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1() 1520();? ()the word XXXX(line X, part X) most probably means?()1.the pronounit/those/that/them (line X, part X) refers to ?2.the word XXXX(line X, part X) refers to ? ; ? 70% 1.but, yet, however but2.more/less-than-more A than BAAAless A than BBB3. ABCD 2 Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge()(ANWR)to help secure Americas energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWRs oil would help ease Californias electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the countrys energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth. With the last government survey, conducted in 1998, protecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall () in tax revenues, royalties() and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. Weve never had a document case of oilrig chasing deer out onto the pack ice. says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimate, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease Americas energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review.As for ANWRs impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden States electricity output and just 30% of the nations.31. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A. It will exhaust the nations oil reserves. B. It will help secure the future of ANWR.C. It will help reduce the nations oil imports.D. It will increase Americas energy consumption.2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industryA. believe that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields.B. Tends to exaggerate Americas reliance on foreign oil.C. Shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR.D. Expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia.3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue thatA. It can cause serious damage to the environment.B. It can do little to solve U.S. energy problems.C. It will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region.D. It will not much commercial value.4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying Not so fast (Line .1, Para.3 )A. Oil exploitation takes a long time. B. The oil drilling should be delayed.C. Dont be too optimistic. D. Dont expect fast returns.5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWRs frozen earthA. remains a controversial issue. B. Is expected to get under way soon.C. Involves a lot of technological problems. D. Will enable the U.S. to be oil independent. 1. ; Taiwan magician Liu Qian brought close-up magic onto the SpringFestival Gala stage last year. Eggs, rings, these daily householditems, with which Liu conjures up mind-boggling magic shows. lets learn some magic words: coin half dollar english penny palm up palm down coin roll shattle pass Han Ping Chien Move click pass palm classic palm thumb palm finger palm Darwin palm finger tip Tenkai palm sleeving lapping shell audience spectator performer entertainer volunteer magician clown misdirection routine timing acting clic flourish illusion trick setting method sleight steal card poker spade heart diamond club card case deck pile top bottom face up face down fan spread cut one hand cut false cut shuffle Hindu Shuffle riffle shuffle False/Blind Shuffle double lifts secret addition secret load force riffle riffle force Under the Spread Force classic force cross force false count Elmsley count, Jordon count Hamman Count reverse top change pass classic pass Hamman pass easy pass center pass half pass Half Pass, . Turnover, false deal second deal bottom deal center deal palm top palm bottom palm Gamblers Cop side steal Tenkai palm back palm Spread Control convincing control pass (Convincing Control, Convincing,) in jog break peek Peek Spectators PeekGlimpsePeek. crimp switch glide color change To show a card/ Display a card twisting card Twisting / M/ M Pirouette twirl,spin folding tearing Selection or Selected Card double backer prop magic wand ball dove zombie silk rubber band cigarette topit wax carpet thumbtip thumb index finger middle finger ring finger pinky nail effect production physical anomaly vanish spectator failure transportation control transformation identification penetration thought reading restoration animation prediction anti-gravity extra-sensory perception sympathetic reaction skill invulnerability .word, PDF Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situationsLove Love plays a pivotal role on out life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could go hayward and also become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted.It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life betterHappiness and Sorrow Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair.But these things are temporary and pass away Failure and Success Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate onesHope and DespairHope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopefulLife teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow1: Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle2 Damage, hurt, injure, harm, impair, undermine, jeopardize3Give, offer, render, impart, provide, supply, afford4Develop, cultivate, foster5Advantage, merit, virtue, benefit, upside, strength6 Disadvantage, demerit, drawback, downside, weakness7 Puzzle, bewilder, perplex, baffle8 Key, crucial, critical, important, significant, vital, substantial, indispensable, imperative9 Think, believe, insist, maintain, assert, conclude, deem, hold, argue, be convinced, be firmly convinced, be fully convinced10 Protect, conserve, preserve11Assure, ensure, guarantee, pledge12 Bad, baneful evil, harmful, detrimental13 Request, demand, needs, requisition14 Eliminate, clear, remove, clear up, take away, smooth away15 Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, conduce to, procure, induce, generate16 So, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a consequence, accordingly, as a result, because of this, as a result of this17 Grow torise toincrease togo up toclimb toascend tojump toshoot to18Dip tofall todecline todecrease todrop togo down toreduce to slump todescend tosink toslide to19Level outdo not changeremain stableremain stillremain steadybe stablemaintain the same levelremain unchangedbe stillremain the same levelstay constantkeep at the same levellevel offstabilizekeep its stabilityeven out20 Dramaticallydrasticallysharplyhugelyenormouslysteeplysubstantiallyconsiderablysignificantlymarkedlysurprisinglystrikinglyradicallyremarkablyvastlynoticeably21Steadilysmoothlyslightlyslowlymarginallygraduallymoderatelymildly22 Allege, assert, declare, claim23 Happen, occur, take place24 Reason, factor, cause25 Development, advance, progress26 Useful, helpful, beneficial, profitable, rewarding advantageous27 Influence, impact, effect28Clear, obvious, evident, self-evident, manifest, apparent, crystal-clear29Comprise, take up, account for, constitute, consist of, make up, occupy, hold, compose30Compared withcompared toin comparison within comparison toby comparison withby comparison to31By contrastin contraston the other handon the contrary=conversely32Show, reveal, illustrate, demonstrate, depict, present, represent, describe33 Approximatelyalmostaboutaroundnearlyroughly34Fluctuatego ups and downsdisplay a fluctuationdemonstrate a fluctuation35Practicallyin practiceessentiallyin essencein realityin effectin factas a matter of factit is a fact that36Namelythat is to sayin other wordsto put it like thisto put it differentlyto put it from another wayto put it from another angle.Friendship is a kind of human relations. It is a human instinct to make friends.When in trouble, we need friends to offer us help, support and encouragement. With success achieved, we also need friends to share our joys.Friendship is also one of the greatest pleasures that we can enjoy. It implies loyalty, cordiality, sympathy, affection,and readiness to help. No man can make the most of his life without carefully and conscientiously striving to win the right kind of friends as he goes along.Knowing how valuable friendship is, we should be very careful in making friends. Real friends are those who have goo