No ______ has proved that eating too much is the main cause of the weight problem.
A.doubt B.wonder C.evidence D.belief
_______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
A.Because of B.Besides C.As for D.With
He was made _____ captain of the spaceship during the visit in ______ space.
A.\; the B.\; \ C.the; \ D.a; the
I was born and raised in Phoenix by a family that supported my dreams. I’ve always had a passion for my _______, as I know it’s the key to my future.
My high school experience began at a traditional school, and I _______ it. It was great to enter senior high with my friends. _______, during my second year, I started having serious health issues that led me to _______ classes. On top of my own health, I also began to _______ my grandmother, who was suffering from heart disease.
During that time, I was focusing on the stress rather than my _______. I left school, got two jobs to _______ myself, and took online classes. However, I found that the online system did not best support my _______ style, as I needed more hands-on instruction.
I soon realized that I needed to take charge of my future by _______ my high school education. I ________ discovered Ombudsman, and soon the ________ was gone. At Ombudsman, I was able to find the perfect ________ between what I had received and missed in my previous learning experiences. The teachers are ________ and the environment is truly encouraging. What I really love is that there’s no tolerance for “I can’t”—Ombudsman ________ us to realize “we can”.
The career resources we receive are all preparation for my next goal-________. I plan to attend the University of Arizona. My dream is to one day become a(n) ________ so that I can save people like my grandmother, who ________ her struggle with heart disease in 2015. I also want to become a teacher. My instructors inspire me to want to ________ because they are so devoted to their ________.
My Ombudsman education keeps me motivated and I’m excited to help ________ my community through my dreams that will soon become reality.
1.A.family B.job C.health D.education
2.A.planned B.expected C.loved D.made
3.A.Finally B.Unfortunately C.Undoubted D.Immediately
4.A.change B.give C.take D.miss
5.A.care for B.look for C.ask for D.wait for
6.A.goals B.interests C.ideas D.problems
7.A.enjoy B.please C.support D.train
8.A.dressing B.working C.learning D.writing
9.A.starting B.completing C.stopping D.sharing
10.A.then B.still C.also D.even
11.A.past B.disease C.money D.stress
12.A.difference B.balance C.relationship D.point
13.A.busy B.proud C.brave D.amazing
14.A.forbids B.allows C.helps D.advises
15.A.college B.job C.home D.success
16.A.instructor B.nurse C.guard D.doctor
17.A.lost B.began C.faced D.continued
18.A.try B.follow C.teach D.practice
19.A.children B.members C.friends D.students
20.A.improve B.create C.protect D.reach
In 2018, more than 8,000 wildfires tore through California. They burned an area larger than the state of Delaware. In 2017, wildfires across the United States burned about four times more land than they did 30 years earlier. 1.
Climate change plays a big part in the wildfire increase. The Earth is getting warmer. The average global temperature is about 0.74℃ higher now than 100 years ago. Fires need three things to grow: fuel, heat, and oxygen.2. Hot weather dries out plants and trees. Those materials can go up in flames in an instant.
Climate change contributes to wildfires in other ways too. Fires tend to happen in the warm months. 3. In California, climate change seems to have increased the force of strong winds that spread fires. Higher temperatures have also attracted invasive species that give forest fires a helping hand.
We’re also seeing more damage because more people are building homes in places where wildfires are likely.4. That number is expected to go up by about 18 mimon by 2030. When people live near wildfires, firefighters may have more trouble fighting and preventing them. Firefighters need different strategies to protect houses and other buildings than to stop fires from spreading through woods.
The present wildfire crisis has many different causes. 5. If we learn to depend less on fossil fuels like oil and gas, we might be able to slow climate change. We might keep people out of harm’s way if we change the rules for building houses in fire-risky areas. What other ways can you think of to reduce fire danger?
A.Rising temperatures create more fuel for fires.
B.So climate change makes the fire season longer.
C.What’s making so many places go up in smoke?
D.So we may need to try many different things to resolve it.
E.Fires also do much more terrible damage when people are nearby.
F.Did you know a terrible fire known as the Big Burn killed 87 people?
G.Right now, about 45 million homes are located in the most fire-risky areas.
“I wish I could!” It’s my response when turning down an invitation, but it’s not exactly true.
Sometimes it is. For example, if you need people to feed your baby sheep, but I have to go to work that day, I really wish I could come to your farm.
But if you’ve invited me to attend a three-hour meeting, “I wish I could” is a lie. It’s a lie of omission, though, which is better than a regular lie. In a lie of omission, two people just assume（设想）different things about what’s left unsaid.
When you hear “I wish I could”, your imagination might complete my response as “I wish I could go to your makeup party.” If that’s what you think I mean, great. I may not want to go to your pottery exhibit (I really don’t), but I don’t want to make you sad either. So this works for both of us.
If I’m being honest about how that sentence really ends, most of the time it means “I wish I could please you by doing the thing you’re asking me to do; however, I’m not going to do it.” I’d love to say I’m a reformed（改进的）people pleaser, but I’m only reformed enough to say no to your event, not reformed enough to be clear and say, “I’d rather eat glass than attend a meeting on a Friday.” I admit it: I like being liked. Who doesn’t?
It made me happy that, when a friend asked last week, “Come and try my hot yoga class tomorrow?” and I answered, “I wish I could!” she walked away smiling. Plus, who knows? Maybe I’ll be in the mood for hot yoga next time. Probably not, but I’ve left the window open for her to ask me again.
1.What does the text mainly focus on?
A.The art of turning down.
B.The power of saying no directly.
C.The relationship between friends.
D.The most effective ways to accept invitations.
2.What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3?
A.She is a habitual liar.
B.She is a sports enthusiast.
C.She tends to make people angry.
D.She knows how to tell white lies.
3.What does the author mean by saying “I’m a reformed people pleaser” in Paragraph 5?
A.She pleases everyone.
B.She hates those who tell lies.
C.She says no in an indirect way.
D.She pays little attention to others’ feelings.
4.Which of the following words best describe the author?
A.Wise and polite. B.Brave and generous.
C.Honest and respected. D.Sensitive and self-centered.
