1.Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ___________.
2.Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to ___________.
3.Today’s festivals have _________________, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.
4.He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “___________________________________,” he thought.
5.RODERICK: __________do you know London? HENRY: Not at all, it's my first trip here.
6.HENRY: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself ____________to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault.
7.No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to _______________________, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter in all directions.
8.For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into ___________________.
9.The earth became __________________ that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock.
10.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live in. Its population is __________________.
11.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some_________________over 90 metres.
12.That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins_________________in their seats.
13.Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to_________________ some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.
1.As a teacher, she can’t have any students _____________________ cheating in the exam.
2.China has a population of 1.4 billion, with the aged _______________ 15.5%.
3.He wore a puzzled look on his face, _________that he didn’t quite follow what she said.
4.To form a music band, they advertised for people __________________singing and performing.
5.His mind wandered from time to time in class. He should _______________ to his lessons and taking notes.
6.Not knowing about each other, they had a hard time in________________ to carry out the research at the beginning.
7.You are promised to get extra pay for extra work, _______________ your work done.
8.He_____________ the responsibility for collecting evidence for the trial without giving it a second thought.
1.A good knowledge of English will be one of the important s__________when you are looking for a job.
2.Generally, people think it bad m____________to talk with a full mouth.
3._________________ (相反) to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.
4.When buying an apartment, people usually take into account its price, position, s_____and so on.
5.You can depend on it that I will help you so long as it is w________________my ability.
6.In spite of the serious topic, the meeting was held in a light a___________________.
7.Tourists were feasting their eyes on the ocean scenery and suddenly they spotted an Iceberg (冰山）f_______________at a distance.
8.Jay Chow’s second album Fantasy, ______________ (发行) in 2001, turned out to be a great hit.
9.Great importance, President Xi said, would be a___________to the relations with the US.
10.Afterwards, we received a letter, in which he offered an a_____________ for his rudeness at the party.
An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money,he came up with a bright______.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to______money for their education.
They______out to the great pianist Ignacy J.Paderewski.His manager______a guaranteed fee of $2,000 for the piano recital（独奏会).A deal was______and the boys began to work to make the concert a______.
The big day arrived.But______,they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total______was only $ 1,600. Disappointed,they went to Paderewski and explained their plight (困境).They gave him the entire $ 1,600,plus a______for the balance $400.They promised to honour the cheque at the______possible.Paderewski tore up the cheque,______the $ 1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were______,and thanked him heartedly.
It was a small act of______.But it clearly marked out Paderewski______a great human being.______should he help two people he did not even know?We all______situations like these in our lives.And______of us only think “If I help them,what will happen to me?”The truly______people think, “If I don’t help them,what will happen to them?” They don't do it______something in return.They do it________they feel it’s the right thing to do.
1.A. time B. task C. decision D. idea
2.A. receive B. borrow C. raise D. donate
3.A. turned B. reached C. pointed D. called
4.A. demanded B. covered C. considered D. increased
5.A. struck B. refused C. cancelled D. attracted
6.A. success B. career C. background D. performance
7.A. uncertainly B. unbelievably C. unfortunately D. undoubtedly
8.A. cost B. bill C. collection D. tip
9.A. benefit B. interest C. charge D. cheque
10.A. soonest B. latest C. longest D. farthest
11.A. took B. counted C. saved D. returned
12.A. puzzled B. surprised C. frightened D. interested
13.A. devotion B. kindness C. respect D. teamwork
14.A. like B. for C. as D. to
15.A. How B. Where C. When D. Why
16.A. come across B. deal with C. settle into D. think of
17.A. both B. few C. none D. most
18.A. able B. rich C. great D. famous
19.A. taking B. expecting C. offering D. preparing
20.A. because B. though C. before D. so
Four simple ways to stay positive
Trying to stay positive, both in good times and bad, is a great way to improve your quality of life. Try these four methods on a daily basis.
1. Don’t think a lot about negativity.
Of course. Staying positive 24 hours a day, seven days a week is a bit difficult. Letting things get to you is normal, and it’s actually healthy to cry or express frustrations once in a while.
It’s when those negative moments control your life that your emotional balance is at risk. 1. However, don’t give that sadness another second in your day.
2. 2.
What you put into your body directly affects how you feel on the outside. Fill yourself with good, healthy foods like fruits and vegetables and limit snacking. Exercise is equally of great importance. Take a few days out of your week for at least half an hour of activity, and try to stick to it.3.
3. Be kind to others.
4. Making someone’s day a bit brighter not only puts a smile on his or her face, but also yours as well. Remember to smile and treat each person with pity and respect. Good deeds are contagious（传染的）, and your positive attitude may spread among others.
4. Take it one day at a time.
Being positive isn’t an instant thing. It’s a steady effort that we follow every hour of every day. 5. Instead, focus on living at the moment and doing what you can to make each moment better.
A.Eat healthy and stay fit.
B.Take your lunch breaks outside.
C.Don’t worry about what the future may bring.
D.Gratefulness helps you appreciate life in bad times.
E.Good feelings come from acts of kindness and selflessness.
F.Take a few minutes to feel sad and accept what happened.
G.Even going outside for a walk and enjoying the sunshine improves your mood.
I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people kept asking me stories about what it’s like to work in a field under the control of men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the existence of the universe, the shape of space time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the problem started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed from the angle of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would finally become my reply to any and all provocations(挑衅): I don’t talk about that any more. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender problems. Why should removing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t take no notice of those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the scene of their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕）doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
1.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A. She feels unhappy working in the scientific field.
B. She finds space research more important.
C. She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D. She is tired of the sexism in scientific field.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would think the author’s failures were due to __.
A. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. the very fact that she is a woman
D. the burden she bears in a male-leading society
3.Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A. Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.
B. Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.
C. More female students are going in for science than before.
D. Her female students can do just as well as male students.
4.What does the image(形象) that the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
D. Women now have fewer problems going in for a science career.
