After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

　　A. applied    B. converted    C. engaged    D. exerted

After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

　　A. applied    B. converted    C. engaged    D. exerted

A land free from destruction , in addition to wealth , natural resources , and labor supply-all these were important 　 1　 　in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution . 　 2　 they were not enough . Something 　 3　 was needed to start the industrial process(进程) . That “something special ” was men— 　　4　 individuals who could invent machines , find new 　 5　 of power , and establish business organizations to reshape society .

The men who 　6　 the machines of Industrial Revolution 　 7　 from many backgrounds and many occupations . Many of them were 　 8　 inventors than scientists . A man who is a 　 9　 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　10　 . He is not necessarily working 　11　 that his findings can be used .

An inventor or anyone interested in applied science is 　12　 trying to make something that has a concrete 　 13　 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 　 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error . Regardless of his method , he is working to get a 　 15　 result : the construction of a harvesting machine , the burning of a light bulb , or one of 　 16　 other objectives .

Most of the people who 　 17　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors , not trained scientists . A few were both scientists and inventors . Even those who have 　 18　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　 19　 the groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　 20　 .

1. A. cases　　　 B. reasons　　　 C. factors　　　 D. situations

2. A. But　　　　 B. And　　　　　 C. Besides　　　 D. Even

3. A. else　　　　 B. near　　　　　 C. extra　　　　 D. similar

4. A. possible　　 B. effective　　　 C. necessary　　 D. creative

5. A. production　 B. sources　　　　 C. bases　　　 D . discoveries

6. A. employed　 B. created　　　　 C. operated　　 D. controlled

7. A. came　　　 B.arrived　　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. appeared

8. A. less　　　 B. better　　　　　 C. more 　　　　D. worse

9. A. real　　　 B. practical　　　　 C. pure　　　　 D. clever

10.A.happily　　 B. occasionally　　 C. unwillingly　 D. wholeheartedly

11.A.now　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. all　　　　 D. so

12.A.seldom　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. usually　　 D. never

13.A.plan　　　 B. use　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　 D. means

14.A.of　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. as

15.A.single　　 B. only　　　　　　 C. limited　　　 D. particular

16.A.few　　　 B. those　　　　　 C. many　　　 D. all

17.A.suggested B. developed　　　　 C. supplied　　 D. offered

18.A.little　　 B.much　　　　　　 C. some　　　 D. any

19.A.as　　　 B. if　　　　　　　 C. because　　 D. while

20.A.ago　 　 B. past　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　 D. before

 

He made a suggestion that she ________ for the scholarship.

A. would apply　 B. applies　 C. applied　 D. apply

 

After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

　　A. applied 　　　B. converted　　 C. engaged　　 D. exerted