_____ it or not, his discovery has shocked everyone in scientific circles.

　 A. Believe　 B. To believe　　 C. Believing　　 D. Believed

I began to feel ____ in the new school when I saw some familiar faces.

A. at home B. at heart　 C. at will　 D. at sight

How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.

1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.

B. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.

C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.

D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes___.

A. while he was in Paris　　　 　　　　B. when he was a little boy

C. because his parents told him so　　　 D. from books

3. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

A. the President himself　　　 B. a French cook

C. the President’s cook　　　 D. the President’s wife

4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were　　　 .

A. people from other countries　　　 B. from France

C. people of his own country　　　 D. men only

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

No one could________the failure of the experiment as everything went smoothly at first.

A．give an account for 　　　　　　　　　B．account for

C．take account of 　　　　　　　　　　　D．take into account

Success in life doesn’t happen 　　　 . It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.

　 A．in case　　 B．by chance　 C．in return　 D．by nature

It used to be that Christmas，with a little help from Blue Peter，was about adding the personal touch.We'd sit there for hours making cards and gifts for family and friends，knowing that the thought put into them would be properly appreciated.

Nowadays，time is against us，but there is still one easy way for you to make someone's Christmas this year—a personalized card from Marks & Spencer's new website.

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In all，there are 1,500 card designs to choose from，covering all kinds of special occasions.So if you want to get ahead of yourself for 2010，you know where to visit.You can even choose to be reminded of those important dates every year.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS：M&S PERSONALISED CARDS

1．The product given for free must be of equal or lower value.

2．Payment of postage is required.

3．M&S reserves the right to take back this offer without prior notice.

1．What does the underlined part“two?for?one”(in Paragraph 3)mean in the ad?

A．Two paid cards and one free card.

B．One paid card and two free cards.

C．Your name and a message on one card.

D．Your photo and the receiver's on one card.

2．From the ad we can know that M&S is most probably ________.

A．a website selling Christmas cards only

B．an agency of the newspaper Times

C．a company promoting the sales of cards

D．an advertising agency of card producers

3．To order the product for your friends now，you should ________.

A．enter a code on the payment page of M&S'website

B．always order it before two o'clock in the afternoon

C．put into the card your own date of birth and address

D．spend time making cards with the help of Blue Peter

4．According to the ad，if you order the Christmas cards，______.

A．they can be delivered free of charge

B．you can enjoy the special offer all the year round

C．their value may be lower than that of a free card

D．you can get a favor of at least ￡ 1.99

Professor Wang,together with his colleagues,　　　 working on the project day and night to 　　　　　the deadline.

A.are;meet　　 B.is;meet　 C.are;satisfy　　 D.is;satisfy

I have two grammars, ______are of great use.

A. all of which 　　 B. either of which 　　 C. both of that 　　 D. both of which

Everybody needs calcium, but it is quite possible for a similar person to be totally healthy by eating only ________.

A. as half much　 B. as much half　 C. half as much as　　 D. half as much

--You look troubled.

　 --Father asked me to finish this task today．How can I _________ ？

　 A．manage to　 　 B．attampt to　　 C．decide to D．happen to