Question

On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 　1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 　2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 　3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 　4 human heads. They 　5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 　6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 　7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 　8 , these huge stone men 　9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 　10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 　11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 　12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 　13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 　14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 　15 men. Why they did this is still 　16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 　17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 　18 all the animals dying out. 　19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 　20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said　　　　　　　　　　 B. were called　　　　　　　 C. named　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. still

3. A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

4. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. resembling　　　　　　　 C. liking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing for

5. A. weigh　　　　　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

6. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. outward　　　　　　　　　 C. onward　　　　　　　　　 D. inward

7. A. broken　　　　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burnt

8. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　　　　　　 C. discovery　　　　　　　　 D. covering

9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place　　　 D. have created

10. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　　　　　　　　 D. similar

11. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Other　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on　　　　 D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day　　　　　 B. one day　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. once

14. A. plenty of　　　　　　 B. number of　　　　　　　 C. much of　　　　　　　　　 D. amount of

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wooden　　　　　　　　　 D. iron

16. A. welcome　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unknown

17. A. While　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

18. A. resulted in　　　　　 B. resulted from　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay in

19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans

20. A. break out　　　　　 B. break in　　　　　　　　　 C. break into　　　　　　　　 D. break down

Answer 1

1~5 CBDBA           6~10 DBCDD        11~15 CBCAB        16~20 DDABD