1.The children’s mother was very c________ about their safety when they didn’t come back from school at the usual time.

2. I s________ from a bad cold the other day. It took me days to get rid of it.

3. He will g__________ from the Peking University in four years.

4.The boss was _______（完全地）satisfied with what the workers had done.

5.The teacher i_______ that we should hand in the homework at once.

6.He music is very popular with ________(青少年).

7.You must tell me which kind of _________(交通；运输) you prefer to use.

8.It is said that a group of ________(德国人) will pay a visit to our school this week.

9. I want to have a talk with her, but she i________ me and went away.

10.The boy fell in love with the pretty girl g_________(逐渐的).

Nicknames for Los Angeles
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city’s initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.
The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.
Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
【小题1】A nickname of a place can have the following functions except ___________.

The news _____ the prime minister will pay a visit to our school next week has not yet being confirmed.

The news _____ the prime minister will pay a visit to our school next week has not yet being confirmed.

A．when             B．whether           C．that              D．Why