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a. At that time people would     1     if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many     2     some are religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

b. His cola was    3     and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “Nothing could be     4    ” he thought.

c. —And it was the ship that brought you to England.

—Yes. The fact is     5     I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which     6     my appearance. I went to the American embassy to seek help, but…

d. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but,     7     the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be     8     to the development of life.

e. Going eastward, you will pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests,     9    wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea     10     you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5500 kilometers from coast to coast.

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Since the 1970s many new     1     have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make     2     phones as well as help with medical operations. Anyhow, my     3     is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a     4     friend and helper of the human race!

It shows the     5     of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests. The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them as it     6     itself. ―What are you doing? asked Daisy. ―I’m     7     myself from mosquitoes, it replied. …You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and     8     how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.

Sometimes they may play to     9     in the street or subway so that they can earn some     10     money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

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So don’t feel sorry for the     1     or make fun of them, and don’t ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them     2     to live as rich and full a life as you do.

He had opened the curtains that night so that the other woman would see him and Claire,     3     that there was no risk to Claire’s marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women     4     in love with machines.

Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Within a moment or two, its body was     5     swiftly by the killers down into the     6     of the sea.

Sometimes I wonder how     7     chemistry is to these students, most of     8     will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.

Xie lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business     9    .   She is halfway through the     10     year, which most foreign students complete before applying for a degree course.

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A footballer was     1     of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win We went to interview him. He     2     taking money but we were skeptical... It was a dilemma because the footballer could     3     demanded damages if we were wrong.

Remove clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is    4     to the burn… It is best to place burns under gently     5     water for about 10 minutes. (The cool water stops the burning process, prevents the pain becoming unbearable and reduces     6     .

During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced     7     held in the Middle Ages. People began to concentrate     8     on religious themes and     9     a more humanistic attitude to life. …    10     coincidence, oil paints were also developed at this time, which made the colors used in paintings look richer and deeper.

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I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be     1     for so long     2     I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time     3     a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed a lot since I came here.

English now is also    4     as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of     5     English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for    6     and education. English is now also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa     7     South Africa.

I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really     8    . Although she didn’t know the best way    9    getting to places, she insisted that she     10     the trip properly.

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Since the 1970s many new    1     have been found for me. …I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.     2    , my goal is to provide humans with a life   of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a    3     friend and helper of the human race.

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There are two main sets of Games---the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a    1     basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be    2     as competitors.

Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honor of winning. No other countries could join in, nor    3     slaves or women!

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London —so    1    , indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal     2    . But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people     3    to cholera.

First there was England. Wales was    4     to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people refer to England you find Wales    5    as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without    6     when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

At first my new surroundings were difficult to    7    . The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen     8    . Hit by a    9     of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary    10    to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.

9 . John Snow was a famous doctor in London-so    1    ,indeed,that he    2    Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became    3    when he thought about helping ordinary people    4    to cholera.This was the deadly disease of its day.Neither its cause nor its    5    was understood.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem.

First there was England.Wales was    6    to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people    7    to England you find Wales    8    as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain".Happily this was accomplished without    9    when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland    10    in the same peaceful way.

10 . There are two main sets of Games — the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are     1     every four years on a     2     basis.
   Only     3     who have reached the agreed standard for their events will be     4     as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world.
   I have even been put into space     5    and sent to     6    . the Moon and Mars.     7     my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with     8     that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.
   The flying     9    travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned     10     and found that she was being watched by an elephant.
   “ Have you come to take my photo? ” it asked. In     11     Daisy burst into     12    . “ Don’t laugh, ” said the elephant, “we used to be an endangered species. Farmers hunted us without     13    .

So the     14    decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a     15     number of animals.