11. lie in pieces on the ground 成为碎片撒了一地

10. in ruins 废墟 bring…to ruin 使…变成废墟=ruin sth　 come/go to ruin=fall into ruin 变成废墟

9. give in (to sb) 让步，屈服 give up 放弃 give out 发放； 发出(光；热；气等)；用尽

give off 散发(光；热；气) give away 抛弃；捐赠 give over 转交，移交=hand over

8. under attack/fire 被攻击 (under=in the process of)　 under arrest; under discussion; under construction; under consideration; under control; under examination; under investigation; under observation; under repairs;

6. look like something out of a fairy tale　 像是从童话种走出来的一样 　7. in history 在历史上

5. during/in one's lifetime;　 in all one's life;　 throughout one's life 在某人的一生中

3. Where there is a river, there is a city.　　 4. on the bank of a river 在河岸／畔

5.B 通观全文，开头点题后，通篇在谈作家Kit Williams为其作品Masquerade设计了一项寻宝的活动，读者Ken Roberts如何追根溯源，获得成功。

4.C 首先比较A、B、C、D四个选项中排序的异同，确认开头两项为ab，db，还是ba。从短文中确认a在前；缩小范围看第二步，比较b，d，应该是d；至此答案已明：a-d…

3.B In her honor是回答本题的关键信息，指的就是to show respect for Henry VIII’s first wife