Many objects(物体) that people use each day started with a simple idea. These objects have often ___1__ the way we live. Some help us to do a job more ___2___. Others help us to fill a need or ____3__ a problem.

　　 In 1858 Lipman had such an idea. One day he took ___4__ a pencil, a piece of paper, and an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he __5___ to change a word. Each time he had to __6___ under his books and papers to find the eraser. “I wish my eraser would stay in one __7__!” he thought to himself.

　　 Then Lipman had his simple idea. He cut a ___8____ in one end of the pencil. He glued(粘) the eraser into this groove(沟槽). Later he thought that others might ___9___ to have such a pencil. So he sold his invention. Soon pencils ___10___ erasers came into use.

(　 ) 1. A. shown　　　　　 B. found 　　　　C. changed　　　　 D. pointed

(　 ) 2. A. easily　　　　　 B. clearly　　　　 C. luckily　　　　　 D. carefully

(　 ) 3. A. discuss　　　　　 B. study　　　　　 C. offer　　　　　 D. solve

(　 ) 4. A. back　　 　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　 D. off

(　 ) 5. A. began　　　　　 B. failed　　　　 C. refused　　　　　 D. needed

(　 ) 6. A. search　　　　　 B. see　　　　　 C. hide　　　　　　 D. move

(　 ) 7. A. side　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　 C. place　 　　　　　D. space

(　 ) 8. A. hole　　　 　　　B. groove　　　　 C. mark　　　　　 D. crossing

(　 ) 9. A. agree　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　 　C. like　　　　　 D. mean

(　 ) 10. A. with　　　　　　 B. without　　　　 C. or　　　　　　 D. and

6．　 Boys like basketball better than volleyball. (同义句)

Boys __________ __________ ___________ basketball ___________ volleyball.

5. He seems to be in a bad mood. (同义句)

_______ seems _______ he _______ in a bad mood.

4. Jim preferred watching TV at home to going shopping. (同义句)

Jim　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　TV at home 　　　　　go shopping.

3. This can make you solve the problem more easily. (同义句)

　 This can make _______ ______ for you to solve the problem.

2. The woman can make you remember a warm, sunny day. (同义句)

　 The woman can ________ you _______ a warm, sunny day.

1. She is generous enough to give each of us a present. (同义句)

　 ________ generous ________ _______ _______ _______ each of us a present.

10. Would you please wait for Tom and I for 5 minutes? We are coming soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　______________

9.　　　 Would you like anything to drink? I think you must be very thirsty after the

tough trail. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　______________

8.　　　 Who is in the fitting room now? None. 　　　　　　　　　______________