As I write this, I’m sitting on a bus back to Santiago in Chile where I am working 1. a writer. I’ve just spent the weekend in a city called La Serena north of Santiago. I was lucky enough to see the flowering desert, a natural scene that 2. (occur) around every five years here in the Atacama Desert.
3. (follow) a particularly large amount of rainfall earlier, a(n) 4.(vary) of flowers come into blossom. Bright purple flowers create 5. unbelievably beautiful scene at the base of the surrounding mountains.
6. (have) a look at this wonderful treasure of nature, we took a bus from La Serena to a nearby town and then rented a car to go to the desert. 7. we saw did not disappoint us, and as expected it was even more fascinating than the pictures we had seen online. The bloom was particularly 8. (impress) this year due to the strong presence of El Niño (a band of warm water in the Pacific Ocean that changes the temperatures and increases the rainfall in certain areas). The vast carpet of color 9. spread into the distance towards the green hills was 10.(simple) breathtaking and deserved a large amount of photos! A real reminder of the beauty our planet can provide.
Don’t ______ to personal feelings, Jack. We will have to take the company’s policy into consideration.
A. give off B. give in C. give up D. give out
—Where did you meet your wife for the first time ?
—It was on the farm ______ she used to work.
A. where B. that C. when D. which
He suggested that the problems ______ paid special attention to.
A. referred to being B. refer to being C. referred to be D. referring to be
（题文）Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s，but it cost________his.
A. as much twice as B. twice as much as
C. much as twice as D. as twice much as
Both students and parents appreciate the great importance schools have _______ to eyesight protection.
A. reacted B. attended C. attached D. adapted
