clean up be well prepared for prefer...to... be content with make a fire at the same time be addicted to sign up for be responsible for be good at get used to keep up with on one’s own |
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8. If you are interested in experiments, you may
9. Tim has to study hard
10. I don’t need you advice, thanks. I can do it
A. disorder B. influencing C. escalates D. reset E. satisfaction F. fruitless G. refreshed H. coincidence I. functions J. powerful K. recommended |
The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well
Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm clock, feeling
Insufficient sleep is now one of the most significant lifestyle factors
Perhaps you have also noticed a desire to eat more when you’re tired? This is no
Worse, should you try to diet but don’t get enough sleep while doing so, it is
Put simply: sleep – a consistent seven- to nine-hour opportunity each night – is the single most effective thing we can do to
A. double B. intense C. pressures D. stock E. agriculture F. trapped G. withdrawal H. availability I. drive J. expanding K. rising |
Throughout history, people have fought bitter wars over political ideology, national sovereignty and religious expression. How much more
Less than three percent of the planet’s
Global
speed up;at a loss;take up;take the place of;lay off;break down;consist;live up to;lose sight or;make out;by all means;come to light |
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3. The mystery of the murder was finally solved after new evidence
4. Construction of the teaching building
5. In the current economic crisis, a large number of workers in the factories nationwide
6. The rescue team
7. No matter what difficulties we meet on our way, we need to accomplish our goals
8. Negotiations
9. With over 150 different recipes from more than 100 varieties of pasta, Carmen is never
10. He tried extremely hard to
other than, make up, take control of, check in, apply for, look forward to, can’t wait to, hear from, pay attention to, be popular with |
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5. The actor is to give a performance in our city next week. We
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9. They plant all the vegetables
10. You need to
the number of, the amount of, at the entrance to, fix one’s eyes on, attend to, all the way, break away from, It is well known that , keep your eyes open, in charge |
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9. Only then did I realize that it was foolish of me to
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A. committed B. compared C. contact D. delegation E. destructive F. humble G. negotiate H. respelled I. similarity J. superiors K. witnessed |
Some Very "American" Words Come from Chinese
Many of the Chinese words that are now part of English were borrowed long ago. They are most often from Cantonese(粤语)or other Chinese languages rather than Mandarin. Let's start with them.
kowtow
The English word kowtow is a verb that means to agree too easily to do what someone else wants you to do, or to obey someone with power in a way that seems
It is not surprising, then, that Macartney left China without negotiating the trade agreement. After that, critics used the word kowtow when anyone was too submissive to China. Today, the usage has no connection to China, nor any specific political connection.
gung-ho
Another borrowed word that came about through
In English, a typhoon is a very powerful and
from then on; get through; absorbed in; set up; in addition to |
2. He was completely
3.
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5. He has a lot of paperwork to
A. supervising B. serious C. hit D. illustrate E. transformed F. practiced G. contrasted H. landscape I. comparing J. critical K. starts |
If Stan Lee revolutionized the comic book world in the 1960s, which he did, he left as big a stamp on the even wider pop culture
Mr. Lee was a central player in the creation of all properties of Marvel Comics. Indeed, he was for many the father of Marvel,
Stan Lee was born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Manhattan, the older of two sons born to Jack Lieber, and Celia Lieber, both immigrants from Romania. When graduated at 17 from high school, he aspired to be a writer of
In 1961, Mr. Lee and Mr. Kirby produced the first issue of The Fantastic Four, about a super-powered team with humanizing dimensions, which was a
Mr. Lee
Under Mr. Lee, Marvel
make an impression ; at last ; what if ; leave…alone; make friends; concentrate on |
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3. The famous West Lake always
4. He is very angry right now.We'd better
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6. I am willing to