On January 3, Preet Chandi made history by becoming the first woman to complete a solo expedition across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Chandi, who calls herself Summit Preet,
“I want my eight-year-old niece to grow up without
Chandi
Chandi now
A.went on with | B.came up with | C.set off on | D.got by on |
A.challenge | B.press | C.approach | D.inspire |
A.sufferings | B.regrets | C.limits | D.aims |
A.fixed | B.endless | C.slim | D.faraway |
A.preparing | B.calling | C.waiting | D.looking |
A.ran | B.shipped | C.transported | D.covered |
A.measuring | B.pulling | C.lifting | D.getting |
A.wrote | B.put | C.recorded | D.downloaded |
A.more than | B.rather than | C.less than | D.other than |
A.change | B.set | C.realize | D.push |
A.unexpected | B.unknown | C.unprotected | D.unrecognized |
A.nowhere | B.somewhere | C.thoroughly | D.passively |
A.doubtful | B.free | C.capable | D.fortunate |
A.rises | B.plans | C.fails | D.sticks |
A.original | B.visual | C.eventual | D.unique |
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A.applicants | B.fears | C.observations | D.comments |
A.seeks | B.allows | C.assumes | D.seizes |
A.institutions | B.laboratories | C.committees | D.factories |
A.formally | B.instantly | C.particularly | D.generally |
A.prejudices | B.approaches | C.visions | D.concepts |
A.spiritual | B.historic | C.appropriate | D.valueless |
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A.apologized | B.denied | C.warned | D.overlooked |
A.against | B.on | C.for | D.without |
A.avoid | B.find | C.address | D.ignore |
A.falling | B.rising | C.disappearing | D.remaining |
A.Until | B.Since | C.If | D.While |
A.under no circumstances | B.on the contrary |
C.in no case | D.by all means |
A.officers | B.policymakers | C.employers | D.technicians |
A.remove | B.preserve | C.supply | D.restore |
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A.support | B.achieve | C.control | D.whisper |
A.respected | B.invested | C.ignored | D.issued |
A.anxious | B.relaxed | C.worried | D.curious |
A.sold | B.lent | C.introduced | D.awarded |
A.brought | B.knew | C.complained | D.quarreled |
A.affected | B.prepared | C.organized | D.admitted |
A.devoted | B.changed | C.limited | D.helped |
A.relying on | B.coping with | C.referring to | D.resulting from |
A.warmer | B.cleaner | C.quieter | D.poorer |
A.gentleness | B.relish | C.crisis | D.evolution |
A.rights | B.degrees | C.disabilities | D.advertisements |
A.objection | B.access | C.attention | D.apology |
A.Fortunately | B.Secretly | C.Similarly | D.Naturally |
A.forced | B.ordered | C.warned | D.allowed |
A.resist | B.want | C.cheer | D.expand |
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With this in mind,experts say that all of us have a
A.seaweed | B.garbage | C.seafood | D.money |
A.comes from | B.takes out | C.ends up | D.puts away |
A.fascinated | B.controlled | C.surrounded | D.destroyed |
A.medical | B.electrical | C.agricultural | D.environmental |
A.figure | B.waste | C.price | D.cost |
A.quickly | B.slowly | C.hurriedly | D.unexpectedly |
A.time | B.education | C.technology | D.life |
A.While | B.So | C.But | D.And |
A.changing | B.growing | C.moving | D.touching |
A.scientific | B.coastal | C.general | D.tiny |
A.make up | B.turn up | C.pick up | D.bring up |
A.hide | B.eat | C.see | D.use |
A.promote | B.rescue | C.increase | D.threaten |
A.plants | B.animals | C.protection | D.species |
A.mistake | B.look | C.regard | D.recognize |
A.poisonous | B.deadly | C.dead | D.lively |
A.mouth | B.stomach | C.head | D.tail |
A.waste | B.rubbish | C.nothing | D.plastics |
A.always | B.just | C.really | D.constantly |
A.critical | B.tough | C.demanding | D.natural |
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A.without | B.via | C.with | D.through |
A.think | B.imagine | C.consider | D.regard |
A.quickly | B.partly | C.mostly | D.completely |
A.smell | B.feeling | C.taste | D.sound |
A.before | B.after | C.unless | D.when |
