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p for D. fill out 17. (2021重慶高一檢測 ) The Group of Eight ( G8 ) the eight richest countries in the world. A. is consisted of B. is made up C. consists of D. makes up 18. (2021南通高一檢測 ) Eating too much fat can heart disease and cause high blood pressure. Which is wrong? A. bring about B. contribute to[來源 :學 科 網(wǎng) ] C. lead to D. result from 19. We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only violence. A. runs into B. es from C. leads to D. begins with 20. The greatest love in the world is no doubt the love of a mother, it can be by nothing else. A. charged B. replaced C. pleted D. doubted 21. (2021 重慶高考 )More TV programs, according to government officials, will be produced people’s concern over food safety. A. to raise B. raising C. to have raised D. having raised 22. (2021上海春招 )Tom looked upon the test as an obstacle his classmates regarded it as a challenge. A. while B. because C. unless B. if 23. (2021陜西高考 ) all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post. A. Since B. While C. If D. As 理解 English is the most widely used language in the history of our pla. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mails are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary— perhaps as many as two million words. However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no eggs in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes ( 探 討它 的 矛盾 ), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural (復(fù)數(shù)形式 ) of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese— so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a flat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? English was invented by people, not puters, and it reflects (反映 ) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it。 but when I wind up this essay, I end it. 1. According to the passage . A. sweetmeats and sweetbreads are different things B. there should be an egg in an eggplant C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. boxing rings should be round 2. Which of the following is the correct plural? A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth. 3. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar mea