—I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends．

—________．If only Susan had the same idea．

A．My pleasure          B．It’s a pleasure        C．By no means     D．By all means

Tom sounds very much       in the job, but I’m not sure whether he can manage it．

     A．interested  B．interesting C．interestingly     D．interestedly

He told us whether _________ a picnic was still under discussion．

     A．to have     B．having      C．have  D．had

Had the bomb dropped over a populated area of the city , there ____ a great deal of damage．

       A．may be                  B．might have been   

       C．may not be                 D．mightn't have been

I wonder such a gentleman as he should ____ an error, though it is a simple and small one.

A. admit            B. tolerate                 C. commit         D. ignore

____ of their bad habits, the boys switched from being dependent on their parents to ____ for others.

A. Having rid; sacrificing                             B. Rid; sacrificing

C. Having been rid; sacrifice                      D. To rid; sacrifice

The murderer was brought in, with his hands ___behind his back.

A.being tied   B. having tied    C. tied       D. to be tied

A Train Floating On Air

A train that floats on air? It's not magic — it's magnets (磁). And it's close to reality.

       In Virginia USA the fall of 2002, a train with no wheels traveled on air and carried college students across their campus. In Japan, a whisper-quiet railway engine hovered and raced at 350 miles per hour using magnets and electricity as the power. And in China, a magnet train line linked Shanghai with nearby Pudong Airport.

These trains use magnetic levitation (悬浮) technology, “maglev” for short. They use the same rules as the magnets you pick up at home or school: opposite poles of magnets attract each other, and like poles repel each other.

How does it work?

Powerful magnets on the bottom of the train repel magnets on the track, which is actually just a magnet-filled guiding way. With a magnetic field of sufficient force, the train will go hovering on air, which seemed impossible to us in the past.

When an electrical current is sent through the track, the train moves. Turn the current backwards and the train slows down.

Maglev doesn't rely on the friction (摩擦力) of wheels on track, so it can climb a much steeper hill than a traditional train. And it can travel easily in snow and ice, something that could bring normal trains to a screaming stop.    

60.   This passage is about __________.

       A. maglev             B. magnets            C. levitation           D. electricity

61.   Which of the following is a repelling action?

       A.                        B.                        C.                        D.

62.   What can we learn from the text?

       A. A magnet-filled guiding way is formed inside a maglev train.

       B. Instead of electricity, magnets are used as the power of a maglev.

       C. Maglev trains can climb hills with the help of magnet wheels.

       D. Electric currents decide the movements of a maglev train. 

63.   What is the difference between a maglev train and an ordinary train?

       A. A maglev train can climb mountains without power while an ordinary one can’t.

       B. A maglev train can travel in college campus while an ordinary train is not allowed.

       C. Travelling without a track, a maglev train is safer and smoother than an ordinary one.

       D. Floating on a track, a maglev train is faster, quieter than an ordinary railway train.

根据下列句子所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

Going ____________ (国外) means going to work or live in a foreign country.

He went by, _______________  (假装) not to see us.

You  must have __________(忘记) to take your  English textbook.

There are many ______________(旅客)who are waiting for the train at the station.

John has three sisters. Mary is the ___________ (聪明) of the three.

The eleventh month of the year is _______________ (十一月)

The sidewalk was so __________(狭窄的) that we had to walk in single file.

In the past  women had to make a __________(选择) between a career and marriage.

China developed close relationship with many _______(亚洲) countries centuries ago.

Dry wood burns _____________ (容易）.

－Good evening, Mr. Green. I’m sorry to bother you. But it’s the fourth of December today.

－Oh, Mrs. Baxter, ________ rent! I’m sorry it’s late. I’ll write you _______ check right now.

A．the; the     B．a; a   C．a; the      D．the; a