A king was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked questions which were strange. His people had to use words in a s________ way to answer these questions.
Once the king asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. A_______ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in s_____
_____ of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal e___
_____ the palace. Birbal knew the habit of the king. He understood the situation at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can try for an answer?”
The king said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
Without even a moment’s thought, Birbal r______, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so s_________?” asked the king.
Birbal said, “Make your men c________, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find f_____
____ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives s___
____ else.”
The king was very p_________ with Birbal’s wise answer.
根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。Everybody knows people and animals need clean air to ___________(呼吸).
Have you heard of the early ___________(移居者)problems on Mars.
There are __________ (各种各样的) designs of shoes for shoppers to choose from.
One of the __________(缺点) of living in Singapore is that we are not used to the food there.
根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Whenever Bill thinks of his pet’s ____________ ( die ), he feels very sad.
The scientist died in his ____________(forty). What a pity! He should be taken good care of.
Among the four drama series, actors in Special Holiday perform ____________ (badly).
Some patients waited ___________(hope)for their turns to see the famous doctor..
读下面一段短文，根据上下文意思用方框内的所给词的适当形式填空。
In （I）school , the rules for students are very strict, but I think they are necessary. Following the rules is everyone’s duty. They keep the students from fighting, smoking,
（make）noise in class and so on.
Most of the ( student) can follow the rules. But some problem students often break the rules. They destroy public things, such as desks,windows, trees and flowers. So they
（punish）. I like the rules, because they make our school
（safety）,they make it a beautiful environment for us to study.
Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词。) (共8分)I think it helpful to keep several ________ by me to look up new words. (dictionary)
Maggie got the ________ prize because of her good performance in the singing competition. (two)
I plan to travel to several ________ countries such as France and Germany next winter holidays. (Europe)
The government has decided to ________ the ancient temple next month. (building)
I ________ living in the city centre because there is too much traffic. (like)
The survey shows that customers are very ________ with the service of the 5-star hotel. (satisfying)
Mary was singing ________ to her baby sister when Mum got back home. (soft)
It’s not polite to ask about other people’s ________ matters in England. (person)
| A.markB. checked C. population D. destroyed E.chemicals |
In Tanzania, an African country, a company called APOPO trains African pouched rats(非洲有袋鼠）to find landmines(地雷）left over from the wars. The rats are trained to smell out some of the___ in them. More importantly, these rats are too light to set off the landmines.
Generally speaking, after 8 to 12 months of training, the rats can find landmines so that they can be safely destroyed. Rats and trainers search one small area at a time. To be sure that every inch of the ground is __, APOPO workers use a harness-and-rope system that guides the rats back and forth in rows. The trainer stands safely on the edge(边缘) of the area.
When a rat smells landmines, it will dig the dirt in that spot(地点). The trainers ___ each spot on a map. Later, people set off the landmines safely.
In the African country of Mozambique, nearly half of the _____ are younger than 15 years old. A lot of kids are in danger as they play and work. With the help of the rats and trainers, there will be no threat any more.