Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard.
1.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.
A. back feet B. front feet C. right feet D. left feet
2.The cats were __________ the horses at that time.
A. as big as B. smaller than C. bigger than D. as small as
3.When the weather changed, __________.
A. many trees grew well in cold weather
B. animals began to change too
C. cats were older than the horses
D. horses were the same as they are
Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
1.A. So B. And C. However D. For
2.A. brought B. invented C. came D. appeared
3.A. on B. at C. in D. through
4.A. earliest B. latest C. nicest D. cheapest
5.A. knew B. wondered C. thought D. wrote
6.A. Because B. After C. So D. Since
7.A. time B. price C. address D. number
8.A. repair B. steal C. make D. buy
9.A. hardworking B. strong C. forgetful D. clever
10.A. difficult B. hard C. glad D. successful
--- Please don’t tell anyone about the secret.
---__________.
A. No, I don’t B. Ok, I won’t C. Yes, I am D. No, I’m not
The floor is so wet. Let’s _____________.
A. stop mopping it up B. stop to mop it up.
C. stop mopping up it D. stop to mop up it
I _________ my mum cook dinner in the kitchen when the telephone ______.
A. helped; was ringring B. helped; rang
C. was helping; rang D. was helping; was ringing
Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must _______ down too many trees.
A. keep people from cutting B. prevent people from cutting
C. stop people cutting D. all the above
