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It was located to the conference place, which was in the stadium. The snacks offered where nice and enough for a late arrival. The breakfast, although it was good, was very expensive, 20 euros per person!!!
Accommodation very good and friendliness and helpfulness of staff excellent. Over-priced breakfast. €20.00 per person is very unreasonable and forced us to make other arrangements.
Everything is OK. Nice hotel just in the stadium, beautyful and comfortable. Good restaurant.
marvellous breakfast, excellent sauna quite noise and crowds of vehicles/guests during a football match
Nice,very interesting, especialiy for the football fans.
Comfortable hotel, the room was very clean, nice personnel. After midnight no service (reception desk, room service, etc.) at all available per telephone; TVs in the restaurant and bar downstairs tuned on a channel with commercials and explicit images for all kinds of sex services, clubs, escorts; prices for parking and breakfast (EUR 20 each) unproportionally high.
Room spacious, clean, long beds with fine sheets, comfortable also for very tall ones, nice receptionist. There are no double beds at a hotel, so you have to push two single beds together but there is still a hole between, cost of parking in small city not in a centre (20 EUR/night) and mini bar amenities (6,5 eur/1 l bottled water), internet available upon payment, being close to Autobahn and quite some sounds
no noise, even though the highway was closed to the hotel; sports-TV in the hall, very friendly staff; attention for details (e.g. a simple toothbrush and a hot-water bag was provided by default) - for wellness, there is no swimming pool in the hotel and the fitness area is poorly equipped (few good mashines, but no dumbbells); Also, the air conditioner has not worked very well (may be modern technique which has not yet been tested)
braekfast and parking expensive no
I like the room size. I like the size of the entire hotel. I like the design. I like the comfort. I didn't like the additional payments-such as the beverages that were already placed in the room had to be paid for if used. Wth? I didn't like the overrated payment that had to be made to park at the hotel. This payment is surely unnecessary.
Good location for a business trip Very noisy due to the closeness to the highway
The staff were friendly and helpful. The quality of the dinner in the restaurant was good as was the service. My room was cold and the heating was not adjustable. The common areas of this hotel are very dark and don't look very clean.
I liked that it was close to the train station. You could walk to it. The WIFI was terrible, kept shutting off, room service never came, breakfast in the room was never served, the hot water was broken for 1 day, and when fixed only lasted 5 minutes. Need I say more.
Close to station. It would still be worthwhile the hotel offering a minibus service to the station as sometimes the luggage can be too much of a struggle. Otherwise the hotel was a good experience. Nothing
It is located near the train station and city center.
Room and breakfast
Confort and good access by train the city and Fairgrounds
The Restaurant Leo's it's not bad, there's a market centernear the hotel. It's dirty, the staff is scant, the elevators are slow, the rooms are old, the service room is inadequate, the room's window it's incredibly dirty.. what else? Stay away from this place.
The breakfast buffet is excellent. All the other services are average
Friendly staff. No PC in lobby.
Restaurant was very good with excellent service Room was too hot and air-conditioning not powerful enough to cool.
Nice Location. Near Cologne Dom.
friendly staff not really the same quality as other Hiltons where I have previously stayed - restaurant was ok, service was good, but food was served almost cold, selection of beverages (only 2 kinds of port), rooms were small (although efficient and modern). Slightly below expectations.
Professional and helpful staff
Very good staff. Very good location. Great room! Way too much dressing on the ceaser salad (specialty).
Room was clean and modern. Bathroom door did not close.
Location Small room with High Heating even if Disconnected! Solution indicated by reception was .....Open the window!!!
The hotel room was lovely and comfortable and the staff were very helpful
Staff and facilities were all first rate. Wonderful full breakfast and good value for the price.
Hospitality-comfort-location nothing
Staff very friendly and accommodating, good location
The breakfast was really good The whole hotel needs a facelift. I think the time with dark wood is over an also the rooms need a facelift too
the view of the hotel was really good.
Location, Not Busy "Size", Facilities, Rooms and Food in particular breakfast Nothing
Location and view of city were great Room was old and dated, beds were dated, it appeared to be a former smoking room
Clean and quiest, good localisation. This hotel isn't really 5 star. Hotel need remodelling. TOTALLY OVERPRICED!
Location, front desk staff, concierge, great breakfast, room size, hotel layout beer garden with self service and impolite staff: this does not fit into a five star hotel
location so good and staff so helpful very expensive though nothing
Great view of the cathedral - best in Cologne (I've traveled to Cologne many times) At first gave us a Rhine view room with a terrace overhang above us that cut off half the cathedral view. They were happy to move us a floor up, but that should have been clarified in the reservation
Overall this hotel was excellent in all aspects, I found the staff to be the best thing about the hotel. They were so friendly and helpful and really made us feel welcome. This is my most favorite hotel I have stayed in for the reason of the staff and facilities. The swimming pool could stay open a bit longer, as it closes at 9 or 10pm depending on the day.
The attendance by the reception staff was excellent
The Service at the hotel was very very good. Spa, Pool etc.:)
proximity to city sights
Very close to rail station and shopping. I have no complaints
friendly people and staff and location
Big rooms, comfy beds, clean. Nice staff. The fact that I had to pay an extra 7 euros for a "city tax" in Cologne that was not advertised on this website or mentioned at all when we checked in the hotel. That needs to be addressed by either this site or the hotel.
We stayed at this hotel for two nights at the end of November to visit the Cologne Xmas markets. We were more than satisfied with the hotel, it's location, rooms and facilities with friendly staff and helpful concierge and reception. Excellent accommodation which we would recommend without hesitation. Breakfast was expensive but there was an impressive selection and a1 service - a great treat. The addition of a 5% city tax which had been implemented to our bill subsequent to our original reservation, which was not made aware to us prior to our visit.
The staff were so attentive and made life very easy for us. They were always cheerful and the whole experience was so positive.The room was splendid and the breakfast and evening meals could not be faulted. The use of room key cards to operate the lift was not always the easiest task to perform.However staff were quick to help when necessary.
The staff at the Marriott were extremley helpful and friendly. I wanted a room with a bath and as the suite I had booked did not have one - The lovely Reception personell upgraded me to a room that did have one. Service = a grade
We enjoyed our stay. The breakfast was excellent, with many choices, good quality and freshness. The staff were helpful and generally efficient.
close to the center and the public transport
It's great location.
Have had a lovely stay at this hotel x very close to centre x we went for the Christmas markets x lovely breakfast lots of choice x we had a lovely meal in the fou French restaurant in the hotel x x would stay again x The checking in and out was very slow x x
Staff very friendly and helpful and spoke great english. Pool facilities as mentioned before.
Very friendly and helpful hotel staff, comfortable bed and location in the city center. Maybe too much noise from hotel service stuff.
Excellent location, service and facilities. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay here. My new fave hotel in Cologne.
Excellent health facility, very comfortable, and great location. No
the personal touch none
The perfect manners of the staff, the cleanliness and style of the rooms and the food and serivces in the restaurant. A fantastic deal thank you! It was quite hard to find, a detailed map from the hotel would have helped as there were roadwords etc which made your normal maps difficult to follow.
The location for me was great. There were about 750,000 people in Koln for a parade and the location was right on the parade route. They provided bowls, treats, and a nice carpet for my dogs. The concierge had great recommendations. Even the late checkout to allow my dogs to stay in the air conditioning during the late morning hours was handled very efficiently and with a great attitude.
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It's location, and comfortable rooms and very good service and great breakfast The increase in the room price for several of the nights
there is anice gym with a good swimming pool in the basement , but you may or may not have to pay extra for it depending on your booking conditions. the design of the hotel is a bit too lifeless , cold and no personality
It is near the center and near to Köln, you can walk to have some fun in the neighbourhood The breakfast can be bettter, not a big offer and there is no coffee on the table.
