Passage 1:
The London Underground has the (1)distinctiondistinction of being the oldest and most complex underground system in the world.Because horse-drawn buses,trams,cabs and carriages were used to (2)conveyconvey people to and around the city centre,which caused (3)unbelievableunbelievable traffic jam,the British government gave (4)approvalapproval to the construction of an underground railway in 1854.In 1884,the Metropolitan Railway Company and the Metropolitan District Railway (5)linkedlinked up and provided underground service.To prevent passengers from choking,large holes leading to the surface are needed at regular (6)intervalsintervals.Later,all the train lines were placed under the (7)authorityauthority of the London Passenger Transport Board.After World WarⅡ,more lines were added,which helped make the system more (8)user-friendlyuser-friendly.
Passage 2:
A recent case concerns Jane,whose fiancé,John,runs a successful furniture business.John put his wallet containing a large amount of money into the microwave oven for (9)safekeepingsafekeeping.But Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven without noticing it.Imagine their (10)dismaydismay when they found a (11)beautifully-cookedbeautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to(12)ashash.John turned to his bank manager for help,who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the (13)MutilatedMutilated Ladies.According to what a spokeswoman for the bank said,so long as there was something to (14)identifyidentify,they would give people their money back.And last year,they paid 1.5 m pounds on 21000(15)claimsclaims.
【考點】人與自我.
【答案】distinction;convey;unbelievable;approval;linked;intervals;authority;user-friendly;safekeeping;dismay;beautifully-cooked;ash;Mutilated;identify;claims
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