Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
A．So B．And C．However D．For
A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared
A．on B．at C．in D．through
A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest
A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote
A．Because B．After C．So D．Since
A．time B．price C．address D．number
A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy
A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever
A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into 43 in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious 44 for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will 45 . An e-schoolbag is 46 lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be 47 an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as 48 as a usual book, 49 it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 50 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to 51 the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say 52 e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
A．use B．useful C．used D．to use
A．idea B．problem C．question D．thought
A．work it out B．work out it C．work out D．work them out
A．very B．much C．too D．so
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．most small
A．and B．as C．or D．but
A．into B．from C．up D．of
A．bring B．get C．take D．put
A．if B．what C．that D．which
The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some 26in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 27 .
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 28 the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her 29 also learned this new way and they taught their mothers, too.
All the younger monkeys 30 learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them 31 to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the 32 sweet potatoes.
Then something very surprising 33 . In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby 34 began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was 35 from one island to another.
A．sweet potatoes B．green plants C．hard stones D．fresh nuts
A．beautiful B．terrible C．difficult D．interesting
A．find B．reach C．solve D．understand
A．children B．brothers C．sisters D．friends
A．quietly B．easily C．angrily D．awfully
A．nicer B．smaller C．lighter D．drier
A．small B．large C．new D．dirty
A．took on B．took off C．took place D．took away
A．trees B．islands C．beaches D．rivers
A．lost B．dropped C．passed D．left
William Shakespeare was one of the world’s great writers. He lived in England 21 1564 to 1616. Shakespeare is famous for his 22 and poems. His plays are all about love and feelings. Some, like Julius Caesar, are about history. 23 , like Romeo and Juliet, are about love and romance. The plays are very interesting, and the writing is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to understand them. English today is very different from 24 it was 400 years ago. Also, people in the plays often speak like they’re in a poem. There are many movies about Shakespeare’s plays. When you don’t have the chance to see a live play(现场演出), you can 25 one of the movies.
A．in B．from C．since D．for
A．novels B．plays C．stories D．songs
A．Another B．The other C．Others D．Either
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．make B．enjoy C．write D．play
One day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer playing the violin in the street corner 26 a hat in front of him . He found out the old man was 27 one of his compositions . The old man played for 28 but still nobody put any money into his hat . Mozart asked the old man , “Do you often play compositions by Mozart ?” “Yes, 29 _ ,” answered the old man . “now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music .” “Do you 30 a living by playing the violin ?” The old man said he 31 . Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play .
He played so well 32 all the passerby stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very 33 that the man could play so well . He asked Mozart , “Who are you , sir ?” “Your colleague（同行） , a poor 34 like you .”
Then Mozart gave the 35 back to the old man and went away .
A．on B．by C．with D．to
A．writing B．playing C．reading D．listening
A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
A．you B．it is C．Mr. D．Sir
A．make B．buy C．give D．take
A．certainly B．did C．yes D．sorry
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．happy B．worried C．disappointed D．surprised
A．musician B．artist C．scientist D．writer
A．money B．violin C．food D．hat
A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor 21 the story to her. The lady was 22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 23 I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a 24 to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 25 pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”
A．gave B．came back C．handed D．returned
A．angry B．happy C．satisfied D．glad
A．After B．until C．Before D．Since
A．lesson B．test C．question D．thing
A．already B．still C．even D．yet