1A1.success2.continuous3.asleep4.preparations5.used6.weight7.offence8.effective9.married10.losses11.poverty12.failure13.escaped14.Luckily15.boring16.available17.assignments18.particularly19.recently20.lately1B1.C2.A3.C4.B5.B6.C7.A8.C9.D10.C11.A12.D13.D14.A15.C2A1.SVCWithinthestrickenarea,notasinglesoulremainedalive,andthecitycentrelookedasifithadbeenrazedbyamonstersteam-roller.2.SVThebombexploded1,000ft.abovetheground.3.SVOOnAugust6,1945,anAmericanaircraftdroppedabombontheJapanesetownofHiroshima.4.SVoOThreedayslater,yetanotherbombofthesamekindgavethetownofNagasakithesamefatalblow.5.SVOCTheexplosionmadeoneandahalfsquaremilesofthecityanexpanseofreddishrub-ble.6.SVAWithinthefractionofasecond,thebombchangedfromametalcylinderintoanim-mensemassofexpandinggas,millionsofdegreeshot.7.SVOAAtremendousblastofhotairwhirledthedebrisofstone,concrete,metal,andwoodovertheground.2B1.WaldenPond,oncepraisedbyThoreauforitsnaturalbeauty,isnowthesiteofmanytouriststands.2.Almosteverysummernightthecoolingnortheastwindsweptthroughourbedroomwindows,makingairconditioningunnecessaryandalightblanketwelcome./Sweep-ingthroughourbedroomwindowsalmosteverysummernight,thecoolingnortheastwindmade...3.Thesteepsurroundingslopeswerecappedwithsnow,whichfedtwostreamsplungingdowntojoininthevalleybelow.4.Withtheriverononesideandalargetreeprovidingshade,thisisagoodspotforapic-nic,andwecanspreadourblanketonthegrassyknoll.5.Pantingforbreathafterrunningupthestairs,MrWoodstoodathisneighbour'sdoorandknockedagainandagaintillsomeoneopenedit.6.ThetownfolkenviedHorace,whohadcomeintoasmallfortunewithwhichheboughtabighouseandobtainedapartnershipinthebiggestgroceryintown.7.Standinginfrontofthemirror,Jimlookedathisimage,wonderingatthebigchangethathadcomeoverhiminrecentyears.8.Theideathathisonlydaughterwhomhehadgreatlywrongedmightneverforgivehimalmostdrovehimmad.9.Thestory,writteninplainlanguage,consistsofthreepartswithaninterestingplotcen-teringroundanaristocraticfamilylivingin17th-centuryFrance.10.Mud-coveredandshivering,Johnsathunchedoverabowlofhotbrothpreparedbyhisfathertodriveoffthechill.11.FarabovethewatersofabeautifullakeandoverthetopsofthetallpinetreesgrowingonthesteepslopesofahillstandfiveChinese-stylepavilions.12.Fartherdownthestreet,theoldmanstoppedandleanedagainstalamp-post,listeningtoacheerfulsongcomingoutofarestaurantontheoppositesideofthestreet.13.Sarahsankinthenearestchair,completelyexhausted,herlimbsstiffwithcold,hermindapieceofblank.14.ThroughoutthedayMrsRymerbehavedveryproperly,herpleasant,refinedfacewearingagravelook,herelegantfigurewrappedindeepmourningwhileoccasionallysheutteredasighorasob.15.Tonythoughtitnecessarytobreakthenew...