1. A. something　　 B. everything　　 C. thing　　 D. anything

20.“accident”表示“事故”。答案为C。　

[例3]

The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe_1_which can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might_2_.In fact _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid(赛璐璐)”.It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was _5_by this new material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.

Poor young men _7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars(领子).The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,

_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料).Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours.

17. “answer”在这里表示“回应”，就是指那个看了广告以后准备来看车的人。答案为C。18“admit”表示“承认”在这里表示他自己也不得不承认自己的车看起来太旧了答案为D。19.这里是一个固定结构“as…as”。答案为A。　

16. “mean to”表示“打算做……”在这儿是打算等买车的人。答案为B。

15. “test”表示“测试”，买车的人将和妻子一道来测试一下车子。答案为D。

14. bring my wife表示把妻子带来。A. recognize表示“认出”；B. gain表示“获得，得到”C. admire表示“羡慕”，均不合题意。答案为C。　

13.suitable表示“合适的”，在这里是问第二天早上十点钟是否合适。答案为B。

12.这里表示来看车。答案为B。　

11. no answer表示“回应”，表示广告登出去以后无人问津。A. doubt表示“怀疑”；B. help表示“帮助”；C. trouble表示“麻烦”，均不合题意。答案为D。　

10. uses表示“使用”，在这里表示车很省油。B. loses表示“丢失”；B. has表示“有”；spends表示“花费时间、金钱、精力”。答案为A。