He is holding the ladder 　　　 his brother.　　　

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A．for　　　B．of　　　C．at　　　D．to

Who is holding the ladder _________?　　　

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A． to him　　　B．for he　　　C．of him　　　D．for him

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　　The great ship, “Titanic” (泰坦尼克号), set off for America in April 1912 on its first ship. It was carrying more than 2,000 people.

　　The “Titanic” was the largest and finest ship at that time. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had 16 compartments (密封舱) with it. Even if (即使) 4 of those were broken, it would still. be able to stay on the sea.

　　Four days later, when the “Titanic” was crossing the sea the man on watch suddenly saw a very large iceberg ahead.

　　The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was sound from below. The captain went down to see what the matter was? To his surprise, he found the ship was sinking fast because 5 compartments had been broken! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were not enough lifeboats, about 1,500 lives were lost.

1.The great ship, “Titanic”, set off ______.

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A. in April 1912　　　B. in May 1812

C. in April 1219　　　D. in May 1912

2.People thought it was ______ to be on the ship.

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A. happy　　　B. warm　　　C. safe　　　D. cheap

3.______ on watch saw a very large iceberg ahead.

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A. The woman　　　B. The man　　　C. The boy　　　D. The police

4.The captain went to see ______.

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A. the hole　　　　　　　　 B. the water

C. what the matter was　　　D. where the ship arrived

5.Hundreds of people ______, as there were not enough lifeboats.

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A. ran away　　　　　　　　B. climbed the ladder

C. stayed in the ship　　　D. jumped out into the water

阅读理解

　　A few weeks ago, we decided to paint (油漆) the outside of our house. To save money, we decided to do it ourselves. On Saturday morning, we went to the shops and bought some paint and a number of brushes. We already had a ladder (梯子), so we were then ready to start. We began that afternoon with the back of the house. The next Saturday I went to a football match while my wife painted the front of the house. On Sunday we found that we could not open any of the front windows. We got them all open in the end but I broke three and they were very expensive to repair. Next time when we try to save money, I shall certainly pay someone to do the work.

(1) Why did the writer and his wife decide to paint the house themselves? Because ________.

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A. no one else could do the work

B. they didn't want to spend much money

C. they only need to buy some paint

D. windows were expensive to repair

(2) Why will they pay someone to work for them next time?

Because they ________.

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A. don't want to do the work themselves any more

B. have no paint and brushes

C. want to go to the football match together

D. want to save money

(3) “So we were then ready to start” means we________.

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A. had already started the work

B. had everything we need to begin the job

C. were always ready to do the work

D. were happy to start the work

(4) On Sunday they could not open ________ of the front windows.

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(5) The writer broke ________ in the end.

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