Since my birth I have had a birthday cake with candles, one for each year of my birthdays. To date, I have had 325 candles. How old am I?
According to the passage, the key factors for home birth exclude ______.
Practice 13 (1) Actually, the world’s birth rate is falling. But so is death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. (2) Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach l2 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large a population?
Since my birth I have had a birthday cake with candles, one for each year of my birthdays. To date, I have had 325 candles. How old am I?
Practice 13 (1) Actually, the world’s birth rate is falling. But so is death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. (2) Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach l2 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large a population?
The birth of Dolly aroused the idea of ______.
Passage 1
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced (1)______ for a few days, I was (2)______ to wait tables on my own. All went (3)______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily (4)______ the tables not far from the kitchen.(5)______, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it, the (6)______ was full of people. I moved slowly, (7)______ every step. I re- member how (8)______ I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables. It looked different from the one I was (9)______ on. It had nice handles, which made it (10)______ to move around. I was (11)______with everything and began to (12)______ I was a natural at this job.
Then an old man came to me and (13)______, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved (14)______ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very (15)______ to you, but we are getting ready to (16)______ now, and my wife needs her (17)______ back. "
At first his (18)______ did not get across. Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’ s orthopedic walker(助听器). My face was (19)______. I wanted to get into a hole and (20)______.
1. A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress
2. A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised
3. A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong
4. A. left B. given C. brought D. shown
5. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally
6. A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table
7. A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving
8. A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy
9. A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited
10. A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier
11. A. pleased B. angry C. unsatisfied D. complaining
12. A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend
13. A. said B. asked C. complained D. advised
14. A. letting B. making C. watching D. having
15. A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D. interesting
16. A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave
17. A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat
18. A. idea B. praise C. message D. need
19. A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire
20. A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay
The celebration of Jesus’ birth on Dec. 25th has much to do with Pope Julius Ⅰ.
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The celebration of Jesus’ birth on Dec. 25th has much to do with Pope Julius Ⅰ.
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Why is home birth unpopular in the UK?