Such great achievements ____ so far that many friends abroad can hardly believe that.

A. has China made                             B. China has made 

C. does China make                            D. are made in China

When I received the letter of my old neighbour from abroad, memory came______ back.

A. flood           B. flooded      C. to flood         D.flooding

By no means _______ say like that. It is likely to spoil your relationship.

A. ought you     B. you ought to      C. should you    D. you should to

After several sleepless nights, Mr. Smith ____ a perfect solution to his company's financial problems．

A. came up with            B. put up with              C. ended up with           D. kept up with

 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!

Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century B.C.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.

During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.

By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.

45. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient _______.

A. China         B. Egypt       C. Greece         D. Rome

46. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?

A. No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.

B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.

C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.

D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.

47. A strange feature(特征) of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as _______.

A. protection against rain                    B. a shade against the sun

C. a symbol of honour and power              D. women’s decoration

48. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ___________.

A. during the Middle Ages   B. by the eighteenth century   C. in Rome   D. in Greece

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．

    “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

    We all maximize（擴(kuò)大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

    But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

66．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.

A．only one meaning               B．no meanings

C．many different meanings         D．the same meaning

67．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.  

A．see                 B．show         C．know                   D．feel

68．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”

A．interested in                   B．a(chǎn)ngry about

C．a(chǎn)fraid of                      D．unhappy with

69．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．pleased with                   B．strange to

C．worried about                  D．careful with

70．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colourful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

－I’m sorry for _______ in time.

    —That’s all right.

A. getting it not done               B. not getting it done

C. getting not it done               D. getting not to do it       

 As the applause _____, the curtain on the stage dropped slowly. 

A. took off   B. died down        C. passed out D. stayed up 

I could see a car in the distance, but couldn’t _______ what color it was.A. make out   B. see through      C. look out       D. watch out 

It was a bad idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _____ as well as we had hoped. 

A. came off     B. made out        C. brought out   D. went off