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The adobe dwellings(土坯房)__1__(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even __2__ most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beautywhat makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __3__(able)to “air condition” a house without __4__(use)electric equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat __5__(slow) during cool nights, thus warming the house.When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough __6__(cool) the house during the hot day: __7__ the same time, they warm up again for the night. This cycle __8__(go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset(抵消) for the outside temperatures. As __9__(nature)architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly __10__ thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.
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Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __1__ farmwhich looked almost abandoned. __2__(lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the
milk in the towns nearby __3__ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what __4__(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass __5__ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she __6__(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living __7__ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __8__(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __9__ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to __10__ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
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