C. beating D. pulling
5.A. strength B. length C. weight D. height
6.A. look. B .jump C. walk D. wave
7.A. edge B. stage C. top D. level
8.A. hope B. control C. sight D. reach
9.A. feed B. stand C. sit D. hold
10.A. break B. shake C. take D. share
11.A. through B. forward C. down D. around
12.A. so B. but C. and D. yet
13.A. After B. While C. Without D. Upon
14.A. kept off B. gave up C. got through D. turned over
15.A. lessons B. garden C. efforts D. school
16.A. thought B. stole C. ate D. learned
17.A. which B. what C. how D. where
18.A. with B. by C. in D. to
19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
20.A. change B. express C. forget D. describe
Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one ____ first is the library.
A. repaired B. being repaired
C. repairing D. to be repaired
