John took his friends there by a shortcut, ____reduced the drive from 50 minutes to15.

When you arrive at the airport, you can wait for our car to pick you up, or, ________， you may just get into a taxi and come directly to our company.

ACats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep.Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps（打盹）. Some experts feel that humans could also benefit from this habit. Cat naps help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods（情绪）as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier.A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes.Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did Presidents Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret.Perhaps more people learn from cats and take naps to feel better and live longer!Which of the following statements is NOT true?

When she opened the door, she found a boy ____ in the snow, weeping.

He’s ______ that nobody likes him.

He invited the three of ______, Bob, Tom and _______. 

根据读音，选择出划线部分读音不同的选项____

The teacher said Tom is __________ average in his lessons.

The research laboratory is going to ___________ the new type of computer to use.

Many people go to school for an education._____（21）learn languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry and maths. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can_____（32）a living. School_____（23）is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he_____（24）, can not teach his students everything they_____（25）to know. The teacher's job is to show his students how to read and how to_____（26）. So much more is to be learned _____（27）school by the students themselves.It is always more important to know how to study by_____（28）than to memorize（熟记）some facts or formula（公式）. It is_____（29）quite easy to learn a_____（30）fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in_____（31）out a maths problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, didn't learn many things from school. But they were all so_____（32）that they invented so many things for mankind.The_____（33）for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not_____（34）at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of_____（35）.33_____.