Ancient Greeks were responsible for many of the _______ in science and other fields．

A．a(chǎn)dvances                                          B．progress

C．development                                      D．civilization

The man should be excused because he caused the damage _______．

A．deliberately                          B．unintentionally

C．meaningfully                            D．determinedly

Another group of Qing Tombs sits about 100 kilometres ______ of Beijing．

A．a(chǎn)t the west                        B．the west

C．to west                                    D．west

— Hi, Tom．Any idea where Mary is?

— She                      in the reading room．I saw her there just now．

A．shall be                                            B．should have been

C．should be                                          D．might have been

— Chinese Premier Wen put great pressure on the Japanese side, otherwise the boat captain ___________．

— As the saying goes, he who hasn’t seen the coffin （棺材） won’t cry．

A．wouldn’t be released                                    B．hadn’t been released

C．wouldn’t have been released                    D．should have been released

I have bought a good book, ______ that will surely interest ______ of the students．

A．one; everyone                     B．the one; everyone

C．one; every one                            D．the one; every one

Whom do you want to have_______ the living conditions of migrant workers?

A．improve                                      B．to improve

C．improving                                     D．improved

— Do you mind if I close the window?

— _______．We should let in more fresh air．

A．Yes, go ahead．                                         B．Of course not

C．I would like to close it                                 D．I’d appreciate it if you didn’t

— Mr. Smith never means what he says．I dislike him．

— ______________, as the saying goes．

A．A single flower does not make a spring

B．A still tongue makes a wise head

C．A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

D．Actions speak louder than words．

       People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a  1  problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without   2  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error．However, when all of these methods   3  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six   4   in analyzing a problem．

       First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must   5  that there is a problem with his bicycle．

       Next the person must  6 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For example, he must   7  the parts that are wrong．

       Now the person must look for   8   that will make the problem clearer and lead to  9 ．  solutions．For example, suppose Sam   10  that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

       After  11 the problem, the person should have  12  suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example   13  , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes, buy new brakes and change the old ones．

       In the end, one   14  seems to be the solution   15   the problem．Sometimes the  16 idea comes quite  17  because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 18   way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake．He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must  19   the brake．

       Finally the solution is  20 ．Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．

1．A．serious                 B．usual                  C．similar                D．common

2．A．practising             B．thinking              C．understanding     D．helping

3．A．fail                       B．work                  C．change               D．develop

4．A．ways                   B．conditions           C．stages                D．orders

5．A．explain                 B．prove                 C．show                 D．see

6．A．judge                   B．find                    C．describe             D．face

7．A．check                  B．determine            C．correct               D．recover

8．A．a(chǎn)nswers               B．skills                  C．explanation         D．information

9．A．possible                B．exact                  C．real                    D．special

10．A．hopes                 B．a(chǎn)rgues                C．decides               D．suggests

11．A．discussing           B．settling down      C．comparing with   D．studying

12．A．exact                  B．enough               C．several               D．countless

13．A．once                  B．a(chǎn)gain                  C．a(chǎn)lso                    D．a(chǎn)lone

14．A．suggestion          B．conclusion          C．decision              D．discovery

15．A．with                   B．into                    C．for                     D．to

16．A．next                   B．clear                   C．final                   D．new

17．A．unexpectedly       B．late                     C．clearly                D．often

18．A．simple                B．different             C．quick                 D．sudden

19．A．clean                  B．separate              C．loosen                D．remove

20．A．recorded          B．completed        C．tested                 D．a(chǎn)ccepted