Many people have a commitment that developing nuclear power or energy ___5____ outer space will stop bad consequences ___6____(come) about. However, scientists and educators are opposed to this view even if our needs may be met on the whole. They tend to advocate refreshing our circumstances ____7____saving energy and recycling waste. It is suggested that we use energy-saving appliances such as electrical motors, microwaves and so on ___8______ not be casual about little things like recycling a can. So please glance around and see ___9____ you can do. So long as everybody ___10_____(make) contribution, we will not have to put up with this problem anymore.
30. A Volcano Eruption
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As the best candidate, I was appointed to collect and evaluate information for a database about diverse natural disasters, such as hurricanes, typhoons or thunderstorms. Sometimes I did this __1___ giving out questionnaires to those ___2_____went through them. But sometimes I had to go through actual disasters ____3____. The Musaki Volcano was one of them.
At that time, I lived in a bungalow alongside the volcano with a novelist, who came for the appreciation of its __4___ (erupt). One day, when I was drawing diagrams on the balcony and he was bathing inside, the volcano erupted___5___(expect). The ash and lava fountains shooting highly in the sky____6_____ (vary) from 50 to 100 meters in height. It was absolutely fantastic!
I even noticed a rainbow appear in the fog ____7____(cause) by a heat wave.
But, glancing through our surroundings, I foresaw the potential danger ___8_____ found no guarantee of our safety. The uncomfortable gas almost made us unconscious. Sweats of anxiety began to drop. ___9_____(manage) to stop panicking and trembling, we quickly put on our _______(protect) suits, helmets and boots and eventually made our way to a safe place. How lucky we were even though my precious equipment and documents were all burnt to the ground!
31. Defeat Disability
Yang’s ambition was to get an architect certificate or become a bowling master. But when he was conducting experiments with a microscope in the basement, a tank on the bench exploded, ____1___(send) him flying outwards through the exit. He was out of breath while knowing he__2_____(lose)his eyesight as well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was disabled.
Feeling clumsy, he was annoyed at first _3____ nobody made fun of him. He cut out going outdoors and just sat _4_____ at home talking to his parrot or tortoise silently. __5____ sister resigned to help him in many ways. Her assistance and encouragement were __6____ beneficial to his psychology that he adapted to his disability soon and became outgoing again. In a college accessible to him, he studied politics and literature. He always sat in the front row near the entry ____7____ any absence and, with the help of his handy laptop, he studied well by means of dictation. His thesis, Abolishing Slavery, met w ith all professors’ ___8___(approve). After class, he and his companions often played drum music, __9_____ was noisy but suitable for his hearing. After graduation, he made high profits by designing software for _10____ firm. All in all, in his community, he won his dignity and people’s congratulations.
He always wished all the best to his disabled fellows and encouraged them, ―Never mind! All you have is adequate to get your achievement.‖
32．Happy Marriage Needs Fighting For
As a talented navy officer, he was bound to be busy. ___1___ his wife rang him up to declare her divorce alarm, he was still scanning__2____digital counter to check the data so as to give an assessment of the theoretical framework __3____ a biochemical weapon. His junior staff’s sympathy __4____(make)him 《高中英语单词串记法》40篇英语短文语法填空题第12 页
feel embarrassed.
His wife was a part-time clerk. With his high bonus, she lived in a grand house __5___ elegant cushions and bedding. Her favour was reading sta rs’ biographies or absurd fictions with endless chapters in her armchair. People envied her leisure life very much. __6__ in fact, she was tired of ___7___(leave) alone. She sent emails to his mailbox every week to state her _8____(think) and ask for his accompaniment, but never received reply of satisfaction. Tired of his explanation _9___ he must obey the orders, she filed for divorce.
Because he desired to get their holy affection back, he set other affairs aside. He trimmed his fingernails short and changed his overweight figure as well as his awful haircut. He wore an apron to prepare delicious cuisine for her. He also bought __10___ a necklace and piles of flowers hoping that their receiver could turn around.
After being tested out for 3 months in all, he eventually succeeded.
33. Mark and a Seal
Mark rented an accommodation with his pension near the shore. He __1___(pay) annual visits there to enjoy the vivid beauty in the depths of the pure sea.
Once, _2____ his underwater telescope and flashlight, Mark dived along the boundary between the steep reef and the area of seaweed conservation. Suddenly, an awesome Antarctic seal with sharp teeth appeared opposite him. Every cell in his body was scared to death. ___3__soon, he was aware that he wasn’t the target of__4___ attack. With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal __5__(wash) upside down by the tides time after time. But it tried to jog Mark as if to urge him to help it. ___6__ Mark abandoned fleeing away. With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water. Without __7_____(pause )he helped it out after a simple operation __8___settled it in a narrow cave by the seaside. Every time he brought ____39__ tasty fish, it would yell and suck his hands __10____(happy). Witnesses said their anecdotes reflected a magic dimension of the relationship between humans and animals.