The other workers' gesture of friendship made Vic feel at home on the first day of his new job.

Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption that everyone prefers an individual home and garden.They also ignore the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work.(英译中)

Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/bookMore into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi Tel:020 77130836

(1)、When is the talk on James Brindley? ( )

A、February 6th.

B、March 6th.

C、November 7th.

D、December 5th.

(2)、What is the topic of the talk in February? ( )

A、The Canal Pioneers.

B、Ice for the Metropolis

C、Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands

D、An Update on the Cotsword Canals

(3)、Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames. ( )

A、Miranda Vickers

B、Malcolm Tucker

C、Chris Lewis

D、Liz Payne

(4)、When will our monthly talks start __________. ( )

A、the first Monday of July

B、the first Thursday of August

C、the second Thursday of May

D、the first Thursday of June

(5)、Who will explain the history of importing natural ice? ( )

A、Miranda Vickers

B、Malcolm Tucker

C、Chris Lewis

D、Liz Payne

People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and【1】a very simple affair in the beginning.【2】, when we observe the language behaviour of【3】we regard as primitive cultures, we find it【4】complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words【5】to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.【6】, these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected (词尾变化的) than【7】of any of the well-known European languages, for a 【8】noun can be spoken or written in【9】hundred different forms, each【10】a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more【11】The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn,【12】the result that almost no traders or explorers have【13】tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon【14】to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages.lt is this jargon that is usually【15】by travellers as "the Eskimo language".

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A．must be

B．must have been

C．ought to be

D．should be

Why do friendships end? The author ofers some 1into the question. Friendships end because thesituations friends are in.2. These changes can'thelp but 3 a friendship. Next, the friends .4 maychange. The breakups canbe 5 or one-sided. Ithurts less when 6 friends change. What tends to_ 7_most is when just one friend changes. A thirdreason is that as much as two people might want afriendship to survive, one or both of them might_ 8neglect it. Lastly, 9can cause the end of afriendship, since most friendships have breaking. 10_under pressure.

A unintentinally; B.mutual; C change; D.affect;E.both; F.conflicts; G insights; H.themselves; I.hurt;J.points

§ F) Many members of the immobile class, on the other hand, live in the America of the grim headlines. If you have no specialized skills, there’s little reason to uproot to another state and be the last in line for a low-paying job at a new auto plant or a burgeoning green-energy cluster. The surprise in the census （） data, however, is that the immobile work force is not limited to unskilled workers. In fact, many have a college degree.

A．- The census data is surprising in that college graduates are also among the immobile workforce

B．- America is better at innovation than most other rich nations． C

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