It’s no______that kids love dinosaurs. Many of them have even gone through what’s called a “dinosaur phase”--- a period of time______they can’t stop talking about dinosaurs, can’t______without hearing a dinosaur bedtime story, and use a backpack with a dinosaur pattern on it.
Adults may have long______out of their dinosaur phase, but somehow the appeal is still there.
The______consists in the success of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park, and every following installment of the series. And in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which was______in Chinese mainland cinemas on June 15, these ancient beasts are taking over the______world once again.
National Geographic has an explanation behind the animals’______: Dinosaurs are “______science and imagination meet”, which is probably what makes them so appealing, to kids and adults alike.
Dinosaurs are often compared to dragons, but are seen as cooler because they’re______. The huge skeletons in museums prove their existence millions of years ago on the same Earth that we now live on. ______, new discoveries have been made in different parts of the world that open up a bigger______of these ancient species. And how they went extinct is also a popular subject of______studies.
However, we still seem to know so little about dinosaurs, and have to rely on our ____when it______to questions like “How did they live?”, “What did they sound like?” and “How fast could they run?”. It’s this sense of mystery that_____ dinosaurs’ attraction compared to other fierce animals like lions and tigers --- animals that can easily be seen in today’s zoos.
But there’s more to this dinosaur appeal.
According to Guardian reporter Brian Switek, humans are fascinated by dinosaurs not just because we’re interested in their history, but also because we’re trying to have a better understanding of human history.
“Dinosaurs______be Hollywood monsters, objects of scientific fascination and everything______, but at the root of it, our fascination with them______from wanting to know more about the prehistory we______,” he wrote.
“The dinosaur story is part of our own.”
1.A. wonder B. secret C. doubt D. question
2.A. that B. which C. when D. while
3.A. eat B. work C. play D. sleep
4.A. left B. grown C. jumped D. run
5.A. truth B. answer C. proof D. matter
6.A. shot B. introduced C. prepared D. released
7.A. competitive B. fantastic C. modern D. magic
8.A. popularity B. success C. eternity D. extinction
9.A. what B. when C. how D. where
10.A. invented B. imaginary C. real D. authentic
11.A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Hence
12.A. image B. window C. sight D. picture
13.A. literary B. scientific C. humanitarian D. societal
14.A. imagination B. determination C. perseverance D. ambition
15.A. relates B. corresponds C. comes D. refers
16.A. leads to B. turns to C. points to D. adds to
17.A. can B. must C. should D. may
18.A. in brief B. in case C. in between D. in the middle
19.A. hears B. originates C. dates D. differs
20.A. make B. discover C. write D. share
---Indeed, last month IBM finally gave up its mainframe business, its CEO saying that they had_______________, since fewer and fewer people wanted mainframes.
A. killed the fatted calf. B. seen the handwriting on the wall.
C. reaped what they had sown. D. hired themselves out.
Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2010s, when people ______ to enjoy music downloaded from the internet.
A. have begun. B. began. C. begin. D. would begin.
In front of the two trees which have been destroyed in the typhoon ___ a group of young kids.
A. sit. B. are sitting. C. sitting. D. sat.
I’m _______to hear that Bob has asked Mary to marry him; I’ve always thought they were made for each other.
A. green with envy. B. white as a sheet. C. black and blue. D. tickled pink.
We considered him to be our friend, _______ did many others he cheated.
A. who. B. so. C. as. D. which.
