18. A. making　　 B. watching　　 C. doing　　 D. inventing

17. A. taken　　　 B. put up　　　 C. drawn　　 D. taken away

16. A. before　　 B. until　　　　 C. when　　 D. while

13. -　　　 　, you can work out the problem easily.

　 -I see. Thank you.

　 A. On the way　　 B. In this way　　 C. By the way　　 D. In a way

﹡14. I noticed them 　　　　　the teachers’ office just now.

　 A. went into　　 B. go into　　 C. are going into　　 D. came out

﹡15. Can you tell me 　　　　　？

　 A. who the machine invented　　　　　 B. who the machine invented by

　 C. who the machine was invented by　　 D. who was the machine invented by

﹡II. 完形填空

The invention of the camera goes far into the past. In the 1500s, man was experimenting with cameras that made images. But man didn’t find a way to make the pictures continue to exist for all the time 　　16　 　the early 1800s. Even then, photography was a new field. Most families had their pictures 　　17　 　by photographers. People did not own cameras because taking pictures and developing the films were very difficult. In 1884, George Eastman changed photography by　 18　 　a kind of film that could fit into a small camera. Because the new film was 　19　 　to use, many people began to buy cameras. When they had 　　20　 　their films, people returned their cameras to the factory. There, the films were developed, and pictures were 　　21　 . Then more films were put into the cameras, which were sent back to the owners, along 　　22　 their pictures.

Today’s cameras are 　　23　 　easier to use, and people can put in their own films. Photography has become a growing hobby. There are also many new jobs in the field of photography. One of the most important kinds of work is in news reporting. Newspapers, magazines, and televisions all need pictures to tell their stories. Photographers help scientists　 24　 taking pictures through microscopes and telescopes. Deep-sea drivers take pictures of ocean plants and animals, while astronauts take their cameras into 　　25　 　. Man finds new uses for the camera every day.

12. I took the wrong train. I didn’t even know it 　　　　　half an hour later.

　 A. to　　 B. until　　 C. by　　 D. after

11. 　　　　　that some foreigners will come to visit our village.

　 A. It is said　 B. They are said　 C. That is said　 D. Who is said

9. If you 　　　　　someone, you should say “I’m sorry”.

　 A. knock at　　 B. knock over　 C. knock into　 D. knock out

﹡10. Many boys and girls are made 　　　　　what they’re not 　　　　　.

　 A. do; interesting　 B. to do; interesting　 C. do; interested in　 D. to do; interested in

7. There was an important meeting last night. Mr Smith 　　　　　to it.

　 A. invites　 B. invited　 C. was invited　 D. is invited

﹡8. In our school library there 　　　　　a number of books on science and the number of them 　　　　　growing larger and larger.

　 A. is; are　 B. are; is　 C. has; is　 D. have; are

6. The beef 　　　　　so delicious that I like to eat some more.

　 A. tastes　　 B. smells　　 C. feels　　 D. sounds

5. 　　　　　he isn’t tall enough, he is good at basketball.

　 A. Because　 B. After　 C. Although　 D. Since