—Why did you stay up late last night?

—Because I was asked to ________ my work yesterday.

A. admire B. complete C. punish D. suggest

No matter ________ you do, you should try your best to do it well.

A. that B. what C. when D. where

Please ________ buying too many things when you go shopping.

A. decide B. refuse C. plan D. avoid

Paper is made ________ wood, so we should try to use less paper in our life.

A. of B. with C. from D. into

She could speak ________ very well and she found a good job in ________.

A. German; German B. Germany; German

C. Germans; Germany D. German; Germany

--Are you going to Sam's birthday party the day after tomorrow?

--I'm not sure. I will go with you if I ____

A. will invite B. invite

C. will be invited D. am invited

He likes reading very much．Most of his money on books．

A. is spent B. spend C. spends D. are spent

—Tea is quite nice. I like it very much.

—That's right. It's ________ drunk all over the world.

A. widely B. wisely C. clearly D. cheaply

Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines (发动机) were made by _______， and the cars were built from these, one at a time. It _______ a long time and the cars _______ a lot of money. Some of these old cars are _______ running and take part in a race _______ London to Brighton every year.

Later the car makers had to find a quicker and _______ way of making cars so that people _______ buy them. Instead of _______ all the parts at their own factory, some car makers _______ other factories to do this. Then parts were ________ fitted(组装) together by the car makers.

________ American whose name was Henry Ford found a quick way of making cars. He had a ________ of men who fitted together each part of a car. Other men brought the parts to them. After one car was fitted, the men moved ________ to another car. When the cars were finished, they were driven away and another line of cars was started.

Today the cars are ________ away by a moving track(输送带). Modern car?making factories are ________ large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Thousands of men and women work in each factory and make many different parts of cars.

1.A. arm B. hand C. machine D. nature

2.A. spent B. kept C. took D. gave

3.A. spent B. paid C. used D. cost

4.A. even B. still C. also D. only

5.A. of B. in C. from D. still

6.A. expensive B. cheaper C. stranger D. important

7.A. could B. must C. should D. had to

8.A. buying B. selling C. mending D. making

9.A. had B. ordered C. asked D. helped

10.A. not B. always C. only D. hardly

11.A. An B. A C. The D. /

12.A. group B. little C. few D. lots

13.A. away B. off C. out D. on

14.A. carried B. brought C. driven D. made

15.A. too B. such C. so D. just

On May 5, 2017, China's home?made passenger aircraft(飞机) C919 completed its 90?minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

C919 is developed by COMAC, a Chinese aircraft company. It is designed to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The first C919 aircraft can carry 168 passengers and is able to fly a distance between 4，075 and 5，555 kilometers. It's reported that a C919 costs around 50 million dollars, less than half of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320. Up to now, more than 570 aircrafts have been ordered from 23 customers, mostly Chinese, but also American and Thai companies or airlines. COMAC aims to take one fifth of the world's narrow?body aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035.

The name C919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both “COMAC” and “China”. The number 9 is pronounced as jiu in Chinese, which means “forever”. And the number 19 refers to its capacity(容量) of 190 passengers.

The large passenger aircraft is praised as “the flower of modern industry”. It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards(水平) as well as the comprehensive(综合的) power. In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy(战略) of the nation, COMAC bears the nation's dream and people's trust. China considers it as a national pride.

1.C919 is produced by ________.

A. Boeing B. a Thai aircraft company

C. Airbus D. a Chinese aircraft company

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the first C919 aircraft?

A. It can carry 190 passengers at most.

B. It can only fly a distance of 4,075 km.

C. It costs less than half of a Boeing 737.

D. It costs more than half of an Airbus A320.

3.The letter C in C919 stands for ________.

A. “company” B. both “COMAC” and “China”

C. “customer” D. both “cost” and “capacity”

4.The news report is written mainly to ________.

A. introduce the design of C919

B. describe the first flight of C919

C. explain “the flower of modern industry”

D. show China's achievements in aircraft industry