Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to 　　  from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.

　　 A. pull out　　   B. give up　　　　  C. draw in　　　　　　  D. back away

 

We can't wait．We have to _____ the direction and the distance before we take action.

[　　]

A．pull out　　　B．figure out

C．think out　　 D．turn out

A world of chance?

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1.If you want to find out the more information of films you should　　.?

A.call 1-800-311-1969?

B.go over the House and Home section ?

C.read the Art section ?

D.read Weekend section?

2.If you want to order home delivery,you may 　　 .?

A.use the order card ?

B.send E-mail to the sales office ?

C.telephone sales manager of the the Times ?

D.pay for the postage yourself ?

3.From the passage we know that 　　 .?

A.the Times sells at a lower price than before ?

B.the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it ?

C.many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged ?

D.you will learn everything by reading the Times every day ?

4.The owner of the passage advertises　　.?

A.to introduce the new sections ?

B.to announce the new sections of the Times ??

C.to make known his new plan of the Times ??

D.to persuade people to buy the Times??

完形填空

Earthquake

　　Some countries,such as Japan,have a large number of earth quakes.Earthquakes happen very 　1　and violently(强烈地).During an earthquake,there is often a great 　2　first.Then the earth 　3　terribly,many houses 　4　,railway tracks break and trains run 　5 lines,a great many factories are 　6　,thousands of deaths are caused,and many more lose homes… 　7　the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 　8　,other disasters such as fires often 　9　,more buildings destroyed and more 　10　caused.

　　It is well known of the 　11　of a possible earthquake,and for centuries man has been making researches(研究) on earthquakes.More than 2000 years ago, 　12　,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 　13 a machine which could detect(发觉) earthquakes,and this machine is still 　14　by scientists today to detect and measure the 　15　of earthquakes.Now we know much more about earthquakes and 　16　they happen,but we still 　17　tell exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, 　18 cannot stop it from happening.So earthquakes are 　19　the worst disasters(灾难)in the world.

　　No one can stop 　20　earthquakes.However,scientists can 　21　stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.In those 　22　where earthquakes often happen,they 　23　mountain temperatures and take 　24　from the air and if anything starts to happen ,they warn governments to be prepared for 　25　disasters so that emergency(紧急) plans are put into action to lessen(减少) the disaster,probably saving many lives.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.
				[　　]
A. commonly	B.extremely	C.immediately	D.quickly
2.
				[　　]
A.sound	B.voice	C.immediately	D.storm
3.
				[　　]
A.moves	B.shakes	C.noise	D.breaks
4.
				[　　]
A.get burnt	B.catch fires	C.jumps	D.fall down
5.
				[　　]
A.off	B.on	C.sink	D.behind
6.
				[　　]
A.pull out	B.stopped	C.into	D.cut down
7.
				[　　]
A.Except	B.Besides	C.destroyed	D.Because of
8.
				[　　]
A.alone	B.later	C.Instead of	D.itself
9.
				[　　]
A.follow	B.break out	C.only	D.enter
10.
				[　　]
A.quakes	B.deaths	C.come	D.results
11.
				[　　]
A.information	B.questions	C.dangers	D.wounds
12.
				[　　]
A.as a result	B.in fact	C.for example	D.as well
13.
				[　　]
A.invented	B.discovered	C.found out	D.operated
14.
				[　　]
A.improved	B.repaired	C.protected	D.used
15.
				[　　]
A.date	B.strength	C.position	D.length
16.
				[　　]
A.where	B.when	C.how	D.why
17.
				[　　]
A.can	B.cannot	C.want to	D.happen
18.
				[　　]
A.that	B.but	C.and	D.or
19.
				[　　]
A.among	B.before	C.between	D.at the front of
20.
				[　　]
A.natural	B.big	C.some	D.usual
21.
				[　　]
A.help	B.never	C.already	D.exactly
22.
				[　　]
A.areas	B.cities	C.mountains	D.villages
23.
				[　　]
A.keep	B.report	C.record	D.copy
24.
				[　　]
A.drops	B.dusts	C.photos	D.something
25.
				[　　]
A.national	B.general	C.terrible	D.possible

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    You believe that all liquids flow downwards, don't you? Try the　　 following experiment and you will think again.

　　

    Get a bottle filled with the gas helium (氦) and plug it up. Cool　　 it to a very low temperature. The gas will form a liquid. Now pull out　　 the plug at the top. You will be astonished to see the liquid　　 immediately escape by moving up the inner side of the bottle and then　　 down the outer side. If you want to fill a bottle with liquid helium,　　 simply stand it in the liquid. The liquid will start climbing into the　　 bottle by itself until the levels outside and inside are the same.

　　

    So, the first requisite for a scientist is: DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING　　 FOR GRANTED.

　　

   (1) What is the major difference between liquid helium and other liquids?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. It becomes active at a very low temperature. 　　   B. It can escape from a closed bottle. 　　   C. It moves upwards as well as downwards. 　　   D. It moves upwards instead of downwards.  　　(2) What will happen if you pull out the plug of the small bottle 　　   which is inside the big jar in Figure 1? Which picture in 　　   Figure 2 represents (表示) the result?　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　  　　(3) What is the main purpose of the passage?　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. To teach people a lesson in chemistry. 　　   B. To tell people how to do an experiment. 　　   C. To interest people in an unusual scientific fact. 　　   D. To encourage people to ask for facts to support correct 　　　　  statement (陈述).