阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空一词）。The BBC r...

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

The BBC recently reported a rise in the use of British English in the US. Words like “cheers”, meaning “thank you”, and “mate”, meaning “friend”, are becoming popular. No one knows 1. this has happened, although the success of British 2.(film) like Harry Potter may have something to do with it.

British English and3.(America) English are a little different. The two are the same in grammar but different in the way they pronounce and spell some words. Americans pronounce words like car, better and sweater with an /er/ at the end while British say these words with an /e/. The British way of 4.(spell)　 “color” is “colour” and they write “favorite” as“favourite”.

English is the most spoken language in the world because5. the British Empire. Its colonies (殖民地)once6.(cover) 25 percent of the planet. In some parts of the US, people 7.(real) like the British accent (口音). The British actor Hugh Grant, with his British accent, was very 8.(success) in Hollywood. His accent is very popular, and Americans often think British accents sound very elegant (优雅的). Maybe this has something to do with the Queen.

Don’t 9.(worry) about the difference between British 10. American English. When you have exams, it is fine to use the English that you learned from your textbooks. The differences are not so important.

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The mountain was high and it was cold. Everything1.（cover）by snow and ice and it was dangerous. I shook in my tent as the storm tried2.（knock）me back to the bottom. “You will never make it to the top,” everyone said, "no woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have done it by themselves." I was so confident3.I would be the first woman to climb up to the top of it. What’s more, I had prepared for several4.（month）.

The wind had gotten much5.（quiet）when I woke up the next morning. I climbed 6.of my tent and looked out at the mountain. Everything was white and still. “I will make it to the top today, "I thought to7.（I）.

I started up the slope. My feet crunched the snow with every step I took. It was a beautiful day. I was climbing quickly. Soon I was going to reach the top. All of8.sudden, I slipped（滑倒）. I moved down the mountain. I was going slowly at first but then I started to slide very fast. I started to turn around and around quickly. After what felt9.forever, I came to a stop. I had slid all the way to the bottom. I was alive. I couldn’t believe it.

Three days later, I10.（make）it to the top. It was a beautiful day and I had a perfect view of everything around me.

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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。

When you hear the word EPCOT, maybe you think of the building in the Disney park　 1. (immediate)—even if you have never been there. But what does the word EPCOT actually mean?

Let’s study the history of the park 2. (see) how it got the name. It was Walt Disney himself that came up 3. EPCOT. So what does it stand for? Well, Walt thought it up in 1966, when his plans for a theme park in Florida were very 4. (difference) from what’s there today. Disneyland, in California, had been up and running for more than ten 5.(year). Walt’s idea was to build an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow(未来的实验原型社区). That’s what EPCOT really 6. (stand) for. And he originally(最初) planned for it to be, not a theme park, but 7. actual community.

After Walt Disney’s 8. (die) in 1966, other people of the Walt Disney Company 9. were not sure how to move forward with the city stuck to his ideas and themes for the park. They also built the park by 10. (take) his forward—thinking advice on creativity and technology. Of course, they kept its name!

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you know anything about the1.(invent) of the bar code (条形码) ?2.small food store owner found it was difficult to keep records of the product information. In 1948, he asked the Drexel Institute（研究所） of Technology 3.(solve) this problem. Bernard Silver, a graduate student, was 4. ( interest) in this technology. He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland started to work on it. Soon , they invented 5. (they) first working system(系统).

The system did work 6.first, but it was very expensive and sometimes the system didn't work well. If it was to become popular in stores, the problems had to be solved.7.(final), Woodland solved them.

The patent(专利权) for the bar code system was asked for by Silver and Woodland in 1949, but the patent was not given8.1952. Although this patent was9.( give), the system was still not popular among store owners.

In 1970, a business named Logicon Inc. invented the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (食品工业统码). Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to set up this bar code reading system. It has become very popular ever since, and now it's used in all10.( type) of stores all over the world.

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阅读下面短文, 在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空1个单词。

Dear Mum and Dad,

I am writing this letter to you from the central Australia. Now, we are staying near Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised 1. (介词) how big it was! During different periods of the day, the 2. (colour) of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red. Ayers Rock is a centre of local Aboriginal culture.

The Aborigines are the people that have lived in Australia from the3. ( early) times, and they believed that the spirits created the world.

The Australians have a close relationship with the British. Many Australians are like us in many ways. The foods that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. They love all sports, but 4. (冠词) game that they like most is Australian football. They also love going to the beach for swimming and surfing or just 5.　 (lie) in the sun.

