He was puzzled by this phenomenon. He began to try every approach _________ the best way of working it out.

A. known to find  B. knowing to find  C. known finding  D.knowing finding

Madame Curie ,the youngest of five children ,was born in Warsaw ,Poland in 1867. Marie Curie's maiden name was Manya. Her parents were teachers,and she learned the importance of education at an early age. No higher education was offered to women in Poland at that time,so Manya took a job as a governess(女家庭教师). She sent part of her income to Paris to help pay for her older sister's medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and married a fellow doctor in 1891. Manya went to join them in Paris ,changing her name to Marie. She entered the Sorbonne(now the Universities of Paris)and studied physics and mathematics, graduating at the top of her class. For the research she wanted to do , she was introduced to another young scientist, Pierre Curie. Later they fell in love with each other . After their marriage, they worked together on radioactivity.

 Fame troubled Marie Curie and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of science fame and honor to persons had no value. One day when a writer for a newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her beliefs, she answered him, “In science we must be interested in things,not in persons.” Much of the real character and spirit of this unusual woman was found in these few words,which she was later often to repeat. One evening, at a big party,a friend asked if she would like to meet the King of Greece,who was also a guest.She answered in her simple manner, “I don't see the value of it.” Then,seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she quickly added, “But …but…of course,I shall do whatever you please. Just as you please.”

What did Marie Curie once do to help pay for her older sister's medical studies?

A.She was a teacher.                   B.She was a doctor.

C.She was a governess.                 D.She was a waitress.

What was valuable to Marie Curie?

A.science and research.               B.fame and honor.

C.character and spirit.               D.persons and things.

The writer for a newspaper was interested in____.

A.things       B.Marie Curie          C.Marie's husband          D.persons

What do you think might have happened between Marie Curie and the King of Greece?

A.The King was angry with Marie Curie.

B.For the sake of her friend Marie Curie met the King of Greece.

C.The King of Greece wrote a letter to invite Marie Curie to meet him.

D.Marie Curie held another party for the King.

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增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意:

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles．I hope I could also have it．One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan．I asked my father the money．But he said he could only give me half the money．He should find the other half myself．So I went to sell newspapers after the school．My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after．He gives me the other fifty．You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

－ Would you like to have tea or coffee?

   － ________.

A．Either will do B．Neither do I    C．Yes, please   D．It doesn't matter

Catch the star that holds your fate , ______that forever twinkles within your heart.

   A. one            B. the one           C. it             D. that

--- Are your parents doctors, too? 

  --- No, they are teachers.       of them loves teaching very much. 

A. None                       B. Both                 C. Either        D. Neither

The 2010 World Cup will be held in South Africa，and no one can ____ which country will be the champion．

A．fancy                            B．estimate                  C．value                      D．predict

        here yesterday, he would attend the lecture with us today.

A、Were he     B、If he were       C、Had he been     D、Should he be

The students of the music school study ____.

A.music but also some other subjects  

B.some other subjects as well as music

C.no subjects but music

D.neither music nor some other subjects

In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.

    When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册） will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.

    The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.

    “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（战略，策略） in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.

“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout（寻找，觅得） internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.

1. According to the report,                 .

A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA

D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

2. The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of      _______ ___.

A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”

B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China

C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings

D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China

3. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.

B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.

C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.

D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.

4. When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to__________.

A. farms in the States                   

B. native Americans 

C. the NBA training center               

D. the USA

5. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. The Non-American Basketball Players   

B. NBA Is Coming to China

C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA     

D. NBA Is Making Big Progress