The pop star walked out of the stage, ____ her hands elegantly to her crazy fans.

A. waving　 B. was waving C. waved　 D. to wave

 

At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

　 A. crossed　 B. passed　 C. occurred　 D. opened

With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

　　A.rising 　　 B.waving 　　 C.swinging 　　D.vibrating

 

I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was 1 of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all 2 , but what happened was so 3 that I'm actually beginning to 4 　there must be some truth in it.

　　It was a 5 night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I 6 to get to sleep. What happened next was really 7 . There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）—— 8 I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the 9 of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are 10 , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At 11 , it made some sounds; it was moaning（呻吟）, as if in 12 .

　　You can imagine by this time I was trembling 13 . Hiding under the blankets, I was 14 from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might 15 me. I knew if it did, I would 16 . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like 17 　or spells. Was it some kind of witch, sent to 18 　its magic on me, I wondered. Then it 19 　into the wall.

　　How I fell asleep again is still a 20 to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

1. A. more　　　 B. less　　　 　　　 C. much　　　 D. many

2. A. those　　　 B. these　　　　　 　 C. that　　　 　 D. this

3. A. real　　　 B. strange　　　 C. terrible　 　 D. actual

4. A. doubt　　　　 B. guess　　　　　 　 C. expect　　 D. believe

5. A. wonderful　 　 B. terrible　　　　　 C. normal　　　 D. special

6. A. tried　　　 　 B. attempted　　　　 C. managed　　 　 D. began

7. A. interesting     　 B. amusing　　　　 C. frightening D. exciting

8. A. strictly　　 B. personally　　　　 C. generally　　 D. onestly

9. A. sign　　　　　 B. outline　　　 C. appearance　　 D. expression

10. A. serious　　 　 B. supernatural　　　 C. nervous　　 D. dangerous

11. A. most　　　 B. least　　　　　　 C. best　　 　　 D. worst

12. A. pain　　　 　 B. attack　　　　　 C. danger　　 　 D. risk

13. A. slightly　　 B. shamefully　　　 C. violently　　 D. silently

14. A. moving　　 　 B. waving　　　　　 C. cooling　　　 D. shaking

15. A. touch　　　　 B. affect　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　 D. find

16. A. jump　　　 B. scream　　　　　 C. die　　　 D. escape

17. A. whisper　　 　 B. murmur　　　 C. witchcraft　　 D. curses

18. A. make　　　 B. work　　　　　　 　 C. give　　　 　 D. offer

19. A. turned　　　　 　 B. disappeared　　 C. hurried　　　 D. escaped

20. A. nightmare　 B. mystery　　　　　 C. dream　　 D. secret

 

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    Can trees talk? Yes—but not in words. Scientists have　　 reason to believe that trees do communicate (互通信息)with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree (柳树) attacked in　　 the woods by caterpillars (毛毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapours—a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.　　

    Communication, of course, doesn't need to be in words. We can talk to　　 each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We　　 know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey.

　　     So why shouldn't trees have ways of sending messages?

(1) It can inferred (推断) from the passage that caterpillars do not feed    on leaves that _________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. have an unpleasant taste  　　B. are lying on the ground  　　C. have an unfamiliar shape  　　D. bees don't like (2) The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by _______. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. growing more branches 　　    　　B. changing its leaf chemistry 　　C. communicating with birds and bees D. shaking caterpillars off (3) According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate     with other trees by ____________.　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. waving its branches　　B. giving off a special vapour  　　C. dropping its leaves　　D. changing its colour of its trunk　　  (4) According to this passage, bees communicate by _________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. touching one another     　　B. smelling one another 　　C. making special movement  　　D. making usual sound  (5) The author believe that the incident described in the passage     _________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］
　　 A. cannot be taken seriously
     B. seems completely reasonable
     C. should no longer be permitted
     D. must be checked more thoroughly