A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

　　The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.

　　An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.

　　Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .

　　1.A.cases        B .reasons      C .factors      D .situations

　　2.A.But         B .And         C .Besides     D .Even

　　3.A.else         B .near         C .extra       D .similar

　　4.A.generating    B .effective     C .motivating   D .creative

　　5.A.origins       B .sources      C .bases       D .discoveries

　　6.A.employed     B .created      C .operated    D .controlled

　　7.A.came        B .arrived       C .stemmed   D .appeared

　　8.A.less         B .better        C. more       D .worse

　　9.A.genuine      B .practical     C .pure        D .clever

　　10.A.happily     B .occasionally  C. reluctantly   D .accurately

　　11.A.now        B .and         C .all         D .so

　　12.A.seldom      B .sometimes   C .all         D .never

　　13.A.planning    B .using        C .idea        D .means

　　14.A.of         B .with         C .to          D .as

　　15.A.single      B .sole         C. specialized   D .specific

　　16.A.few        B .those        C .many       D .all

　　17.A.proposed    B .developed    C .supplied     D .offered

　　18.A.little       B .much        C .some        D .any

　　19.A.as         B .if           C .because      D .while

　　20.A.ago        B .past         C .ahead        D .before

My father often works very hard. And he   1  goes to the movies. Here I’ll tell you a   2  story about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work, and   3  go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he   4  to have not much work to do that day and   5  was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
So he came back home and   6  finished his supper. Then he said good－bye to us and left.
But to our   7 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the   8 . He smiled and told us about the funny thing that happened at the   9 .
When my father was sitting in his seat, a   10  came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers. My father was   11 , he took out the ticket   12  looked at it carefully. It was Row 17,   13 . And then he looked at the seat. It was   14 . So he asked her to   15  her ticket. She took out her ticket at once and the seat   16  in it was Row17, Seat3.
Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The   17  of tickets are different.”   18  they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am   19 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the   20  a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words he left.

Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T­shirt, ________ is a stupid thing to do in such weather.

A．this 

B．that

C．what 

D．which

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.

When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.

It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.

1. A. saving          B. passing         C. stealing          D. finding

2. A. lonely           B. alone            C. sadly             D. easily

3. A. learned         B. found           C. sensed           D. hoped

4. A. sight             B. exhibition         C. note                  D. sign

5. A. watching             B. searching             C. looking          D. checking

6. A. late            B. dinner           C. usual             D. own

7. A. faraway        B. club           C. nearby           D. hurriedly

8. A. open             B. back             C. front             D. broken

9. A. drinking        B. making         C. pouring          D. planting

10. A. saw            B. watched        C. heard             D. smelled

11. A. quietly         B. loudly           C. fast            D. angrily

12. A. wood          B. equipment        C. chalk             D. wire

13. A. discovered     B. brought         C. raised            D. supported

14. A. soft            B. gentle            C. sharp           D. loud

15. A. pushed        B. put             C. stuck           D. fell

16. A. up           B. forward         C. back            D. down

17. A. walking       B. jumping         C. running        D. steady

18. A. after           B. when             C. before          D. until

19. A. admired      B. encouraged        C. instructed        D. supported

20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection      C. self-respect          D. self-service

1.Because I          (经历过) the earthquake in Wenchuan, China before, I wasn’t frightened this time in Japan. (experience)

2.I was still sleeping           (火灾突然发生了), and then it spread quickly. (break)

3.        (正如我提到的) in my last letter, we can make our dreams come true by working hard. (mention)

4.        (每次他踢球时), the famous stat is watched by thousands of fans all over the world. (time)

5.The sign says “Nobody but doctors or nurses        (容许进入) the patient’s room.” (allow)

6.On the table        (有一只旧信封), which contains many photos. (lie)

7.News came from the school office        (他已被录取) to Beijing University. (admit)

8.       (失业) doesn’t’ necessarily mean that you are going to be a social failure. (be)

9.I have reached a turning point         (我必须决定) what to do and which path to take. (decide)

10.If only she         (朝前看) and planned better, then she wouldn’t have been feeling so worried. (look)