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Last weekend as I was riding in the bike lane alongside the truck, we reached a crossing and it turned to the right, (hit) me and my bicycle. Even more upsetting was the fact
the driver didn’t stop afterward.
, I was not injured and my bicycle was damaged, but still usable.
Even days after I reported the event to the police, they failed to (proper) solve this situation or even return my calls. Eventually, I decided
(contact) University Student Legal Services for help about this matter. The small damage may not seem worth all
trouble, but what if I had been seriously
(injure)? Will anyone see punishment for breaking traffic laws and damaging my property?
Unfortunately, my experience is common, and (accident) between bikes and cars occur far too often. A comprehensive study
(report) that of the nearly 3,000 cyclist-motorist crashes that occurred between 2000 and 2010, about 20 percent were hit-and-runs.
Bicycles are held to the same standards as motor vehicles in most cases , means that cyclists must obey all the traffic rules, and also have the right to get damages in the accidents. I urge both cyclists and motorists to become familiar with their rights and duties when sharing the roads.
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For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from ______rare brain disease, ____
___affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day ____
__warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even ________ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations __
_ September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has __
__ (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman ______(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if ___
____ daughter would wake up the next morning.
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart _______(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ____
____ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”
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Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned _____ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___
___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby ___
___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___
__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __
___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she _
___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __
__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __
___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __
___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___
___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
A woman was on her way to the airport (hurry). She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware she was going on a different route. Suddenly,
man went inside the cab and took her handbag
she placed her visa, passport and all her money for the trip. She kept on thinking how
(luck) she was to be in that situation. That very same night, she heard a piece of
(shock) news. Flight 230 crashed! It was the plane that she was supposed to board into.
she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life!
Sometimes bad things really happen. We fail in our exams, or get rejected by others . There are times when nothing seems to go our way. So what do we do about it? We must take all these frustrations out of our chest and start all over again with the consistent faith that we will get we deserve.
If you failed in the exams, maybe you’d be more successful and much _______(happy) in another field. If you were rejected
your friend, there are plenty of others out there who are much more deserving of your love and affection. Don’t waste your time and energy on things that can’t
(change).
语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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God has blessed me with a lovely brother. He is 4 years younger than me. I still remember that day when he was born. He is premature baby. When he was a little baby, he always used to cry for no reason and hardly slept. He never allowed me and my parents
(sleep) well.
As time went by, he(become) a little older. I used to get angry with
since he started snatching(抢) all my toys away from me.
, my parents taught me that he is my younger brother and I
make him learn to share things.
Now,we still fight over things, we both love each other deeply. We share the same school and have the same
, like doing sports, singing and reading.
We do a lot of secret things without informing our parents and if (catch), we will join hands to deal with the situation. Life is fun when we are together. As we are growing old day by day, we are becoming
(responsible) for our duties than before. And we know that no matter where we go in life, we both are always there for each other to face the hardships of life.
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Swedish businessman Nile is ____ (delight) with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo (冰屋) hotel.
(build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over. In two week’s time Nile’s ice creation will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to
(replace) it.”
Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was successful that he designed the present one,
measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks
(pile) 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was
(remove).
After their stay, all (visit)receive a survival certificate(合格证) recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test
a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Nile explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists 【小题10 all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.