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1、. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits eac
2、h blank. A Grateful Patient I took a job as a receptionist for a vet(兽医)almost five decades ago. As an enthusiastic animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition (21) _ U wouldnt have to assist with any wounded animals. I didnt have the courage (22) _ (watch) any creature in pain. At the en
3、d of my first week, we were closing the office for the day (23) _ a young man ran up to us holding a severely injured Doberman puppy(杜宾幼犬)in his arms and begging us to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car. The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The only place (24
4、) _ the skin was still attached to his poor little body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, (25) _ (sew) him back together again. That was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including his back. (26) _ _ he survived the next few days, we wer
5、e quite sure he would never walk again. The day forever changed my life. I became the vets assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy. Weeks went by until one day he finally recovered. Fast - forward about a year. I walked into the cl
6、inics (27) _ (crowed) waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a huge Doberman ran toward me. I found (28) _ pinned against the wall with this magnificent dog standing on his back legs, his front paws(爪子)on my shoulders, washing my face with plentiful and joyful kisses! I still
7、 tear up in amazement (29) _ the display of love and gratitude the dog had for me that day all those years ago. I went on to be a vet technician for 14 years, and since retirement, I have volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter. In all the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, Ive
8、 never met a dog who didnt know that it (30) _ (rescue) in one way or another. Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. achievement B. captured C. championed D. conveniently E.
9、distract F. executive G. manageable H. memorable I. publicizing J. reluctantly K. reveal Marketing the Moon An astronaut, a little hop and a witty quote: Neil Armstrongs first lunar(月球的)footstep is deep-rooted in the minds of all humankind. But that first moon landing might not have been such a(n) _
10、31_ moment if it werent for NASAs clever PR (Public Relations) team. Richard Jurek is a marketing _32_ and co-author of the book marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program. He says NASAs move to real-time, open communication made the 1969 Apollo 11 landing “the first positive viral
11、event that _33_ the worlds attention.” Before NASA was established in 1958, rockets were the militarys territory; that secretiveness carried over into the space agencys early days. At first, NASA followed a “fire in the tail” rule, only _34_ a rockets launch when it was successfully in the air. But
12、as the agency evolved, it started announcing more details about the Apollo program. It _35_its astronauts, talked openly about mission goals and challenges, and shared launch times so people could watch. “If it had been run like it was under the military,” Jurek says, “we would not have had that sen
13、se of drama, that sense of involvement, that sense of wonder, that _36_.” Instead, all the PR and press promotion in the years ahead of Apollo 11 brought the human spaceflight program into peoples living rooms and imaginations. As the drama neared its peak, NASAs PR officials pushed for live TV broa
14、dcasts of the first humans to walk on the moon. Not everyone thought it was a good idea. The technology for live lunar broadcasts, and cameras small enough to keep the cargo _37_, didnt exist at the point. Some engineers worried that developing that equipment would _38_ from efforts to achieve the l
15、anding itself. But NASAs communications team argued that telling the story was as vital as the _39_ itself. Live TV would bring the American people - and international viewers - along for the ride. Come landing day, which _40_ fell on a Sunday, more than half a billion people worldwide crowded around TVs and radios for the historic moment. “We were able to come together and do something that was exciting and interesting and brought the world together,” says David Meerman Scott, marketing strategist and co-author of Marketing the Moon. “I