Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
______(1)
A.families
B.homes
C.houses
D.roofs

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
______(2)
A.homework
B.task
C.housework
D.work

(4).............
A.possibility
B.possible
C.impossible
D.can

(3).........
A.instead of
B.in addition
C.in stead
D.in addition to

(1)..........
A.in spite
B.despite
C.though
D.although

What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A.the number of people who will die.
B.environmental changes.
C.a coming earthquake.
D.the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake.

Why can animals perceive these changes when humans can not?
A.Animals are more intelligent than humans.
B.Humans don’t know where to look.
C.By running around, they can feel the vibrations.
D.Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess.

If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be ______
A.a lower death rate.
B.fewer animals going crazy.
C.fewer people evacuated.
D.fewer environmental changes.

Which of the following statements is not true?
A.Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake.
B.All birds and dogs in the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake center become wild before the quake.
C.The Chinese have successfully predict an earthquake and saved many lives.
D.By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake.

A famous pianist was ____for seven years. (prison)
A.prisoned
B.imprisoned
C.disimprisoned
D.prisoning