I’m terribly sorry for _____ you waiting for such a long time.
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A．having kept |
B．being kept |
C．having being kept |
D．keeping |
Deeply _____ by the hero’s deeds, he decided to do something for the people.
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A．moving |
B．moved |
C．being moved |
D．having moved |
______ entering the cafeteria, you’re immediately struck by a variety of seafood, colorful desserts, and their DIY ice cream.
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A．For |
B．On |
C．About |
D．With |
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81.Does the small animal have two _____ ( 胃 )?
82. We should keep the b _____ of nature.
83. He is a man of great ______ (决心).
84. I r______ him although I hadn’t seen him for 10 years.
85. This new model is of high q_____ and is not expensive either.
86. _____(想必) you locked the door? I would be surprised if you hadn’t.
87. They got into quite a heated ______ (争论).
88.The _____ (化学) teacher told us something interesting in his class.
89. O_____ food is more and more popular with people.
90. These discoveries are of no c_____ value, though they are highly praised.
One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain. Later, when the pottoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field aways had Nancy’s ring in his mind.
Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.
76.How did Nancy come to lose her ring?
A.She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field
B.She lost it while watering the plants in the field.
C.She lost it while working in the field.
D.She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.
77.What was done so that the lost ring could be found?
A.Friends were asked to join in the search.
B.The field was searched for a long time.
C.Ｄogs were called to look for it.
D.Both A and B
78.Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?
A.It was a very expensive ring
B.They all wanted to solve the mystery.
C.They all loved Nancy.
D.Everybody wanted to have this ring.
79.What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?
A.He picked it up and put it in his pocket.
B.He ran back to tell everybody in the village.
C.He placed it in a secret spot.
D.He returned it to the owner.
80.What can you infer from the story?
A.The ring was invaluable.
B.People on the farm were honest and helpful.
C.The ring’s mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.
D.Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.
The first newspaper were handwritten sheets which were posted in pubic places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rom in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved(雕刻的) wooden blocks and sent out among the citizens. Europe didn’t have a regularly(定期的) published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The fist regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which didn’t appear until March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But the local(当地的) government soon stopped its publication. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston News-letter, the first newspaper to be published daily in America. By 1760, the whole America had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量) in the world. The largest circulation for a newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells over eleven million copies every day.
71.In Europe, the newspaper was first regularly published_____.
A.in England B.in Germany
C.in France D.in London
72.The first English newspaper printed and sold every day appeared _________.
A.in 1620 B.in 1609
C.at the end of the 17th century
D.at the beginning of the 18th century.
73.How many years earlier was the newspaper printed in China than in America?
A.9 or 10 centuries. B.More than 1000 years.
C.700 years or so D.Less than 800 years.
74.As suggested by the article, which of the following newspapers have the largest umber of readers in the world?
A.Italian language newspapers.
B.German language newspapers.
C.English language newspapers.
D.Japanese language newspapers.
75.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A.The World’s First Newspaper.
B.History of Newspaper.
C.The First Daily Newspaper in American.
D.A Remarkable Man-Benjamin Harris.
