2. An expert, together with some assistants, ___ sent to help with the work the other day.

　 A. was　 B. were　 C. is　 D. are

1.　　　 If you compare food costs today ___ of a year ago, you will find the difference.

A. to that　 B. to them　 C. with that　 D. with those

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 1._____we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 2._____a new place or country, we 3._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the 4._____ people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 5._____. Things are often very different from the way we 6._____them to be. One of the 7._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 9._____and analysed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 10._____ to be no way of 11._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 12._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 13._____. The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 14._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 15._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 16._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep. You will hear my voice and 17._____ my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are 18._____ asleep, and when you wake up you will 19._____ nothing. You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

1.A.brains　　　　 　　　 B. senses　　　　 　　　　 C. minds　　　　　 　　 D. sights

2.A.visiting　　　 　　　 B. seeking　　　　 　　　 C. reaching　　　 　　　 D. discovering

3.A.imagine　　　 　　 B. know　　　　　 　　　 C. feel　　　　　 　　　 D. guess

4.A.custom　　　 　　　 B. habit　　　 　　　　　 C. style　　　　　 　　 D. way

5.A.quickly　　　 　　　 B. simply　　　　 　　　 C. correctly　　　 　　　 D. neatly

6.A.required　　　 　　　 B. wished　　　　 　　 C. left　　　　 　　　　　 D. expected

7.A.funny　　　　 　　　 B. dull　　　　　　 　　 C. famous　　　 　　　　　 D. silly

8.A.managing　　 　　　 B. trying　　　　　 　　 C. thinking　　　 　　　　 D. hoping

9.A.studied　　　 　　　 B. learned　　　　 　　 C. discussed　　　 　　　 D. researched

10.A.used　　　　 　　 B. ought　　　　　 　　 C. seemed　　　　 　　　 D. had

11.A. making　　　 　　 B. finding　　　　 　　 C. turning　　　　 　　 D. letting

12.A.gave　　　　 　　 B. sat　　　　　　 　　　 C. woke　　　　　 　　 D. got

13.A.dream　　　　 　　 B. lesson　　　　 　　　 C. research　　　　 　　 D. exercise

14.A.softly　　　　 　　 B. loudly　　　　　 　　 C. slowly　　　　 　　　 D. firmly

15.A.everything　　 　　 B. something　　　 　　 C. nothing　　　　 　　　 D. anything

16.A.eyes　　　　 　　 B. feet　　　　　　 　 C. head　　　　　 　　　 D. body

17.A.believe　　　 　　 B. repeat　　　　　 　　 C. take　　　　　 　　　 D. understand

18.A.really　　　　 　　 B. extremely　　　 　　 C. actually　　　　 　　　 D. almost

19.A.accept　　　　 　　 B. remember　　 　　　 C. hear　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. receive

t　　　　 　　 B. say　　　　　　 　　 C. add　　　　　 　　　 D. Speak

8. Anyone can do this job. No p________ experience is needed for it.

7. The government decided to explore the ________(周围的 ) countryside to build a new industrial park.

6. Your i_____________of a person or thing is what you think they are like, usually after having seen or　 heard them.