He did all he could _____ . 

A. help me out     B. to help out me    C. help me out of     D. to help me out

—Shall I tell John about it？

   —No, you _____ ,I've told him already. 

A. needn't    B. won't    C. mustn't    D. shouldn't

It was said that _____ was the reason why he didn't attend the meeting. 

A. that    B. why that    C. that which    D. why

He turned off the head lamp of the car to keep the light from flashing in through the window of Jack's house and _____ Jack up.   

A. woke    B. waking    C. wake    D. to wake

Who would you rather _____ the report instead of you？

A. have written    B. have to write    C. write    D. have write

Please excuse me _______ your letter by mistake.

A. to open      B. to have opened C. for opening  D. in opening

To test eggs, _______ them in a bowl of water: if they float they’re bad, if they sink they’re good.

A. put     B. putting  C. to put     D. to be putting

Everybody was touched _____ words after they heard her moving story.

    A．beyond          B．without         C．of         D．in

It has been suggested that the land 　　 equally among the farmers.

A.is shared　　　　　　　　　　　　B.should share

C.be shared　　　　　　　　　　　　D.will be shared

People turn to magic(魔力)chiefly as a form of insurance--that is, they use it along with actions that actually bring results. For example, hunters may use a hunting charm(咒语). But they also use their hunting skills and knowledge of animals. The charm may give hunters the extra confidence they need to hunt even more successfully than they would without it. If they shoot a lot of game(猎物), they credit the charm for their success. Many events happen naturally without magic. Crops grow without it, and sick people get well without it. But if people use magic to bring a good harvest or to cure a patient, they may believe the magic was responsible. 

People also tend to forget magic's failures and to be impressed by its surface successes. They may consider magic successful if it appears to work only 10 per cent of the time. Even when magic fails, people often explain the failure without doubting the power of the magic. They may say that the magician made a mistake in reciting the spell or that another magician cast a more powerful spell against the magician.

Many anthropologists(人类学家) believe that people have faith in magic because they feel a need to believe in it. People may turn to magic to reduce their fear and uncertainty if they feel they have no control over the outcome of a situation. For example, farmers use knowledge and skill when they plant their fields. But they know that weather, insects, or diseases might ruin the crops. So farmers in some societies may also plant a charm or perform a magic rite to ensure a good harvest.

From the passage, we can learn that the writer of the passage may be _______.

A. a hunter     B. a farmer     C. a magician    D. an anthropologist

Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. Magic and Hunting.          B. Magic and Farming.

C. Why Magic Works?          D. Why People Believe in Magic?

The underlined word “spell”(Paragraph 2) most likely means______.

A. magic words.    B. magic events.    C. words or expressions     D. magicians.