A.Why | B.What | C.How | D.When |
A.strong | B.clever | C.silly | D.wild |
A.feed | B.treat | C.praise | D.keep |
A.First | B.Finally | C.Slowly | D.Last |
A.Mother | B.Father | C.Uncle | D.God |
A.thoughts | B.moments | C.surprises | D.difficulties |
A.caring | B.thinking | C.dreaming | D.hoping |
A.silent | B.noisy | C.poor | D.bright |
A.what | B.that | C.who | D.when |
A.Looking | B.Watching | C.Thinking | D.Seeing |
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I made my
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A.rise | B.blow | C.put | D.raise |
A.left | B.came | C.arrived | D.slipped |
A.get | B.hope | C.make | D.cheer |
A.that | B.what | C.which | D.if |
A.dream | B.idea | C.girl | D.speaker |
A.After | B.Before | C.Because | D.While |
A.beginning | B.working | C.acting | D.regarding |
A.life | B.love | C.income | D.career |
A.disappointed | B.moved | C.surprised | D.delighted |
A.when | B.why | C.if | D.how |
A.plan | B.promise | C.decision | D.mind |
A.attending | B.joining | C.entering | D.holding |
A.newspaper | B.book | C.report | D.speech |
A.day | B.second | C.week | D.moment |
A.help | B.job | C.god | D.company |
A.everything | B.anything | C.nothing | D.something |
A.alive | B.dead | C.missing | D.born |
A.examined | B.searched | C.checked | D.tested |
A.help | B.harm | C.income | D.money |
A.selling | B.speaking | C.writing | D.listening |
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A.enthusiastic | B.positive | C.independent | D.brave |
A.adapt | B.respond | C.improve | D.succeed |
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A.pulling | B.grabbing | C.riding | D.waving |
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A.got by | B.caught on | C.pushed through | D.passed out |
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A.involved | B.encouraged | C.relieved | D.convinced |
A.conclusion | B.strategy | C.attitude | D.belief |
A.Luckily | B.Strangely | C.Casually | D.Cheerfully |
A.competition | B.task | C.journey | D.cooperation |
A.bothered | B.inquired | C.complained | D.forgot |
A.energy | B.laughter | C.trust | D.interest |
A.draw off | B.take over | C.help out | D.push on |
A.caught | B.borne | C.observed | D.smoked |
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A.training | B.accident | C.adventure | D.experiment |
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A.unimportant | B.unfair | C.undesirable | D.unknown |
A.intention | B.outcome | C.magic | D.option |
A.direction | B.experience | C.relationship | D.mood |
A.progress | B.adapt | C.emerge | D.extend |
A.present | B.purchase | C.pursue | D.interpret |
A.hold on | B.go over | C.come along | D.get around |
A.settling down | B.turning down | C.trying out | D.giving up |
A.knocked | B.thrown | C.stuck | D.hurried |
A.fall off | B.get off | C.take off | D.cut off |
A.expedition | B.horizon | C.magnificence | D.sight |
A.peaceful | B.attracted | C.courageous | D.smart |
A.push through | B.get away with | C.put out | D.hold back |
A.serious | B.busy | C.extraordinary | D.happy |
A.outline | B.outweigh | C.overlook | D.outnumber |
A.take | B.bring | C.keep | D.guard |
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A.praise | B.trust | C.worry | D.criticism |
A.celebrities | B.explorers | C.athletes | D.astronomers |
A.putting off | B.showing off | C.kicking off | D.letting off |
A.Wonders | B.Bonuses | C.Fortunes | D.Disasters |
A.took | B.fell | C.looked | D.wandered |
A.adjusted | B.circulated | C.infected | D.confused |
A.cures | B.disabilities | C.errors | D.illnesses |
A.remaining | B.wild | C.fierce | D.hunting |
A.Ultimately | B.Nevertheless | C.Temporarily | D.Meanwhile |
A.Discouraged | B.Relieved | C.Determined | D.Frightened |
A.combined | B.battled | C.contained | D.introduced |
A.center | B.normal | C.base | D.campus |
A.predict | B.discover | C.complain | D.explain |
A.passengers | B.witnesses | C.rescuers | D.crew |
A.achievements | B.references | C.services | D.subjects |