Nice surroundings Hotel room was way too warm, due to traffic on street not possible to sleep with open windows
Room was clean and the staff were helpful, however, if you are a non smoker either make allowances or avoid. The breakfast choice was limited and not replenished and there was no real service. Also, the bar/food area was smokey, so I didn't try the food.
Internet over powernet, so no problems with connecting. When looking at negative points, it is barely a selling point. Room was not cleaned after last inhabitant. Room is old, shower cracked. It is over a bar cafe, which is obviously the main activity. After this experience I will never go here again.
interior design
familie run hotel. Good/fair breakfast only smokingrooms? In the bar/pub downstairs smoking is allowed, this has affect on the entire hotel.
bath-room too small, cold, smoke-filled restaurant,
Anything was very good. Owner and his family were so friendly. The single unpleasant thing was pillow. It was too thin and soft, therefore, I had constant feeling that I have no pillow at all. If the pillows will be replaced with another ones, it will be great!!!
Very nice old building in rather comfortable location. Room was big enough but the washroom was right next to the bed which quite strange. The washroom was right next to the bed.
The staff (owners) were welcoming, friendly, efficient and helpful. Our stay was relaxed and comfortable. The rooms are a little cramped.
good location for access to Leverkusen corporate sites, plenty of parking. room was non-smoking...but had a stale smell...easily solved by opening the window...but the presence of the pub downstairs makes it impossible to completely control the odor
Interesting building , helpful staff WiFi connec tion not straightforward
The staff were excellent, not to far from the cathedral.
The hotel is wonderful regarding design, restaurantes are great, excellent choice. I think it has a problem in de Maisonette rooms, the stair is really small and curve so it is almost impossible to take your luggage upstairs where the bedroom is. So at the end your suitcase will be in the sitting area. Also my room smell of humidity.
Friendliness and helpfulness of the staff. The location was good and the view fantastic.
no complaints the service was first class
I liked the restaurants, and the unike design Breakfast was totally unacceptable for the price of 28 euros/person, overall the value for money was quite low. also unacceptable the extra cherge of 35 euros per person for 2nd person in the same room.
The hotel is interesting but the rooms look like they need an update. Breakfast was good but the service was not the most attentive.
Hotel visit, kindness of staff, great bar and terrace, very intimate were told we could not go on the terrace because of a private function, it is a shame because on the room floor, we could not see as well and take pictures.
The staff was very helpful. Architecture was interesting. Very relaxing yet luxurious atmosphere.
to far away from the old town (altstadt) the staff was not that friendly in the bar and during the reception wich we followed for the german Netbisquits company. The reception at the frontdesk was friendly, but did nothing extra. They forgot to ask if we parked in the garage (they could have know this) so my collegue got no exit.
Services, Hospitality
This hotel is amazing! Not only is it in a great location but the staff and facility is superb. We arrived at the hotel at 3:30pm and our rooms weren't ready. To make up for it we were upgraded to a suite. You can see the cathedral out of your bedroom window which is fantastic! I would definitely stay here again. Nothing.
The hospitality of the stuff was outstanding. No
Good location, good service
Everything was perfect
the room I had was facing the internal courtyard and was light and airy. There was no back of house noise to prevent me having the french doors wide open all night. The staff were very friendly and the refresehments and meals generous and delicious. The location was great, 15 mins to the Kolnmesse, across the road from the shopping area and next door to the dom.
Very helpful staff. Very alert and professional. Unbeatable location The room was not up to standard for a 5-star hotel. There was a desk, but no lamp on or near the desk. The walls between the rooms are paper thin. I could hear every word spoken by guests in rooms beside me. One morning I was woken by the sound of the woman in the next room having what appeared to be a great orgasm. She probably was not that loud, but the walls must be without any sound proofing at all.
All the lobby staff were helpful and pleasant.
professionnel and friendly staff. very good asiatique restaurant
the hotel was close to the cathedral, shops and the river also only two mins from central station.breakfast was lovely a choice of almost anything you wanted, the staff were very helpfull recomending restaurants ect.and the mini bar was included.
Great location. Excellent service every step of the way, great staff. Delicious breakfast. Kingsized bed was really two beds pushed together.
great room, great shower a little far from the city center
nothing to complain, staff is exelent
NIce rooms cleaning team knocked at 8 AM waking up us because they wanted to clean the room. never happened in other hotel in my life
Staff very helpful and friendly and ambience of hotel lobby and bar very pleasant and relaxing Very expensive to stay and bar prices very expensive. Also request to pay an additional tax on the original payment which was paid since August and this request was rejected
Room design, elegance, spacious, electronic shutters Nothing
The service and the quality of the food at the Paparazzi restaurant. The first evening we have been served a lobster, which was not fresh (it was stinky) it was taken off the bill but anyway it should not happen in this class of restaurant. The second evening we have waited over three hours to be served.
I like best the services, facilities, the comfort, the cleanliness of my room the location and the advantage of having a relaxing time at the spa after shopping.
proximity to Koeln Messe, friendly staff, fitness facilities, breakfast buffet tobacco smell, noise (squealing door on floor above), unhygienic sink, un-cosy lounge, the fact that breakfast was too expensive and not included in room price
The rooms were amazing, the staff was friendly and the Breakfast in Bed service was awesome. I didn't like that you had to use your room key to operate everything from the elevator to the lights.
Good location to go to the Koln messe Too expensive
I like the staff all over and rooms were beautiful. And also because you are very near to the mess.
Free wifi and internet. Excellent breakfast. Friendly staff. Good central location. Stylish rooms. Hotel does not have duvets for two persons. No wifi access in all rooms.
The design and the facilities and also have free WiFi There is no public computer to use
Decoration Internet and music in the room didn't work. Once the forgot to clean our room.
new stylish hotel in the center of cologne. light and bright rooms. friendly and young service at all areas of the hotel. good new concept idea
Good environment, clean, modern, good staff Hot items at breakfast ran out towards the end of the sitting.
Contemporary design...very artistic! The coloured windows...blue, green, yellow and red......they reflect coloured light in the room. The sink in the bedroom rather than bathroom.
A so called added "culture tax" of 6% is complete ridiculous. Normal tourist taxes are between 1 and 2,5% per night. This kind of "squeezing your customer" has to be punished !
quiet. friendly staff. modern design. pillows. rest wonderful. some may not like the sink in the main room... shame the bar area wasn't so slick.. (as in hub).
Clean convenient and pleasant staff No internet access. Long wait on sun morning for breakfast
The hotel is only a 10 min walk from hauptbahnhoff but my room was oh so small. Yes it was a single room and I was only 1 person but afraid that if I stay in other hotels in Cologne I will get a much bigger room than this. Nothing wrong with the hotel, it is clean, modern and nice but I wouldn't want to stay in a room that small again.
Staff very friendly and helpful Was very satiisfied: sorry i only stayed 1 night
The friendliness and helpfulness of the staff was exception. The best I have experienced anywhere. I would go back there again for this aspect alone. 10/10 for the staff. One lady in patrticular went out of her way to be extra helpful - sorry I can't remember her name but she had very dark curly hair. Nothing to complain about.
Good helpful staff, central location. Clean and light rooms.
The receptionist was extremely welcoming and helpful in providing advice for our short stay.The breakfast choice was good and the staff efficient but friendly. Rooms were smart, modern and clean. Great location fo a short city visit.
