1. 他告诉我个消息：他所有的艰苦工作终于有了回报。

He told me the news ______________. (pay)

2. 有些学科，例如数学和物理很难学。

Some subjects, ______________, are very difficult to learn. (such)

3. 他康复的希望还没有逝去。

______________ is not gone yet. (recover)

4. 我们是否继续做这个实验的问题已经解决了。

The problem ______________ has been solved. (continue)

5. 故事是这样的：威廉·泰尔用箭射杀了国王。

______________William Tell killed the king with an arrow. (go)

6. 在公共场所禁止吸烟的建议是必要的。

The suggestion ______________ is necessary. (forbid)

7. 我们应该考虑学生们的要求，学校图书馆应该提供更多的关于大众科学的图书。

We should consider the students’ request ______________ on popular science. (provide)

8. 多年后与我的伯父重逢是一个难忘的、让我永远珍惜的时刻。

Meeting my uncle after all these years is an unforgettable moment, ______________. (treasure)

9. 他成功的事实证明他的能力。

The fact ______________ proves his ability. (successful)

10. 会议上提出了一个问题，我们是否有足够的钱进行我们的研究。

The question came up at the meeting ______________ for our research. (enough)

11. 人们接受了他的建议，因缺少工具而将工作推迟到下周。

His advice ______________ next week as a result of lack of tools is acceptable. （postpone）

12. 他在这封信中许诺他永远也不会因任何事而沮丧。

Along with the letter was his promise ______________. （cast）

13. 一个令人温暖的想法突然袭来，他实际上是支持我的。

A warm thought suddenly came to me ______________. （favor）

14. 他经常问我一个问题：我们是否会达到这个标准。

He often asked me the question ______________. （attain)

15. 3天前一位来自中国的学生获得了联合国奖，这是一个让人激动的消息。

______________ a student from China won a UN prize three days ago. （it）

16. 有迹象表明，MP4在年轻人中越来越受欢迎。

There are signs ______________ young people. （popular）

17. 北京的房价是否下降还有一些疑问。

There is still some doubt ______________. （go）

18. 很多人选择住在乡下却在城里工作，这一问题仍在讨论中。

The question ______________ but to work in the city is still under discussion. （choose）

19. 这些年地球正变得越来越热这一事实已使许多科学家焦虑。

The fact has worried many scientists that ______________ these years. (become)

20. 明天是汤姆的生日。在哪里举行派对你有什么想法吗?

Tomorrow is Tom’s birthday. Have you got any idea ______________? （hold）

After the earthquake, the family decided to move out though there were no ____ signs of damage to their house.

   Do you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.

Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate(精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.

You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving , horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff(悬崖). Quite a warning!

The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”

1. The writer holds that people seldom ______.

   A. have bright ideas       B. turn their bright ideas into reality

   C. make their life easier    D. think of inventing something

2. Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of _______.

   A. recording direct sunshine        B. recording the hours of sunshine

   C. using the energy of the sun       D. knowing how strong sunlight is

3. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?

   A. To warn people to be careful while working.

   B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.

   C. To add to the beauty of a city.

   D. To help make a car trip more exciting.

4. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to ______.

   A. take better care of schoolchildren   

B. help schoolchildren in their studies

   C. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions

   D. pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power