7.　　　 They set sail from Iceland ______ the party.

A. to search　　 B. in search for　　　 C. in search of　　　　　　　 D. to research for

6.　　　 Is that the farm _____ you once worked ten years ago?

A. where　　　　 B. in which　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

5.　　　 It is said that Columbus was the first one　 who　 ______ America.

A. found　　　　 B. discovered　　　　 C. found out　　　　　 D. looked for

4.　　　 He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ____ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more fluent than　

C. so fluently as　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much fluently than

3.　　　 Nowadays children ________ this or that although they ‘re not willing to.

A. are forced to study　　　　　　　　　 B. are forced study

C. are made to study　　　　　　　　　　 D. both A and C

2.　　　 A: Shall we meet next week?

B: Yes, let’s ____it next Sunday. Ok?

A. make　　　　　 B. take　 　　　　 C. appoint　　　　　　 D. have

1.　　　 Every year, ______ 10,000 visitors come to visit the Han Tombs from other provinces.

A. as much as　 B. as many as　　　　 C. as more as　　　　 D. as much

The Vikings were the first Europeans who r_______ America.　 They were a group of people whose a _____　 came from Scandinavia. They c _______ the seas

and coasts of Northern Europe around 900 AD, w______ there were many places in Northern Europe where the Vikings c _____ to live. Then a man called Eric the Red decided to set sail further west. Not long after Eric the Red had l________ in Greenland, a man called Biarni set sail from Iceland in s ____ of Eric’s party. Biarni was hoping to join his father who was with Eric, but he was b______ off course and found himself in an u ______ land, from w ____ he e ________ reached Greenland.

In the year 1002, w_____ Eric the Red’s son Leif was planning a t_____ further west, Biarni discussed the plan with Leif. Leif followed Bizrni’s d_______ and sailed to w______ is believed to be the coast of present-day Canada u_____ to an island which is now known a ___ Newfoundland.

Eric the Red and Leif’s deeds were written down c______ later i____　 Norway and Iceland. They　 are the first r_______ we have of Europeans sailing to Americas.

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