1. A. invented　　　　 　 B. produced　　　　　　　 　 C. flew　　　　　　　　　 D. took off

15. A. important　　　 B. wonderful　 　 C. unusual　　　 　　　　 D. serious

B.

Concorde’s Birthday

　 CONCORDE, the world’s fastest traveler plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __1__ on 2 March, 1969 in France. Concorde was developed __2__ both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a __3__ of a supersonic(超声速的)traveler plane. In 1962 they started to　 __4__ together on the plan. The plane __5__ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It __6__over 5,000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of __7__. This means that it __8__ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7-8 hours in other traveler planes. __9__ the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is __10__ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. __11__ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour __12__! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built __13__ a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built __14__. Air France and British Airway __15__ the most. They each have seven planes.

14. A. good　　　　　 B. bad　　　 　　 C. rich　　　　　 　　　 D. poor

13. A. lucky　　　　　 　　　 B. unlucky　　　 　　　 C. careful　　　　　 　 D. polite

12. A. classmates　　 　 B. teachers　　　 　　　 C. sisters　　　　 　　　　 D. parents

11. A. classes　　　　 　 B. rooms　　　　 C. schools　　　　　　 D. shops

10. A. lessons　　　　 B. games　　　　 　 C. families　　　　　 　　　 D. sports

9. A. better　　　　 　 B. exciting　　　 　　　 C. even worse　　　　 D. interesting

8. A. watch TV　　　 　 B. go out　　　　 C. stay there　　　 　　　 D. work

7. A. come　　　　　 　 B. live　　　　　 C. study　　　　　 　　　 D. eat