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Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The book is an expansion(expand) of a series of lectures given last year.
2.The money could be better spent on more urgent (urge) cases.
3.As an educator (educate),I want to see my students succeed.
4.He is working on a screen adaptation (adapt) of the bestselling book.
5.I try not to become emotionally (emotional) involved.
6.Daily facial (face) exercises help to retain the skin's elasticity.
7.He argued convincingly (convince) that they were likely to bankrupt the budget.
8.There is a growing tendency (tend) among employers to hire casual staff.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.
这项工程由于缺乏政府的资助而不得不放弃。
2.Tell her I'll call her back later;I'm running late again.
告诉她我待会儿再给她回电话,我又要晚了。
3.They would rather work than live on welfare.
他们宁愿工作也不愿靠社会保障金生活。
4.I start every summer with the best of intentions.
每年夏天,我都是抱着最好的打算开始的。
5.As a famous writer,three of her novels have been adapted for TV plays.
作为一位著名的作家,她的小说中有三部已改编成电视剧。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Have you ever heard the expression “when pigs fly”? It is a saying people use to express that something is very unlikely to happen—as unlikely as pigs growing wings and flying like a bird! For example, a person who hates riding roller coasters (过山车) might tell a friend, “I'll go on that ride with you when pigs fly”.
Well, one pig in San Francisco may not be flying, but she is helping people relax before they fly in a plane.
LiLou is a small pig working at the San Francisco airport. She is a therapy (理疗) animal. That means she is calm and likes to be touched by humans. She and other therapy animals aim to help travelers who get nervous about flying in planes. She was trained by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
This is LiLou's first week on the job as a member of the airport's “wag brigade”. She only works at the airport once a month, so not all travelers to the San Francisco airport will see her. But you might see some of her fellow therapy animals.
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