Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and 1. in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 2. she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional 3. before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 4. a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 5. from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 6. easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 7. her stories. They were 8. interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 9. that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped 10. .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
11.A.death B.die C.died
12.A.but B.and C.or
13.A.singer B.teacher C.manager
14.A.on B.at C.by
15.A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
16.A.too B.much C.more
17.A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about
18.A.so B.such C.very
19.A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
20.A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think
1. the future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 2. never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the 3. movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 4. . Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never 5. by most people.
6.A.Predict B.Predicting C.Predicted
7.A.who B.what C.that
8.A.big B.bigger C.biggest
9.A.talk B.talked C.to talk
10.A.use B.be used C.are used
— Could you tell me _____?
— Yes. He _____to Australia.
A.where is he;has gone B.where he is;has gone C.where he is;has been
We had to _____our discussion because one of us suddenly got ill.
A.take off B.turn off C.break off
— Would you mind my taking this seat? — ______.
A.Sorry, I can’t B.No,not at all C.It’s a pleasure
— ____can we board our plane? — In twenty minutes.
A.How soon B.How long C.How often
