阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词
Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert (沙漠). It’s famous not only for its opals (猫眼石) , but also for a very unusual r________—the people live and work underground.
Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避开) theh_______ days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 °C or more and on a cold night they can fall to
z_______. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer
t________ the unpleasant climate (气候) . In the underground homes, the temperature is always a very pleasant 19°C to 24°C .But that’s not the only advantage ; the people there don’t need to pay builders if
t_______want to build a home or make any changes.
You would be very surprised to see h________well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (温泉)“People think it’s impossible to live here and that we’re like ancient people,
b_______ that’s not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very
d _______ and many people decided to leave. But now, things have
c________a lot and we’re very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”
Abigail and Brian Tynan 1_______ their large house in Melbourne(墨尔本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "
---I’d like to go shopping, but I don’t have any money.
--- Here’s my _________.(钱包)
根据所给音标写出正确的单词[ 'mʌni ]_____
[ tʃeindʒ]_____
[ 'priti ] ____
[‘menju:] ____
[helθ] _____
根据首字母提示完成短文 （每空1分，满分10分）
It was already late when we started for the next town. According to(根据) the map, it was about fifteen miles a_______ on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we would f___
___ a bed for the night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village, b___
___ unluckily, we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road which led to the hill. As our car climbed higher, it became c__
__ and the rain began to fall, and it was d___
___ for us to see the road. We drove very slowly.
After we traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. We were beginning to get worried. Then, the car suddenly s______. We found that we used up the gas(汽油), so we d___
__ to spend the night in the car.
After eating some bread, I t______ to go to sleep at once, but John, a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once pushed(推) the car to the t__
_ of the hill. In l_
_ than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town and we found a hotel there easily.
用所给动词的适当形式填空
1.The children will have great fun ________ (feed) animals in the zoo.
2.He liked to tell funny stories to make people ________ (laugh)
3.He ________ (not hurt) himself if he ________ (be) careful enough.
4.He tried but failed ________ (open) the door.
5.Don’t worry. We’ll do what we can ________ (pass) the exam.
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