The flood d________ a lot of houses and many people became homeless.

I insisted that his suggestion ______ reasonable and it _______ at the meeting.（ ）

A. be; be discussed　　　　　　 B. is; be discussed　 　

C. was; discussed　　　　　　 D. was; be discussed

Many students listened to the lecture, but I wondered how much they ______.

A. took out　　　　

B. took up　　　

C. took off　　　　　

D. took in

　请根据下列提示的要点，以What will life be like without animals为题，介绍保护珍稀（rare）动物的意义及必要性。

　　1．动物是人类亲密的朋友，尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩；

　　2．最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到人为伤害，深表震惊。事件的发生源于有些人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心；

　　3．牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责，我们应学习宣传（publicize）其意义，并采取积极有效措施。

　　要求：1．内容必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥；

　　　　　2．词数100左右。

He is a man who is active in social activities, and he _______ do public service work now and then.

　　　　A. is about to　　　　　　　　　　　B. is going to

　　　　C. is willing to　　　　　　　　　　 D. will

The man insisted ______ a taxi for me even if I told him I lived nearby.

　 A. on finding　　　 B. to find　　　 C. in finding　　　 D. find

His letter, _____ to the wrong number, reached me late.

　 A. having been addressed 　　　　　 　 B. to have addressed

　 C. to have been addressed　 　　　　　 　 D. being addressed

It is _________ easy as you may think to carry out such an important research.

A. not almost as　　　　 B. no almost so

C. not nearly so　　　　 D. nearly not as

— Are you satisfied with what she has done about the job?

— Not at all．It couldn’t be __________．

A. any worse　 　　 B. any better 　　C. so worse　 　　 D. as good