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第19练 选择性必修第四册Units 1-2
一、 单句语法填空
1. When we paused ________(catch) our breath, Steve got down on one knee.
2. As the twins looked around them in ________(disappoint), their father appeared.
3. Under the ________(guide) of their father, they took positive actions and started all over again.
4. Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become ________(discourage) and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.
5. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, ________(appoint) himself “marketing director from Nature”.
6. Chinese New Year is a ________(celebrate) marking the end of the winter season and the beginning of spring.
7. Dr.Rowan, whose secretary ________(resign) two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing.
8. I wanted to be like my mum and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend ________(read).
二、 选词填空
arm in arm; under arrest; be ashamed of; tear down; lose contact;make one's fortune; at the mercy of; in store for
1. His daughter looked such a mess that he ________________ her.
2. There are several main reasons why old buildings should ________________ and replaced by new ones.
3. We don't know what life holds ________________ us.
4. The smart man ________________ by dealing with software.
5. The profession is very much ________________ the market place.
6. Without fixed phone and cell phone, they ________________ with outside world entirely.
7. Watching the old couple walking along the beach ________________ gives me a sense of happiness.
8. It is reported that the driver of the truck, considered to be fully responsible for the accident, has been ________________.
三、阅读理解
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Book One
Book Two
The Mystery of Mrs.Christie
by Marie Benedict
Paperback October 2021. 336 pages
This novel is written by historical fiction writer Marie Benedict. Based on the true story of Christie's disappearance for 11 days in 1926, Benedic