1. a;　　　　　 2. smoothly;　 　　 3. dreamt; 　　　 4. whose; 　　　 5. unless;

6. strength 　　　7. without　 　　　8. neither　 　　9. to　 　10. suggested

Passage (8)

Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into 1.__________ very difficult problem. It seemed impossible to get the thread to run 2.__________ (smooth) around the needle.

Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He 3.__________ that he had been caught by terrible savages 4.__________ king wanted to kill him and eat him 5.__________ he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears 6.__________ (raise). But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a 7.__________ in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, 8.__________ (realize) that he had just found the answer 9.__________ the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make 10.__________ run through a small hole in the centre of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practical sewing machine.

1. needed　 　　　2. which 　　　　3. the　　 　　4. less　 　5.It

6．from　 　　7．to have　 　　8．being　 　9．in　　 　　10. what

Passage (7)

　　 Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep __1________(need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in _2.________ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than __3.________ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with ___4_______ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. ___5_______ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his __6.__________ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.

Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not __7.___________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, __8._________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful_9._________ sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when _10.________ (suggest) by a doctor.

1．Since　 　　2．received 　　3．a　　 　　4．the　 　　5．Excitedly

6. an　　　　 　7. there　 　8. making　 　　9. which　　 　10. in

Passage (6)

“We don’t believe it. 　1　 　until now I haven’t 　2　 (receive) even 　3　

smallest piece of paper reporting the real cause of 　4　　 　death,” said Mr Stone

　　　5　 　(excited) facing the thirty representatives 　6　 　　at least twenty countries that had been the biggest import countries of the British beef but now refused 　7　　 　　　　　　(have )it. When he saw no signs of anybody 　8　 　　(be) willing to speak out, Mr Stone got madder, adding, “You will have to eat beef every day, won’t you? In the past, to get our beef, you ordered 　9　 　advance, as much as you could, saying in your thank-you letter, … without the British beef we can’t imagine 　10　 　a colorless sight would be on our countrymen’s dinner tables.”

1. interested　 　2. with　　 　3. it　　　　 4. Besides　 　　5. Others　

6. from　 　　7. what　　 　8. till　　 　　　9. were 　　　　10. one

Passage (5)

Just now, I entered the website “Topic for Today”. I feel 　　1　 　(interest) in the report on middle school students’ using cell-phones on campus. In fact, more students now come to school 　　2　 　cell-phones. My schoolmates have different opinions. Some think 　　3　 　is convenient to get in touch with others with the cell-phone, which also makes you feel safe especially in time of trouble. 　　4　 　, it is nice to enjoy various functions of different cell-phones.　 5　 　think differently. First, the cell-phone is not 　　6　 must in school, as 　　7　 　are some IC phones there,　 8　 　(make) it easy to call others. Second, many students often play e-games and send e-massages with their cell-phones, even in class,　 9　 　will surely have bad effects on their study. What’s more, it will result __10___ a great waste of time and money. In my opinion, the cell-phone is a useful tool in our daily life. But it doesn’t mean we can use freely in school.

1. or　　 　2. that　　 　3. foolish　 　　　4. is solved　 　　5.bother

6. misunderstanding 7. which　　 8. ourselves　　 9. determination　 10. how

Passage (4)

When you read a story in English, do you read it for the story 　　1 　　　　for the English? This is a question 　　2 　　　　is not so 　　3 　　　　(fool) as it may seem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story than to the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story 　　　　4 　　　　　(solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.

Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not 　　5　 　　(bother) about the language. But a student of English is different 　　6 　　　　a student of stories or　 7 　　　　is called the general reader. As you may also have learned from the above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud 　　　　　8 　　　　　　you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it 　　9 　　　(be) your own. On 　　10　 　　　hand, this will teach you many useful words and phrases; on the other hand, it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.