I.Complete the following sentences with the proper form of the words given in brackets.(50%)1. The man, suspected of robbing two banks in two years, was arrested and ________ sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. (subsequent)2. People who are _______ to the flood sufferers have donated a lot of money to help them rebuild their homes. (sympathy)3. His movements on the parallel bars were so _______ that he won a high score from the judging panel. (grace)4. Some questions in the market research questionnaire are difficult for the _______ to answer. (respond)5. She wants to be a top student and sets her mind to obtain ________ in all exams. (distinct)6. The headmaster encourages active parental _________ in the daily running of the school. (involve)7. The public were in a panic when the CIA chief warned that ________ groups were plotting more attacks. (terror)8. He as so absorbed in observing the _______ of the tower in the water that he didn’t catch what I said. (reflect)9. People who are intensely critical are often narrow-minded, _________, and suspicious. (ignore)10. Many mothers today feel ________ about working outside the home. (conflict)
II. Cloze(50%)You are required to select one suitable word for each blank from the word bank. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please fill in the blanks with the corresponding letter.A receive F industrial K inspiredB awarded G recent L assistanceC accept H established M extraordinaryD scholarship I risks N killedE endanger J admired O certainThe Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, also known as Carnegie Hero Fund, was established to recognize persons who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life in the United States and Canada. The Fund aims to provide financial ___1____ for those disabled and the dependents of those ___2____ when saving or attempting to save others. Those chosen for recognition ___3____ the Carnegie Medal and become eligible for ___4___ aid and other benefits. A private operating foundation, the Carnegie Hero Fund was __5___ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1904 with a trust fund of $5 million by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist(慈善家). On January 25,1904, ___6____ by the heroism at a coal mine disaster in Harwick, Pennsylvania, Andrew Carnegie decided to toss some of his ___7____ wealth to uphold the ideal that “heroes and those dependent upon them should be freed from pecuniary (金钱上的) cares resulting from their heroism.”The commission has just ___8___ its latest batch of heroes, bringing the total number up to 9,111.This is what they did to become heroes: run into burning buildings and cars; fight off men with knives and snapping dogs; dive into water for flailing people; go after people hanging off cliffs.And those things must be done by a “civilian who knowingly ___9____ his or her own life to a(n) ___10____ degree while saving or attempting to save the life of another person.”
水灯节最初也是源自印度,古印度在表达对母亲河——恒河的感激之情时,往往会制作一些漂亮的水灯或其他东西放入恒河中让其随波逐流,表达对河神向大地万物提供生命之源的感激之情,也借此向河神表达人类向河里倾倒垃圾污水的歉意。
A. 对
B. 错