1．Bill Gates _________（devote）himself to the computer business．

2．A lot of _________（soldier）lost their _________（life）in the water．

3．In the Anti-Japanese war, Bethune worked in the _________（north）part of China．

4．The doctor are _________（operate）on the patient．

5．It is _________（produce）in our country．

6．She was _________（bad） hurt when she fell off the tree．

7．I hope you will _________（cover）soon．

8．He has been one of Dr．Clarks' _________（patient）for many years．

9．The teacher walked into the class so _________（quiet）that no one noticed him．

10．Comrade Li Feng has been _________（die）for many years．

11．Is China a _________（发展中）country?

12．It is _________（据说）that there will be a football game at 2:00 this afternoon．

Rivers are one of our most important resources． Many of the world’s great cities are __1_ on rivers, and almost every country has __2__ one river flowing __3__it that plays an important part in the lives of _4__people．

    Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers __5__transportation．Some great _6___ are the Mississippi, the Nile, the Gongo etc．The _7_ of all for navigations(水路航行), however, is the Amazon in Brazil．It is so wide and so deep__8__ large ships and ocean liners can go about two thousand miles __9__it． Besides __10__, rivers __11__food, water to drink, water for crops, and opportunities(机会) __12_ fun．However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make __13__, __14_the cities grow in __15__and the industries _16__ in number, the water in the rivers becomes ___17__with chemicals and other materials．People are __18__ the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers __19__if they want to __20__the benefits of this natural resource(供应的来源)

1．A．stood               B．located              C．lived                 D．arisen

2．A．at best              B．at last               C．at most              D．at least

3．A．through             B．cross               C．over                 D．under

4．A．their                B．it’s                 C．its                   D．theirs

5．A．with                 B．off                 C．of                   D．for

6．A．streams             B．seas                C．ocean                D．rivers

7．A．shortest             B．fastest              C．longest                D．smallest

8．A．and                B．that                 C．for                  D．where

9．A．upon               B．above               C．under                 D．below

10．A．voyage(航海)     B．making fun           C．touring                D．transportation

11．A．produce           B．explore(探索)        C．provide               D．plant

12．A．by              B．in                  C．for                  D．over

13．A．problems          B．questions            C．matters               D．affairs

14．A．If               B．As                 C．Until                  D．Unless

15．A．large              B．style                C．range                D．size

16．A．raise               B．produce            C．increase              D．expect

17．A．polluted            B．polluting            C．pollution              D．poison

18．A．seeking            B．learning             C．predicting            D．describing

19．A．dirty              B．clean               C．polluted               D．flowing

20．A．enjoy              B．refuse             C．like                  D．hate

　　Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe (订阅) to as many as two or three different newspapers?

　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings－battles (战斗) lost and won, kings of rulers overthrown (推翻) or killed－took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate (准确的) . Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur (发生) in faraway countries on the same day they happen.

　　Apart from (除……以外) supplying news from all over the world, newspapers gives us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides (向导), book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements (广告) . There are all sorts (种类) of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies (公司) to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also every important. Money earned (挣) from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price (价格) and still make a profit (益处) .

　　Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery (烹调术) and fashion (流行) , as well as a small but every popular section (通俗的部分) on jokes and cartoons (漫画) .

1．The habit of reading newspaper is ________ .

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2．A few hundred years ago news did not _______.

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3．In the past, news was ________ .

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4．Newspapers also give us information on ________ .

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5．The money spent on advertisements is ________ .

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