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1.John Snow was a famous doctor in London and he attended Queen Victoria as her personal p     .

2.So many t___ of terrified people died every time there was a break.   

3.The cholera outbreak was so s____ that more than 500 people died in ten days.

4.John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies be e____.

5.With this extra evidence John Snow was able to a____with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.

6.Now when people refer to England you find Wales i____ as well.

7.However, the s______ part of Ireland was unwilling and break away to form its own government.

8.England is the largest of the four countries, and for c____ it is divided roughly into three zones.

9.The first i_____, the Romans, left their towns and roads.

10.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and w_____. 

假如你叫李平，你的笔友Scot不久将来到你的家乡访问。他希望你能提前告知一些你家乡现在的情况。请根据下面的提示写一封英文信。简要描述你的家乡现况。

位置：赣江边；面积：40万平方公里；人口：30万；

交通建设：修建多座立交桥，拓宽了主要街道；

环境保护：迁移改造产生污染的工厂，净化了水源；

人才引进：广纳各类专家，技术人员；

相关词汇：交通transportation, 立交桥 traffic bridge,改造transform;

信的开头已经给出。

Dear Scot,

      I’m very glad to know form your letter that you’ll pay a visit to my hometown. And I’m too glad to tell you that my hometown has taken a new look!

      Look forward to seeing you soon!

                                                     Yours Li Ping

 On my way to the office, I met _____ man called Eric, who turned out to be _____ general manager of the company I am going to work for．

       A．the; the               B．the; X                 C．the; a                  D．a; X

 When you move to a new place to live, you have to adapt yourself to the new

_____ as soon as possible．

     A．surroundings     B．situations         C．positions          D．livings

 If one side refuses to give in to _____, the trade talk between the countries is likely to break down．

       A．another          B．other              C．the other          D．one another

 He is a novelist and a poet as well, but he is _____ known for his novels．

       A．most          B．better           C．more                  D．best

 ---Can I help you, sir?

   ---No, thanks．I _____ around．

       A．have just looked                                  B．have just been looking 

       C．am just looking                                  D．just look

 Whatever happens, we won’t _____ our beliefs．

       A．give in           B．give up           C．give out          D．give to

 It is two years _____ he graduated from college and he is very happy with his work in the company．

       A．before              B．until                B．since                D．once 

 His new album _____ so well that millions and millions of copies _____ out since its release．

      A．is sold; have sold                     B．sells; had been sold 

      C．is sold; have been sold                 D．sells; have been sold