Can you make sure ______ the gold ring?
A. where Alice had put B. where did Alice put
C. where Alice has put D. where has Alice put
Jim ____________ the size of this board and has found that it ____________.
A. has measured; measures five metres in width
B. measured; is measured five metres wide
C. has measured; is measured five metres wide
D. measures; has a measure of five metres wide
You must have seen him off yesterday, _________?
A. haven't you B. didn't you
C. mustn't you D. needn't you
Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reportson television showing houses that have been______ by natural flooding and how the different ___there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt_____ for the families thathave become victims of flooding. However, I couldn’t imagine how they were ____ because I havenever experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first _____ until two years back.
My _____ experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the ______ofwater. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my _____. I thenrealized that the power was _____. This probably happened due to the heavy ______and strong windthat were brought by a hurricane during the ____ .
As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup _____. Because I had only movedin the house and had only _____ a few belongings, the amount of damage was _______It involved onlywashing shoes and bags ______ soap and water.
It was a good thing that most of my things were _____ inside plastic buckets and most of thefurniture that I bought was made of _____ and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier.My cleanup work only ____ the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thingthat the ______ had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to____ a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.
1.A. drowned B. washed C. affected D. removed
2.A. citizens B. householders C. owners D. residents
3.A. sorry B. worried C. excited D. glad
4.A. feeling B. doing C. speaking D. thinking
5.A. view B. hand C. thought D. sight
6.A. cleanup B. flooding C. earthquake D. landslide
7.A. smell B. shape C. taste D. sound
8.A. head B. neck C. feet D. breast
9.A. out B. in C. on D. down
10.A. rain B. snow C. frost D. fog
11.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
12.A. slowly B. gradually C. quickly D. frequently
13.A. unfolded B. unpacked C. uncovered D. unloaded
14.A. great B. big C. small D. tiny
15.A. with B. by C. through D. in
16.A. thrown B. dipped C. displayed D. stored
17.A. wool B. metal C. paper D. leather
18.A. undertook B. began C. involved D. engaged
19.A. bedroom B. kitchen C. building D. apartment
20.A. spend B. cost C. pay D. Take
A kiln (窑) is a type of oven or furnace used to cure, harden, or burn certain materials. Depending onwhich materials are heated in it, a kiln may be square, tunnel shaped, or beehive shaped, and usually madeof brick or stone. 1. It may be set as low as sixty-five degrees to cure grain or as high as 3,200degrees to transform limestone to quicklime (熟石灰).
2.They have a variety of purposes. The cement(水泥) industry uses revolving kilns to heatand separate raw materials. Bricks, pottery, and china made from clay must be fired, or hardened, in kilns.Certain kinds of coal and wood must be kiln-dried before they can be used. Hobbyists use small kilns tofire a variety of ceramic(陶瓷) objects.
There are two main types of kilns. A periodic kiln, used to fire certain kinds of delicate china, is raisedto a high temperature and then completely cooled before its contents are removed. A continuous, or tunnelkiln contains several chambers, or zones, which heat, bake, and cool a product. Stacks of clay bricks movethrough a tunnel kiln on tracks. 3.
Gas, oil, and coal are all used to heat modern kilns. 4. But for special jobs, where cleanlinessand careful heat are important, kilns must be heated by electricity oven though it is more expensive. Smallkilns used in the home or in craft shops are also heated electrically because electricity is clean andconvenient.
5. When ancient people discovered that heat hardened some materials, they were able to makedurable household objects such as jugs and bowls. Today our museums display many kinds of ancientstatues and art objects that have lasted because they had been kiln-dried. They come from lands as far apartas China and Greece.
A. Its temperature may vary.
B. Then they come out, hardened, and cooled.
C. Kilns are used in industry and in craft-making.
D. Kilns have been in use for thousands of years.
E. An electric kiln is a heating chamber used to transform materials.
F. Most manufacturers use whichever material is cheapest in their area.
G. Clay, when heated properly, becomes hard enough to form bowls and plates.
This is our country, America. The country where everyone is supposed to have a shot at financial success. The country of dreams and ambition. Yet, caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit, our country is a mess. And we owe it all to capitalism.
We live in a society where people are forced to live without health coverage. A country where the poor can hardly feed themselves while the rich decide which one of their 10 homes to stay at for the night. All of these sad things arise out of capitalism.
Sadly, our country values little more than money. It motivates our decisions and even influences entire political parties. We have gotten to the point in society where a human life comes secondary to our financial security. Any rational society would value life above all else and realize that health is a basic human right. Yet in our world, money comes first.
I never once have claimed to be an economist and have no interest in debating the financial advantages of any economic system. Yet socialism surely looks better than what we have.
If we lived in a socialist society, we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution. We would value friendship over business and we would treat one another as humans. Most importantly, however, is that money would stop controlling our lives and we could act how humans should act.
Capitalism has created an “every man for himself” existence. Everything is a battle for limited resources and fuels. We have become so accustomed to the life value that we will do whatever we have to look out for ourselves. Yet is this really the kind of life we want?
We have become so illusioned. We are tired of the misdirection. All economic systems have their issues, but I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldn’t be. The good of man falls secondary to money. In our world, it is all about dollars and cents, which, unfortunately for most, makes no sense.
1.In the author’s opinion, the root cause of the present situation in his country is __________.
A. money B. people’s value
C. social unfairness D. social system
2.According to the passage, which is NOT the characteristic of capitalism?
A. individualism B. endless pursuit of wealth
C. humanism D. great gap between the rich and the poor
3.How does the author feel about his country?
A. concerned B. angry
C. skeptical D. hopeless
4.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. Socialism is perfect.
B. Health is equally important as wealth.
C. The pursuit for wealth should be restricted.
D. Life should be placed at the top of our considerations.
5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Save America B. Capitalism Is in Trouble
C. Why Is America in Trouble D. America Is in Trouble
