精编英语首字母填空练习(含答案)

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When accidents become inventions

Have you ever noticed the little accidents in your life? Sometimes accidents are g

86 . They can even change your life - many useful things were invented by accident.

For example, at first, jeans were o 87 for workers. They were very s

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and become weak easily. But other people found they could last for a long time

without breaking or getting weaker as well. Later on, jeans became popular all

over the world.

When you see colorful fireworks, you probably don't think about the Chinese cook who invented them in old times by accident. He mixed together some

common things from the kitchen. The m 89 burnt and made a beautiful

light.

The invention of the Band-Aid (创可贴) was also a surprise. About 90 years ago, Earle Dickson worked at Johnson & Johnson. His wife was always accidentally cutting her fingers in the kitchen, but she couldn't bandage (包扎) herself up. Dickson decided to make something to help his wife cover her cuts. So he used a piece of gauze (纱布) and put it on some tape (胶布). Later, his boss made this into a popular product: the Band-Aid.

Nowadays, microwave ovens are popular around the world. But in the b 90 , people invented the microwave for the war. American Percy Spencer found that microwaves could cook. He saw a candy in his pocket getting soft when he worked b 91 the microwaves. Spencer then did many tests to p 92 that microwaves could cook food. In 1947, the first microwave oven in the world came into being.

86.g________ 87. o________ 88. s________ 89. m________ 90. b________

91.b________ 92. p________

C) 86. gifts 87. only 88. strong 89. mixture 90. beginning 91. beside 92. prove

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The earth is our home; we must take care of it. This means we

should keep the land, air and water clean.

To pollute m 86 to make things unfit (不合适的) and

unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it,

taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten （威胁) our

health ,or happiness and our life.

Man, has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the g 87 . When land was used up or water became dirty, men moved to another place. At the beginning the problem was not so s 88 because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren't so many people then and their needs were fewer. All the dirty things could be taken in by nature and soon covered over (恢复). But this is no longer true. The increase of population and the d 89 of modern industry have changed that. Man is slowly polluting his environment. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have polluted our drinking water and k 90 the fish.

Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste.

Where is this all to e 91 ? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope that we can get rid of the pollution? L 92 , millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to fight pollution.

86. m________ 87. g________ 88. s________ 89. d________ 90.k________ 91. e________ 92. L________

C) 86. means 87. ground 88. serious 89. development 90. killed 91. end 92. Luckily

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a walkman. Mark s 86 and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy'https://www.360docs.net/doc/fc7590624.html, was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of t 87 with his

other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed h 88 with a few laughs and some small talks, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they b 89 finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks, before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded (提醒) him of the day years ago when they had f 90 met. "Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker b 91 I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had stored some of my mother's sleeping pills (药丸)and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot m 92. You saved my life."

86. s ________ 87. t ________ 88. h _________ 89. b ________ 90. f ________

91. b _________ 92. m ________

C)86. stopped 87. trouble 88. happily 89. both 90. first 91. because

92. more

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With the holidays coming up, lots of people will hold or attend parties. Do you want to make sure you're a p 86 host or guest? Now it is a good time to brush up (提高) on your party m 87 .

Suppose you are the host. When you invite guests to your party, you should send invitations to their homes

i 88 of passing them out at school. In this way, you won't h 89 the feelings of the classmates you don't want to invite.

Wait for all of your guests to arrive before starting any party activities. If people at the party don't know each other, make sure you introduce e 90 .

If your guests bring presents for you, thank each person as you open his or her present. After the party, remember to send a hand-written thank-you card to each guest, telling them you highly appreciate their presence and gifts.

If you're the guest, when you receive an invitation to a party, be s 91 to respond to let the host know whether you can come.

Arrive on time. Bring a present to a birthday party. If it's a holiday party, ask the host if there's anything you can bring. Adults often bring a dessert or a bottle of wine to a party, even w 92 the host tells them that he or she doesn't need anything. Young people don't have to do this, but it's always polite to ask.

Be friendly to the other guests. Remember to say "please" and "thank you"! When you leave,

thank the host for the party.

