[简答题]The farmers grew worried. Clouds were forming over the mountains- They hoped a wind would blow the clouds south. (compound-complex sentence)

[填空题]What were over a hundred homes short of because of the several storms They were short of power ______.

[单项选择]One afternoon when lessons were over, Peter and Paul left school. When the boys reached home, it was seven o’ clock. It was dark outside, but there was a light inside their home and the door was open. They knew their parents were both at work, so they were surprised to see a man inside. They could see the man was looking for something.
"He must be a thief," Paul said. "I’ll report to the police and you try to talk to him.
Then Peter went inside while Paul quickly hurried off to telephone the police. When the man saw Peter, he looked frightened. Then he smiled and said, "You don’t know me, but I’m your father’s friend, he asked me to fetch (取) some money for him."
In no time two policemen arrived. As soon as the man saw the policemen, he tried to run off. But he was stopped and caught by the policemen.
Just then the boy’s parents returned.
"Is this man your friend " one of the policemen asked the boy’s parents.
"No!" said Peter’s father. "He is
A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Doesn’t say.

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In 1987, there were over 1.5 million violent crimes reported in the United States. Most of this violence comes from aggressive people. Psychologists are trying to understand the cause of aggressive behavior that results in injury or death.
Psychologists say that extreme aggression runs in families. In other words, if your parents are very aggressive, there is a strong possibility that you will be too. A team of researchers recently studied a large group of children over a 22-year period. The researchers discovered that the aggressive children grow up to become aggressive adults. Furthermore, the males are likely to have criminal records before the age of 30. This pattern continues as the aggressive adults in turn severely punish their own children.
When a child’s aggressive behavior becomes part of his or her character, it is not easy to change. Therefore, it is important to try to prevent it before adolescence, many psychologists believe that watching viole
A. their parent’s punishment
B. watching violence on television
C. a low amount of serotonin in their brain
D. less contact with other people