On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(����).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(����),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(����).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metes, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!
1.Three men flew in balloon ________.
A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city
C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago
2.The metal box was used for ________.
A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight
3.When the balloon went up higher,________.
A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. They saw the sun go down
C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives
D. They could see a black hole on the ground
4.The balloon landed ________.
A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country
5.Which of the following is NOT true ________
A The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I _26_ you.” I did not 27_____ what to say, and I just stood there, looking __28__ at him. My first __29__ was that he 30_____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 31_____?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 32____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to _33_ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the __34__ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first __35___ that we try this, I asked the children __36__ they thought their parents 37_____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ___38__ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __39____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy __40___ tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is__41___ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son_42___ to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an __43_ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 44_____.” I don’t know if saying that made __45___ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
1.A. hate B. love C. like D. enjoy
2.A. realize B. recognize C. know D. find
3. A .away B. for C. down D. on
4.A . thought B. meaning C. news D. reason
5.A. must B. should C. could D. would
6.A. for B. with C. around D. about
7.A. test B. know C. understand D. see
8.A . talk to B. chat with C. find out D. do with
9.A. same B. different C. usual D. unusual
10.A. allowed B. agreed C. planned D. suggested
11.A. how B. whether C. when D. what
12.A. would B. will C. could D. can
13.A. explained B. prepared C. informed D. developed
14.A. study B. work C. health D. body
15.A. might B. can C. should D. need
16.A. easy B. difficult C. crazy D. silly
17.A. turned B. shouted C. went D. came
18.A. extra B. ordinary C. interesting D. important
19.A. either B. too C. also D. again
20.A. all B. either C. none D. neither
They say your report doesn’t ______ the fact. But I don’t ______ them ______ this point.
A. agree to; agree with; at B. agree on; agree to; on
C. agree on; agree on; on D. agree with; agree with; on
To their surprise, they found the lecture given by the famous professor easy ______.
A. to be understood B. to understand C. understanding D. understood
---What have they made up their minds to do during the summer vocation?
--They ______ to cycle around the country on their own.
A. are determined B. are decided
C. have determined D. have been decided
— Did Jack come back early last night?
— Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock ______ he got home.
A. before B. when C. that D. until
