1 . 选词填空

committed     inferred     incomes     postpone     insisted on preferences     external     hesitate     otherwise     on board circumstances     detected     faiths     collection     on duty

1. There is nothing we can do to help Linda, whose ______ are beyond our control.
2. Astronauts have to use tape to stick everything down while working in space because everything would float off ______.
3. According to a recent survey, the majority of the doctors believed their ______ did not match how hard they worked.
4. At other times, the reason is given right after the opinion or decision, and the link can be ______.
5. The instrument has a history of over 3,000 years and it is even mentioned in the oldest ______ of Chinese poetry.
6. The international Space Station has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from many different countries ______.
7. They said the letter inside would explain what it was all about, but he had to ______ opening it unti12 o’clock. Henry felt that was odd.
8. The saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” means that we shouldn’t judge the value of something just based on its ______ appearance.
9. Festivals reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, ______ and attitudes towards life.
10. Tu Youyou and her team members even ______ testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.

2 . 回到祖国母亲怀抱，她抑制不住内心的激动，说道，“有五星红旗的地方，就有信念的灯塔，如果信念有颜色，那一定是中国红！”（where）(汉译英）