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　　In the past all letters were sent by train or ship. Now most letters 1 go by ship or train, but some are sent by air. You send a letter 2 so that your friend may receive it sooner. A letter 3 about twelve days to go from England to India by train or by ship. A letter can get to India by air 4 five days now, but 5 the time may be made shorter.

　　 6 people were afraid to send letters by air. They thought that the plane might fall and their friends might not receive the letter. So they sent two letters－one letter by air and 7 by train or ship. They wanted to 8 that the letters would be received. Planes are now almost as safe 9 trains or ships. 10 letters are sent by air.

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There's a diagram．It shows something of home computers____1____ a group of young people．

We asked thirty young people ____2____ fourteen and eighteern．We asked them ____3____ they usually spent on their computers in a week，but we were ____4____ in what they used the computers ____5____．

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours，with ____6____ user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user about five hours．

All the children said they usually used computers ____7____ ．Fourteen children told us they did some word-processing(文字处理) ____8____ ．Only two of them said computer ____9____ their lessons，and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers ____10____．Only three people said they were learing to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库)．None of them used computers for any other use．

The ____11____ show that computers ____12____ by most young people as ____13____ than game machines．The only other great uses are for word-processing and keeping address lists．____14____ ，though computers are common in the homes of young people，they have not yet become ____15____ in everyday life．

1． (　)A．used by　　   B．given to　　  C．made for　　    D．bought by

2． (　)A．among　　    B．between　　 C．for　　　　　　  D．about

3． (　)A．how long away  B how much moneyC．how much time  D．how often

4． (　)A．busy　　　　   B．better　　   C．careless　　　　 D．interested

5． (　)A．for　　　　    B．on　　　　  C．about　　　　   D．to

6． (　)A．high　　　　   B．higher　　   C．the higher　　   D．the highest

7． (　)A．to read　　　　 B．to show　　  C．to play games    D．to manage house

8． (　)A．at times　　    B．as usual　　  C．at last　　　　   D．in no time

9． (　)A．encouraged　　 B．expressed　　 C．served　　　　  D．attracted

10． (　)A．in their minds  B．on their computersC．in their note-booksD．in their desk notes

11． (　)A．problems　　 B．results　　    C．sceneries　　    D．informations

12． (　)A．regard　　   B．have regarded   C．will regard　　   D．are regarded

13． (　)A．a little more   B．a little　　    C．more　　　　    D．a bit

14． (　)A．More or less   B．From then on    C．By the way　　   D．It seems to us that

15． (　)A．wonderful    B．popular　　　　 C．useful　　　　  D．expensive

 

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　　In the past, all letters were sent by train or ship. Now most 　1　 go by ship or train, but some are sent by air. You send a letter 　2　 so that your friend may receive it sooner. A letter 　3　 about twelve days to go from England to India by train or by ship . A letter can get to India by air 　4　 five days now. But 　5　 the time may be made shorter.

　　　6　 people were afraid to sent letters by air. They thought that the plane might fall and their friends might not receive the letter. So they sent two letters one by air and 　7　 by train to ship . They wanted to 　8　 that the letters would be received . Planes are now almost as safe 　9　 trains or ships . 　10　 letters are sent by air.

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Do you know the Olympic Games?

The Olympic Games are held every four years. Many players ____1____all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC(公元前) in Greece(希腊)and the modern games came from the ____2____ ones. Many of the sports were the same as they are now, but women were not allowed to take part in the games.

The Olympic Games stopped for a long time. But they were not ____3____ by people. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896． They were held in Greece—the games were born in this ____4____. In the 1896 games, there were 311 players from just 13 countries. After that, ____5____ countries took part in the games. In the 27th Sydney Summer Olympic Games in 2000,the Chinese team got 28 gold medals.

One of the great competitions ____6____ not for a medal. It's the competition among countries to hold the Olympic Games. ____7____ the Olympic Games is a great prize for a country. In 2008, Beijing will hold the 29th Summer Olympic Games. We are all ____8____ our great country.

1． (　)A．from　　　　 B．in　　　　 C．at　　　　　　 D．to

2． (　)A．new　　　　 B．old　　    C．good　　　　  D．nice

3． (　)A．forgetting　　 B．forgot　　 C．forgotten　　   D．forget

4． (　)A．town　　    B．city　　    C．village　　　　 D．country

5． (　)A．less than　　  B．more or less C．more than　　  D．more and more

6． (　)A．are　　　　 B．is　　　　　　 C．were　　    D．was

7． (　)A．To hold　　  B．Hold　　    C．Holds　　    D．Held

8． (　)A．proud about   B．prize for    C．proud of       D．prize of