He had a difficult time p ________ her to give up the job.

We are going to dig a deep well in our village.

---What _______?

　 A.by 　　　　　 B.of 　　　　　 C.with 　　　　 D.at

Let us suppose that you are in　 position of　　 parent. Would allow your child to do such a thing?

A、a; a　　 B、the; the　　 C、a; the　　 D、the; a

For a moment nothing happened, then _____ all shouting together．

　 A．voices had come 　　　　　　 B．came voices　 　　　　　

　 C．voices, would come 　　　　 D．did voices come

John is _______London tomorrow and I will ________ at the Beijing Airport.

　 A. leaving for; meet him

B. leaving for; see him off

C. leaving; see him off

D. leaving; say good-bye to him

—I’m still working on my project.

—Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is　　　 .

A.giving out　　　 B.going out　　　 C.running out　　 D.letting out

The________of this city are quite a few，like its theme park，the Huge Open?air Water?screen Film，the Sunday Parade of Citizens，and so on.

A collections 　 B．occasions　　　 C．relations 　　D．a(chǎn)ttractions

—________ Miss Clinton ________ this weekend?

—No, she is going to Seoul with her family.

A．Has; worked B．Does; work C．Did; work D．Is; working

The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only ________, but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy　 　　　　　　 B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved　　　　　　 D. was saved teachers’ energy

In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers (探險(xiǎn)者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why?” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”, a tunnel (隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities.” The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太陽能穹頂) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you?

1. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people” 　　 .

A. knew so much about the earth

B. understood their language

C. lived in so many underground cities

D. were ahead of them in space technology

2. What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.

B. Using the earth’s inner space.

C. Meeting the “moon people” again.

D. Traveling to outer space.

3. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Alice Cities—cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down, not up