英语期末复习

1. This _________ was believed to be caused by cultural differences and conflicts of interest between the two tribes.

2. It surprised me that this _________ cartoon, which shows a traditional Chinese story, was created by a group of students.

3. What may be perfectly acceptable to talk about in one culture may ___________ or even shock people from another culture.

4. Introverted people tend to be ____________ and do not like sharing personal problems with others, not even with their closest friends.

1. Scientists have developed some models to __________ the moving direction of the rain clouds.

2. A group of researchers collected __________ of how waves move across the surface of the ocean.

3. The __________of earthquakes varies from place to place, depending mostly on the distance from the center of the earthquake.

4. We would like to recommend this __________ shipping service to you because it protects shippers from lost, stolen or damaged packages.

5. Despite years of research, the __________ method is not effective enough to predict the exact time of an earthquake.

6. Weather-related __________ cause severe damage to this village every year.

7. Some researchers are trying to find prevention methods by __________ the data of forest fires in history.

8. It is reported that a new system will be _______________ for earthquake early warning and disaster relief.

1. We all found her expensive life style and continuing reliance on her parents for money ___________.

2. Susan couldn’t have managed to study at college if she hadn’t had a(n) ___________ from her parents.

3. I have to ___________ that when I first met Reece I didn’t think he was very bright.

4. It was reported that the refugees were living in ___________ housing provided by the local government.

5. George wanted to give up, but he knew that the ___________ relief might be followed by worse suffering.

6. Many studies have been undertaken to investigate the ___________ sustainability of traditional pension systems.

7. It was wonderfully ___________ to have been able to tell the whole truth at last.

8. The president wants to make it easier for small and micro businesses to get bank ___________.