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“Help, help!” I shouted, swimming towards the boat in desperation. I     1     (sink)! I couldn’t breathe! “Help!” My mouth filled with water; I struggled     2     being drawn deeper, deeper down. Suddenly I felt myself quickly     3     (draw) up to the surface of the sea; and I heard these words: “If master would be so good as to hold onto my shoulder, master would swim with much greater ease.” I grabbed my faithful Conseil’s arm with one hand.

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       We humans are Homo sapiens that     1     (probable) first evolved (进化) in Africa 315,000 years ago.     2     we and the apes (猿人) are somehow related is accepted by biologists everywhere. Yet the exact nature of our evolutionary relationships     3     (be) the subject of debate since Darwin published his book On the Origin of Species,     4     he never claimed, as other Victorian naturalists insisted he had, that “man evolved from apes”.

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       The Nobel Prize for Literature is an famous international prize     1     (award) annually to authors in recognition of their outstanding bodies of literary work. Each year, the laureate (获奖者)     2     (select) in October from a long list of candidates. The laureate     3     (receive) a gold medal and a diploma in addition to a large sum of money for the prize at a ceremony held in Stockholm.

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       Linguistics is a study that gives you insight into one of the most interesting     1     (aspect) of human knowledge and behavior, including sounds, words, sentences, and meaning. It can also involve looking at    2    languages change over time and why the changes happened. Many linguists do field work,     3     (collect) evidence to help them gain insight into a specific language or languages in general.

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The development of Western art     1     (slow) until the invention of photography in the mid-19th century. After that, paintings were no longer needed to preserve what people and the world looked like. Hence, painters had to find a new way of     2     (look) at their art. From this, Impressionism emerged in France. The name of this new movement came from the painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926) called /Impression, Sunrise. In this work, Monet’s aim was     3     (convey) the light in the scene-the subjective (主观的) impression the scene gave him-but not a detailed record of the scene itself.

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Improving balance is vital to your stability, and it can prevent falls. Although it doesn’t sound as glamorous as building strength, it’s well worth incorporating (纳入)into your workout routine     1     any age. Standing on one leg when you’re doing tasks such as brushing your     2     (tooth) is one easy way to start working on your balance. Besides, you can also turn to yoga or tai chi     3     incorporates exercises for balance somewhere along the way.

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Soil     1     (find) nearly everywhere. And it seems unlikely that we would ever lose all the soil on Earth. However,     2     we may lose is the deep and rich agricultural soil because of over-farming, a lack of plant cover off-season and a collection of salt from watering and fertilization (施肥).     3     proper measures, some experts warn, there could be serious agricultural soil problems before the end of this century.

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Cats are second only to dogs as the most common pets in the world.     1     (compare) with dogs, cats might seem cold, but they can form strong emotional bonds with their owners. Studies have shown that cat-owning seniors often exhibit lower levels of     2     (lonely), anxiety, and depression.     3     (own) a cat invites several costs, for food, litter, medications, toys and care. However, cats do not need regular bathing     4     they have health problems that make it necessary.

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Davyon Johnson, an 11-year-old boy, was honored by his community after saving two lives in one day. On Dec. 9, a choking student tripped into the classroom     1     Davyon was. Davyon did the Heimlich immediately and saved him. Hours later, on his way home, Davyon spotted a house on fire. Everybody     2     (run) out except for an elderly lady. As the woman struggled     3     (move) using her walker, Davyon raced up the steps and helped her escape the burning building.

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When a severe car crash occurs on a deserted road, the injured may not rely on nearby witnesses to call the emergency services. Now many modern smartphones     1     (equip) with crash-detection technology that uses data to determine when a car crash has occurred. An alarm     2     (play) by the smartphones will be sent to the services automatically. In an emergency situation the device detects     3     the crash takes place to share the location with first responders so that there’s a higher chance of survival for the crash victims.