If the carrier is responsible for the damage or loss of the cargo，（）will have to pay to the insurance company.

It (hope) ____ that every student will pass the exam.

（）, or drum is used for hauling in or letting out the wires or ropes which will fasten the ship to the shore.

During the day，a dredge will indicate the side on which it is safe to pass by displaying（）.

Practice 2　　阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关the reception party的说明文。　　要求：　　1. 所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点；　　2. 用你自己的语言表达，可改写对话中的句子，但不可照抄原句。　　注意：　　1. 词数80词左右，开头已为你写好；　　2. 请将短文直接写在答题卡上。　　Peter: Excuse me, may I have some information about the reception party that you’re advertising outside?　　Marry: What would you like to know about it?　　Peter: Well, I’m not really sure what the purpose of the event is.　　Marry: The party will provide students with a chance to get to know each other, and a chance for students who have successfully been through university to pass on some valuable advice.　　Peter: Who’s organizing the event? It is the faculty or...　　Marry: Actually, it is the students’ union that’s organizing this event.　　Peter: I hope we don’t have to sit though a lot of boring speeches. What can they actually do to help a guy like me?　　Marry: Grateful students hope that, by sharing their experiences with new students, they can help more students to successfully graduate.　　Peter: But will we have any time for some fun at this party?　　Marry: In most of the time students can eat, dance and sing, so do not worry. However, some valuable words from the former students should not be missed.　　Peter: You’ve got a point. They are successful stories if they’ve managed to survive university life. I hear about only half of all students who start university actually finish it.　　Marry: And besides that. There’s another reason to go.　　Peter: What’s that?　　Marry: The pie there is delicious. I know since I’m the one who will be making it.　　Peter: That’s great! I am looking forward to the party. Thank you.　　Marry: Not at all. May you have a good time!　　The reception party is organized by the student’s union.

If the probability that an event will occur is x/4 and x ≠ 0, what is the probability that this event will NOT occur?

When the clverify utility is run，verification checks use ODM data provided by the common communication infrastructure. This provides efficient access to configuration ODMs from the other nodes. The utility manages these files by storing the copies in various directories depending on the success or failure of the verification pass.  By default，this directory is "/var/hacmp/clverify/current/nodename/ if the ’current’ directory still exists when clverify stops running，this indicates which of the following？（）

The （） news is that the delegation will arrive at 6∶30 this afternoon.

After Venus passes the point of greatest elongation east in its orbit，the first position in which the elongation will be zero is（）.

You need to modify the STUDENTS table to add a primary key on the STUDENT_ID column. The table is currently empty.Which statement accomplishes this task?（）

If you do not know the subject, you will not understand what is said or written, even if English is your mother （） what is said or written.

This is the student（）I know will pass the TOEFL test.