The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.

　　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles (9.6 km).

　　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ .

A. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B. no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　　

C. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D. the Ocean floor is rather flat

Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A. On March 2nd　         B. On March 3rd 　　

C. On February 28th 　　　  D. In eight hours' time

What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.

B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.

C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.

D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller.

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　　　　There are so much road accidents every day.　　　　　　　1．______

　　They are often caused by carelessness. But there　　　　　　　 2．______

　　are many rules that help to make the road safety.　　　　　　　 3．______

　　Here are some rules what we ought to know: In Hong Kong 　　 4．______

　　traffic keeps to the left. Before across the 　　　　　　　　　　5．______

　　road, we must stop or look at both sides. Look　　　　　　　　 6．______

　　right; look left and look right again. If road　　　　　　　　　　7．______

　　is clear, it is safe cross the road. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8．______

　　we saw small children or very old persons,　　　　　　　　　　9．______

　　or blind people waited to cross the road, we　　　　　　　　　 10．______

　　can help them to cross the road safely.

Although he sometimes loses his temper, his students like him ________ for it.

　　A. not so much　B. not so little    C. no more　　　D. no less

Never before in China _______ for the unemployed.?

A. has done so much

B. has been done so much?

C. so much has been done　?

D. has so much been done?

Although he sometimes loses his temper, his students like him ________ for it.

　　A. not so much　　　　　　　　　 B. not so little

　　C. no more　　　　　　　　　　　D. no less