(14)___a pile of airmail letters, begging mum to read them from her son who was a soldier in Europe. Mum read the letters one by one. The woman's eyes (15)___with tears. A few days later the woman returned with a friend, then another one and yet another one-they all needed...
One summer afternoon, when I was about eight years of age, I was looking at a beautiful rainbow. Somebody said, "If you should go to the 1 of the rainbow, you would find there great pots of gold and silver." Without 2 , I rushed from the house, and set off toward the woods. I...
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up (蜷缩着) against me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something....
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun it evaporates into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After...
14. Which country does John Deaver come from? A.The US. B.Canada. C.The UK. 15. Why does the girl prefer pop music? A.Because she likes the lyrics. B.Because she can dance to it. 16.What time did they meet at the school gate?
He hugged and kissed away all my tears, and then he told me what the rainbow___ is: “It is only painted air, and does not ___ on the earth. But it tells us something more. When you set off on a pilgrimage, you will be ___ by the rainbow through all the dark places of th...
阅读理解常见的几种天气You can't see air, but when the win d blows, you can feel it. Win d is air on the move! When the win d starts blowing hard, it often means the weather is changing. A summer rainstorm can bring fast winds. It's har d to hol d an umbrella in a windy ...
20. In which of the following sentences does the preposition “beneath” carry a metaphorical sense? A. An X-ray technique has unveiled a hidden portraitbeneaththe painting. B. As the content is banal, it is easy to dismiss it asbeneathserious consideration. ...
2. I'm sure he'll explore all the usual options for why a guy's heart starts beating so fast it pumps out air instead of blood. 我肯定他会罗列出所有的常见病因来解释为什么这个家伙的心脏跳那么快,以至于只泵气不泵血 Wait a second... there are no usual options!
When we entered Grandma’s house, I tried not to look at Grandpa’s chair, but I saw it anyway. Even the blanket (毛毯) was still there, as if Grandpa still sat there and pulled it over his legs. I was not much of a hugger, but I ...