While hosting the Academy Awards, Billy Crystal always keeps a toothbrush with him __________ he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth.
A.because when B.because that C.when D.as
Our country is teaching the young __________ should be true values of life by publicizing the deeds of scientists and real heroes.
A.that B.which C.what D.how
It is reported that 39 Vietnamese died in October __________ illegal immigration (移民) into the UK.
A.in harmony with B.in regard to
C.as a consequence of D.in complete agreement with
I think that we should produce more things from materials that have been recycled, and less from raw materials, __________ is growing smaller and smaller.
A.their supply B.the supply of which
C.the supply of them D.of which supply
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A violent earthquake struck Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday 24 February, 2003, 1.killed as many as 240 people and injured 600,2.(leave) tens of thousands of more homeless.
Luckily, the earthquake happened in the daytime after people had already left home3.work or school. Many people4.( save )because they were outside. Fortunately, all the school children were taking part in 5. ceremony in the street and many adults were working in the fields when it struck.
“My family had just finished breakfast when the house started shaking and we heard a loud noise. I 6.(immediate) pushed my grandchildren out of the door to safety before the house fell down.” said a local woman. Sadly, her neighbors were 7.(little) lucky: both parents died while their three children were seriously injured.
Fortunately, rescue workers 8. (arrive) very quickly. By Tuesday most of the injured had received medical care or had gone to hospital, and by Wednesday thousands of tens, camp beds and warm quilts had arrived and all the9.(survivor) had somewhere to sleep. The next step was10.( bring ) drinking water supply and electricity back to normal as soon as possible.
After work one day, I grabbed a pizza for dinner at the mall. As I was heading home, I saw a girl sitting in a corner of the mall. Her hair covered her face and her body was_______. I determined to walk past her_________that’s what we often do. But something made me turn_________. I learned her age, and why she begged for money and lived on the streets. Her parents_______years ago and she suffered from a serious skin disease. She was_______to work because of her disability and had to live in the safest place she could_______. She had stayed in shelters in the past, but was treated_______. She had to seek shelter from the mall to keep_________on cold days, but even the mall she said wasn’t_________because security(保安) always threw her out.
I’m one of those people who used to believe there was a system of ________ to help her. Ideally, I would like to believe in that. I used to think maybe one day I would________“them”. Maybe one day I would win the lottery(彩票). But when I________that girl, I thought to my self, what if no one ever helped her? What if this so called________system that I believed in didn’t even know or ________her existence? What if I didn’t ________any money? What if she was not going to be around long enough to __________that “one day”?
I didn’t really think about what happened next. I ________my dinner with her and gave her all the money I had. When security came, I talked them into assisting her ________driving her away like they usually did.
Don’t ________one day to come before you help someone. Now is that one day—not tomorrow, not next week. If you can do something to ease someone else’s ________, don’t wait for that distant one day. Be the one day. Be it now.
1.A.hot B.heavy C.weak D.wet
2.A.if B.when C.till D.because
3.A.over B.back C.away D.up
4.A.returned B.removed C.quarreled D.died
5.A.eager B.ready C.unable D.curious
6.A.build B.discover C.expect D.remember
7.A.terribly B.normally C.carefully D.patiently
8.A.calm B.wealthy C.warm D.secret
9.A.quiet B.special C.particular D.safe
10.A.control B.support C.decoration D.communication
11.A.respect B.watch C.help D.encourage
12.A.accepted B.introduced C.persuaded D.noticed
13.A.foolish B.perfect C.simple D.educational
14.A.care about B.talk about C.write about D.argue about
15.A.lose B.lend C.win D.waste
16.A.admit B.imagine C.choose D.see
17.A.cooked B.shared C.ordered D.prepared
18.A.along with B.as for C.except for D.instead of
19.A.worry about B.laugh at C.wait for D.begin with
20.A.sickness B.suffering C.nervousness D.loneliness
