The driver was at _____ loss when ______ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A. /;the B. a; the C. /; / D. a; /
_______ the Town Hall, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.
A. Approached B. Approaching
C. To approach D. To be approached
Hurry up! By the time we get to the church, the marriage service .
A．will have started B．has started
C．had started D．must have started
When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter(炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No.”
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’t get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.
And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.
Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.
When Paul was a boy, _____.
he had decided never to leave his hometown
the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter
no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution
he determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area
Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?
He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.
He was interested in planting trees since he was young.
He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.
He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.
What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably refer to?
That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.
That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.
That no one would like to join him in the efforts.
That he had to keep everything he did secret.
The main idea of the passage is that _____.
action speaks louder than words
perseverance will work wonders
God helps those who help themselves
many hands make light work
Father made a promise I passed the exam he would buy me a bike.
A．that B．if C．whether D．that if
______ most of my friends wanted to do during the holiday was visit the Expo Garden.
A. What B. That C. As D. Which
— We expected you yesterday.
— I'm sorry, I you to say that I couldn't be here until today.
A. must have called B. would be calling
C. could have been calling D. should have called
— Do you think the MP3 player put its listener ________?
— Yes, too much use of it could lead to hearing loss, experts say.
A. under control B. at risk C. in use D. on top
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Animals perform many useful and amusing jobs. Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind, 31 property(财产), finding 32 people, and hunting criminals(犯人). Horses are used in guarding herds(牧群)，carrying men in lands where there are no roads, and helping farmers work their land. Pigeons(鸽子) 33 to carry messages. Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in 34 and motion pictures(电影). People realize that, 35 animals may not have the same intelligence(智慧) as 36 , they are clever enough to learn certain things.
The first thing a dog is taught is to 37 . It should not 38 too 1ong for him to learn commands. Simple orders, such as “sit, lie down，stay there, come here, ” can 39 be taught by a child.
Training a dog to be a watchdog often produces unexpected results. Some dogs quickly learn the difference 40 unwanted people and friends. This is 41 their masters welcome friends and invite them into their houses. However, some dogs will always 42 the postman who comes to 43 letters. One explanation for this behavior is that, although the postman comes to the house often, he never 44 the house. Therefore, the dog thinks the postman is someone 45 is not wanted, but keeps 46 back anyway.
Dogs are extremely useful as 47 for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will lead his blind master in the right direction and keep him 48 danger. For example, seeing eye dogs 49 a busy road when cars are coming, 50 their masters command(命令) them to do so.
A. saving B. helping C. making D. protecting
A. lost B. losing C. loss D. missed
A. have long used B. have long been used
C. have long been using D. are long being used
A. cinemas B. theatres C. museums D. circuses(马戏团)
A. although B. as C. since D. because
A. children B. human being C. human beings D. students
A. obey B. order C. do D. study
A. spend B. take C. use D. want
A. still B. though C. enough D. even
A. from B. between C. among D. with
A. because of B. due to C. why D. because
A. beat B. protest C. attack D. eat
A. deliver B. give C. post D. fetch
A. enters B. enters into C. gets D. arrives to
A. he B. who C. whom D. which
A. come B. to come C. from coming D. coming
A. companies B. companions(同伴) C. men D. colleagues(同事)
A. out from B. out C. out of D. out by
A. learn never to across B. learn to never cross
C. never learn to cross D. learn never to cross
A. even B. if C. even if D. because
There was _______ time _______ I hate to go to school.
A. a, when B. a, that C. /, when D. the, that