[填空题]I was fred $ 50 yesterday for failing to keep my big dog under ______ (controlled).

[填空题]I was fined $ 50 yesterday for failing to keep my big dog under ______ (controlled).

[填空题]I tried as hard as I could to keep my promise to them. best I ____________________ break my promise to them.

[填空题]Fred

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M: I can’t fred my new tie. I need it for tonight’s party.
W: Let’s look for it later. Right now I need your help fixing this shelf before I paint it.

What will the two speakers do first（　）.
A. Search for the new tie.
B. Fix the shelf.
C. Paint the shel

[单项选择]I spent the whole day yesterday rearranging my books（）their subjects and frequency of use.
A. as regards
B. as against
C. as of
D. as from

[填空题]I had trouble with my car on my way home yesterday, but I finally managed to get it ______ (start).

[单项选择]Yesterday my friend and I went to the supermarket nearby. We found that there were （　）nothing worth buying.
A. almost
B. nearly
C. near
D. about

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Walking through my train yesterday, staggering from my seat to the buffet and back, I counted five people reading Harry Potter novels. Not children- these were real grown-ups reading children’s books,
Maybe that would have been understandable. If these people had jumped whole-heartedly into a second childhood it would have made more sense. But they were card-carrying grown-ups with laptops and spreadsheets returning from sales meetings and seminars. Yet they chose to read a children’s book.
I don’t imagine you’ll find this headcount exceptional. You can no longer get on the London Tube and not see a Harry Potter book. Nor is it just the film; these throwback readers were out there in droves long before the movie campaign opened.
So who are these adult readers who have made J.K. Rowling the second-biggest female earner in Britain (after Madonna) As I have tramped along streets knee-deep in Harry Potter paperbacks, I’ve mentally
A. to follow suit
B. to kill time
C. to enjoy a second childhood
D. to share Harry’s adventures