Some scientists believe that it won’t be long _______ robots are widely used in all walks of life.
A. since B. after C. before D. until
Under no circumstances _______ the difficulties when they were on an expedition to the Antarctic.
A. they gave way to B. did they give way to
C. they had given way to D. had they given way to
In the city, I saw so grand a National Day celebration _______ I never dreamed of.
A. which B. as C. that D. when
If only I _______ more confidence in the English speech contest held last week!
A. would have B. had C. had had D. have
Coolest Hotels in the World
Artau Aragon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, book the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for a big family. You'll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.
Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website: http://Hwww.ariautowers.com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the lce Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one. For more information, visit the website: http:Hwww.icehotel.com
Propeller Island
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional (另外) person for only 20 extra dollars. For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller-island.com
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1.What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?
A.You can sleep in the tree house. |
B.You can choose any of the towers. |
C.It is designed for big families. |
D.Every room has a walkway. |
2.For more persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at least
A $111 B. $182 C. $600 D. $636
3.Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?
A. http://www.icehotel.com |
B. http://www.ariantowers.com |
C.http://www.propeller-island.com |
D.htlp://www.bahamabeachclub.com |
4.Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?
A.Propeller Bland City Lodge. |
B.Arian Amazon Towers. |
C.The Ice Hotel. |
D.Bahama Beach Club. |
Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.
There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.
1.The early language had ________.
A.a lot of problems |
B.words and easy grammar |
C.words but no grammar |
D.grammar but not many words |
2.In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _____.
A.stay exactly the same |
B.change a great deal |
C.change only a little |
D.ask more words and drop some grammar |
3.What this article shows is that _____.
A.languages change fast |
B.languages really don't want to change |
C.language really with changes in society |
D.Spanish and English change |