The story of silk is a fascinating one.

26 4,000 years ago the Chinese 27 the secret of the cocoon( 茧 ). No one knows28 how or when this important discovery was 29.One story says that a young princess was 30 tea in hear her garden and 31 the silkworms form cocoons. By channce one dropped into tea and hot liquid soften it. When the girl tried 32 the cocoon out of her tea, she pulled out a long silk thread.

　 33 Chinese learn to weave the silk thread 34 cloth. For 2,000 years they were the only people who knew 35 to make silk. Chinese merchants (商人) sold silk throughout Asia and Europe and become 36 rich.

　 Everyone wanted to learn how to make silk, but the Chinese 37 the secret carefully.

　 Finally the secret was stolen in the sixth century. It is said that two monks, 38 about the silkworms and their cocoons. They spent several years in China and finally 39 a way to take some silkworms eggs 40the country.The monks always carried canes (手杖). One day they hid some eggs in the canes, and left China with them. It is said that the development of the silk industry in other countries came from those few eggs which the monks carried out of China.

(　 )26.A.In about　 B.During about　 C.At about　 D.About

(　 )27.A.found　　 B.discovered　　 C.saw　　　 D.understood

(　 )28.A.straight　 　B.indeed　　　 C.certainly　 D.exactly

(　 )29.A.made　　 B.done　　　　 C.found　　 D.seen

(　 )30.A.taking　　 B.to take　　　 C.drinking　 D.to drink

(　 )31.A.looking　　 B.seeing　　　 C.noticing　 D.watching

(　 )32.A.to take　　 B.taking　　　　 C.to make 　D.making

(　 )33.A.The　　　 B.An　　　　　 C.A　　　　 D./

(　 )34.A.to　　　　 B.into　　　　　 C.of　　　　 D.from

(　 )35.A.want　　 B.how　　　　 C.why　　　 D.when

(　 )36.A.a　　　　 B.the　　　　　 C.an　　　　 D./

(　 )37.A.put　　　 B.kept　　　　 C.stored　　 D.held

(　 )38.A.learned　 B.studied　　　 C.heard　　　 D.realized

(　 )39.A.found out B.found　　　　 C.looked for　 D.caught

(　 )40.A.from　　 B.to　　　　　 C.in　　　　 D.out of

Now those foreigners ___________ Chinese food.

A. used to eat B. are used to eating　　　 C. are used to eatD. get used to eat

Yao Ming is a _____ boy who is helping the Houston Rockets in NBA.

A.2.16-metres-tall B. 2.26-metre-tall C. 2.16 metres tall D. 2.26 metres

 Our classroom _____ every day, so it’s very clean.

A. cleans    B. is cleaning         C. is cleaned        D. cleaned

John _______ Beijing the day before yesterday.

A. arrived at B. got 　C. reached to D. arrived in

This interesting book only ___me ten yuan and I___ten month reading it.

A. cost, spend B. cost, spent C. spends, cost D. spent, costs

 The man is made _____ some extra hours.

 A. work B. to work C. workedD. working

 The bad news spreads around _______ village quickly.
　A. the whole B. whole the C. the all D. whole

 The old man asked the children _______ in the street.
　　 A. not playing B. to not play C. not to play D. not play

 _______ people fled from their homes because of the earthquake.
　 A. Thousand of B. Two thousands of C. Two thousand of D. Thousands of