Today, when a man steps onto the moon, the __(1)___ learns about it immediately. What did the __(2)___ say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly __(3)___ about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very __(4)___. Some of the things they said were not even __(5)___.

　　In 1904 the Wrights built a __(6)___ machine. They called it“Flyer No. Two”. They __(7)___ some reporters to watch them fly. __(8)___ there was some mechanical（机械的）trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen __(9)___ away. They were __(10)___ and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their __(11)___. In 1905 they built an even __(12)___ machine,“Flyer No. Three”. They were able to __(13)___ up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were able to turn and climb in the air. Farmers and travellers often saw them __(14)___. But when these people told newspapermen about it, they __(15)___ to believe them.

　　The Wrights __(16)___“Flyer No. Three”to the United States Government. The Government was not __(17)___ They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money to build a __(18)___ They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was __(19)___. At the end of 1905, the two __(20)___ took their plane to pieces. The parts were put into a huge box. It seemed nobody was interested.

Though some foreign scientists had a ______ opinion of his new invention, his fellow workers never thought ____ of it.

　 A. highly; low 　  B. low; high

　 C. high; highly 　 D. poor; highly

Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away

1. A.
   they had got to the bus stop 　
2. B.
   they got to the bus stop
3. C.
   did they get to the bus stop 　
4. D.
   had they got to the bus stop

　 _____ in the strange city, poor Bill fell to _____.

　　A. Lost; crying　　　　　 　　　 B. Lost; cry

　　C. To lose; cry　 　　　　　　　 D. Having been lost; crying

　 I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.

　　A. Above all B. After all C. First of all D. For all