按照汉语提示或括号内单词的正确形式完成下列句子，每空一词。
1.There's no point in even ______ (attempt) an explanation — he'll never listen.
2.The new haircut ______ (transform) completely her into a fair lady yesterday.
3.The organization's aim is to ______ ( strength) the cultural ties between China and Germany.
4.The last few years have seen a ______ (平稳的) increase in the number of visitors.
5.Many ______ (潜在的) customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Auckland is a famous coastal city in northern New Zealand. It covers an area of 1,086 square kilometers with a population of 1.46 million. The history of the city dates back to 650 years ago when the Maoris settled in the area. Since 1945, Auckland has grown 1.(rapid). It was once the capital of New Zealand until the capital moved to Wellington, 2. is more central. Nowadays, Auckland is still 3. important center for business and industry.
There are many famous sights in Auckland 4.(include) Mt. Eden, one of many large volcanoes. You can enjoy an amazing view from the Sky Tower, which is the city's 5.(tall) tower. You can also see Maori traditional dances at the Auckland Museum.
The climate in Auckland is always sunny and comfortable, 6.( make) it attractive to people from all over the world. Auckland is known as “the city of sails” 7. it has more boats for each person than anywhere else in the world. 8. is great fun to do water sports in Auckland as it has some of the best 9.(beach). It is really a best place for 10. loves water sports.
My name is Matthew. 1 don't have many _______ because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that 1 have _______ for years——I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come _______ Driving made me anxious, but my parents still _______ up for driving lessons for me. I had gotten a perfect _______ for my written exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different _______
But when October 30th _______ around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, _______ the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can't _______ if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few ____________, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn't __________ that I was leaving without a license, but I was __________ everyone would know my result. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't take the __________ on my birthday.
One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and __________ Later that night I __________ for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced — but still, I couldn't __________ ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean.
And I __________ enough courage to speak the __________ out.
Now I realize __________ and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn't make a __________ man.
1.A.thoughts B.secrets C.suggestions D.feelings
2.A.written B.heard C.discovered D.kept
3.A.late B.naturally C.close D.easily
4.A.signed B.made C.stood D.came
5.A.score B.position C.opportunity D.book
6.A.clue B.story C.character D.face
7.A.went B.moved C.rolled D.ran
8.A.turning in B.hunting for C.giving away D.showing off
9.A.judge B.doubt C.remember D.complain
10.A.seconds B.hours C.days D.weeks
11.A.happy B.upset C.eager D.serious
12.A.surprised B.cautious C.familiar D.scared
13.A.test B.task C.party D.present
14.A.observed B.studied C.passed D.argued
15.A.cried B.drove C.left D.succeeded
16.A.forget B.advise C.enjoy D.imagine
17.A.gathered B.searched C.acquired D.needed
18.A.faith B.rule C.fault D.fact
19.A.purpose B.failure C.sadness D.habit
20.A.shy B.silent C.true D.confident
You probably spend a lot of time preparing for job interviews. But it's not just about being ready with answers to the interviewer's questions. 1. You should come prepared with insightful questions to learn more about the role and to make sure the company is a good fit.
2.
Companies are looking woo (争取) candidates in this job market and want to put their best foot forward—but it's important that you go into the conversation knowing what you are looking for from an employer. Asking what a typical day looks like can give you a helpful sense of the workplace balance and responsibilities.
Ask about career growth and development
3.. But be careful with how you ask this question. You don't want to come off as if you are expecting a promotion before even starting the job. Asking about employee support and development programs can also show how much an employer invests (投资) in employee development.
Ask how to be successful
4., so be sure to ask about it. To help get a sense of what employers will be looking for, try asking something like: "What does success look like for someone in this role?" or "How will my performance be evaluated
Ask autonomous questions
While most interviewers will finish the meeting asking if you have any questions, you don't have to wait for that moment. 5., ask a question to get more details. That not only shows you are listening, but also engaged and want to learn more.
A. Ask what it's like to work there
B. The process is a two-way street
C. If you have some important questions
D. We all want to make a living by working hard
E. If the interviewer says something interesting or vague
F. Knowing how your performance is going to be measured is important
G. We all want to work at a place where we have the opportunity to grow professionally
Yellow is usually the color of happy, joyful emotions. But according to a new study, not all people associate sunshine with good atmosphere.
