In July, 2003, after searching for 12 years, explorers announced that they had located the sunken ship called Republic in 1,700 feet of water about 100 miles off the southeast coast of the United States. The Republic was a steamship carrying 59 　36　 　from New York to New Orleans 　37　 　it　 38　 　in a hurricane on October 25,1865, according to newspaper reports and other historical records.

All the passengers were rescued, 　39 　the ship and its valuable goods, including 20,000 $20 gold coins--intended to help pay for the reconstruction of the South after the Civil War - went to the bottom of the ocean with the Republic.

Over the past thirty years, underwater archaeology 　40 　as diving equipment and robots that can be used under water 　41　 . It can raise good　　 43　 , both for governments and private commercial companies which 　44 　　this kind of business. The 　45　 　of the Titanic has made underwater archaeology very popular. Since the Republic is so far out in international waters, the company doesn't need 　46 　to begin work at the site. No one　　 47　 　near the site for about 140 years.

　Nearly 4,000 artifacts were 　48　 　, giving a good impression of life in the 1860s, from shoes to chess pieces, combs, toothbrushes, plates and cups, personal things, cooking and serving bowls, and many, many more 　　49　 　.

Recovering the Republic may 　29 　up to $3 million. However, 　50　 　that selling the gold coins may bring 　51 　money in profits　 　52 　from $120 to $180 million. Today more than 51,000 coins have been recovered, which is believed to be about 25% of 　53　 　. The collection includes over 100 different types of gold coins 　55　 　between 1838 and 1865, and contains some of the 　54 　examples of United States gold and silver coins from the period.

36. A. deer　　　　 B. passengers　　　 C. newspapers　　 D. people

37. A. while　 　　　B. when　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. as soon as

38. A. sank　　　　 B. buried　　　　　 C. went　　　　　 D. got

39. A. and　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　 D. but

40. A. found　　　　　　　　　 B. came into being

　　 　C. went into　　 　　　　　D. came into beings

41. A. improved　　　　　　　 B. progressed

　 C. were improved　　　　　 D. were progressed

42. A. outcome　　 B. profits　　　　　 C. results　　　　 D. consequences

43. A. take out　　 B. take in　　　　 C. undertake　　 D. take up

44. A. invention　 B. discovery　　　　 C. being　　　　 D. appearance

45. A. a permit　　 B. a certificate　　　 C. time　　　　　 D. energy

46. A. was　　　　 B. has been　　　　 C. had been　　　 D. is

47. A. invented　　 B. recovered　　　 C. covered　 　　　D. uncovered

48. A. object　　　 B. piece　　　　　 C. lists　　　　　 D. items

49. A. cost　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　 D. paid

50. A. it expected　 B. it is expected　　 C. it is reported　　 D. it reported

51. A. many　　　　 B. an amount of　　 C. a number of　　 D. a great deal

52. A. ranging　　　 B. including　　　　 C. expanding　　 D. rising

53. A. the rest　　　 B. the total　　　　 C. the most　　　 D. the money

54. A. writing　　　 B. suggesting　　　 C. showing　　　　 D. dating

55. A. best　　　　 B. smallest　　　　 C. finest　　　　　 D. tiniest

35. _____ of the students who took part in the military training is 450.

A. A number　　 　　　　　B. A lot　　 　C. Lots　　 D. The number

34..Mr. Huang will ________ in the movement.

A. play a leading part　 B. take parts　 　C. play leading part　　 D. take a part

33..---Are you still busy?

--- Yes, I_________ my work, and it won’t take long.

A .just finish　 　　B. am just finishing　

C.　 have just finished　 D. am just going to finish

32.Was it in 2002 __________ he was still at middle school __________ the boy became expert at computer?

A. that; where　　　　 B. when; where　　　　　　 C. that; when　　　　 D. when; that

31. -Kayla, we are taking a boat trip to Hawaii tomorrow. Would you like to go with us?

-That sounds exciting. I’d like to, but I can not. _______.

A. Have a nice trip　　　　 B.I envy you　　　　　　　　 C. Very sorry　　　　 D. Good bye

30.　 What he said just now got all of us _______.

A. disappoint　　 B. to disappoint　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　 D. disappointing

29. He realized she was crying ________ what he had sad.

A. because　　　 B. because of　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. since

28. About_______ of workers in that steel works are young people.

　 A. third-fifths　 B. three-fifths　 C. three-fives　 D. three-fifth