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(长郡生试题) Another drug that has helped increase the standard of people’s 41 is penicillin. This bacteria-killing medicine is considered by many to be one of the most 42 medicines in contemporary society. It was discovered by 43 Scottish scientist named Alexander Fleming in 1928. He noted that mould had grown on a special transparent jelly that had bacteria on it. Fleming tried this mould 44 on another bacterium and found that it killed the bacteriun 45 . He named the chemical found in the mould ‘penicillin’ and tried to make it pure to be a medicine.
46 , it was not until World War Ⅱ 47 two other scientists managed to use new chemical techniques to purify it. They were able to produce it in large 48 .
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Diets have changed in China﹣and so too has its top crop． Since 2011，the country （1） （grow）more corn than rice． Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over （2） past 25 years， while rice has increased only 7 percent．
A taste for meat is（3） （actual） behind the change：An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens， pigs， and cattle． Another reason for corn's rise： The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice （4） （improve） water quality． Corn uses less water（5） rice and creates less fertilizer（化肥） runoff． This switch has decreased （6） （pollute） in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people．
According to the World Bank， China accounts for about 30 percent of total（7） （globe）fertilizer consumption． The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005﹣when the government （8） （start） a soil﹣testing program（9） gives specific fertilizer recommendation to farmers ﹣ and 2011， fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons．That prevented the emission（排放） of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide．China's approach to protecting its environment while （10） （feed） its citizens "offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide，" says the bank's Juergen Voegele．
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Does the name of the college you attend really matter? Research on the question ________ (suggest) that, for most students, it doesn't. What students do at college seems to matter much more than ________ they go. The students benefitting most from college are those ________ are totally engaged (参与) in academic life. taking full advantage of the college's chances and resources (资源). Students should have a proper attitude towards college before thinking about which college to attend, and it's never too early to make necessary preparations for a healthy and ________ (meaning) college experience.
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Earth Day, ________ (mark)on 22 April, is an annual event aiming to raise public awareness about environmental protection. First celebrated ________ 1970, the Day now includes events in more than 190 countries and regions (地区). No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get involved in various ________ (activity) on Earth Day. You can plant a tree, make a meal with locally grown vegetables, or save power-the possibilities are endless.
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On the first day of my first grade, I stood by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I ________ (voice) my biggest concern to my mother. "How will I make friends?" She handed me advice. "Be yourself." For the past 20 years. I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world. Nervously ________ (face) challenges. I know I will whisper to ________ (I) the two simple words "Be yourself".
She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to challenge of her new A-level course .But unlike school friends ,16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 6 1 (real)Instead, she is earning ＄6500 a day as 6 2 model in New York.
Sarah 6 3 (tell) that she could be Britain's new supermodel ea rn ing a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter44,want her to give up school to model fulltime But Sarah, 6 4 has taken part in shows along with top models wants 6 5 (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty she is determined to carry on with her 6 6 (educate).
She has turned down several 6 7 (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies After school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree 6 8 engineering or architecture.
Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 6 9 (come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is 7 0 (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more."