1.It wasn’t long______the rain stopped and the moon came out again.

A.when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.before　　　　　　　　　　　 D.since

Charles Dickens (1812~1870),the great nineteenthcenturyEngland novelist,was born near Portsmouth.His father was deeply in debt and he had to work in a factory at the age of twelve.He received only two years' school education.He taught himself all he knew.He had been a clerk in the lawyer's office and a reporter before he became a writer.

Charles Dickens wrote a large number of stories and novels in his life.The novel “A Tale of Two Cities”published in 1859 was one of the most famous novels.His writings are very popular with the readers all over the world.

1.cry→a cry　 2.√　 3.swim→swam　 4.helps→help　 5.back→to　 6.on→in　 7.去掉to　 8.what→that　 9.up→up to　 10.lives→life

1.D　 2.A　 3.D　 4.A　 5.B　 6.C　 7.C　 8.A　 9.B　 10.C　 11.B　 12.B　 13.D　 14.A　 15.D　 16.C　 17.D　 18.A　 19.C　 20.B

30.B　

29.C

28.A　 这里表示对过去的推测，“might have done”正好表达此意。

27.D　 从“there were”可知，是过去的事情。否定和疑问的推断用could。

26.B　 从后半句“isn't very sure yet”可知彼得来“虽有可能，但把握不大”，故may(可能)最合适。