1.I don’t like such kind of ______________ (幽默).
2.He was ill and ______________ (因此) could not come.
3.These samples help us grasp the ______________ (多样性) of life on the planet.
4.It’s known that Abraham Lincoln is an ______________ (杰出的) leader.
5.The increase in the crime rate is ______________ (令人不安的).
6.She is s______________ to support a family on a very low income.
7.The company in Nanjing e______________ about 20,000 boxes of wine to the UK last year.
8.As we all know, football is played t______________ the world.
9.Jack really r______________ his brother Pete, you can hardly tell them apart.
10.It is important to explain this again or we will c______________ the students.
The most frequent arguments for travel broadening the mind are that you get to interact with many different ______, ways of life and new experiences. In general this should be the case.__ ___, how much it broadens your mind depends as much on how you travel as where.______ you go to Thailand and spend most of your time in a hotel, what you’re seeing isn’t ______ Thai culture. But if you take time to _____ its temples or stay with a family and immerse yourself in their ______, you might begin to get a good ______ of it. If you ______ anything out of your comfort zone, then you won’t make the most of your _____, wherever you go. Of course travel ______ the mind if you’re open to it and equip yourself with the knowledge you need for where you’re headed; and after all, expanding our horizons is ______ to our growth and progress as human beings.
We’re told that broadening the mind comes from challenging yourself, ______, learning and that this can in part be achieved by travelling. But is broadening the mind the only ______ reason tor travelling? What if you _____ want to enjoy some much needed rest and ______?
How much distance you cover doesn’t show how adventurous you are. You can go halfway round the world, but if you just spend all your time _____ shopping malls, you can ______ experience the real workings of the culture you’ve landed in. It’s up to you whether or not you come back from another country with a ______ perspective on things. Travel doesn’t automatically broaden the mind. If you’re a narrow-minded bore at home, the _____ are that travel just makes you a narrow-minded bore ______ a plane ticket. And what of those who don’t, can’t or won’t travel? Are they forever doomed to an “unbroadened” view on life? I’m sure they would beg to differ.
1.A. expertsB. culturesC. objectsD. situations
2.A. For example B. Above allC. At timesD. Of course
3.A. If B. AlthoughC. Since D. Because
4.A. correctlyB. generallyC. really D. seriously
5.A. constructB. paint C. introduceD. visit
6.A. work B. life C. conversation D. concept
7.A. idea B. commandC. result D. photo
8.A. attemptB. challengeC. avoid D. overcome
9.A. journeyB. freedomC. advantageD. break
10.A. occupiesB. crossesC. amazesD. broadens
11.A. suitableB. vital C. similarD. harmless
12.A. determining B. planningC. exploringD. preparing
13.A. worthwhile B. privateC. normalD. obvious
14.A. eventually B. slightlyC. exactlyD. simply
15.A. healthB. relaxationC. sport D. thinking
16.A. picking out B. finding out C. wandering round D. passing by
17.A. hardlyB. undoubtedly C. expectedly D. possibly
18.A. narrowB. social C. differentD. common
19.A. problemsB. occasionsC. facts D. chances
20.A. for B. with C. beyondD. except
It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ______ my friend.
A. turn out B. bring out
C. call out D. pick out
A ______ has been launched (发起) by the netzens on the Net to ______ unhealthy information which does harm to young students.
A. struggle; rid of
B. campaign; get rid of
C. battle; rid of
D. fight; get rid of
—I’m green at everything.
—Don’t worry. ______ you get older，you will get more experience.
A. As B. Till C. Unless D. Since
No one in the department but Tom and I ______ that the director is going to resign.
A. have known B. know
C. knows D. am to know
