The old man( )dead in the snow the next morning.
A.found B.was found C.was finding D.had found
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.From the beginning, water has furnished man with a source of food and a highway to travel upon. The first arose(1)water was a dominant element in the environment, a challenge(2)man's ingenuity. The Egyptians invented the 365(3). calendar in response(4)the Nile's annual flooding. The Babylonians, who were among (5)most famous law-makers(6)antiquity, devised edicts regulating water usage. Water inspired the Chinese (7)build a 1,000 mile canal, a complex system(8), after nearly 2,500 years, (9)still partly in use and still commands the awe of engineers. But the ancients never found complete solutions(10)their water problems. The Hwang Ho, or Yellow River is also known(11)"China's Sorrow"; it is so erratic and dangerous(12)in a single flood it has caused million deaths. Floods hazarded the great civilization of the Indus River valley, and inadequate drainage ruined much(13)its lanD.Today(14)dominates man as it always has(15).Its presence continues to govern the location of his homes and cities; its tempestuous variability can kill(16)or his herds or his crops; its routes link him to(17)fellows; its immense value may add(18). already dangerous political conflicts. There are many examples(19)this in our(20)time.
Speaker A:I’d like a beer.Speaker B:Certainly sir, ( )
A.I’ll take it. B.what can I get you? C.did you have a busy day? D.I’ll get that straight away.
The young man,( )met us at the station yesterday, will show us around the campus this morning.
A.who B.that C.which D.whose
The doctor kept him( )on a life-support machine.
A.tidy B.alive C.gentle D.proud
We can’t emphasize( ) the importance of air and water for the survival of all species.
A.too much B.very much C.pretty much D.quite much