The Adulthood Ceremony was held last Friday in the school lecture hall _____ seats nearly 1,000 students.
A. where B. what
C. when D. which
That Sunday, we were packing to leave for a week away _____ my son heard cries for help.
A. when B. while
C. as D. because
—How is your grandpa recently?
—He _____ quite good after the operation, but his health has taken a turn for the worse.
A. is feeling B. felt
C. has felt D. had felt
They gave money to the old people’s home either _____ or through their companies. (安徽 2015)
A. legally B. sincerely
C. personally D. deliberately
Complete the following sentences and make sure each pair shares the same or similar meaning. Use one word for each blank.
1.You will be informed when the book you need arrives at our bookshop.
You will be informed when the book you need _____ _____.
2.I can’t put on the blue and white dress; it is too small.
I can’t _____ _____ the blue and white dress; it is too small.
3.Susan’s friend tried to persuade her not to drive back to London that evening.
Susan’s friend tried to _____ her _____ driving back to London that evening.
4.A person should eat healthy food and get enough exercise in order to keep fit.
A person should eat healthy food and get enough exercise _____ _____ he can keep fit.
5.So much happens in our lives every day that we often forget something important more quickly than we thought.
So much happens in our lives every day that we often forget something important _____ _____ _____.
阅读下面短文，根据内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
“I think I’m nothing more than a dead fish.” “I don’t want to do anything.”“I’m so beat and so sad.”... The young generation in our country used to enjoy their “happy culture” but now they have become “beat and sad” slowly and secretly. Some people even called it “the beat culture”. The “Beat” youths don’t want to do anything. They have no purpose, no desire and they are totally depressed so that they only want to live an aimless life. The “Ge You slouch (葛优瘫)”and the song I feel like having been drained are the examples.
Many media concern themselves about this phenomenon and try to persuade the youths into embracing positive and healthy feelings and encourage them to work hard to get rid of decadence. This is really a kind gesture. However, we don’t have to worry too much about this “beat culture.” In fact, it’s not a negative thing. “Beat”never means despair, but a way of self-mockery (自嘲) and pressure relief.
In general, the youths in China are not “beat”. According to a recent international research, the youths in China hold positive attitude towards the future. 29% of the Chinese interviewees believe they will live and work in peace in China because “as long as you work hard, you can have your own day”. Around 93% of the Chinese interviewees believe the future is promising because of medicine industry, renewable energy sources and computer. Compared with Chinese youngsters, youths in developed countries are more pessimistic.
Of course there are some social reasons for the appearing of “the Beat Culture”. As urbanization develops rapidly, youths living in big cities are facing new challenges that their forefathers have never encountered before. Loneliness and feelings of insignificance and powerlessness are easy to get hold of the young people. Without proper care, they could threaten our mentality and cause many social problems. These problems probably need our attention more.
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