To find out what factors might play a role, researchers tested a new hypothesis （假设）:What if people's physical surroundings affect their feelings about certain colors? For instance, if someone lived in cold and rainy Finland, would they feel differently about the color yellow from someone who lived near the Sahara Desert? The researchers looked at color-emotion data from an ongoing international survey of 6,625 people in 55 countries. The survey asks participants to rate 12 colors on how closely they are associated with feelings including joy, pride, fear and shame.
The team looked only at the data for yellow, and analyzed how different factors—including hours of sunshine, hours of daylight, and amount of rainfall—lined up with the emotions people reported for the color. The two best predictors of how people felt about yellow were the annual amount of rainfall, and how far they lived from the equator （赤道），the team reports this month in the Journal of Environmental Psychology,
The farther someone lived from the equator, the more likely they were to appreciate some bright colors: In Egypt, the likelihood of yellow being associated with joy was just 5. 7% , whereas in rather cold Finland it was 87. 7% . In the United States, with its moderate climate and amber（黄褐色）waves of grain, people's yellow-joy association levels were between 60% and 70% .
The team also checked whether associations changed with the season---whether, for example, people in a certain country liked yellow more in the winter than they did in the summer. The researchers found that opinions about color remained fairly constant year-round—even when the weather changed, the data on yellow-joy associations were as good as gold.
1.Who did the researchers survey to test the hypothesis?
A.People in Finland.
B.Travelers in the United States.
C.Someone living near the Sahara Desert.
D.Many people from different countries.
2.What may affect the emotions associated with yellow most?
A.Hours of sunshine. B.Hours of daylight.
C.Amount of rainfall. D.Seasons in a year.
3.Who are more likely to appreciate bright colors?
A.People living in warm areas. B.People growing up in Egypt.
C.People growing yellow grains. D.People living far from the equator.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.Yellow is the color of happiness and joy.
B.Researchers did a survey on the color yellow.
C.A study shows the connection between emotion and yellow can vary.
D.Different people have different emotions to the color yellow.
North America's birds are disappearing from the skies at a rate that's shocking even to ornithologists （鸟类学家）.Since the 1970s, the continent has lost 3 billion birds, nearly 30% of the total, and even common birds such as sparrows and blackbirds are in decline, U.S. and Canadian researchers report this week online in Science. The findings raise fears that some familiar species could go the way of the passenger pigeon, a species once so abundant that its extinction in the early 1900s seemed unthinkable.
The results, ever done to North American birds, point to ecosystems in disorder because of habitat loss and other factors, researchers say. Yet ecologist Paul Ehrlich at Stanford University, California sees some hope in this new bad news: “ It might encourage needed action in view of the public interest in our feathered friends. ”
In past decades, Ehrlich and others have recorded the decline of particular bird groups, including migratory songbirds. All together, they studied 529 bird species, about three-quarters of all species in North America, accounting for more than 90% of the entire bird population. Rosenberg and his colleagues report Grassland birds have declined by 53% since 1970—a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied. Habitat loss may be to blame.
The familiar birds that flock by the thousands in suburbs were not exempt（例外）. “There's a decline of the numbers of common birds,” Rosenberg says. His team determined that 19 common species have each lost more than 50 million birds since 1970. Twelve groups, including sparrows, warblers, finches, and blackbirds, were particularly hard hit. Even introduced species that have increased in North America, such as starlings and house sparrows, are losing ground.
1.What is happening to North America's birds?
A.Most of them are dying out. B.Some of them are decreasing.
C.They are disappearing quickly. D.They are raising fears to humans.
2.What does Paul Ehrlich mean?
A.The bad news will bring interest to the birds.
B.The bad news might alarm people to take action.
C.North America's birds need our help.
D.North America's birds suffered great loss.
3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.Some common birds are also decreasing.
B.Some birds die from losing their habitat.
C.The research team found some unusual things.
D.The research team studied birds in North America.
4.In which section of a website may this text appear?
A.Environment. B.Health.
C.Education. D.Science.