Reception very helpful and genuinly friendly; close to railway station but out of range of train noise. 5 minutes to cathedral (just the other side of bahnhof). Rooms are a good size; aircon and radiator heating in bedrooms and bathrooms, so very comfortable to sleep in rooms and warm bathroom in the morning. Hotel car park is small, and "tight", on street parking is a matter of luck. Bedroom corridor lighting is a little unusual. Breakfast, which was good, could be "tweaked" to improve further. In reality there is very little to dislike or to complain about.
The room was comfortable clean and quiet . Staff were friendly and helpful . The only problem was that if you turned up for breakfast in the last hour . There was hardly anything left .
very clean, very friendly staff whose serivice go beyond expecation, great location, everything is great except that there are some pictures hanging on the wall that may not be appropriate for younger children
Breakfast. No Airconditioning.
central, modern, stylish food was very expensive
The bedroom was large and comfortable. The bathroom also was well equiped with shower and bath. There were many things we did not like. The room was not well cleaned, bed not properly made, just pulled straight, and had no clean sheets or anything during a 5 night stay. I think 19 euros is too much for a breakfast charge and 9euro for a bottle of water in the restaurant without a " would you like an expensive bottle of water?" Was outrageous!! The menu in the restaurant was incomprehensable in its layout. This was a big drawback as there were no other restaurants in the vicinity.
Very good hotel, with nice clean rooms. It was very hard to find, don't walk too far up the main road.
Everything was just fine, no problem to find the hotel coming from the main train station, receptionist was nice, helpful and fast. The room was quite big, clean and well organized. Modern, big & clean bathroom. We loved it there!
The hotel was in the heart of cologne, near to everything and also at a quiet area The walls between rooms were not isolated very well; you can feel and hear the movement of your neighbour in his room
The room had a perfect temperature and a comfy bed. The cosy swimming-pool and jacuzzi till 10 p.m. The breakfast was really good, with fresh orange juice and many kinds of brewed tea. The personnel was friendly and nice. I appreciated reasonable prices for food (that was tasty) and drinks in the bar during the day. Just three minutes walking from the cathedral and shopping area. I was thirsty on my arrival, and the first thing I saw in my room was the high price for mineral water. I did not like the parking area just in the opposite side of the street. The street itself, though very close to the tourist venues, is empty and a bit scaring. I was shocked to see naked (and not too attractive) people in the sauna, but I was told later that it might be a part of national culture.
Very good location. Great room size.
Great hotel near central station and secure outside hotel could be more international dinner! No


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Discussion in 'Politics' started by Salty, Aug 18, 2008.
Did Rick Warrens forum change your mind about the candidates?
Senator McCain improved his standing with me(more so over his stance toward Russia than the Saddleback forum); however, I am still undecided.
Not that my vote will make any difference as Arkansas is pretty much a lock for Senator McCain according to all of the electoral maps I have seen so far.
I voted "other." I have not changed my support for Obama; in fact, I am more convinced than ever that Obama is the right person for the presidency!
I'm curious DF - as an 'outsider' from the US - WHY??
I didn't see that forum as being designed to "change" ones mind. Possibly, there is someone other than Ken who is undecided so it might help them make up their mind. Everyone else is decided and just waiting on election day.
Even if McCain totally blew it the day before the election, his voters would not vote before they voted for Obama... I think it's the same with most of the Obama supporters... This nation is divided and the fence is erected with no gate.
I found it somewhat eye opening.
3rd Party All The Way
I was further convinced that my decision to vote 3rd party is more right than ever. Chuck Baldwin/ Darrell Castle-Constitution Party 2008 ALL THE WAY !!!!:thumbsup:
Greg Perry Sr.raying:
You Mean He's Still Around?
Uh- who?
Man, He's gotta' be well into his 70s, at least!
And one, if not the last, of the better-known 'tent' preachers.
McCain certainly performed better than Obama...no question. However I strongly oppose the interventionist foreign policy he advocates, think he's weak on immigration, and am unsure how committed he really is to pro-life issues and keeping taxes lower.
I'll either vote for Barr or Baldwin.


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Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Duplicate
Affects Version/s: 1.9
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: Database activity module
Environment:Red Hat Linux
Affected Branches:MOODLE_19_STABLE
Now you can create a field for uploading files and the user can give a name to the file but still forgetting to upload a file since it can not be set as required - to upload the file.
Can you please implement that improvement before the stable version of 1.9 arrives?
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Could we expand this a required field tick for all fields? or an option like require all? We use database for a conduct log application. We are trying to enhance it as much as we can till we put it together as a block.
Well before having the tickbox I suspect we should implement this and I agree that it makes sense to implement it for all of the field types. I've linked this to
MDL-5583 so hopefully we can make this happen. Peace - Anthony
Martin - I added you as a watcher to this just to get your thoughts on modifying adding a required field to the database_fields table. Peace - Anthony
Here is a non-functional patch but at least now we have the checkbox to select a required field and a field in the data_fields table called required to store the data. So now we can mark a field as required and I have started to do some of the work to make it show up as being a required field but have not made efforts to figure out the best way to implement it so that the actual enforcement takes place. I was playing with the idea of using mforms but not sure how that would work or not with css and the templating mechanism. In any case, I welcome any input and help with developing this functionality of being able to require a particular field. Peace - Anthony
Tim - Yes, in essence
MDL-5583 and MDL-11400 are duplicates; however, MDL-11400 is requesting the required check box and MDL-5583 is requesting the functionality so I had linked them as being related but not duplicates; however, would have no objections to linking them. I am hoping to be able to take some time over the upcoming holidays to come back to this (and many other issues). Peace - Anthony
NOTE: This issue was assigned to the STABLE backlog without complete triaging process. Marking it as triaged, but with this note for future reference.


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|Oct 24, 2000
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|Jul 16, 1998
|Priority date
|Jul 16, 1998
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|Olegario S. Rivas
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|Camco International, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (44), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of submersible pumping systems for producing fluids, such as petroleum and gas, from wells. More particularly, the invention relates to a technique for producing fluids from wells by means of a submersible pumping system coupled to a packer through which a plurality of fluid passages are formed. The passages permit oil and gas to be produced through the separate passages of the packer, and through fluid conduits and annular portions of the well above the packer. The invention also provides a technique for sensing parameters in the vicinity of a submersible pumping system by means of the packer, as well as for injection of chemicals and other substances through at least one of the passages formed in the packer.
2. Description of the Related Art
A variety of pumping systems have been devised and are currently in use for raising fluids from wells, such as petroleum production wells. In general, where a subterranean formation provides sufficient pressure to raise wellbore fluids to the earth's surface, the well may be exploited directly, by properly channeling the fluids through conduits and above-ground valving. However, where the subterranean formations do not provide sufficient pressure, submersible pumping systems are commonly employed for forcing wellbore fluids to the earth's surface for subsequent collection and processing.
In general, one class of submersible pumping systems includes a prime mover, typically an electric motor, coupled to a pump. The electric motor and pump are positioned within wellbore fluids and the pump is driven by the electric motor to draw the fluids into the pump and to force them, under pressure, to the earth's surface. The fluids produced by the pump may be forced upwardly through various types of conduit, such as the well casing, or production tubing, to a collection point at the earth's surface. The pumping systems may also include ancillary components, depending upon the configurations of the subterranean formations. Such components often include motor protectors for preventing wellbore fluids from mixing with fluids contained in submersible electric motors, separators for removing oil from water or gas, and injection pumps or compressors for reinjecting water or other non-production fluids into designated subterranean formations above or below the producing horizons.
