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　　 The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in　　 public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in　　 59 B. C. In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was　　 published. Europe didn't have a regularly (定期地) published　　 newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

　　 The first regularly published newspaper in the English language　　 was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was　　 started in London and was published once a week. The first daily　　 English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in　　 March, 1702.

　　 In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in　　 Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government　　 stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston　　 Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published daily in　　 the American colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than　　 thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in　　 the United States.

　　 Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest　　 circulation (发行额) in the world. But the largest circulation for a　　 newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (朝日新闻).　　 It sells more than eleven million copies every day.　　

(1) The first daily newspaper came out in ________.　　［］　　　　 A. 59　　 B. 700's　　　　 C. 1609　　D. 1620　　　　　　 (2) The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was printed　　　　 in ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. England　　 B. Germany　　　　 C. France　　 D. Sweden (3) The first English weekly newspaper was started in _______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. London　　　　B. Rome　　　　 C. Amsterdam　　D. Boston (4) The first printed newspaper in America came out in _______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. Washington B. New York　　　　 C. Boston　　 D. New Orleans

(5) Today there are about _______ daily newspapers printed in the　　　　 United States.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　　　 A. 1621　　　　 B. 1704　　　　 C. 1760　　　　 D. 1800

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　Man has always wanted to fly．Some of the greatest men in ___1___ have thought about the problem．One of ___2___, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Vinci (达·芬奇)．In the sixteenth century he made ___3___ for machines that would fly．___4___ they were never built．Throughout history, other less famous men have wanted to ___5___．An example was a man in England 800 years ago．He made a pair of ___6___ of chicken feathers．Then he ___7___ them to his body and jumped into the ___8___ from a tall building．He did not fly very far．___9___, he fell to the ground and broke every ___10___ in his body．

　The first real steps took place in France, in 1783．Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, ___11___ a very large“hot air balloon”．They knew that ___12___ air rises．Why not fill it with it? The balloon was made ___13___ cloth and paper．In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to ___14___ the balloon．They watched it carry the very first air ___15___ into the sky．The passengers were a sheep and a chicken．We do not know ___16___ they felt about the trip．But we ___17___ know that trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals ___18___ safely．Two months later, two men did the ___19___ thing．They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind．Their trip ___20___ twent-five minutes and they travelled about eight kilometers．

(1) A．history	B．America
C．Russia	D．world	[　　]
(2) A．which	B．men
C．whom	D．these	[　　]
(3) A．plans	B．designs
C．parts	D．tools	[　　]
(4) A．Or	B．Then
C．Soon	D．But	[　　]
(5) A．run	B．build
C．fly	D．do	[　　]
(6) A．wings	B．fans
C．machines	D．planes	[　　]
(7) A．added	B．fixed
C．put	D．brought	[　　]
(8) A．water	B．sea
C．air	D．field	[　　]
(9) A．While	B．Instead
C．Though	D．So	[　　]
(10)A．arm	B．leg
C．wing	D．bone	[　　]
(11)A．found	B．made
C．bought	D．discovered	[　　]
(12)A．cold	B．thin
C．thick	D．hot	[　　]
(13)A．in	B．out
C．of	D．from	[　　]
(14)A．see	B．fly
C．drive	D．visit	[　　]
(15)A．flight	B．men
C．passengers	D．scientists	[　　]
(16)A．what	B．how
C．whether	D．if	[　　]
(17)A．will	B．should
C．must	D．do	[　　]
(18)A．landed	B．lived
C．slept	D．played	[　　]
(19)A．easy	B．different
C．same	D．other	[　　]
(20)A．ended	B．lasted
C．spent	D．travelled	[　　]

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 　1 was more manageable , I 2　 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 　3　 that was years ago and times have changed. 　4　 I live with mother on a country farm

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 　5 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 　6 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 　7　 . I decided that I would consider 8　 to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was 　9 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of　 10　 to get started. And 11　 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 　12　 use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my 　13　 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 　 14　 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’ t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me 　15 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 16 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 17 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I 　18　 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 　19 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His 　20 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1. A. loneliness 　　　　　 B. sadness 　　　　　　　　 C. tiredness 　　　　　　　 D. sickness

2. A. set 　　　　　　　　　B. enjoyed 　　　　　　　　　 C. kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D. shared

3. A. Gladly 　　　　　　　　 B. Eventually 　　　　　　　 C. Unfortunately 　　　　 D. Surprisingly

4. A. Now 　　　　　　　　　 B. Then 　　　　　　　　　C. Sometime 　　　　　　　 D. Meanwhile

5. A. add up to　　　 B. make up for 　　　 C. get rid of 　　　　 D. take advantage of

6. A. If 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As 　　　　　　　　　　C. Though 　　　　　　　 D. Before

7. A. movement 　　　　 B. condition 　　　　　　　 C. choices 　　　　　　　　 D. positions

8. A. reaching out 　　B. living up 　　　　　　　　 C. getting on 　　　　　　　 D. going back

9. A. recognized 　　　　 B. interviewed 　　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

10. A. money 　　　　　　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. energy D. knowledge

11. A. thus 　　　　　　　　 B. once 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 D. often

12. A. actually 　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. nearly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. formerly

13. A. job 　　　　　　　　　 B. family 　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea 　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

14. A. face 　　　　　　　　 B. view 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

15. A. over 　　　　　　　　 B. along 　　　　　　　　　　 C. towards 　　　　　　　　 D. through

16. A. unhappily 　　　　 B. lovingly 　　　　　　　　 C. pitifully 　　　　　　　　　 D. gratefully

17. A. pick 　　　　　　　　 B. turn 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. role 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. step

18. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried 　 D. could have cried

19. A. more 　　　　　　　 B. the ones 　　　　　　　　 C. few 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the rest

20. A. courage 　　　　　　 B. devotion 　　　　　　　　 C. kindness 　　　　　　　　 D. trust

On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 　1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 　2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 　3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 　4 human heads. They 　5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 　6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 　7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 　8 , these huge stone men 　9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 　10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 　11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 　12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 　13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 　14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 　15 men. Why they did this is still 　16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 　17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 　18 all the animals dying out. 　19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 　20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said　　　　　　　　　　 B. were called　　　　　　　 C. named　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. still

3. A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

4. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. resembling　　　　　　　 C. liking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing for

5. A. weigh　　　　　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

6. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. outward　　　　　　　　　 C. onward　　　　　　　　　 D. inward

7. A. broken　　　　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burnt

8. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　　　　　　 C. discovery　　　　　　　　 D. covering

9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place　　　 D. have created

10. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　　　　　　　　 D. similar

11. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Other　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on　　　　 D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day　　　　　 B. one day　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. once

14. A. plenty of　　　　　　 B. number of　　　　　　　 C. much of　　　　　　　　　 D. amount of

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wooden　　　　　　　　　 D. iron

16. A. welcome　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unknown

17. A. While　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

18. A. resulted in　　　　　 B. resulted from　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay in

19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans

20. A. break out　　　　　 B. break in　　　　　　　　　 C. break into　　　　　　　　 D. break down