（）out alone when it is late at night.

请选择合适的词将句子补充完整，记得变换形式。

be late for / on time / wake up / have difficulty with / get out of / turn off / insist on / talk with

1.Mike _______his colleagues when the phone rang.

2.I called Ruby back as soon as I _______ bed.

3.Do you mind if I _______ the light？

4.Thanks to our hard work, we can fulfil the task _______.

5.Most tour companies _______ advance payment when a booking is made.

6.We'll _______ the meeting if we stay any longer.

7.She _______to find himself alone in the house.

8.He _______human relations.

hmaking is still the most common way for boys to meet girls.

Professional matchmakers can make thousands of American dollars by introducing suitable marriage partners to each other, but partners also play a role in the process during which young Koreans meet.

In Confucius Korea, when marriage is regarded as more of a business contract than a sacred thing, the scene of the first meeting is repeated hundreds of times a day in coffee shops in the main hotels around Seoul.

The business of continuing the family lineage (血统) and keeping the bloodlines pure is often too important to be left to romance and chance encounters.

Often, the girl will work out a system of secret signals with her mother, from which her parents ca. . tell if she is interested.

For example, if the girl orders a coffee it might mean that she wants her parents to leave her alone with the boy, while a milk shows that she wants them to stay.

Sometimes the matchmaking is not always so formal, with the introduction being made by friends.

But whether through friends or families, there is hardly a Korean man or woman in the country who has not gone through this process—sometimes six or seven times.

The word "matchmaking" in this passage means______.

A．a very formal ritual(仪式)attended by boys and girls

B．introducing boys and girls to know each other for the purpose of marriage

C．producing matches to make a fire or light a cigarette

D．arranging games between men and women

tell them I mostly travel alone.

"You're so brave!"

Why is it that a woman travelling alone, as I have often done for months at a time, is perceived to be "brave", whereas men who travel alone are entirely unremarkable？

You are only brave when you are afraid of something but still do it anyway.I have never been afraid of travelling alone.

The first time I travelled alone was when I was19.I was due to travel in Europe with a friend at the end of the summer.She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna.It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself.I kept going.I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself.It was weird at first, but later I stopped worrying about it.

When I got back to Ireland after that trip, I felt proud of myself.I had done something I had assumed would be hard, and it had turned out to be not hard at all.

That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own.I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary.The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I've met along the way.I may have set off alone each time but I've encountered many people who became important to me.I met my husband in Kathmandu, Nepal.I met lifelong friends in Australia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India, Indonesia and many other places.

(1)What makes the author puzzled when she tells people of her experience？()

APeople's disbelief.

B.People's response.

C.People's approval.

D.People's criticism.

(2)What does the author say about her first time to travel alone？()

A.It was a trip by design.

B.She had to choose to go by herself.

C.It was harder than expected.

D.She set off all alone.

(3)What do the underlined words "solo travel" in the last paragraph mean？()

A.Group Travel.

B.Travelling with friends.

C.Travelling alone.

D.Travelling with music.

(4)How has the author benefited from her travel？()

A.She has overcome her fear of travelling alone.

B.She has written a couple of books.

C.She has received a great many gifts.

D.She has met many people all the way.

Night of the Living Ants

When an ant dies，other ants move the dead insect out of the nest．This behavior. is interesting to scientists，who wonder how ants know for sure-and so soon-that another ant is dead．

Dong-Hwan Choe，a scientist at the University of California，found that Argentine ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants，“I’m dead-take me away．”

But there's a twist to Choe's discovery．Choe says that the living ants-not just the dead ones -have this death chemical．In other words，while an ant crawls around，perhaps in a picnic or home，it's telling other ants that it's dead．

What keeps ants from hauling away the living dead？Choe found that Argentine ants have two additional chemicals on their bodies，and these tell nearby ants something like，“Wait-I'm not dead yet．” So Choe's research turned up two sets of chemical signals in ants：one says，“I'm dead，”the other set says，“I'm not dead yet．”