In conjunction with well completion equipment, such submersible pumping systems often provide reliable means for raising production fluids, and for processing the fluids in situ. However, they are not without drawbacks. For example, submersible pumping systems configured to separate production fluids from gas are typically designed to convey oil through a central production conduit or tubing, and gas through an annular area surrounding the tubing. However, flow rates available from the pumping system may be severely limited by head losses through the tubing. In general, such head losses are a function of the length of the tubing, the tubing diameter, the fluid flow rate, and physical characteristics of the tubing surfaces. To supply adequate fluid displacement through stands of production tubing, the pumping systems may be adapted to provide enhanced pressure head, such as by increasing the number of stages in the pump. However, providing additional stages and output head from the pump generally also requires an increase in the size or rating of the electric motor used to drive the pump, along with an increase in the size or rating of power cable supplying electrical energy to the motor, ultimately resulting in increased cost and power consumption.
Other drawbacks of existing submersible pumping systems stem from their limited ability to accommodate intermittent data acquisition, chemical injection and other processes, useful from time to time in exploiting the subterranean formations. In particular, while certain instrumentation is commonly provided as a permanent part of the pumping system itself, it may be desirable in certain applications to sense wellbore or pumping system parameters only on an "as needed" bases, such as by lowering retrievable instrumentation into the well for data collection. However, this is often difficult or impossible in conventional pumping system applications, particularly where packers are used in conjunction with the pumping system or fluid conduits to isolate regions of the wellbore from one another. Such packers are typically set prior to actuation of the pumping systems, and cannot be easily traversed once the pumping system is in operation.
Similarly, it is sometimes desirable to inject chemicals or fluids in the vicinity of a subterranean formation, upstream or downstream of a submersible pump during operation. Such fluids may include anticorrosive agents, viscosity reducing agents, scale inhibitors, and so forth. However, unless dedicated chemical injection lines are provided in the pumping system during its deployment, such injection is often difficult or impossible to accommodate without removal of the pumping system from the well.
There is a need, therefore, for an improved technique for completing a fluid producing well which avoids or attenuates these drawbacks of existing systems. In particular, there is a need for a submersible pumping system capable of producing wellbore fluids more efficiently than through the production tubing techniques employed in conventional systems. There is also a need for a pumping system which can flexibly accommodate oil and gas production at efficient power levels while permitting special instrumentation, chemical injection, and other processes to be carried out on an intermittent basis without disrupting operation of the pumping system.
The present invention offers a pumping system configuration and well completion technique designed to respond to these needs. The technique may be employed with a variety of pumping unit configurations, utilizing a prime mover, such as an electric motor, coupled to a submersible pump. The pumping unit may also include a fluid/gas separator for removal of entrained or emulsified gasses from the wellbore fluids. The technique allows liquids, such as viscous oil, to be produced in an annular area surrounding a stand of conduit, such as production tubing or coiled tubing. Gas separated from the wellbore fluids may be produced through the conduit. The viscous oil is thus forced through a fluid passageway in a multi-passage packer to which the pumping system is coupled.
The cross sectional area of the annular region surrounding the conduit is preferably larger than the conduit internal cross-sectional area, permitting much higher flow rates of oil than can be obtained with conventional techniques. Moreover, the conduit is coupled to a second passageway in the packer, and may be employed for the introduction of instrumentation and chemicals on a permanent or intermittent basis during operation of the pumping system. A connection port or crossover passage may be provided in the packer between the passageways to permit fluids to be exchanged between the passageways, such as for injecting chemicals downstream of the pump.
Thus, in accordance with a first aspect of the invention, a well completion system is provided for raising fluids from a well. The system includes a packer for dividing the well into an upper zone and a lower zone. The packer has first and second passageways extending between the first and second zones. A pumping system is positioned in the lower zone. The pumping system includes a pump and a drive motor coupled to the pump. The pumping system is operative to displace fluids from the lower zone through the first passageway in the packer to the earth's surface via a first fluid path. A second fluid path is provided which is separate from the first fluid path and extends from the earth's surface to the second passageway in the packer and in fluid communication with the lower zone. The second fluid path may be used for production of a second fluid, such as gas, or may serve for positioning instrumentation or injecting chemicals at desired locations in the well.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a well completion system for raising fluids from a well includes a packer, a pumping system, and a fluid conduit. The packer separates the well into lower and upper zones, and has first and second passageways extending between the lower and upper zones. The pumping system is positioned in the lower zone and includes a liquid/gas separator for separating wellbore fluids into substantially gaseous components and substantially liquid components. The pumping system is operative to displace fluids from the lower zone to the upper zone via the first passageway. The fluid conduit extends from the earth's surface to the second passageway for transmitting gas from the separator to a collection location.
In accordance with still another aspect of the invention, the well completion system includes a packer, a pumping system, a fluid conduit and a chemical injection line. The pumping system is positioned in the lower zone defined by the packer for transferring wellbore fluids from the lower zone to the earth's surface via a first passageway in the packer. The fluid conduit extends from the earth's surface to a second passageway in the packer. The chemical injection line extending from the earth's surface and through the fluid conduit for injecting a chemical into the well.
The invention also provided a method for producing fluid from a well. In accordance with one aspect of the method, a completion system is positioned in the well the completion system includes a packer, a pumping system and a fluid conduit. The packer separates the well into lower and upper zones, and has first and second passageways extending between the lower and upper zones. The pumping system disposed in the lower zone and includes a pump operatively coupled to a drive motor, a discharge side of the pump being in fluid communication with the first passageway. The fluid conduit extends from the earth's surface to the second passageway. Power is applied to the motor to drive the pump and thereby to displace wellbore fluids through an annular region defined between an inner peripheral surface of the well and the fluid conduit to the earth's surface. The method may includes steps for inserting chemical injection lines or instrumentation into desired locations in the well via the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit may also serve for producing gas or other components of the wellbore fluids.
The foregoing and other advantages and features of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a well completion system in accordance with certain aspects of the present technique, deployed in a petroleum production well;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the system of FIG. 1 along line 2--2 in FIG. 1, illustrating certain of the internal components of the system;
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of an alternative completion system of the type shown in FIG. 1, particularly well suited to injecting chemicals in the well;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a portion of the system of FIG. 3 along line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the system of FIG. 3, illustrating diagramatically the manner in which chemicals may be injected into an output stream of a pumping system included in the completion system;
FIG. 6 is a vertical elevational view of a further alternative configuration for a completion system particularly well suited to sensing parameters in the wellbore adjacent to the pumping system; and
FIG. 7 is a sectional view through a portion of the system of FIG. 6, illustrating the placement of certain of the components of the completion system.
Turning now to the drawings, and referring first to FIG. 1, a completion system 10 is illustrated diagramatically. The completion system is shown deployed in a well 12 which consists of a wellbore 14 traversing one or more subterranean zones or horizons, including a production formation 16. In general, production formation 16 will include geological formations bearing fluids of interest, such as crude oil, gas, paraffin, and so forth. Wellbore 14 is defined by an annular casing 18 through which perforations 20 are formed adjacent to production formation 16. Fluids of interest flow from production formation 16 into casing 18 through perforations 20, as indicated by arrows 22.
It should be noted that while in the illustrated embodiment, and throughout the present description, reference is made to a wellbore which may be generally vertically oriented, the present technique is not intended to be limited to this or any particular well configuration. Thus, where appropriate, the technique may be adapted to directional wells, including inclined or horizontal segments. Moreover, the present technique may be adapted by those skilled in the art to wells including one or more production formations 16, as well as injection zones, gas-producing horizons, and so forth.
In the embodiment shown of FIG. 1, completion system 10 includes a packer 24 secured within casing 18 to divide wellbore 14 into an upper zone 26 and a lower zone 28. In the illustrated configuration, packer 24 is positioned above production perforations 20 to collect wellbore fluids in lower zone 28. Fluids produced by completion system 10, as described more fully below, are passed through upper zone 26 to wellhead 30 located at the earth's surface. In wells located below a body of water, such as in offshore fields, wellhead 30 may be situated at the sea floor.
