Every minute should be _________ lessons.

A.made full use to learn    B.made use of learning

C.made use of to learn     D.used of learning

Finally an agreement _________ after they had two-day discussion.

A.reached       B.was reached  C.signed             D.finished

Do you know the man from ________ house the pictures were stolen?

A. which B. that     C. what      D. whose

________ not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry. (2009福建卷)

A. Reminding B. Reminded  C. To remind D. Having reminded

—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?

—No, sir. I __________ a newspaper.

A. read    B. was reading

C. would read D. am reading

“I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.” “It _________ true because there was little snow there.”

A. may not be B. won’t be    C. couldn’t be D. mustn’t be

The modern history of Italy dates from 1860, ______ the country became united.

A. when  B. if

C. since   D. until

On August 31, the 23-year-old Liu Xiang won the 110-meter Hurdles finals in the World Athletics Championships(田径世锦赛男子110米栏决赛) in Osaka. No one can___him in hurdles, I dare say.

A. evaluate B. match C. confirm D. distinguish

Manhattan Island is surrounded on the east by the East and Harlem Rivers and on the west by the North and Hudson Rivers.It links with the other four towns which make up New York City and with New Jersey are by means of subways,underground tunnels and bridges which lead into Manhanttan from the surrounding area.

The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to link Brooklyn to Manhanttan.It is also the second oldest bridge in New York.The architect was John Augustus Roebling,who was the chief engineer of the suspended Railroad Bridge at Niagara Falls.

Misfortune accompanied the building of the bridge,which took place from 1869 to 1883.The architect died as a result of an accident early during the construction.His son,Washington Roebling,carried on his father’s work,using the most advanced engineering techniques of the day.He also fell ill during the construction of the bridge and was obliged to direct the work on it from an apartment window overlooking the site.

Since its construction the Brooklyn Bridge has remained a busy and important passage in New York.

The Brooklyn Bridge is 6775 feet long and 1595 feet wide.The suspended part is 3450 feet long and 85 feet wide.It has a clearance of 133 feet above water level.Four huge cables extend across the bridge,supported by two towers,each 272 feet high.Each of these cables is made up of 5700 wires.

If you want to go to Princeton University in New Jersey from Manhattan,you_________.

A.must drive across a bridge                       B.must take a Metro train

C.have to go through a tunnel                            D.can use any of the above means

The Brooklyn Bridge is _________.

A.the first suspended railway bridge in the USA

B.the first oldest bridge in New York

C.the first suspension bridge between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn

D.the first suspension bridge built in the USA

In the course of the construction of the bridge_________.

A.the chief engineer was in short of money

B.misfortune fell on the chief engineer

C.John Augustus Roebling fell ill

D.Washington Roebling met with an accident

Washington Roebling was forced to_________.

A.direct the building work on the bridge

B.lead the builders of the bridge in a hospital

C.give his directions to the workers from a flat nearby

D.direct the construction of the bridge by radio

More than 12 300 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake unleashed giant tsunami waves that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia.

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday was the biggest in 40 years.It triggered waves that reared up into walls of water as high as 10 meters(30 feet) as they hit coastlines in Indonesia,Sri Lanka,India and Thailand.

Aid agencies rushed staff,equipment and money to the region,warning that bodies rotting in the water were already beginning to threaten the water supply for survivors.

Rescue workers also spoke of bodies still caught up on trees after being flung inland by the waves.

“I just couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes,”Boree Carlson said from a hotel in the Thai resort of Phuket.

“As I was standing there,a car actually floated into the lobby and overturned because the current was so strong,”said the 45-year-old Swede.

“I heard an eerie sound that I have never heard before.It was a high pitched sound followed by a deafening roar,”said a 55-year-old Indian fisherman who gave his name as Chellappa.

“I told everyone to run for their life.”

In Indonesia,an archipelago of 17 000 islands,one official said nearly 4500 people had died.The worst affected area was Bands Aceh,the capital of Aceh Province,where 3000 were killed.More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail when the tsunami knocked down its walls.In Sri Lanka（斯里兰卡）,the death toll also reached 4500 and 1 million people,or 5 percent of its population,were affected.It was the worst natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka.Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans sheltered in schools and temples overnight,and officials expected the death toll to rise further once rescuers resumed searches after daybreak.In southern India,where at least 3000 were estimated to have died,beaches were littered with submerged cars and wrecked boats.Shanties on the coast were under water.

Thai government officials said at least 392 bodies had been retrieved and they expected the final toll to approach 1000.

The earthquake,of magnitude 8.9 as measured by the U.S. Geological Survery (news-web sites),struck at 7:59 a.m.(1959EST).It was the world’s biggest since 1964,said Julie Martinez at the USGS(news-web sites).

The tsunami was so powerful it smashed boast and flooded areas along the east African coast,3728 miles away.

What does the underlined word “tsunami” probably mean?

A.Tidal wave.                                                  B.Wave.

C.Earthquake.                                                  D.A man who kills many persons.

What does the passage mainly talk about？

A.Asian tsunami kills many people,and many more become homeless.

B.An earthquake happens.

C.The tsunami was so powerful that it smashed boats and people.

D.It was the biggest earthquake in 40 years.

The sea waves hit coastlines in _________.

A.Indonesia                         B.Sri Lanka           C.India and Thailand     D.All of above