29.Before he sailedround the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already ___ his friendsseveral times.A. surpriseB. surprisedC. been surprisedD. surprising

19 I'm going to visit Shanghai, ___ I have some relatives.A. becauseB. whereC. whichD. that

It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives(视角)from__________ to study how people manage their lives.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks . You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Social isolation poses more health risks than obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to research published by Brigham Young University. The __1__ is that loneliness is a huge, if silent, risk factor. Loneliness affects physical health in two ways. First, it produces stress hormones that can lead to many health problems . Second people who live alone are less likely to go to the doctor __2__ to exercise or to eat a healthy diet. Public health experts in many countries are ___3___how to address widespread loneliness in our society. Last year Britain even appointed a minister for loneliness. “Loneliness __4___almost every one of us at some point,” its minister for loneliness Baroness Barran said. “It can lead to very serious health __5____ for individuals who become isolated and disconnected.” Barran started a “Let’s Talk Loneliness” campaign that __6___difficult conversations across Britain. He is now supporting “___7___ benches”, which are public seating areas where people are encouraged to go and chat with one another. The minister is also ___8___ to stop public transportation from being cut in ways that leave people isolated. More than one-fifth of adults in both the United States and Britain said in a 2018___9___that they often or always feel lonely. More than half of America adults are unmarried, and researchers have found that even among those who are married, 30 % of relationships are__10___strained . A quarter of Americans now live alone, and as the song says, one is the loneliest number. A ) abruptly F ) friendly K ) severely B ) appointments G ) hindered L ) sparked C ) consequences H ) idiom M ) splitting D ) debating l ) implication N ) survey E ) dimensions J ) pushing O ) touches

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---______ nice present you've bought for me!---I'm glad you like it．（ ）A. How aB. What aC. HowD. What

By the time Jane gets home，her aunt________for London to attend a meeting．（ ）A. will leaveB. leavesC. will have leftD. left

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For same point, the details shown on a chart varies with the_of the chart.A. editionB. numberC. scaleD. publication date

8-What a smart sweater you are wearing-A. Thank you.B. It also fits you well.C. Just so so.D. It's cheap. 35 40 45 50

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