阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Have you ever heard someone say "You can tell a lot about someone by how they dress" and wondered if that was true? What you wear can inform (passer-by) of your type of employment, as well as your ambitions, emotions and spending habits. In early civilizations, the key purpose of clothing was (keep) us warm. Today, central heating warms our homes, (reduce) our dependence on clothes alone to help us to survive. Clothes (develop) from previous practical belongings to today's social markers: they affect the way we see (us). They help us to be seen in the light that we wish to be, and also bring our personalities and social status. In many societies, dress sense represents personal wealth and taste. For example, Economist George Taylor demonstrated this most (vivid) with the Hemline Index (裙摆指数). Taylor noted that as a country enters recession (衰退) and adopts simply spending habits, women often show a preference towards (long) dresses, while during times of prosperity (繁荣), opposite result can be seen—hemlines often become shorter. Whether you are male or female, your fashion choices can affect both your self-image, the impression you convey to others and in turn, the way in which people behave towards you. YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR!

1. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever heard someone say "You can tell a lot about someone by how they dress" and wondered if that was true? What you wear can inform (passer-by) of your type of employment, as well as your ambitions, emotions and spending habits.

In early civilizations, the key purpose of clothing was (keep) us warm. Today, central heating warms our homes, (reduce) our dependence on clothes alone to help us to survive. Clothes (develop) from previous practical belongings to today's social markers: they affect the way we see (us). They help us to be seen in the light that we wish to be, and also bring our personalities and social status.

In many societies, dress sense represents personal wealth and taste. For example, Economist George Taylor demonstrated this most (vivid) with the Hemline Index (裙摆指数). Taylor noted that as a country enters recession (衰退) and adopts simply spending habits, women often show a preference towards (long) dresses, while during times of prosperity (繁荣), opposite result can be seen—hemlines often become shorter.

Whether you are male or female, your fashion choices can affect both your self-image, the impression you convey to others and in turn, the way in which people behave towards you.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR!

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1. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。

Many Chinese people have recently been surprised (find) that many types of food that they thought were imported are (actual) grown or produced in Northeast China.

The northeastern region of the country has been attracting huge amount of attention this winter, with so many visitors going to its tourist attractions in search of ice and snow, and (praise) the enthusiasm of its people.

To show its (appreciate) to the people of Heilongjiang for taking good care of a group of 11 kindergarten children from South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during their visit the northeastern province, Nanning, the regional capital of Guangxi, sent 189 tons of mandarins to Harbin, Heilongjiang's provincial capital. Heilongjiang then returned the gesture and sent 100,000 boxes of cranberries to Guangxi.

The cranberries surprised a lot of Chinese people, even many from Heilongjiang Province, didn't realize that the fruit is produced in the region. Since the introduction of cranberries from North America in 2014, Fuyuan city in Heilongjiang Province (grow) 280 hectares of cranberries, making it one of the (large) cranberry growing bases in Asia.

Other types of fruits grown in Northeast China include blueberries and raspberries, which (think) to be imported into China from other countries, too. Many people have also discovered that some precious foods, such as Wagyu beef, are also produced in Northeast China.

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2. 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入适当的1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As we all know, the United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, some families have two or more. However, cars are used for more than （pleasant）. They are a necessary part of life.

Cars are also used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen （send）to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get （supply）.

Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities, school buses are used only children live more than a mile away from the school. If the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns （drive）them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors' as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesday, and so . This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to place where they work.

In spite of this, more car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use （little）gas.

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3. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We've all heard that laughter is the (good) medicine, and it's true. Laughter makes you feel better and it's also good your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co-workers, you can learn to use humor (solve) disagreements, lower everyone's stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the relationships.

Humor plays important role in all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for (attract) the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬) arising when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher.

Sharing the pleasure of humor (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people—qualities that are signs of strong and successful (relationship). When you laugh with one another, you create a positive relationship between you, acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading—just hearing someone laugh often makes you smile (happy) and join in the fun.

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