8. Medical 　　　　(证据)shows that men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.

7. The writer’s best selling book made him a　 　　　　(名人).

6. Newspapers of high quality (质量) have national and international news of sports and　 (文化的) events.

5. We are very d　　 　to get the news that you have passed the exam.

4. Visitors are not allowed to take p　 　inside the museum.

3. Computers can help teaching, but teachers will never be r　 　by computers in the classroom.

2. This novel is written by an a　　 　writer who often does this in her free time.

1. -I have passed the driving test!

-Really? C　　 !

8. 解析：选D。标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了探测矿藏的一种新方法，故选D。文章并没介绍一种特殊的探矿设备，故A项不正确。

7. 解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知，只有leaves没有提到，故选A。