Julia has got a pretty _ deal—she was laid off just for being late once!
A.rough B.tough
C.illegal D.mean
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1.It is said that all the books donated by the students have been sent to the students in rural areas the other day.
All the books donated by the students from urban schools are _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ to the students in rural areas the other day.
2.You need to convince them that you are interested in the job.
You need to _______ _______ _______ _______ your interest in the job.
3.It is detective Sam Peterson who is in charge of the case.
It is detective Sam Peterson who _______ _______ _______ _______ the case.
4.The newly-built theatre is twice as large as the old one.
The newly-built theatre is twice _______ _______ _______ the old one.
5.I don't think that I've ever met you before.
It's the first time that _______ _______ _______ _______.
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1.Jack and his teammates have been training hard these months, so there is much p_______ that their team will take first place in the match.
2.Though the new road is ready for use, it has not yet been o_______ open to the public.
3.This custom came into e_______ at the beginning of last century.
4.Several new highways and railways in our province are under c_______. Surely they will make it much easier for people to travel around.
5.In recent years, China has sent several a_______ into space.
6.What makes the book so _______ (不同寻常的) is the creative imagination of the writer.
7.The care broke down halfway to the _______(目的地).
8.The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the _______(经典的)designs of last century.
9.He was _______(热情的) about pop music when he was young.
10.On hearing the funny story, all the people present burst into _______(笑声).
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People release balloons for special occasions like memorial services and grand openings. It is fun and exciting. But it really causes great destruction to the environment and threatens the 1.(life) of our wildlife.
When a balloon 2.(fly) into the sky, it doesn’t end up3.(stay) there. It eventually bursts and returns to the earth as ugly litter. Balloons can even travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pure places. More 4.(sad), they can present a threat to many animals. Birds, whales, turtles and other animals often mistake balloons 5. food, which can do damage to them because balloons contain 6.(harm) chemicals. Balloons even kill animals. When an animal swallows a balloon, it can block its intestinal tract(肠道), resulting in starvation.
Part of the reason why releasing balloons 7.(forbid) in so few places is that some balloons do break down eventually. However, it takes about four years 8.(break) down completely.
Watching hundreds of balloons slowly going up into the sky might give you a five-second thrill, 9. is it worth a bunch of dead animals and so many places full of rubbish? Absolutely not. 10. we should do is to get creative and come up with alternative ways to celebrate.
If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 1.
The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 2. We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor’s bill for my son’s food poisoning.
I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 3. Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life.
4. We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.
5. It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.
A.This time there was no tent.
B.Things are going to be improved.
C.The trip they took me on was a rough one.
D.I was to learn a lot about camping since then, however.
E.I must say that I have certainly come to enjoy camping.
F.After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.
G.There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.
It's extremely rare to find characters that excited such enthusiasm in the British population as Margaret Thatcher once did. There was no middle ground, no sitting on the fence and that was just the way she like it.
Back in the 70s—thanks to a combination of incapable Conservative and Labour prime ministers (all male) and the unelected and militant union leaders who didn't always have their members' best interests at heart—the country was on its knees, virtually bankrupt and covered in uncollected rubbish due to a massive public sector strike.
It was no wonder the people saw hope in Margaret Thatcher and accordingly voted her into power when, depending on where you were standing at the time, she either saved Great Britain or ruined people's lives.
Personally, for me it was the former and I could see how she improved the prospects and desires of the working classes to better themselves. I was one of them. At the same time I can also understand why people in the North of England who suffered after the close of the last remaining pits, factories and manufacturing industries didn’t see it that way.
But what I don't understand is how some folk think it’s OK to be so openly disrespectful in her death just because it's her.
The so-called ''death parties'' are sickening, attended as they mostly are by people who probably don't quite know who she is let alone who lived under her rule.
The Brighton teacher Romany Blythe, who organized one of the parties, actually compared her to Hitler. But Margaret didn't devote herself to genocide—murder of a whole race, neither did she attempt to take over Europe and control its people. She only went to war once in order to protect a British outpost in the South Atlantic after it was threatened and invaded by the Argentineans. And there lies the real reason I think she inspires such unreasonable hatred—because she was a woman. She clearly had no choice but to get the country back on its feet. Not one of them has half the courage to get us out of the current mess we’re in. They're all too bothered about being popular, so they spend all their time trying to please all of the people all of the time. It's just not possible—as the lady herself proved.
1.What kind of person can we see Margaret Thatcher as in the passage?
A.Consistent(一致的) B.Conservative(保守的)
C.Controversial(有争议的) D.Considerate(体贴周到的)
2.Which group of people listed below is most likely to speak highly of Thatcher?
A.Most Argentineans B.Some of working classes
C.Former prime ministers D.Death party members
3.Some people hate Margaret Thatcher because ________.
A.she launched the war against Argentina
B.she started a massive public sector strike
C.they believe she devoted herself to genocide
D.they think she brought them a miserable life
4.In the eyes of the author, ________.
A.Margaret Thatcher was popular among workers throughout the country.
B.Margaret Thatcher did not succeed in getting the country back on its feet
C.none of those who hate Margaret Thatcher can rule Britain as well as she did
D.it is understandable why disrespect is shown to Margaret Thatcher on her death
5.What does the underlined word ''they'' in the last paragraph actually refer to?
A.Incapable politicians. B.Death party organizers.
C.Women of courage. D.Followers of Hitler.
6.The author wrote the passage mainly to ___________.
A.defend Margaret Thatcher against blames on her
B.honour Margaret Thatcher and her achievements
C.call on people to mourn for Margaret Thatcher
D.show different opinions about Margaret Thatcher
