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课时作业(10) A卷 基础巩固
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The island,joined(join)to the mainland by a bridge,is easy to go to.
2.They asked so many questions that they confused me.
3.Unfortunately,she passed away in a car accident.
4.Keep an eye on my suitcase while I buy my ticket.
5.We spoke in whispers(whisper)for fear of waking the baby.
6.Her behaviour(behave)last night was quite out of character.
7.After half an hour,his patience(patient)began to wear out.
8.We'll spare no effort to catch(catch)up with the advanced industrial countries.
9.Generally(general)speaking,we felt that the plan is practical.
10.Swallows from England go as far as South Africa.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.Jim sold most of his things.He has hardly anything left in the house.
吉姆卖了他的大部分东西。他没剩什么在房子里了。
2.Dr.Wang is so good that everybody loves and respects him.
王医生是一位好医生,大家都尊敬并爱戴他。
3.He passed on the good news to his friends.
他把这个好消息转告了他的朋友。
4.Don't monkey about any more; it's time you learned to behave yourself.
别再胡闹下去了,你该学学怎么规矩些。
5.As far as I am concerned,the best dish is steak.
就我来说,最好吃的菜是牛排。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Luling, a small town in Texas, is home to a watermelon water tower, a watermelon queen and a festival called the Watermelon Thump.
The event includes food, music and a parade. But what sets this watermelon festival apart from others is the World Championship Seed-Spitting(吐西瓜籽)Contest.
Only about 5,500 people live in Luling. But since 1954, the population has swelled on the last weekend in June. Now, tens of thousands of people come from all around to attend the four-day festival.
“The seed-spitting crowds get into it, ” said Edgar Camacho, who is father to four seed-spitting champions. “Parents from Luling take it seriously.”
The competition is limited to about 50 kids and 50 adults. The kids are divided into four age groups. For the individual(个人的)competition, everyone gets two spits, and judges record the better one.For the team event, judges take the sum of four spits from four participants.
“It's really fun and exciting,” said Victor