It’s raining ______. We have to stay at home instead of going fishing.

She passed the examination ________ she studied very little.

To some extent the good service at the hotel ______ the poor food.

The father wished the twins to be doctors, but _______ of them liked to study medicine.

If you ______ in taking this attitude, well have to ask you to leave.

Miranda happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules, her ______ restaurant.

【填句补文】In order to produce high quality products, the Tasmanian government understands the need for getting high quality irrigation equipment at all times, such as travelling irrigators(灌溉车), pumps and other irrigation tools, which are the key to the success of the growers. It is also no wonder why irrigation equipment makers and suppliers are making much money in the region. ______

【填句补文】Once upon a time there was a rich village. The wealthiest of the villagers decided to hide a huge lump(堆) of gold to protect it from robbers. ____

【阅读理解】Until recently, the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be ______.

【阅读理解】I was searching for just the right word to describe this book; a word that describes something that is perhaps somewhat sad, but in a good way. I couldn’t find quite the right word, but I do know the feeling.This book does make me feel a bit sad. Sad for the way that childhood passes so quickly, sad for days that go by, faster than we’d like them to. But it also makes me feel the sweetness of these things and helps me remember that childhood imagination, freedom and joy are things that we can carry with us still, long after our days as children have passed.Which of the following is true about the author’s feeling of the book?