86.p_________ 87. m_________ 88. i_________ 89. h_________ 90. e_________91. s_________

92.w_________

C) 86. perfect 87. manners 88. instead 89. hurt 90. everyone 91. sure 92. when

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There are over 800 boarding schools in Britain with students from home and abroad．Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country．But the earliest o 86 were set up for white，wealthy boys only．Now，both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18．

British boarding schools have three terms in a school year, about 1 3 weeks each．Students study and live with one another．They need permission(许可)to go o 87 。In some schools，each student has his or her o 88 timetable。Besides the usual classrooms and labs，British boarding schools are equipped(装备)with many other facilities for their students，including music rooms，boats，swimming pools，cinemas and theatres．

Most boarding schools have a“lights out”time．So when it's time to go to bed，all the lights in the dorms go o 89 ．

Some senior teaching staff work as housemasters(舍监)。Each of them takes care of 50 pupils at all times，and especially after school hours．

Nearly all pupils at British boarding schools wear a school uniform．Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie along with a blazer(上装)，girls wear a white blouse，sometimes also a tie and a skirt．As students get o 90 ，the regulations(规定)become less strict．

British boarding schools o 91 students delicious food．Pupils can choose to have a full English breakfast o 92 simply toast with marmalade(橘子酱)．They Can also choose between a vegetarian(素的)meal and another meal at lunch and dinner．In addition，there is always a salad buffet(自助餐)as well as other side．dishes(佐菜)and a dessert．86。o 87。o 88．o 89．o 90．o

91．o 92．o

C) 86．ones 87．outside 88．own 89．out 90．older 91．offer 92．or

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Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know w 86 each word means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning w 87 they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you m 88 your home.

Now think for a minute about SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to

the word SEA, would the definition fit SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite d 89 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are seasick, the o 90 place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the 1 91 place you want to be is at sea.

Have you ever known a person who is heartsick? Heartsick doesn't mean that something is wrong with a person's heart. People are heartsick when they are hurt d 92 inside as if their hearts are broken.

It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

86. w _______ 87. w ________ 88. m ________ 89. d _______ 90. o ________

91.1 _______ 92. d _______

C)86. what 87. when 88. miss 89. different 90. only 91. last 92. deep

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The bag lady

Watching news about the environment on TV can be depressing (令人沮丧的). The problems seem so big that it's difficult to imagine how individuals can do anything about them. Rebecca Hosking, however, thought differently.

Rebecca is a camera woman and she was filming a documentary (纪录片) for the BBC in the Pacific Ocean when she saw something that m 86 her cry-hundreds of dead birds had died because they had eaten some of the plastic that is thrown into the sea each year. Beaches on Pacific islands that should have been some of the most beautiful p 87 in the world were covered with plastic toys, drinks bottles, pens, cigarette lighters—every plastic thing you can think of.

Rebecca decided she had to do something. Back at home she thought about what she could do to help solve the problem. In her home town of Modbury, she asked local shopkeepers i 88 they could do one thing to help. She asked them to stop using plastic bags in their shops.

Plastic bags are used everywhere in Britain—every supermarket, every comer shop. The numbers are amazing. Britain uses n 89 17 million plastic bags each year. And the bags can take hundreds of years to break down (降解) because they are chemical rather than n 90 , so each year the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.

To Rebecca's surprise, the shopkeepers agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Britain. Instead, shops offered reusable cotton bags.

Other towns followed Modbury's e 91 and towns around Britain and around the world are becoming plastic bag free. It won't solve all of the world's environmental problems, but it shows

that people are becoming active and starting to think about how the little things in their daily lives can have a big effect. It also shows us that there is something we can do and that one person can make a big c 92 with a strong enough belief.

86. m________87. p________88. i_______89. n________90. n________

91. e________92. c________

C) 86. made 87. places 88. if 89. nearly 90. natural 91. example 92. change

/contribution

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Winter is dangerous because it's difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take p 86 easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of the hill. Ice might be hiding under the melting snow, waiting ahead to send you off the road. The car coming to you may s 87slip (滑动) across the road.

Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly. Sudden movements can make a car very difficult to control. So every time you either s 88 or stop your car, reduce your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as p 89 . Imagine you are driving with a full cup of coffee on the seat next to you. Drive carefully so that you wouldn't spill (打断)it.

Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the further down the road you have to look. Test how long it t 90 to gently stop your car. Remember that you may be driving more q 91 than you think. Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping distance when the road is wet, t 92 times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times and you will not get into trouble.

86. p _______ 87. s ________ 88. s _________ 89. p ________ 90. t_ _______

91. g ________ 92. t ________

C)86. place 87. suddenly 88. start 89. possible 90. takes 91. quickly 92.

three

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Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry textbooks, papers, notebooks and all of our school things to school. Schoolbags are so common in our life that we take them for granted. Have you ever thought about the h 86 of the schoolbag?

In the Han Dynasty when the old-style private schools s ___ 87 , students began to use a box

made of bamboo to carry books to school. That is considered the earliest schoolbag. The box was u 88 divided into two or three layers (层). In different layers kids put different things, like books, brushes, ink stones and papers. You can see this type of bamboo box in many TV series.