Packer 24 includes a plurality of passageways for receiving and accommodating both production fluids and equipment control lines and cables. As shown in FIG. 1, packer 24 includes a central portion 32 through which the passageways are formed, and a sealing portion 34 surrounding central portion 32 for exerting a sealing force against the inner periphery of casing 18. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, packer 24 may be configured to be secured within casing 18 in various manners, such as via hydraulic inflation, mechanical actuation, and so forth. In a presently preferred embodiment, packer 24 may be generally similar to hydraulically set packers available commercially from Camco International of Houston, Tex. under the designation HECD.
As best shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, packer 24 includes a pair of fluid passageways, including a first passageway 36 and a second passageway 38. Passageways 36 and 38 extend through packer 24 between upper zone 26 and lower zone 28. A cable aperture 40 is provided through the packer to permit connection of a power cable as described more fully below. Alternatively, a cable plug-in assembly may be provided in the packer to convey electrical power and data signals across packer 24 between upper zone 26 and lower zone 28. In such cases, electrical cables may include mating connectors (not shown) for conveying power and data signals to and from the earth's surface.
Completion system 10 also includes a pumping system, designated generally by the reference numeral 42, disposed below packer 24, within lower zone 28. While any suitable type of pumping system may be employed for displacement of production fluids from lower zone 28, in the illustrated embodiment, pumping system 10 is a submersible electrical pumping system or ESP, of a type commercially available from Reda of Bartlesville, Okla. Thus, in the illustrated embodiment, the pumping system includes a drive motor 44, a motor protector 46, an inlet section 48, a gas/oil separator 50, a pump 52, and an outlet section 54.
Motor 44 is preferably a polyphase electric motor to which power is supplied via a cable assembly 56. Interior regions of motor 44 may be flooded with a lubricating and cooling medium, such as high quality mineral oil. Cable assembly 56 supplies electrical power to motor 44, and traverses packer 24 through cable aperture 40 as described above. Protector 46 serves to isolate interior regions of motor 44 from wellbore fluids within lower zone 28, and may include labyrinth seals, fluid collection compartments and other isolation structures of a type generally known in the art. Inlet section 48 is positioned above motor protector 46 and includes inlet apertures 58 for drawing wellbore fluids from lower zone 28 into separator 50. Separator 50 draws such wellbore fluids from inlet section 48 and separates liquid components of the wellbore fluids and gaseous components from one another, expelling the gaseous components through an outlet, illustrated as apertures 60 in FIG. 1. Separator 50 may be any of various known separator types, such as a centrifugal or hydrocyclone separator, or a multi-stage structure including both dynamic and static separating elements. Above separator 50, output of liquid components of the wellbore fluids are fed into production pump 52. Pump 52 may include any suitable type of pump, such as a multi-stage centrifugal pump. In the present embodiment, pump 52 is driven by motor 44 via a series of transmission shafts (not shown) traversing motor protector 46, inlet section 48 and separator 50. Pump 52 expresses wellbore fluids through outlet section 54.
Outlet section 54 is secured to packer 24 to express pumped wellbore fluids through passageway 38 and thereby into upper zone 26 of the well. At the same time, gas separated from the wellbore fluids and expressed by separator 50 is transmitted to passageway 36 in packer 24, through which it exits lower zone 28. The gas produced by separator 50 is then transmitted via passageway 36 into a stand of gas production conduit 62. Conduit 62 may comprise any suitable type of production tubing, such as coiled tubing deployed by unrolling from a storage reel during installation of system 10. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, separator 50 is shown as expressing free gas which collects in an upper region of lower zone 28 and exits via conduit 62. In practice, gas from separator 50 may be conducted directly to passageway 36 for transfer through conduit 62. Conduit 62 permits gas to be produced to a location above the earth surface, where its pressure and flow are controlled via conventional valving (not shown). Where desired, gas from separator 50 may also be compressed and redirected into appropriate locations within well 12, or conveyed to a separate collection point either above or below the earth's surface.
Liquid components of wellbore fluids displaced by pump 52 are expressed through passageway 38 in packer 24 as indicated by arrow 64 in FIG. 1. The wellbore fluids then collect within upper zone 26 in a generally annular region surrounding conduit 62, and are thereby conveyed to wellhead 30. Further conduit 66, or other fluid conveying structures, is provided at wellhead 30 for directing liquids displaced by pump 52 to a desired collection point for further processing. In a presently preferred configuration, conduit 62 is substantially smaller than the internal diameter of casing 18, thereby defining a generally annular region within casing 18 through which production fluids may flow from pump 52. Because of this enhanced cross sectional area surrounding conduit 62, system 10 thereby permits production of relatively high volumes of liquid components of the wellbore fluids as compared to conventional systems wherein such fluids are conveyed through production tubing. Where desired, liners may be provided within casing 18, or a separate conduit may be secured in fluid communication with passageway 38 of packer 24 to convey the liquid components of the wellbore fluids. However, the illustrated configuration permits high volume flow rates of production fluids both in gaseous and liquid phase.
A sectional view through packer 24 is illustrated in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the multiple apertures or passageways through packer 24 define volumes through which the produced gas and liquid components of the wellbore fluids flow. Moreover, a crossover passage 68 may be provided between passageway 36 and passageway 38 for permitting fluid communication between the passageways when desired, as described more fully below. Where such a passageway is provided, a valve structure, illustrated diagramatically at reference numeral 70, such as including a valve sleeve 72, is preferably provided to facilitate selective opening and closing of the cross-over passage.
FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative configuration of completion system 10 particularly well suited to injection of chemicals into desired regions of the well. The embodiment of FIG. 3 generally includes the components of the completion system of FIG. 1, with the additional of a chemical injection line 74. Injection line 74, which may include a length of conventional steel tubing, is fed through conduit 62, and thereby through passageway 36 in packer 34. A chemical injection pump (not shown) may be coupled to injection line 74 for forcing various chemicals, such as rust inhibitors, viscosity control chemicals, and so forth, into the vicinity of pumping system 42. As best illustrated in FIG. 4, injection line 74 thus includes a central bore 76 through which chemicals may be pumped. The outer diameter of line 74 is preferably substantially smaller than the inner diameter of conduit 62 and aperture 63, thereby facilitating insertion of the line after deployment of the completion system. It should be noted, however, that where desired, line 74 could be pre-installed within conduit 62 prior to deployment of the system.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a tip 80 of injection line 74 terminates within lower zone 28. This location of tip 80 allows chemicals to be injected at locations such that the chemicals will be drawn into inlet section 48 of pumping system 42. This configuration is particularly useful for injection of materials used to condition wellbore fluids within lower zone 28, or for treatment (e.g. rust inhibition) of components of pumping system 42. However, in the embodiment illustrated, tip 80 of injection line 74 may be positioned so as to inject fluids in a discharge stream flowing from pump 42. Thus, as best shown in FIG. 5, valve 70 within packer 24 may be opened to place passageways 36 and 38 in fluid communication with one another via crossover passage 68. In the illustrated embodiment, valve 70 is opened by sliding sleeve 72 upwardly, such as by a conventional wireline or hydraulic actuator (not shown). With tip 80 positioned adjacent to passage 68, then, chemicals injected via line 74 may be drawn into the output flow passing through passageway 38. Such arrangements may be well suited to injection of viscosity-altering chemicals or materials which could degrade or corrode pump 52 or upstream components of the pumping system.