Other scientists have tried to figure out how ants know when another ant is dead．If an ant is knocked unconscious，other ants leave it alone until it wakes up．That means ants know that unmoving ants can still be alive．

Choe suspects that when an Argentine ant dies．the chemical that says“Wait-I'm not dead yet” quickly goes away．Once that chemical is gone，only the one that says“I'm dead”is left．“It's because the dead ant no longer smells like a living ant that it gets carried to the graveyard(墓地)，not because its body releases new，unique chemicals after death，”said Choe．When other ants detect the“dead”chemical without the“not dead yet”chemical，they haul away the body．This was Choe's hypothesis(假设)．

To test his hypothesis，Choe and his team put different chemicals on Argentine ant pupae(蛹)． When the scientists used the“I'm dead”chemical，other ants quickly hauled the treated pupae away． When the scientists used the“Wait-I'm not dead yet”chemical，other ants left the treated pupae alone． Choe believes this behavior. shows that the“not dead yet”chemical overrides(优胜于)the“dead”chemical when picked up by adult ants．And that when an ant dies，the“not dead yet”chemical fades away． Other nearby ants then detect the remaining“dead”chemical and remove the body from the nest．

The phrase“this death chemical”in paragraph 3 refers to

A．the chemical that contains poison．

B．the chemical that announces death．

C．the chemical that prevents death．

D．the chemical that causes death．

According to the U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) , car crashes are the leading cause of death among children between 5 and 14 years of age. Says NHTSA: "【61】50% of children who die in crashes are unrestrained. In addition, 4 out of 5 children are【62】restrained. "

The NHTSA offers a number of safety【63】and cautions for those who are accompanied by children while driving. 【64】laws vary from country to country and even from state to state, these guidelines may serve as food for【65】to many parents and guardians of children.

The safest place for all children is in the back seat. Infants should be placed in a rear-facing child safety seat in the baekseat of the car. A child【66】a year old and weighing at least 20 pounds may be placed in a forward-facing seat. At 40 pounds, the child can use a "booster seat(儿童案例椅) ",【67】is secured by one of the car's lap and shoulder belts. At approximately 80 pounds and a【68】of about four feet nine inches, the child may begin using an adult safety strap.

Children should not sit in the front passenger seat【69】they are at least 13 years of age. Front- passenger air bags can cause serious【70】to younger children and babies.

When a booster seat is used, a lap belt alone will not provide【71】protection if the booster seat does not have a【72】.

Do not think that a shoulder belt alone will protect a small child; in the【73】of a crash, the belt may【74】the neck of the child, causing serious injury or even death.

Follow instructions closely when【75】and using child seats. According to NHTSA, "even the 'safest' seat may not protect your child if it isn't used correctly. "

(61)

A．Of

B．On

C．Over

D．Behind

the weekend when something wrong in the room caused the fire to start in the middle of the night. The 22 was waken up by the family dog, Danny, who was barking loudly in the back garden. Ann smelled something 23. She 24 and 25 ran through the smoke filled house to wake her old brother, Frank. When Frank would not wake up, Ann got some help from the dog. Frank’s unconscious body was far too 26 for the little girl to move alone, but the 27 girl brought the dog 28 and tied the dog’s lend (牵狗的皮带 ) to Frank&39; s left ankle. She then held her brother’s right ankle, and together the girl and the dog 29 Frank to safety. The 10 year old girl, Ann, 30 her big brother from death.

21. A. parents B. brother and sister C. friends D. Classmates

22. A. child B. boy C. girl D. dog

23. A. delicious B. bad C. burn D. burning

24. A. stood up B. woke up C. got up D. put up

25. A. at once B. at first C. at last D. at that moment

26. A . big B. small C . light D. heavy

27. A. careless B. busy C. clever D. careful

28. A. inside B. outside C. back D. near

29. A. pushed B. pulled C. carded D. made

30. A. was received B. got C. was saved D. saved

Mr. Johnson went out alone ______ our strong oppositions.

A．in the name of

B．in terms of

C．in face of

D．in spite of

A.off

B.down

C.out

D.alone