—Wow! _______ wonderful news report!

—So it is.

A. What B. How a C. What a D. How

—When ______ you ______ reading Jane Eyre?

—It’s hard to say. I’m busy recently.

A. did； finish B. have； finished

C. will； finish D. do； finish

Most Brazilians get along well with each other， _________ they are from different races(種族)， including Americans， European settlers， and Africans，.

A. although B. as a result C. since D. unless

— Could I have an interview with Mr Green now， please?

— Sorry， he _________ a meeting. You’d better wait a minute.

A. has B. had C. is having D. was having

The football match was really fantastic， _______ when Smith scored in the last minute.

A. probably B. exactly C. especially D. mostly

— Tom， what do you think of the school？

— Oh， no other school is _______ in the city. It’s ______ one.

A. better； a better B. the best； the bes

C. better； the best D. the best； a better

— I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help. — ______. And it was most helpful.

A. Thanks anyway B. It doesn’t matter

C. Of course not D. Sure it was

— The light in his room is still on. Do you know _________?

— To prepare for the coming exam， I think.

A. if he works hard B. why he stays up so late

C. why is he so busy D. when he will stop working

完形填空 。

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy(同情)as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid for the drive and then， using her hands to _______ the seats， settled(安頓)in one of them.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of _______ . Susan’s husband Mark watched her fall into hopelessness and he decided to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally， Susan felt ready to _______ to her job， but how would she get there? She used to take the bus， but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself . Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could _______ it by herself.

For two weeks， Mark went with Susan to and from_______ each day. He taught her how to depend on her other _______ ， specifically her hearing， to decide where she was.

At last， Susan decided that she was ______________ to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived.Before she left， she held her husband tightly， her eyes filled with tears of thankfulness. She said good-bye and， for the first time， they went their_______ ways. Each day went __________， and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning， Susan took the bus to work as _______. As she was getting off the bus， the driver said， “Miss， I sure _______you.” Surprisingly， Susan asked the driver _______ .

“You know， every morning for the _______ week， a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building _______ ，” the bus driver said.

Tears of happiness ran down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than _______. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

1.A. feel B. choose C. count D. touch

2.A. weakness B. sickness C. darkness D. sadness

3.A. return B. keep C. belong D. stick

4.A. try B. manage C. control D. follow

5.A. home B. hospital C. school D. work

6.A. feelings B. parts C. senses D. skills

7.A. busy B. happy C. ready D. willing

8.A. opposite(adj.) B. separate (adj.) C. fixed(adj.) D. normal通常的(adj.)

9.A. terribly B. perfectly C. sadly D. badly

10.A. possible B. usual C. if D. often

11.A. envy B. respect C. know D. support

12.A. what B. how C. why D. where

13.A. next B. same C. first D. past

14.A. quickly B. silently C. happily D. safely

15.A. courage B. direction C. sight D. service

How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?

The sun was probably the world's first "clock"， except in the far north， where the Eskimos (愛(ài)斯基摩人) live. There， it's dark most of the winter， and light most of the summer. But in most of the world， people have used the sun for a clock. Even today， if you don't have a clock， you still know that when the sun shines， it's day， and when it's dark， it's night. The sun can also tell you if it's morning， noon， or afternoon.

People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime， for about six hours， the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.

Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.

In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.

A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture， you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over， the sand will take another hour to go back again.

1.According to the passage， there are ______ ways to tell time besides the clock and watch.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7

2.The Eskimos in the far north can't use the sun for a clock because ______.

A. they know very little about the sun

B. the sun there never goes down in winter

C. it's too cold for them to go out to watch the sun

D. it has long dark winters and long light summers

3.The underlined word "tides" in the passage means ______.

A. 洋流 B. 潮汐 C. 海嘯 D. 波浪

4.In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?

A. News. B. Science.

C. Business. D. Advertisement

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Different Ways to Tell Time

B. Useful Machines to Tell Time

C. The History of the Clock

D. The Development of the Clock