小题1:.The United Kingdom, which has four countries with one government, is off the northwest coast of c____________ (大陆) Europe. 小题2:. Paris, s____________ (位于) in the river Seine, is the capita l and largest city of France. “I____________” (居民) is the word used to describe those who live in a particular place. 小题3:. The five countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa —known as “Brics (金砖国家)”, share some s____________ (相似之处) in developing their economies and improving the people’s living conditio ns. 小题4:. Natural d____________ (灾难), such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. 小题5: Usually, fires caused by earthquakes did the most d______ ______(损失). 小题6:. A mass c____________ (运动) has started in China to help protect the environment. 小题7:.Sandstorms appear to have increased in China recently as a result of “d _________ (沙漠化)”. 小题8:. Weather experts have f____________ (预报) another big sandstorm in a week’s time. 小题9:. For many years, Mencius travelled from state to state, teaching the p____________ (原则) of Confucius. 小题10:.Philosophers are people whose ideas are very i____________ (有影响力) . 小题11:.It is my r____________ (责任) to make sure that all the lights are turned off when we leave the classroom. 小题12:.One of Barcelona’s most famous l____________ (地标) is the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi. 小题13:.The lawyer acted as her r____________ (代表) in the hearings. 小题14:.The US government will have to meet the c____________ (挑战) of rising unemployment.