6. (连词) it is December, it is summer over here. The sun is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of 7. ( sheep) in the fields and on the hills, but the middle of the country has no trees or grass, just rocks and sand—And kangaroos!

Australians speak English, but in 8.(they) own way. For example, when they say "G' day!" and " No worries.", they mean " Hello!" and "Don't worry about it. It's not a problem ! "

On the second day, we went horse riding. The horse that I rode was lazy, so I was 9. (leave) far behind the others. But I enjoyed the slow and relaxing ride.

Later this evening, we are taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It has 10. ( be) a wonderful trip.

Love,

Tony

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Riding airplanes is always fun. Just the thought of 1.　 (fly) high in the sky is exciting. The flight attendants are very nice and they try 2.　 (make) your trip as comfortable as possible. If you are on a long distance flight, you even get to watch a movie. Some airlines even have a personal screen for each seat so passengers can 3.　 (convenient) watch a movie or TV program of their choice. The food may not be that delicious, but most 　 4.　 (flight) can offer different kinds of menus to choose from.

Airplanes 　 5.　 (be) not always as safe as they are today. In fact, the earliest airplanes were quite simple 　 6.　 style and very old-fashioned. They weren’t even that fast. Nowadays, however, airplanes have jet engines that allow them to travel as fast as 900 km7.　 hour. They also have lots of life-saving equipment and 　 8.　 (prepare) well for emergencies. Today, 9.　 there were many scary news reports of airplanes crashes, 　 10. (few) people were hurt because of airplane accidents than because of car accidents. Many people still consider airplanes the safest way of travel.

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Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough1.(exercise) and having a healthy lifestyle. Here 2.(be) some useful advice.

First, eat different 3.(kind) of food, especially fruit and vegetables. We all know that　 4.(eat) fruit and vegetables keeps us healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get 5. our body needs by eating all kinds of food.

Second, drink water and milk often. Everyone knows that is important. 6. water, kids also need plenty of calcium(钙) to grow strong bones, which is rich in milk. Every day, you should drink at7.three cups of milk, when you are 9 years old or older. You’d better try to have drinks 8. little sugar.

Third, pay attention to your body. When you are eating, notice 9.your body feels. When your stomach is full, stop eating. Eating too much makes you 10. (become) fat and unhealthy.

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Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges.She says, “I like to see what's 1. the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.

Helen Thayer was born in New Zealand.She has been 2.(explore) the world most of her life.Since childhood, she has travelled 3.(wide) in very cold climates and across rough lands.At the age of 50, she became 4. first woman to travel alone to the North Pole.Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears.She has also kayaked(划皮艇) 2，200 miles down the Amazon, and climbed several mountains.

Helen Thayer has never let age 5.(stop) her.She and her husband, Bill, had a lifelong dream for their 40 wedding anniversary (周年纪念)．They walked 1，600 miles in intense heat across the Gobi Desert.There they met Mongolian nomads (游牧民) and learned　 about their culture.To celebrate 50 years of 6.(marry), the Thayers walked almost 900 miles across the Sahara Desert to study the customs of the people 7.live there.Now in their 8.(seventy), Thayer keeps planning trips for the future.

In recent years, Thayer has been talking to groups around the world.She has continued to travel 9. bring back stories to share with both children and adults.Thayer hopes to encourage people to follow their passions and realise their dreams.What is her10.(advise)? Set goals, plan for success and never give up.

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Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf ___1.___ Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children ___2.__ (do) for fun long ago? They read books.

Some of you might ask, "Are books __3.__ (real) fun?" Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words ___4.__ (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine _5._ the characters feel.

The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot be found often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching　 _6.___ they can bring tears to your eyes.

Books also help us to think harder and ___7.__ (deep). As we continue ___8.__(read), we ask questions to __9.___(our) and try to find answers.

These are some of the ___10._ (reason) why books are so fun to read.

Remember: the more you read, the more you grow.

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was1.old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends2.( wonder) whether his son would retum,3.Sthira always said, "Whatever happens, happens forgood.”

One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Stfiira. He thanked the villagers and said4.(polite),"Whatever happens, happens for good.”However, later, Sthira's son broke his5.. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked6.(they) and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good."Some of the villagers were surprised7.(hear) this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly hurt!

After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young men to8.the army. When they found his son had a9.(break) leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his10.luck. like always, the old man was still thankful to them and said.“Whatever happens, happens for good.”

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