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Mr. Jones woke early one morning. It was a beautiful morning, so went to the window and looked
out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor, worked in the university near his
house. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must
(arrive) by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead
of (take) a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, so that
they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones was surprised to see the professor stop and look (care) up and down the road.
he saw that there was nobody in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella,
newspaper, bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard (see) whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then
(run) as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end
of the rope.'
At last the professor stopped and continued on his way the university, looking as quiet and correct
as one would expect a professor to be.
Many of the scientists and engineers are judged _______ how great their achievements are.
| A.in time of | B.in ways of | C.in view of | D.in terms of |
— I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.
— I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I _____ in my office.
| A.am working | B.will work | C.will be working | D.will have worked |
— Will you go to the World Expo in Shanghai by bullet train after the Examination?
—_______ I may go by air.
| A.Why not? | B.Not really. | C.How come? | D.Oh, great. |
There are two main sets of Games — the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a _________ basis.
| A.valuable | B.former | C.regular | D.swift |
The __________ to the rocket going into space went wrong, and as a result it exploded and fell into the sea.
| A.mark | B.sign | C.symbol | D.signal |