9.What surprised me most was that a lot of work had been done ______.

8.We are the persons living _________________.

7.At first the language stayed _____________the language used in Britain.

6._________________people begin to learn English.

2．

(1)　　　 she -- who

(2)　　　 from -- since

(3)　　　 as -- when

(4)　　　 not -- no

(5)　　　 √

(6)　　　 must -- had to

(7)　　　 such -- so

(8)　　　 out of -- outside

(9)　　　 √

(10)　 but -- but\

1．

(1)　 am able -- have been able

(2)　 was used to --used to

(3)　 river -- the river

(4)　 go there -- going there

(5)　 along -- alone

(6)　 to -- from

(7)　 should not -- ought not

(8)　 decide -- decided

(9)　 　√

(10)　　 dare --dared

1.I am able to swim since I was six but I　　　　　 (1)_______

　 never was used to like swimming in the　　　　　　 (2)_______

　 swimming bath. I preferred river　　　　　　　　　 (3)_______

　 although my mother didn't like me go there　　　　 (4)_______

　 along. She was afraid I would (might) go　　　　　 (5)_______

　 too far to the bank and then get into　　　　　　 (6)_______

　 difficulty. I should not to go there　　　　　　　 (7)_______

　 with my parents but one day I decide not to　　　 (8)_______

　 pay attention to their rules .I had been　　　　　 (9)_______

　 out with my older sister who dare me to swim　　　 (10)______

　 across the river .I jumped into the water and

　 was swimming as hard as I could when I heard my

　 sister cry from the bank…

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B　　

　 In the future cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment. Videophone will bring pictures as well as sound. Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, washing and gardening. Lighting serves as wallpaper and it will make your room look nicer.

At work, robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer. Men and women will retire at the same age. The home will become the centre of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food.

　 There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights will be cheap. Hobbies(嗜好) and education will become more and more important.

6. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

　 　 A. there will be great changes in your work and life in the future

　 　 B. you’ll eat more and work less in the year before

　　 C. people will spend less time at home in the future than they do to­day

　 　 D. hobbies and education will become more and more important

7. Machines will control temperature so that _______.

　 　 A. you won’t run a fever any more　 B. you won’t feel hot in summer or cold in winter

　 　 C. rivers won't freeze in winter　　 　　　　　　　　 D. there'll be no temperature

8. You can get light from _______.

　 　 A. oil　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallpaper 　　　　　　　 C. lighting 　　　　　　　　　 D. stars

9. “Non-stop” flights means _______.

　 　 A. the plane will not stop on the way　 　　　　

B. the plane will be always flying, without a stop

　 　 C. the plane won't stop but you can get off the plane　

　　 D. the plane will fly anywhere as you like

10. Life in the 2lst century will be _______.

　 A. too expensive and more people will go to have fast food　

　　 B. easier but less interesting as machines or robots will do most jobs instead of you

　　 C. simpler and easier so that you won't need high education any more

　 D. more exciting and enjoyable

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

Ever since man began to use the telephone, there have been new problems arising from the carrying of messages. At first, each message was carried by a pair of overhead wires. As a result, telephone ex­changes were soon surrounded by thousands of wires. The wires were then replaced by cables, each containing many pairs of wires. Each cable, laid underground, replaced the overhead wires.

The more extensive telephone services have become, the more demand for these services has increased, particularly the demand for long-distance services. In China, for example, this growth is now over 30% every year. Long-distance telephone exchanges are usually in crowded cities, where it is not easy to lay new cables for expanding services.

The use of radio to send telephone messages and to link all telephone exchanges makes it possible to get rid of overhead wires and underground cables. Now man has invented the microwave system. In a microwave system messages from various places can be brought together, and then they are sent out and received by radio. After that, the messages are split into their original form. Fi­nally, they are sent to the places where they are going to be sent.

1. The word “message” (in Paragraph 1) is close in meaning to ___________.

　　 A. electricity　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. information　 　　　　　 D. wave

2. A cable is different from an overhead wire, because it _____________.

　　 A. is made of wood　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needs more exchanges

　　 C. carries more messages　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. is laid underground

3. The growing of telephone services in China each year is about ___________of the total.

　　 A. one third 　　　　　　　 B. one fourth 　　　　　　　 C. one half 　　　　　　　　　 D. one fifth

4. According to the passage, microwave is ______________.

　　 A. to replace the telephone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. used in communication

　　 C. sent through an underground cable　　　　　　　 D. made of radio sets

5. The best title of the passage would be ___________.

　　 A. The Telephone and Its Past　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How to Use the Telephone

　　 C. The Needs for Better Telephone　　　　 D. From the Wire to the Microwave System