Completion system 10 also facilitates detection of operational parameters within wellbore 14. In a presently preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 6, an instrument package or sensor unit 82 is lowered into lower zone 28 through conduit 62. Unit 62 may contain various sensors of known type, such as temperature sensors or pressure tranducers. Unit 62 is linked to control circuitry (not shown) above the earth's surface via a support cable 84, which may also serve to transmit control and data signals between unit 62 and interface circuitry above the earth's surface. Alternatively, unit 62 may transmit sensed parameter signals via radio telemetry or another data transmission technique. Moreover, unit 62 may be deployed and retrieved along with a chemical injection line 74, as shown in FIG. 6, or may be positioned completely independently of such injection lines. As shown in FIG. 7, both injection line 74 and sensor unit 62 are preferably sufficiently smaller than the internal dimensions of conduit 62 and passageway 40 to permit one or both to be deployed easily, without obstructing either the conduit or the packer passageway. Moreover, it should be noted that when either the injection line or the sensor unit is positioned within conduit 62, gas may be continuously produced through conduit 62, thereby facilitating chemical injection and parameter sensing without interrupting normal production of system 10.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the foregoing completion techniques offer several important advantages over conventional well completion systems. For example, the provision of conduit 62 for producing gas separated from wellbore fluids affords a large, low friction loss flow path for liquid components in the region of the wellbore surrounding conduit 62. By virtue of this arrangement, the size and rating of the pumping system may be reduced to accommodate the reduced friction load, while providing production rates similar to or greater than conventional arrangements, resulting in a consequent reduction in initial outlay and subsequent production cost. The reduced friction loss is particularly important for heavy or viscous fluid production. Alternatively, the system may be employed with a higher pumping system capacity than previously known systems, while offering continuous production of oil and gas. Similarly, while many heretofore known systems relied on increased conduit size to carry the desired liquid component flow rates, the present technique permits the use of a reduced dimension coiled tubing for conduit 62, resulting in lower system costs and facilitating system deployment, while still permitting simultaneous oil and gas production when desired. Moreover, the foregoing arrangements greatly enhance system flexibility in chemical injection and parameter sensing without requiring costly interruptions in production of either gas or liquid phase components from the well.
While the invention may be susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown in the drawings and have been described in detail herein by way of example only. However, it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following appended claims. For example, while a single conduit 62 has been shown for accommodating gas production, chemical injection and parameter sensing, separate conduits may be provided for one or more of these functions. In such cases, however, an enhanced liquid flow area may be nevertheless defined within upper zone 26 as compared to conventional completion arrangements.
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Unit5 同步检测 Ⅰ.阅读理解
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station,you don' t need to feel surprised.They are a flash mob(暴民). Who are they?
Are they mobs? Don't be confused by their name.Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place,do something unusual for a brief period of time,and then quickly disappear. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.The messages may be sent to friends,who send to more people.At a pre?determined time,they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books,coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds.Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.Using mobile phones,the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason. Bill Wasik,senior editor of Harper's Magazine,organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3,2003.Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of "the next big thing". Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people.Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place.Undoubtedly, flash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential,such as using to advertise a product. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.People use it to do many things.Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory. 【文章大意】 随着网络的快速发展,出现了一种新型人群:快闪族。本文对其进行了 介绍。 1.What is NOT the feature of the flash mob? A.It can get together quickly. B.It can change its place freely. C.It can do activities suddenly. D.It can injure people seriously. 解析:选 D。细节理解题。根据文章的第一段最后一句"Actually,a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly...and then quickly disappear."和第二段最后一句: "Using mobile phones,the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason."可知,D 项不是快闪族的特点,故答案选 D。 2.How do flash mobs inform one another? ①By using the Internet ②By writing letters ③By yelling ④By waving hands ⑤By using mobile phones ⑥By holding a meeting A.③④ B.①⑤ C.②⑥ D.⑤⑥ 解析: 选 B。 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段第一句"They are usually organized with the help
of the Internet or other digital communications networks."和第二段最后一句 "Using mobile phones..."可知,答案 B 符合文意。 3.Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob? A.To advertise some products. B.To help people make friends. C.To laugh at fashion seekers. D.To create some memories. 解析: 选 C。 细节理解题。 根据文章第三段最后一句"Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers..."可知,答案 C 符合文意。 4.What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage? A.Bill Wasik organized the first successful flash mob in May,2003. B.People are encouraged to take a more active part in an activity. C.Flash mobs tend to do something illegal for a short time. D.Flash mob gathering can frighten all the people present. 解析:选 B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句"Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory."可推知:人们由此被鼓励积极 参与活动,故答案 B 符合文意。 Ⅱ.七选五补缺题 People will feel excited when it comes to holidays.But holidays can also be a very lonely time,particularly for those who spend the holidays alone.Here are some tips to keep yourself balanced and productive over the holidays. Plan your time in advance You'll have several days to fill up,so plan ahead.Find books and movies you have always wanted to read and watch and make a list of events that you'd like to attend.1.________ Make a list of things you have always wanted to do but never had the time for. See this time alone as a gift:a stretch of time where you have total control to do whatever you want.Use it wisely. Find support 2.________ Note that scheduling time to talk with friends and loved ones makes contact more likely to happen.Introverts who tend to avoid social contacts get support from the inside,so keeping journals and taking some time for personal reflection are a good idea. Don't wallow (沉溺) Holidays alone tend to be times when beating yourself up and getting depressed are more likely to happen.3.________ Be grateful-some people who are enduring family dinners wish they were in your place.Do something fun,instead! Volunteer Food banks,shelters and crisis centers are short?staffed during holidays when the demand is greatest.Helping out those in need will make you feel good,and will brighten other people's holidays in turn. 4.________ Do something kind.It might be feeding birds or squirrels in the park or buying a sandwich for a homeless person.It will make you feel lighter and more grateful for what you have. Have faith If you are religious,find a church service to attend,or seek out something you regard as
spiritual such as meditation, yoga, exercise, a walk in the park, or being around animals.Use this as an opportunity to fill your spiritual juice. 5.________ A.Random Act of Kindness B.Accept Invitations C.Extroverts can reach out to others during the holidays. D.Avoid solo holiday depression by considering it as an opportunity to grow. E.Following those advice on having a holiday,you shall get a wonderful holiday whether you are extroverted or introverted. F.Holiday is a nice thing for all the people whether you are successful or not. G.Without a plan,you might find yourself being alone and bored,which will lower your spirits. 答案:1~5 GCDAE Ⅲ.完形填空 (创新题)Obama's Re?election Celebrated Around World
From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama ' s re ? election Wednesday.They expressed their hope that he will help __1__ global conflicts and economic dilemma. At Jakarta's Menteng 01 Elementary School, which Obama __2__ attended, students happily marched with a poster of the__3__ from one classroom to another after hearing that he had defeated Romney to win a second term."Obama wins...Obama wins again," they __4__. A statue of a young "Barry" Obama, as he was called as a child, __5__outside the school. "I want to be like him,the president, " student Alexander Ananta said. British Prime Minister David Cameron posted his__6__ on Twitter: "Warm congratulations to my friend Barack Obama,__7__forward to continuing to work together." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who has had a__8__relationship with the American president over his policies on Iran and the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, __9__ the president in a text message to reporters. "I will continue to work with President Obama to preserve the strategic __10__ of Israel's citizens, " he said. In China,Obama's re?election was good news for people __11__about Romney's vow(誓 言) to label China a currency manipulator __12__ elected.Some feared that would arouse a trade war between the world's two __13__ economies.China's Foreign Ministry said President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiaobao__14__Obama to congratulate him. "His re?election is in__15__ with what the Chinese people want, " said Hong Zihan,a graduate student who monitored the results at a U.S.Embassy __16__in Beijing. "It is __17__ that President Obama is reelected.President Obama is very flexible and international relations have __18__ during his term." another graduate student said. For Obama, Japan, the president' s re?election means more opportunity to capitalize on their __19__name.Obama __20___ "little beach" in Japanese.
