（2014届福建省福州市第八中学高三第四次质量检测英语试卷）
From space, the earth looks blue. This is about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water.
| A．why | B．how | C．because | D． whether |
The novels written by the author sell best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he _____in the literary (文学的) world.
| A．was playing | B．was to play | C．had played | D．played |
Not far from the school there was a garden, owner seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon．
| A．that | B．whose | C．which | D．its |
It is reported that some wild animals were found_______ in a big cave in the mountain.
| A．to hide dead | B．hidden dead |
C．hiding dead | D．hidden death |
—You went late _______ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?
—Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.
| A．to, with | B．for, with | C．for, for | D．at, for |
It was believed by the ancient Egyptians that intellect was to the mind ___sight was to the body.
| A．what | B．so | C．that | D．like |