—Which of the two books will you take, Franklin?
—I’ll take _____ though I find _____ of them very useful to me.
A. neither; neither B. both; either
C. either; either D. either; both
（题文）The message you intend to convey through words may be the exact opposite of _____ others actually understand.
A. what B. how
C. whether D. that
—Monica, someone wants you on the phone!
—_____ nobody knows I’m in Beijing.
A. Or B. So
C. And D. But
Complete the following sentences and make sure each pair shares the same or similar meaning. Use one word for each blank.
1.They finally arrived at their hotel at ten o’clock at night and they all felt tired and hungry.
They finally arrived at their hotel at ten o’clock at night, _____ _____ _____.
2.The talks between the USA and the UK were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.
The talks between the USA and the UK were _____ _____ _____ for the relationship between the two countries.
3.Mr Smith was retired this summer to allow a young man to take his place.
Mr Smith was retired this summer to _____ _____ _____ a young man.
4.I glanced at the clock and found that it was early, so I decided to read these papers slowly and carefully.
I glanced at the clock and found that it was early, so I decided to _____ _____ _____ reading these papers.
5.After we discussed the project for four hours, the meeting finally finished at 6:00.
After we discussed the project for four hours, the meeting finally _____ _____ _____ _____ at 6:00.
Complete the following sentences according to the initials or Chinese.
1.The new railway was constructed to t_____ coal across Alaska to ports on the coast.
2.The professor, along with his several assistants, came up with a new theory to explain the o_____ of the universe.
3.After living in France for years, Diana eventually became a French c_____.
4.My grandma, who had been a high school teacher for more than 30 years, found it difficult to establish a new r_____ in a short time after retirement.
5.My friend Gordon lent me the money. O_____, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
6.As a high-school teenager, you should set _____ (目标) for yourself at the beginning of each school year.
7.I’m delighted to have a(n) _____ (队友) like Gerrard as I can count on him supplying me with perfect passes.
8.Now, if you’d all please raise your glasses, I’d like to propose a(n) _____ (敬酒) to the bride and groom.
9.Mrs Tracy heard the wind _____ (呼啸) through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.
10.Jessica is a wonderfully creative dancer but she doesn’t have the (技巧) _____ of a truly great performer.
读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
In the busy city of New York , such an amazing thing ever happened. On a cold Friday night , a poor artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin.. The young violinist was a student at an Arts College named Joseph, who did so every day in order to earn his tuition fees. He planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna and had booked the flight the next morning. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weekend.. Joseph was playing his last chapter when a middle _aged man looking pretty excited slowed down his pace and put 50 dollars into the hat, for which Joseph was grateful..
The next night, the young artist came to the gate of the subway station as usual, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before , he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began playing the violin.
Before long , the young artist was surrounded with many passers—by , who Were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an unexpected thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it as soon as possible.”
It caused a great excitement and curiosity. They were dying to know what the unexpected thing could be.. After about half an hour, a middle _aged man
ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, Yes, it”s you. You did come here. I knew that you are an honest man and would certainly come here.”
The young violinist asked calmly ,”Are you Mr George Sang?”
The man nodded .The violinist asked, “ Did you lose something?”
“Lottery. It’s lottery,” replied the man.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang”s name was seen.。“Is it?” he asked .
George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, and then he danced with Joseph.
注意：
1.所续写短文词数应为150左右
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语
3.续写部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词。
Paragraph 1:
The story turned out to be this: George Sang is an ordinary office clerk.
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This was the scene just now. Out of curiosity ,some passers _by asked Joseph__________________________
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