A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s (1) she said she would go. This (2) be the first time that his classmates and teacher (3) his mother and he felt (4) of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that (5) nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to (6) why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were (7) by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother (8) the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and (9) himself from everyone. He did, however, get within (10) of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked (11) , "How did you get the scar on your face" The mother replied, " (12) my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was (13) afraid to go in because the fire was (14) , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked (15) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us. " She (16) the burned side of her face. "This scar will be (17) , but to this day, I have never (18) what I did. " At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great (19) of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand (20) for the rest of the day.
A. pointed
B. showed
C. wiped
D. touched
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Tourism has become a very big (1) . For Spain, Italy and Greece, it is the largest (2) of foreign exchange, and (3) for Britain, it is the fourth. Faced (4) this huge income, no government can afford to look (5) on the business~ questions of hotel bath rooms, beach umbrellas and ice cream sales are now (6) by ministers of tourism with solemn expertise. Before the Second World War the tourist industry was widely (7) as being unmanly and stupid. But (8) has become a new industry, as trade business used (9) ; in Spain, Italy, Greece and much of Eastern Europe, new road (10) have opened up in the country, first to tourists, and (11) to industry and locals. (12) of tourism is a nationalized industry, a (13) part of national planning. In a place west of Marseilles, the French government is killing mosquitoes and (14) six big vacation places to (15) nearly a million tourists. In Eastern Europe, a whole new seaside (16) has sprung up (17) the last few years so that the governments have greatly (18) when tourist’s from the West (19) from half a million four years (20) to nearly two million last year.
A. added
B. divided
C. reduced
D. multiplied
I live in a big city. It’s noisy and dirty and I get very (1) . At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some (2) air and a good rest. A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my (3) . I was really looking forward to it. My parents live a long way (4) . I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night. In the middle of the (5) it began to rain. The road became very (6) and it was difficult to drive. We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very (7) .The next (8) it was still raining. James took his (9) to a garage which was very good. In the afternoon the (10) improved, we wanted to go for a (11) . My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t (12) . We rang up the garage. "Oh," they said, "your car (13) be ready till tomorrow. " So it wasn’t (14) to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree (15) a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there. (16) my mother remembered, "I lent it to your sister. She took it with her when she left. " The word game wasn’t any good (17) a dictionary. On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her (18) and we had to hire a (19) to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. If I want a rest next time, I’ll stay in the (20) .
A. angry
B. surprised
C. sad
D. tired
The number of Internet users in China has increased by 28 percent and (1) 87 million, according to a (2) released yesterday by China Internet Network Information Center. The Internet users now account for 6.72 percent of the (3) population of the world’s most populous country, 0.5 percent (4) over the end of last year. It is, (5) , still below the world’s average rate of 12.2 percent and is even lower (6) the rate in developed countries which range from 63 percent in Canada to 77 percent in Sweden. The report defines a Chinese citizen (7) uses Internet for at least an hour a week as an Internet user. "The figure didn’t (8) users in Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan," it said. The survey, which is (9) through online questionnaire and offline interview, said the error margin of the online population is 5 percent. The (10) of broadband users, totaling 31.1 million as at the end of June, soared 217 percent every year. The broadband (11) also maintained a 78.7 percent growth during the first six months of this year. The report by CNNIC also (12) that the percentage using E-mail slipped from 88.4 percent to 84. 3 percent but it still (13) top of the frequently used services provided on the Internet. (14) , the report, which is (15) every six months, also found out that (16) people placed online chatting, online gaming and online education into their oftenused services. The report also said the (17) of China’s e-commerce is improving as over half of the respondents plan to do online shopping within the next year. The percentage of those who use online banking (18) payment also continued to (19) and is now 13 percent more than for those paying (20) on delivery for the goods they bought online, the report said.
A. less
B. little
C. more
D. few
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s (1) she said she would go. This (2) be the first time that his classmates and teacher (3) his mother and he felt (4) of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that (5) nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to (6) why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were (7) by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother (8) the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and (9) himself from everyone. He did, however, get within (10) of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked (11) , "How did you get the scar on your face" The mother replied, " (12) my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was (13) afraid to go in because the fire was (14) , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked (15) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us. " She (16) the burned side of her face. "This scar will be (17) , but to this day, I have never (18) what I did. " At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great (19) of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand (20) for the rest of the day.
As
B. When
C. Since
D. While