完成下列各题

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Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American．

When he died in l931，Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him．

One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total black-out．All electric power would be shut off in homes streets and factories．

Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions

meant to them．Electric power was too important to the country．Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion．A black—out was out of the question．

On the day of Edisons funeral，many people silently dimmed their lights．In this way they honored the man who had done mroe than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymens fingertips．

People decided to honor Edison when_________．

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请根据以下要点写一篇短文，谈谈你对污染的看法。

1．污染问题目前已经相当严重，成为全球性问题，给人类和自然界的动植物造成了严重危害；

2．列举两至三种产生污染的原因及污染造成的严重后果；

3．列举两至三条治理污染的措施。

要求：要点完整，不要逐字翻译。词数：100左右。

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The plan was never carried out because_________.

回答下列各题

根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。

打句号的地方，用陈述旬；打问号的地方，用疑问句。

提示：一女士与朋友到餐馆用餐，招待询问吃什么和要不要喝点什么，女士一一回

答，并问有什么特色菜。

Waiter：Good evening，Madam．How many persons are there in your party?

Lady：Three． 51 for three by the window?

Waiter：No problem．Theres one over there． 52 to have?

Lady：Wed like three sandwiches, some vegetables and soup.

Waiter： 53 to start off with?

Lady：Yes，thats a good idea．Red wine，please．

Waiter： 54 ?

Lady：No, not yet．One of our friends hasnt arrived．What special do you have tonight?

Waiter：French steak．Its very nice．

Lady：It sounds good．OK， 55 ．

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Americans fully realized what Edisons inventions meant when they________.

The suggestion was to_______．

The sentence“the water will be lost in it”can be considered as________．