The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars , and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
A．invent B．inventing C．invented D．to invent
A．before B．when C．since D．until
A．much B．quite a lot of C．very little D．many
A．world B．countries C．land D．earth
A．lucky B．glad C．sorry D．tired
A．the number of B．a number of C．this kind of D．all kinds of
A．safer B．more dangerous C．much dangerous D．safe
A．by B．in C．use D．drive
A．Hardly B．May be C．Perhaps D．Nearly
A．it B．them C．us D．that
Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his(1)___ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) _____ . But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"
A．hand B．head C．eyes D．feet
A．hard B．fast C．harder D．faster
A．asleep B．alone C．afraid D．awake
A．well B．hungry C．thirsty D．tired
A．looked for him B．looked at him C．looked after him D．looked him over
A．after B．because C．before D．if
A．stood up B．woke up C．sat down D．lay down
A．lunch B．dinner C．supper D．breakfast
A．always B．usually C．never D．often
A．laughed B．shouted C．smiled D．asked
Here is a photo __11__ a bedroom. __12__my bedroom. Look __13___the walls. __14__ very white. You can see (看见)__15__ old picture __16__ the wall. And a map of China __17__ on the wall, too. __18__ my books? Oh, They’re under my backpack. My computer game is __19__ it, too. Look! My __20__ are on the sofa.
A．in B．of C．on D．at
A．It’s B．They C．They’re D．This
A．like B．after C．at D．for
A．It’s B．They’re C．This is D．Those are
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．in B．under C．for D．on
A．is B．am C．are D．be
A．Where B．Where is C．Where are D．What are
A．in B．on C．under D．at
A．notebook B．baseball C．math book D．keys
The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns__46__ the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth runs away __47__ the sun, it is __48__.
The sun is much __49__ than the moon. But sometimes the moon _50__ bigger than the sun, because it’s much __51_ to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It gives very __52__light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it doesn’t give any light at all. The light __53_ the moon comes from the sun.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars, _54__ in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. __55__ smaller than the moon because they are farther away from the earth.
A．to B．from C．around D．on
A．from B．to C．off D．at
A．day B．noon C．night D．evening
A．small B．big C．smaller D．bigger
A．look B．looks C．sees D．watches
A．near B．far C．nearer D．farther
A．stronger B．poor C．weak D．strong
A．from B．of C．to D．away
A．and B．so C．but D．because
A．It look B．They look C．They looks D．It look
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason 31a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 32 hard-working employees, but only raised those 33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really 34 .
In order to help Jason to realize the 35 between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the 36 --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 37 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the 38 question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 40 ."
Jason was 41 and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more 42 person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in 43 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 44 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
Hello, I’m Robert Croft. I don’t have many 1 at home. In my room, for example, I can do 2 I want to do. Mom thinks it’s OK. My favorite pop 3 is Take Four. I can play 4 music loudly, but sometimes Mom is not happy about this. I have a TV in my room. 5 Monday to Friday, I usually don’t watch TV. But if I 6 to watch TV, I have to do my homework first. “7 comes first.” On weekends, I can watch TV till 11 o’lock. On Sundays, I do some8. I clean my room. It only takes me half an hour, so it’s not too 9 . But Mom often has a lot of housework to do, so I have to 10 her. When we have time, we go shopping.
A．rooms B．halls C．rules D．keys
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．show B．play C．club D．group
A．their B．her C．his D．my
A．As B．From C．For D．By
A．stand B．mind C．think D．want
A．Breakfast B．Sleep C．Work D．Food
A．reading B．cleaning C．cooking D．washing
A．bad B．dirty C．pretty D．lazy
A．call B．ask C．help D．tell