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Do you know where this photo comes from? Well, it 1. (take) on Easter Island(复活岛). The island is in the south of the Pacific, and it is very difficult 2.tourists to find its position. It is covered with 3.(hundred) of huge stone statues(雕像). Each of them weighs several tons and some are more than 30 feet tall. 4., nobody knows who built these statues and why and how they got there.
It 5.(seem) that the statues have been made out of the top edge of the walls of a volcano(火山) on the island. The statue6.have been rolled or dragged down to the foot of the volcano. Then, it was stood upright and ropes were tied around it, which was made)7.(act) as a pulley(滑轮). Over a period of months, a statue could be walked for miles down to the ocean. In the end, it was8.(place) in line with other statues, all of them looking towards the center of the island.
Today, Easter Island9.(remain) one of the most famous historical places. It is like 10.openair museum, showing a fascinating but unfortunately lost culture.
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As we all know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick answer _1.__ this question.
Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America became an independent(独立的) country, the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the __2.__ , while the language in England changed.
Over the centuries, a number of words and meanings __3.__ are still in everyday use in the United States have __4.__ (disappear) in British English. For example, American English still use the __5.__ (express) “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. To make American English different from British English, he changed the spelling of many words. That’s __6.__ the words colour, centre and traveller are _7._ (spell) color, center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, _8.__ (write) English is nearly the same in both British English and American English.
The differences are much __9.__ (great) in the spoken language. However, most of the time, people from the two countries do not have difficulty in _10._ (understand) each other.
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As we all know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick answer __1._ this question.
Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America became an independent(独立的) country, the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the __2.__, while the language in England changed.
Over the centuries, a number of words and meanings __3._ are still in everyday use in the United States have __4.__ (disappear) in British English. For example, American English still use the __5._ (express) “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. To make American English different from British English, he changed the spelling of many words. That’s __6.__ the words colour, centre and traveller are __7._ (spell) color, center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, __8.__ (write) English is nearly the same in both British English and American English.
The differences are much __9.__ (great) in the spoken language. However, most of the time, people from the two countries do not have difficulty in _10.__ (understand) each other.
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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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阅读下面的短文, 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（每空不多于3个单词）。
If you can dream it, you can do it. It is what they say in the United States. American Dream is the idea that anyone can become1.（success). There are lots of stories about American Dream- Here is one of them.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, UK, in 1835. He moved to America at the age of 13 with a few dollars. But by 1400, he owned millions of dollars. It seemed that he was a man 2.was born with the ability to do business.
When he arrived there, he started working in 3. small factory, making just $1.20 a week But he 4.(behave) excellently and impressed his boss deeply. So he got lots of 5. (chance) in the factory. Then, he 6. (offer) a job in Pennsylvania Railways Station. While there, he was promoted(升职）for his good work.
7., it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck. Then he built his fast steel company in 1892. In 1901, it became one of8.(big) company in the world.
After Carnegie became a millionaire, he was known 9. giving away a large number of money to help the poor. He also wrote a number of books 10.（make) people know more about the history of America, including Triumphant Democracy. His spirit inspired a lot of young people in America.
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If you take the subway in Beijing，you may see there's nobody in the driver's seat．But don't be afraid—it just means you are on the new driverless line． 1.September 2017，a driverless subway line2.(name)the Yanfang Line started to try running in Beijing．The line was open to passengers at 3.end of 2017．The trains on the new line are the Chinese4.(one)domestically(国内地)made driverless subway cars．The line 5.(build)between Beijing's Yanshan and Fangshan areas with 960 seats and a top speed of 80 6.(kilometer)per hour. The trains are7.(complete)self-driven．The general designer says the driverless trains actually run in a8. (safe)way than regular subway trains．And of course，the "drivers" of the new trains can't become ill9.tired．So far, twelve cities in China10.(begin)to build such driverless subway lines．
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Do you chew gum after a meal? _1.__( chew ) gum helps you clean your mouth. But some people spit（吐）chewing gum on the street instead of putting it in the garbage bin. It’s bad _2.___ the gum is sticky（黏的. It’s hard to get it off things.
__3._ ( recent ), a team of British scientists said they had solved the problem. They invented non-stick chewing gum.
In Britain, ￡150 million is _4._ ( spend ) to clean gum from the country’s streets each year. It’s the same in China. On Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square, after the National Day Holiday, __5.__ ( hundred ) of thousands of chewing gum pieces __6.__ ( be ) left on the ground. It usually takes weeks to clean them up.
But the non-stick is ___7._ ( easy ) to clean. It is washed away by the rain and it’s no problem for street cleaners. Even if you get the non-stick gum in your hair, you can wash it out __8.__ shampoo ( 洗发水 ).
“The gum is coated with a thin film of water,” said Professor Cosgrove, the 9.__ ( lead ) of the study. “That’s _10.__ it is not sticky at all.”
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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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Self-driving Cars
Do you like cars?1.will the car be like in the future? Maybe we can sit in a car that can drive2.(it).
About 40 years ago, scientists from the United States3.(start) to develop self-driving cars. The most famous one4.(make) by Google in 2012. There are cameras and radars(雷达）on the top of the car. They allow the computer in the car5.(draw) a 3D map of the environment. Chinese scientists have also6.(successful) developed a self-driving car. The car made a trip7.Changsha to Wuhan.
Is a self-driving car safe? A recent study shows that robots make8.(safe)drives than humans. If 10% of cars on the street are self-driving ones, 1, 000 lives will be saved every year. If 90% of vehicles(交通工具)are self-driving ones, 21, 700 lives will be saved a year. However, a self-driving car is expensive9.each costs about $100,000. So it is10.(possible)to be very popular in the near future.
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阅读下面的短文，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。
Today, I want to tell you about a person who made a huge 1.(different) in my life — my first teacher, Mrs. Daniels.
When I was young, I was really shy and had very little self-confidence (自信). I remember2.(be) so nervous on my first day at school. But Mrs. Daniels was so kind and friendly3. I soon forgot about that. In that first class, Mrs. Daniels asked us to draw a picture of 4.(we) to put on the classroom wall. When she got to my desk, she looked at my picture and said, “Wow! Look at those bright 5.(color)! That's great!” At once I felt 6.(relax).
But that wasn't all. Mrs. Daniels was my teacher for one year, and she helped me become a lot7. confident. She told us not to worry8. giving wrong answers in class and showed us how to learn 9.our mistakes. Even today, I still remember all 10. advice that Mrs. Daniels gave me. Here I'd like to send a big thank you to Mrs. Daniels for her help.