During the earthquake，three________houses got broken and________people became homeless.

A. thousand；thousands of

B. thousands；thousands of

C. thousands；thousands

D. thousands of；thousands of

It's reported that Jiangsu Grand Theatre ________ in September next year.

A. completes

B. is completed

C. will complete

D. will be completed

Some of my friends prefer these because they are made ________ .

A. with hand B. in hands

C. by hands D. by hand

The room was dark, so she asked me to ________ the lights.

A. turn up B. turn down

C. turn off D. turn on

The girl is searching ________ the remote control(遥控器) in the room.

A. in B. for C. at D. to

People under 18 should not be allowed ________．

A. drives B. driving

C. drove D. to drive

Tom is lazy and he doesn't work hard. ________，he won't pass the exam.

A. However B. Because

C. As a result D. So that

I wrote ________ my brother last Saturday, but I haven't heard ________ him up to now.

A. from; to B. to; of

C. to; to D. to; from

He promised ________ his old friend during his stay in Tianjin.

A. see B. seeing

C. saw D. to see

There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great __________ was the one that is still very __________ today—the wheel. This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to__________ long distances.

For hundreds of years after that, there were __________ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. But in the early 1800s the world started __________. There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.

During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions __________. Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio. These __________ play a big part in our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw __________ great inventions: the helicopter(直升机) in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, and jet planes in 1930.This was __________ a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people __________.

1.A. invention B. food C. inventor D. animal

2.A. useless B. impossible C. important D. comfortable

3.A. sail B. flies C. walks D. travel

4.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

5.A. to change B. to turning C. turn D. change

6.A. are made B. can be made C. has been made D. were made

7.A. both B. all C. none D. nothing

8.A. much B. more C. less D. little

9.A. also B. as well as C. either D. as well

10.A. wearing B. putting on C. wore D. put on