There is a lot of luck in drilling for oil. The drill may just miss the oil although it is near; on the other hand, it may strike oil at a fairly high level. When the drill goes down, it brings up soil. The soil is examined for traces(痕迹) of oil. If they are disappointed at one place, the drillers go to another. A lot of money has been spent, for example, in the deserts of Egypt, in “searching” for oil. Sometimes little is found. When we buy some petrol(汽油) for our cars, we pay not only the cost of the petrol, but also part of the cost of the search that is always going on.

1. The driller is unlucky when the drill_______.

A. goes very near the oil without striking it

B. brings up oil

C. strikes oil at a fairly high level

D. does not bring up oil

2. The cost of unsuccessful drilling is_______.

A. met by the driller

B. paid by the government

C. included in the selling price of petrol

D. returned by the oil wells

3. According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A. The drillers are the kings of the oil field, and the engineers are their people.

B. The drillers always send their drills more than a mile into the earth.

C. Sometimes the oil wells may be destroyed by the fire because the great pressure of gas and oil.

D. If you go to the desert of Egypt, you’ll see a lot of oil wells.

The king of the oil field is the driller. He is a very skilled man. Sometimes he sends his drill more than a mile into the earth. During the process(过程) of drilling, gas and oil at great pressure may suddenly be met, and if he rushes out and catches fire that oil well may never be brought into operation at all. This danger is well known and steps are always taken to prevent it.

There is a lot of luck in drilling for oil. The drill may just miss the oil although it is near; on the other hand, it may strike oil at a fairly high level. When the drill goes down, it brings up soil. The soil is examined for traces(痕迹) of oil. If they are disappointed at one place, the drillers go to another. A lot of money has been spent, for example, in the deserts of Egypt, in “searching” for oil. Sometimes little is found. When we buy some petrol(汽油) for our cars, we pay not only the cost of the petrol, but also part of the cost of the search that is always going on.

1. The driller is unlucky when the drill_______.

A. goes very near the oil without striking it

B. brings up oil

C. strikes oil at a fairly high level

D. does not bring up oil

2. The cost of unsuccessful drilling is_______.

A. met by the driller

B. paid by the government

C. included in the selling price of petrol

D. returned by the oil wells

3. According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A. The drillers are the kings of the oil field, and the engineers are their people.

B. The drillers always send their drills more than a mile into the earth.

C. Sometimes the oil wells may be destroyed by the fire because the great pressure of gas and oil.

D. If you go to the desert of Egypt, you’ll see a lot of oil wells.

The deer was lucky that it just missed ____

1. A.
   catching
2. B.
   to be caught
3. C.
   being caught
4. D.
   to catch

Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ________ she was getting.

1. A.
   heavier
2. B.
   heavy
3. C.
   the heavier
4. D.
   the heaviest

These crosstalk artists often made the audience ________ them.

1. A.
   applauded
2. B.
   to applaud
3. C.
   applauds
4. D.
   applaud