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文, 主要叙述了世界各地对奥巴马再次成功竞选为美国 总统的祝贺。 1.A.advance B.remove C.relieve D.prevent 解析:选 C。"他们希望奥巴马的连任将有助于缓解全球冲突和经济困境",relieve 表 示"缓解, 减少", 符合语境; 而 advance 表示"提前, 提高", remove 表示"去除, 除去", prevent 表示"预防"。 2.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.once 解析:选 D。"奥巴马曾经就读过的小学",故选择 once 表示"曾经"。 3.A.headmaster B.teacher C.president D.pupil 解析:选 C。"学生们拿着一张关于奥巴马总统的海报快乐地从一个教室到另一个教 室" ,故选择 president。 4.A.decided B.whispered C.shouted D.screamed 解析:选 C。由上文语境"Obama wins...Obama wins again"可知,此处表示"孩子们大 声喊叫着", 故选择 shout 表示"喊叫, 大声说", 符合语境; 而 decide 表示"决定", whisper 表示"低语",scream 表示"尖叫,惊呼"。 5.A.walks B.exists C.stands D.settles 解析:选 C。"一个年轻的'巴里'奥巴马的雕像矗立在学校外面",故选择 stand 表 示"位于,矗立"。 6.A.comments B.regards C.pleasure D.expectations 解析: 选 B。 由后文语境可知, 此处表示"在微博上发表自己的致意", regard 表示"致 意,问候",符合语境;comment 表示"评论",pleasure 表示"高兴",expectation 表示 "期望"。 7.A.look B.see C.watch D.act 解析:选 A。"期望继续合作",look forward to...表示"期望??"。 8.A.hateful B.outstanding C.favorable D.stressful 解析:选 D。由 relationship 可知表示"关系紧张",故选择 stressful 表示"紧张的", 而 hateful 表示"痛恨的", outstanding 表示"优秀的, 突出的", favorable 表示"支持的"。 9.A.celebrated B.welcomed C.congratulated D.honoured 解析:选 C。"以色列首相发短信祝贺奥巴马总统连任",congratulate 表示"祝贺", 符合语境;celebrate 表示"庆祝",其宾语多为物或事件;welcome 表示"欢迎",honour 表示"尊重"。 10.A.interests B.satisfaction C.achievement D.intention 解析:选 A。"保护以色列人民的战略利益",interest 表示"利益",符合语境;而 satisfaction 表示"满意",achievement 表示"成就",intention 表示"目的"。
11.A.concerned B.contented C.inspired D.confused 解析:选 A。"人们担心罗姆尼要将中国列为汇率操纵国的誓言",concerned 为形容 词表示"担心的,担忧的",符合语境;而 contented 表示"满足的",inspired 表示"鼓舞 人心的",confused 表示"困惑的"。 12.A.even if B.as if C.if D.though 解析:选 C。"如果罗姆尼当选的话",故用 if。 13.A.weakest B.farthest C.biggest D.deepest 解析:选 C。此处表示"中美两个世界上最大的经济体",故选择 C 项。 14.A.phoned B.recalled C.respected D.rewarded 解析:选 A。"胡主席和温总理致电奥巴马表示祝贺";故选择 phone 表示"给某人打 电话";而 recall 表示"使回忆",respect 表示"尊重" ,reward 表示"回报"。 15.A.row B.line C.series D.string(串) 解析: 选 B。 "奥巴马连任与中国人民的想法一致", in line with...表示"与??一致"。 16.A.accident B.event C.game D.journey 解析:选 B。此处表示选举事件,故选择 event 表示"事件,大事"之意,符合语境; 而 accident 表示"事故",game 表示"游戏",journey 表示"旅行"。 17.A.surprising B.exciting C.good D.discouraging 解析:选 C。由下文语境"奥巴马比较灵活而且国际关系在其任职期间得到了改善"可 知,此处表示奥巴马连任是比较好的事情,故选择 C 项。 18.A.extended B.improved C.increased D.enlarged 解析:选 B。"国际关系得到了改善",improve 表示"改善,增进",符合语境;而 extend 表示"延伸",increase 表示"增加",enlarge 表示"扩大"。 19.A.different B.strange C.familiar D.shared 解析:选 D。由原文首句"From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, "可知,此处答案为 shared 表示"共同的名字"。 20.A.represents B.means C.explains D.expresses 解析:选 B。"在日语中 Obama 的意思是小海滩",mean 表示"意思是",符合语境; represent 表示"代表",explain 表示"解释",express 表示"表达"。 Ⅳ.语法填空 Mike:Cathy,where are you going this weekend? Cathy : I am going to the beach with some of my classmates.Do you feel like 1.________(join)us,Mike? Mike:Why not? Which beach? Cathy: Provence beach.I've always wanted to watch the sea boats there.Besides, it was there
2.________ my parents met 3.________the first time. Mike:Sounds great,4.________ the bus is 5.________(crowd)at the weekend. Cathy : I know , and that ' s 6.________ some of us will take 7.________ train instead.8.________(lucky),I have my brother's car. Mike:Do you have space for me? Cathy:Sure. Mike:When are we leaving? Cathy:Friday,at about 4∶30.Shall I pick 9.________up somewhere? Mike:Yes,please,I'll go to Professor Wilson's office at 3∶30 in the afternoon.We can meet half an hour 10.________(late)in front of the building. Cathy:OK.Then we can go to Jennifer's place together to pick her up. 1.解析:考查动名词。 feel like doing 表示"想"做某事,所以填 joining。 答案:joining 2.解析:考查强调句型。此句为强调句,所以填 that。"我父母是在那里认识的。" 答案:that 3.解析:考查固定短语。 for the first time 为固定短语, "第一次"。 答案:for 4.解析:考查连词。听起来主意不错,但(but)周末出行不方便,公交车太拥挤。 答案:but 5.解析:考查形容词。 形容词 crowded:拥挤的;塞满的。 答案:crowded 6.解析:考查疑问副词。 公交车太拥挤这是一些人坐火车的原因(why)。 答案:why 7.解析:考查冠词。 take the train:坐火车(相当于 go to some place by train)。 答案:the 8.解析:考查副词。 副词 Luckily 放句首,修饰整个句子。 答案:Luckily 9.解析:考查代词。 上文 Mike 要搭车,所以 Cathy 问, "要不要我去接你(you)?" 答案:you 10.解析:考查副词。 他三点半去见教授,半个小时后(half an hour later)在楼前见。 答案:later Ⅴ.课文语法填空 阅读下面课文缩写材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于 3 个单词)。 My cousin and I traveled ______1______ Canada by train from west to east.______2______ saw many things from the train on the way across Canada,and in the cities of Toronto and Montreal. We passed through the Rocky Mountains ______3______ the train , and saw ______4______(wildly)scenery , a grizzly bear and some mountain goats.Canada ______5______(be)very empty in the centre, ______6______ is a wheat-growing area.The city of Thunder Bay is a port in the centre of Canada.Ocean ships can come all the way to the top of the Great Lakes. In Toronto, we went up the CN Tower and saw the mist from the Niagara Falls.We visited the covered stadium,which is ______7______ home of several famous basketball teams.We saw
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WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia and Josue Pavon discuss how the Celtics were able to overcome a sluggish start and an inconsistent second half to beat the New York Knicks, 105-104, Friday night at TD Garden. Isaiah Thomas had 32 points and Evan Turner chipped in with 21 off the bench while Avery Bradley hit the game-winning layup with 17 seconds remaining, extending Boston's home court winning streak to 13 games, matching the 2008-09 team that also won 13 in a row at home.
