Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood legend died at Cedars­Sinai Hospital ________ by her four children after being taken to hospital six weeks ago with heart failure.

On catching sight of his mother, the little boy _________ his grandmother and threw himself into his mother’s arms.

“每天中午时分，旗杆的影子冬季比夏季长得多”产生这一现象的原因是（    ）

09·宁夏·16）医生做某些特殊手术时，利用电磁血流计来监测通过动脉的血流速度。电磁血流计由一对电极a和b以及磁极N和S构成，磁极间的磁场是均匀的。使用时，两电极a、b均与血管壁接触，两触点的连线、磁场方向和血流速度方向两两垂直，如图所示。由于血液中的正负离子随血流一起在磁场中运动，电极a、b之间会有微小电势差。在达到平衡时，血管内部的电场可看作是匀强电场，血液中的离子所受的电场力和磁场力的合力为零。在某次监测中，两触点的距离为3.0mm，血管壁的厚度可忽略，两触点间的电势差为160µV，磁感应强度的大小为0.040T。则血流速度的近似值和电极a、b的正负为                                         （  ）

The manager suggested an earlier date ____________ the meeting.