5．　 发令枪响时，在远处观看的人，先看到的是火光和烟，紧接着听到的才是枪声。选before 。

4．　 see后跟不带to 的不等式，做宾语的补足语，即see sb. do　 结构, 因此，选come 。

3．　 介词后应接动名词，表示观看比赛应用 watch , 所以选watching。

2．　 承接上文，这里应该用“在　 内”，选。

1．　 因为光的速度比声快，显然“than”之前应该用比较级，所以选faster。

1.faster　 2.In　 3. watching　 4. come　 5. before　 6. so　 7. ago　 8. its 9. cannot 10. shining

[剖析]

10.根据上文，推断这里是问，“你能想出更多的‘方法’吗？”，所以选 ways。

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Light travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times 1 . ________ than that of sound.　 2. ________ one second, light travels about 300,000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by　 3. ________　 the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员), you can see smoke 4.________ from his gun 5.________ the sound reaches your ears.

The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is 6. ________ far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you　 four years　 7. ________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight’s started on 8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born.

So, if we want to be honest(诚实), we 9.　 ________ say , “ The stars are shining brightly tonight.”　 We have to say, “ The stars look nice. They were 10. ________ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth. ”

9. 表示伴随，应用“带着with” 。

8. 根据士兵应属军队，这一题选army。

7. 常理，鸽子应是“飞” 回来的，所以此题选flew。