The restaurant is busy on Sunday, so I’ll phone today and _____ a table.
A. deserve B. reserve C. preserve D. observe
【2011浙江卷,2】Experts think that __________recently discovered painting may be ________ Picsso.
A.the ;不填 B. a ;the C. a ; 不填 D. the; a
Take your time — it's just _____ short distance from here to _____ restaurant.
A. /; the B. a; the C. the; a D. /; a
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I don't know your name, and I'm guessing that you are about high school age. I ________ you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from ________ at Lake Elmo beach.
I was sitting on a bench with my friends, ________ their children played in the water. I remember ________ you taking off your shorts, grabbing your ________ device（设备）and heading into the water. My friends and I noticed at that moment the little boy's ________ moving up and down. He couldn't have been more than two years old and ________ to be alone in the water.
You got to him, put your floatation device around him, and ________ him back to shore. We could see the boy was ________ as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the ________ . You started doing compressions（按压）on his chest, that is when we knew it was a bad ________ . We reached you and knew you needed ________ . I picked up my phone and dialed 911.
Soon, the ambulance ________ and several doctors were there to assist you. You appeared ________ as you walked away, as anyone would be. I ________ if this is your first rescue — it doesn’t matter. What you did was heroic, and I ________ you.
Had you been a few seconds later, this ________ could have ended quite differently. You were alert （警觉的）and ________ what was going on in the water, responsible for watching over a hundred kids at that time. ________ your fear, you took action. Because of you, the little boy and his family are________ together today.
1.A. accompanied B. witnessed C. expected D. ignored
2.A. drowning B. missing C. bleeding D. falling
3.A. although B. unless C. if D. while
4.A. imagining B. minding C. stopping D. noticing
5.A. digital B. convenient C. rescue D. nuclear
6.A. feet B. head C. legs D. arms
7.A. pretended B. determined C. appeared D. prepared
8.A. allowed B. lifted C. swam D. dropped
9.A. frozen B. weak C. excited D. calm
10.A. beach B. stone C. board D. bench
11.A. meaning B. process C. presentation D. situation
12.A. food B. money C. help D. time
13.A. pulled in B. set out C. passed by D. ran away
14.A. proud B. confident C. independent D. frightened
15.A. know B. predict C. wonder D. believe
16.A. applaud B. protect C. doubt D. greet
17.A. idea B. performance C. game D. story
18.A. curious about B. aware of C. afraid of D. confused about
19.A. But for B. Regardless ofC. Except for D. Thanks to
20.A. pitifully B. strictly C. happily D. sincerely
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Ways to Be a Great Roommate
Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst.
1. Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour.
◇Talk things out.
Communication is key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs. 2.
◇Don't expect to be best friends.
Some roommates become the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 3. And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.
◇Ask before you take.
This applies to food, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first. 4.
◇Clean up after yourself.
This should do without saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people I've come across in college are messy. 5. But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.
A. So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out.
B. This creates nothing but awkward situations and unhappiness.
C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.
D. You don't have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized.
E. It all starts with you to have a good relationship with your roommate.
F. Sometime you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.
G. Remember, you're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate away.
According to a new US study, couples who expect their children to help care for them in old age should hope they have daughters because they are likely to be twice as attentive overall.
The research by Angelina Grigoryeva, a sociologist at Princeton University, found that, while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage, men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to female family members.
Her analysis of the family networks of 26,000 older Americans concluded that gender(性别) is the most important predictor(预示物) of whether or not people will actively care for elderly parents.
In a paper being presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco, she concludes that simply having a sister makes men statistically likely provide less care.
Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study, a study which has been tracking a cross-section of over-50s for the last decade, she calculated that women provide an average of 12.3 hours a month of care for elderly parents while men offer only 5.6 hours.
“Sons reduce their relative care-giving efforts when they have a sister, while daughters increase theirs when they have a brother.”
“This suggests that sons pass on parent care-giving responsibilities to their sisters.”
In the UK, the 2011 census(人口普查) showed that there are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities, a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade.
But many are doing so at the risk of their own health. The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a full-time job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts(相对应的人) who are not carers.
1.In the text, what’s the most important factor to predict if people will actively care for the elderly?
A. Career. B. Education.
C. Gender. D. Family networks.
2.The US study finds that _______.
A. sons are twice likely as daughters to care for parents in old age
B. having a sister makes men less likely to do their fair share
C. sons and daughters seem to give equal care to their parents
D. sons are unwilling to leave care-giving responsibilities to female family members
3.What does the author stress in the last paragraph?
A. People should give up their jobs to care for the elderly.
B. Many care providers work longer hours than others.
C. People shouldn’t pass on caring responsibilities to others.
D. Many care providers have potential health problems.
4.The author develops the text by _______.
A. analyzing various research and data
B. describing people’s experiences
C. explaining social networks of careers
D. comparing different gender behavior
