Flood waters _______ into their homes.( ) A: surrendered B: surrounded C: survived D: surged

The gates opened and the crowd _________ forward. A: rose B: surged C: made D: challenged

The gates opened and the crowd ______ forward. A: surged B: transported C: peeked D: snaped

A bus came round the corner and ________ sharply. A: bumped B: braked C: surged D: steered

Mr. Black gave an excellent speech that ______ expectations. A: surpassed B: surged C: surfaced D: superior

Thousands of workers on strike _________ into the central square, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. A: mobilized B: surged C: invaded D: soared

Hearing what he said, I felt anger _______ in me and I wanted to strike him with my fists. A: surpassed B: exceeded C: declined D: surged

In the next couple of years, for the first time in the country’s history, 1 will outnumber rural ones. Chinese cities have ballooned in recent years as migrants from the countryside have surged in to 2 . This process of urbanization is a crucial driver of China’s 3 .

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news 7（） A: The trade deficit hit an all-time high in the previous quarter. B: The rise in gross domestic product was equal to 6.8 percent in the third quarter. C: The imbalance between imports and exports improved from July to September. D: The rate of the British currency against the US dollar surged to a record high.

[音频]Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.This is VOA News. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro promised the Yanomami indigenous people in remarks released Sunday that there will be no mining on their land unless they want it. The right-wing president's remarks come amid charges by the Yanomami that their lands are being seized and they themselves are coming under attack from people mining illegally. The government is preparing a law to (Q1) ________________ mining on lands assigned to indigenous peoples. The Yanomami people have been warning since last year of tense conditions on their vast (Q2) __________________ of 96,000 square kilometers. It's home to some 27,000 indigenous people.Thousands marched in Columbia's capital Bogota on Sunday, waving flags and dressed in white to demand an end to (Q3) _________________ and roadblocks as well as express support for security forces following a month of (Q4) ____________________. Talks between the government and national protest leaders are to restart on Sunday after stalling last week. Widespread protests began at the end of April in opposition to a now-withdrawn tax reform plan but they have since expanded to call for a basic income, opportunities for young people and to end police (Q5) __________________.Two record-breaking climbers have returned safely from the summit of Mt. Everest where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, a retired (Q6) _____________________ from Chicago, has become the oldest American to scale the mountain at age 75. Also Tsang Yin-hung, a (Q7) ___________________ from Hong Kong, is now the fastest (Q8) ____________________ climber of the world's highest peak. She reached the summit from base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes. There are only a few days left of good weather on Mt. Everest this year and climbing was closed last year due to the (Q9) __________________. Nepal is currently in (Q10) _______________________ battling its worst surged so far of COVID-19. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton, VOA News.