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Those reports have led to rampant speculation that the C's could be that third team, as Danny Ainge has long lusted after Love and has the assets to live out his desires. As with the three-team deal involving Love's Cavs, Carmelo Anthony's Knicks and the Celtics, these reports should be taken with a silo of salt.
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WALTHAM — Danny Ainge knows a little something about intense playoff basketball and the contact that is associated with it.
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After the game, Love called the play by Kelly Olynyk that resulted in his arm being dislocated from the socket a "bush league" play, adding that it was clearly intentional.
"I think that's a little bit over the top," Ainge said. "It's understandable. The heat of the battle. I feel bad for Kevin Love because he's waited a long time to get where their team is right now and now he doesn't get a chance to play. I certainly don't think Kelly did it on purpose."
After reviewing it, the league suspended Olynyk one game next season, still less harsh than the two-game playoff suspension for J.R. Smith's fist to the face of Jae Crowder.
"I don't even think that that play would've been reviewed more than a foul had Kevin not gotten hurt. But because Kevin did get hurt, the league does evaluate those situations and I understand a little bit why they did it. There was a lot of pressure on Cleveland. They were losing J.R. Smith in the first couple of games in the next round and they have Kevin out for the playoffs now so I'm sure there was a lot of frustration in Cleveland. They wanted some justice and they scrutinized it and felt like Kelly gave it a little too much at the very end of that arm tangling. When someone gets hurt, you're just under a little more scrutiny but I thought it was just a foul of two guys going for a loose ball."
|Kelly Olynyk suspended 1 game next season for arm bar on Kevin Love, J.R. Smith gets 2 games for hit on Jae Crowder
|04.27.15 at 9:31 pm ET
The NBA didn't waste much time handing out their discipline from Sunday's Game 4 altercations between the Celtics and Cavaliers.
Rod Thorn, the league's president of basketball operations, announced that Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk was suspended one game without pay at the start of the 2015-16 season for his "arm bar" that resulted in a dislocated left shoulder for Cavs star big man Kevin Love.
The Cavaliers announced Monday that Love would miss the entire second round series with a dislocated left shoulder from the incident.
Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has been suspended two games without pay for his violent arm swing that resulted in flush contact with Jae Crowder's jaw. Crowder was stunned and momentarily knocked out. As Crowder fell to the ground, his left knee buckled and bent underneath him, resulting a sprained ACL, as the Celtics announced on Monday. Smith will serve his suspension in Games 1 and 2 of the 2015 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals when the Cavaliers host the winner of the Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks series.
That incident resulted in Crowder leaving the game and not returning. Smith was assessed with a "Flagrant 2" foul and immediately ejected with 10:24 left in the third quarter.
Additionally, Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins's second quarter "Flagrant 1" foul on a screen set on Crowder has been upgraded to a "Flagrant 2" and he has been fined $15,000.
Smith's incident, during which he swung his arm and made contact with the head of Celtics forward Jae Crowder, resulted in a Flagrant Foul 2 and his ejection at the 10:24 mark of the third quarter of the game.
|Isaiah Thomas on being swept out by Cavs: 'We feel like we deserve more'
|04.26.15 at 11:56 pm ET
Finishing the regular season with a six-game winning streak left a lot of Celtics fans hoping they would at least be able to steal a game from the Cavaliers in the first round.
Instead, those fans will have to settle for having made life difficult for four games on LeBron James and company.
That, however, is not enough to satisfy players or coaches, as they admitted after Sunday's 101-93 season-ending loss in Game 4 at TD Garden.
"We feel like we deserve more," Isaiah Thomas said. "We're proud, but we're not satisfied. We see that this team has a lot of potential, we work hard, we like playing with each other, we play extremely hard and those are the keys to success. Its frustrating to see the season end like it did, but we got to try to build from this and come back next year ready for war."
"It's not about individuals, we are going home, so we could care less how we played at the end of the game," Jared Sullinger said in referencing the several second half charges the Celtics put on only to come up short. "The fact of the matter is, we didn't get any wins, and it was a good way to, I guess, end the season but at the same time our main focus and objective was to get a win tonight and we failed."
Now, the mission for the players who return to Boston next season is to use the experience and build for next season, as Brad Stevens suggested after the game. Read the rest of this entry »
For all the harsh words between the players Sunday after Cleveland ended Boston's season with a 101-93 win in Game 4, LeBron James had nothing but respect for the job coach Brad Stevens did in getting his team to play hard to the final buzzer.
After losing by 13 in the first game, the Celtics lost three straight, all by eight points. In each game, the Celtics made a late run to keep things interesting before succumbing to the better team.
"I highly respect their coaching staff and especially their head coach," James said. "[They're] a very well-coached team. He put those guys out there every night and put them in position to win the game and I think Brad Stevens is a very good young coach in our league."
For a team that finished 40-42, the Celtics gave the Cavaliers about as much of a fight as could've been expected.
Then James spoke to what it means to have finally beaten the Celtics in the playoffs with Cleveland, after losses in 2008 and 2010.
"This franchise is one of the most winning franchises in NBA history, [along] with the Lakers," James said. "So, everyone knows the history between the Lakers and the Celtics and what they've done for this league. So for me, to have a chapter in my career, multiple chapters, of playing against the Celtics, I think it's great for the story that [the media can] tell."
This is the second time James has sent the Celtics packing, beating them in seven games in the Eastern finals in 2012. That year, the Heat went on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, giving LeBron his first NBA title. James is now eight wins away from his fifth straight trip to the NBA finals, a goal that is clearly again on his radar.
"Our long term goal is obviously to win the championship but right now we have short term goals and that's to prepare ourselves for the next round and get ready for the challenge that presents itself," James said. "It was a great first test for our team. We're a young team, we have some vets but we're a young team together. The Celtics gave us the test that we needed. Some things that we haven't seen in the regular season, and it will prepare us for the second round, which will be much tougher, we know that."
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Trump attacks Obama, 'He is a great divider' 'China is the biggest abuser'
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has come down heavily against president Obama, calling him as weak and incompetant president.
He called Obama a great divider. "He (Obama) is a great divider. The country has never been so divided ever," Trump said and added that he would unite the country. "President Obama is incompetent," he said in a public meeting Pittsburg
He said weak leadership as the reason for America's economic and social woes.
" We have got weak leaders. We are going to change. We are going to change. We need competent people folks," he said. "American leadership in Washington have no clue. We have incompetent people in Washington. Like a bunch of dumb babies. The world is laughing. Countries all over the world are taking advantage of us. Mexico, we have huge trade deficit," he said.
"We will build the wall," he said, adding that Mexican leadership are taking benefit of the weak leadership of the US.
He attacked China saying that they are stealing intellectual property of America.
"China is the biggest and best abuser. Mexico is a smaller version of China,"
Trump said for free trade there needs to be smart people "I believe in free trade. But for free trade, you need to have smart people on our side. I want to make good deals. I do not want care what you call it," Trump said.
"If they do not behave, we will put tax on them. Chinese tax us. But we do nothing about it. This is one-way street. …We got ripped off," he said. "
Trump said the country needs to be "tougher, stronger and smarter" to start winning again. A country like Iran humiliated the US, he alleged. "I love negotiating people.
This deal is destructive for Israel and the country… horrible for Israel, horrible for the world, horrible for us," he said.
"We are not going to protect all these nations with massive subsidy. And they do not pay. They got to pay us for our services… They got to help us out," Trump said.
Trump hit hard at Clinton, his Democratic presidential rival, for alleging that he does not has the temperament to be the President of the country.