Hundreds of years later, a new kind of schoolbag called budai, or "hit-pocket", was developed. It was made of cloth and thread, which was 1 89 than the bamboo box. In 1950s, a green single shoulder bag became popular. Ask your grandparents or parents. M 90 they can tell you of their experiences carrying that bag when they were in school.

Many modern schoolbags have appeared in recent years. And schoolbags have become colorful with fashionable designs on them, such as p 91 of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use.Some students p 92 wheeled bags that help them carry heavy textbooks and some students carry backpacks,

Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine what the future schoolbag will be like?

86. h _________ 87. s _________ 88. u _________ 89. l _________ 90. M _________

91. p__ ________ 92. p _______

C) 86. history 87. started 88. usually 89. lighter 90. Maybe 91. pictures 92. pull

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When talking about the UK the first things that come to most people’s minds are Big Ben，the British Museum or Buckingham Palace．However, after my first visit to UK during the summer vacation，I think one thing should be added to the l 86 street artists．In York(约克郡)，a city in the northeast of England，I met a“purple man”。He was in the middle of the street and was pretending to ride a bike．The man was painted purple all over his body．He held a lovely little dog in his arms．

Most of the time，the“purple man”stood there w 87 making a move except to wave to passers-by now and then。When people went close to him，he would make fun of them by putting paint in their hair．Some ran away to avoid(避免)being painted while some accepted it with a smile．From the collection pot beside his foot，I could see that this was h 88 he made a living—by taking photos with tourists．

Another performer who impressed me was a man I met in Edinburgh(爱丁堡)．He stood quite still(一动不动)and was simply looking at the ground with several flyers(传单)in his hand．when a passer-by took a flyer, he would dance for a while and then stand still again．Not all street artists are performing for m 89 。I saw another man just lying on the street；facing the ground as if listening to the earth．I guessed he was listening to the heartbeat of nature．In my opinion，these performers just wanted to e 90 themselves in their own ways．Before I went to Britain，I had heard that the people there were quite serious and somewhat dull，always wearing dark suits．But what I saw on the streets changed my idea about them c 91 ．These people are interesting and full of unexpectedly good ideas．They do what they want and don’t care about other people’s doubts or criticisms。

Seeing is believing---that’s another thing I learned from my trip，and from the a 92

street artists．

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C)86. list 87. without 88. how 89. money 90. express 91. completely 92. amazing

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You live in a house made of chocolate; you are walking in the cloud; you don't have to go to school any more. How could all of these i 86 things happen? In your dreams.

A dream is quite a lot of pictures, ideas and feelings playing in

the mind during sleep. Humans spend one third of life sleeping and

six years dreaming. A person usually has three to five dreams a night,

a 87 one may not remember his or her dreams.

Many dreams, at least the ones we remember, are strange and

interesting. That's why most people believe that dreams must have some deep meaning or important message. But people in different cultures have different understandings of the s 88 dream. For example, when dreaming of fire, Chinese people think of money. The Japanese is likely to say it's "trouble". For people in the West, a dream of fire m

89 something new is coming.

Scientists have very different opinions about the deep meaning of dreams. Some believe that a dream is only an ordinary g 90 of sleep and doesn't tell us anything. Other scientists think that a

dream is a direct (直接的) message from one's mind. Dreams are like a window into one's desires and fears. For example, if you're very nervous about an exam, you may have nightmares (噩梦) of someone strange running after you.

Technology also helps us to know more about dreams. In the film Inception ( 盗梦空间), people can e 91 other's minds while they are dreaming. Well, now, out of the dreams, we can r 92 do it, too. Scientists can now read people's dream by scanning (扫描) their brain activity during sleep. Would you let scientists look into your dreams?

86. i________ 87. a _________ 88. s _________ 89. m _________ 90. p ________

91. e ________ 92. r _________

C)86. impossible 87. although 88. same 89. means 90. process / procedure

91. enter 92. rea lly

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Saving the environment is actually quite simple, when you come to think about it. It does not have to be a complex (复杂的) process. If you and everyone f 86 these tips, you are helping save the environment.

> Switch off the lights when you leave the room. By now you have probably wasted thousands of watts （瓦特) lightening your room w 87 you weren't there. If you work on a Home office, this habit is not only bad for the environment, but also for your pocket.

> Turn off the computer when possible . If you know that you will be a 88 for four hours or more, however, turning it off could mean large savings.

> Print only when necessary .Sure, reading on paper might be more c 89 , but you should try not to print those two-line emails every time. Read it on the screen and print only necessary files. Remember also to use b 90 sides of the paper.

