—Is Mount Tai the highest mountain in Shandong?
—I think so. It is 1,545 meters ________ sea level.
A. under B. above C. past D. along
My most ______ moment was trying to introduce a person whose name I couldn't remember.Every time this kind of thing happens,I feel ______.
A. embarrassing;embarrassing B. embarrassing;embarrassed
C. embarrassed;embarrassed D. embarrassed;embarrassing
It is good for you to read .
A. so many books as you can B. as many books as you can
C. so much book as you could D. as much book as you could
Last night the big fire in Sunshine Shopping Mall was started by the children playing with matches. ,no one was hurt.
A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Easily D. Sadly
He said he had spaghetti with his father on his birthday.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
阅读与回答问题。
The famous scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature(大自然), and comparing(比较) what he saw with everything he read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves. At sixteen Darwin went to Edinburgh University(大学) to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature. Then he went to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.
Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it. The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants. In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he kept studying the change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”.
Darwin kept his studies in science .In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book. Eleven years later, he died.
1.What was Darwin? __________________________________(No more than 2 words)
2.What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy? ____(No more than 2 words)
3.When did Darwin go to Edinburgh University? __________________(No more than 2 words)
4.Which book did Darwin write in 1859? __________________(No more than 4 words)
5.When did Darwin die? ____________________________________(No more than 2 words)
