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Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze1. Text-relatedComplete the passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.blast boundary budget combine device digest economic generate haul illustrateimprovement indoor insurance investinvolve lower minor profit pursuerequirement resist scalestack supplement suspect temptation wicked aside from at that point cut back dine out get by get through just abouton a small / large scale on balanceJim Doherty may not be a born farmer, but he ________ _____ (1) without too much trouble. Not that he has had it easy. That first hard winter he faced must have left him with the ______________ (2) to give up and go back to the city. But he managed to ______ ____________ (3) it without losing heart. He's picked up a lot of skills since then and made some real ___________________ (4) to his farm, though without much laborsaving machinery, __________ ___________ (5) that old rotary cultivator. I ____________ (6) he doesn't make all that much, though he does have his writing to ______________ (7) what little __________ (8) he makes from the farm. I guess he does it primarily for the quality of life. Certainly, they seem a happy family and you can often see them out working together, one day spraying apple trees, the next __________ (9) firewood.

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2. Theme-relatedRead the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.A homesteader (自耕农) is a person who lives a self-reliant lifestyle with major emphasis on home production. While the Industrial Age is being _____________ (1) by information and electronics, some people try to seek an escape from the social, environmental, and economic madness of the modern age and begin to ____________ (2) returning to the country. As this lifestyle is so enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding, more and more people are prepared to ________ (3) their job in the city and start a new and more meaningful life on their various farms. For some it has become not only a way of life, but also a way of looking at the __________ (4).Of course, life in the country can be pretty ___________ (5). While it is an enjoyment to be so close to Nature, you may have to reduce your dependence on _________ (6) by cutting back on your daily consumption. You may also have to cook your own meals every day and ________ (7) your own low-cost entertainment without the _____________ (8) that are common in cities. On ____________ (9), however, living in the country has long been a part of the American Dream. Generations of Americans have considered the country an __________ (10) setting in which to live and raise a family.consider creative world fuelsluxuries occasion s idealapplied replacedinitial quittough provide assist balance

Great Britain consists of Scotland, England and Ireland.4.Almost all the Kings or Queens of Britain have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. ( T )5.Buckingham Palace is the London resident for the Prime Minister. ( F )6.The Speaker’s Corner inside Hyde Park is a place where members of Parliament meet. ( F )7.Germans are very particular about gift wrapping paper, but do not use ( ) wrapping paper to wrap gifts. CA.Grey, GreenB.Red, GoldC.White, black or coffeeD.white, red or gray

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British shares land border with the Republic of Ireland.

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Big Ben is a famous bridge in London.

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