> Use fluorescent lamps (荧光灯）The fluorescent lamps may c 91 more in the stores, but within the time you use one, you should have already got back your money. A normal incandescent light bulb (白炽灯泡) lasts 750 hours but a fluorescent bulb will give off the same amount of light yet last for 7,500 to 10,000 hours.

> Use low flush （冲洗) toilets. In your household, 40% of the clean water is flushed down the toilet. You can try this simple way at home: use small plastic b 92 , filled with water or stones to displace (置换) the amount of water in toilets. This will make it a "low-flush toilet," and can help to save much water.

86. f________ 87. w_________88. a________ 89. c_________ 90. b_________

91. c_______92. b__________

C) 86. follow 87. while/ when 88. away 89. comfortable 90. both 91 cost

92. bottles

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How to locate a book in a library

A library is a big place, filled with thousands or even hundreds of thousands of books. How do you find just the books you need? A librarian is always there to h 86 you, but you might want to find a book on your own. Some libraries are equipped with computerized catalogs (电子目录), some might still have old card catalogs. Either way, there are some Standard ways to search for a book.

Title search

If you know the book's title, you can search for it. In a p 87 card catalog, you will search alphabetically. Generally, ignore (忽略) "a" or "the" if it is the f 88 word. In

computerized catalogs, you usually n 89 to type in at least the first few words of the title. Author search

If you know the author of the book, or if you are interested in other words by a favorite author, you can search for that. Authors are listed by their last n 90 .

Subject search

If you know what you want to read about, but you don't know the t 91 of a specific book, try a subject search. A subject that is too broad may turn up too many results; a subject that is too narrow may not be listed. If you can't find what you want the first time, try searching on different words.

Keyword search

Most computerized catalogs will let you search on a keyword or keywords. For example, searching on the keyword "French" would find any book with that w 92 in the title.

86. h _______ 87. p ________ 88. f _________ 89. n ________ 90. n ________

91. t ________ 92. w _______

C)86. help 87. paper 88. first 89. need 90. names 91. title 92. word

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Talk to someone if you are having problems with schoolwork. Speak up as soon as you can, so you can get help right away before you fall behind.

Your p 86 are often a great place to start if you need help. Talk about your problem with them. They might be able to show you how to do a difficult math problem or help you think of a topic to write about for English class. They also can be helpful by finding a b 87 place in the house for you to do your homework and keeping supplies like pencils. They also can cut down on distractions (分心的事) like n 88 younger brothers and sisters!

Teachers are also important to you because they can give you advice about the homework you are having

t 89 with. They also can help you set up a good system for writing down your homework and remembering to put all necessary books and papers in your backpack. Teachers can. give you study tips and offer ideas about how to deal with homework. Helping kids learn is their job, s

90 be sure to ask for advice.

Many schools, towns and cities offer after-school care to kids. They often help kids with their homework and organize kids to join in different kinds of activities. There, you will not only be able to get some help from adults, but also from other kids.

You can also use the Internet to visit online homework help sites. These sites can 1 91 you to good resources for research and offer tips and guidance about many subjects. But do not

just c__92 the information from an Internet website. Talk with your teacher about how to use the resources properly.

86. p_________ 87. b_________ 88. n_________ 89. t________ 90. s_________

91.1_________ 92. c_________

C) 86. parents 87. best/better 88. noisy 89. trouble 90. so 91. lead 92. copy

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Ever wish you could speak to a tiger, chat with a lion, or whisper to a chimpanzee? Then think about becoming an animal trainer. Brett Smith is a trainer at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. He says training animals is almost 1 86 talking to them.

In a zoo or aquarium (水族馆), an animal and its trainer are a team. Trainers learn to read their animals' behavior (行为) to figure out w 87 each animal wants and needs. Animals learn to co-operate with their teachers. This team work makes it possible for each animal to live comfortably and get the best care.

Trainers need to teach animals how to behave (表现) during a checkup for everyone's safety. Imagine trying to e 88 an elephant! Elephants learn how to place their feet so veterinarians (兽医) can check them. Dolphins learn how to place their tails so veterinarians can take blood samples (样本).

Because trainers and their animals spend so much time together, their bond (连接:) of trust is strong. This bond helps trainers do i 89 research. For example, a trainer might be able to observe closely when a mother is feeding her new baby. That's something most wild animals wouldn't allow.

How do trainers teach animals? Ken Ramirez is the head trainer at Chicago's John G Shedd Aquarium. He says that animals and people learn best the same way: t__90__ fun and rewards (奖赏)

Mr. Ramirez doesn't punish (惩罚). He wants the animals to have a good rime. When the animal does what it's asked to do, it gets a reward. Often the reward is food, but it can be something else.

Trainers believe that it's also important to give animals the chance to play. New sights, sounds, and experiences keep animals' minds and bodies healthy. At the Shedd Aquarium, dolphins enjoys watching themselves in mirrors. One dolphin even looks at herself for h

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Training animals takes time and patience, but the rewards are huge. Ken Ramirez says a trainer is an animal's "parent, d 92 , playmate, and best friend". Animals may not speak our

language, but they have much to tell us.

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91. h_________ 92. d_________

C) 86. like 87.what 88. examine 89. important 90. through 91. hours 92. doctor

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How old is "old"? The a 86 has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35. That was the average life expectancy (预期寿命)t 87 . At the turn of the 20th century, as medical knowledge developed, the average life span(寿命长度)increased to 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a h 88 70-year-old is looking forward to many more active years.

So, how old is old? The following words are what you have heard many times from all kinds of people. "You are as old (or young) as you f 89 ." The calendar only tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how w 90 you've lived.

An author wrote, "Youth (年轻) is not a time of life — it is a state of mind. N 91 grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by giving up their ideals (理想)."

"Old is a point of view," Alice Brophy, when she was with the New York City Commission for the Aging, said, "It makes me angry when people say, 'Gee, you look young for your age.' What does that m 92 ? Is there some model that you're supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80."

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91. N _______ 92. m _______

86. answer 87. then 88.healthy 89. feel 90. well 91. Nobody 92. mean

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When Greg Hardesty saw his December 2008 telephone bill, he was shocked (震惊). The 440-page bill listed 14,528 text messages from his daughter Reina's cell phone.

Hardesty's situation is not unique (唯一的). Families all over America are getting to know the large number of text messages teens send. A 2009 s 86 reported that the average teen sends 2,899 texts a month. They send text messages during class, while driving and in the middle of the night. Parents, teachers and doctors are becoming w 87 .

Teens and sleep

Only 20 percent of teens get the eight hours of sleep suggested by the National Sleep Foundation. Fifteen percent get as little as three to five hours a night. It is believed that technology is causing teens to get 1 88 sleep than they should, especially when teens wake up late at night to text.

The cost of staying connected

Teens send and r 89 thousands of messages to stay in touch with their friends. Texting makes them feel like they're in the loop (环). That n 90 to stay in touch often stops teens from getting enough sleep.

Mikaela Espinoza, 17, used to sleep with her cell phone beside her bed. F 91 , her sleep became affected (受影响), especially on nights when she texted at 3 a.m. Soon she was having painful headaches during the day. Espinoza is not the only teen with sleep-related problems. B 92 headaches, these teens also experience difficulty in listening to the teachers. Many teens even fall asleep in class.

86. h _______ 87. p ________ 88. f _________ 89. n ________ 90. n ________

91. t ________ 92. w _______

C) 86. study 87. worried 88. less 89. receive 90. need 91. Finally 92. Besides

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At the end of last year, the last roll of Kodachrome film（柯达彩色胶片）was developed (冲印) in Dwayne's Photo in the U.S.A. The little shop was the last p 86 in the world where the 75-year --old Kodak product could be developed.

Kodak announced in June, 2009, that it would stop m 87 the chemicals needed to develop Kodachrome, but it continued to supply Dwayne's Photo with ine chemicals until the end of 2010 . Before the shop's machine was shut down, fans of the film had t 88 there from across the world to get theirs developed. Its employees (员工) even wore T-shirts with the epitaph (墓志铭): The best film in history is now officially r 89 , Kodachrome 1935-2010. Created inl935, Kodachrome became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for its rich tones (格调) and bright colours. But as the world turns increasingly digital, Kodachrome sales d 90 greatly and Kodak finally stopped producing Kodachrome.

Lots of famous images of the 20th century were stored on Kodachrome. For example, in 1963, a photographer used Kodachrome to film American President Kennedy's assassination (暗杀) really. The film e 91 appeared in the 1973 song Kodachrome by Paul Simon: "They give us those bright colours, they give us the greens of summers, make you think all the world's sunny day." Many professional photographers feel this richness is missing from modem digital images; they say Kodachrome captures (扑捉) events in a way that modern digital cameras cannot.

But for all its magic, Kodachrome has become a p 92 of memory and history. Its passing marks the end of a 75-year legend (传奇).-

86. p _______ 87. m _______ 88. t _________ 89. r ________ 90. d ________

91. e ________ 92. p ________

C) 86. place 87. making 88. traveled 89. retired 90. dropped 91. even 92. part