4.　　　 –Sorry to have interrupted you, please go on.

-　　　　　 Where was I?

-　　　　　 You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job.

　 A. had said　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. said　　　　　　

　 C. were saying　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had been saying

3.　　　 He set out soon after dark ______ home an hour later.

A. arriving　　　　　 B. to arrive　　　　 C. having arrived　　 D. and arrived

2.　　　 It was autumn _____ his wife returned from Spain.

A. since　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. before　　　　 D. that

Marco Polo was an ______ explorer who traveled through many parts of Asia. He was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. His father, Nicolo Polo was a _____ merchant. He often ______ long periods at sea away from Marco. One day Nicolo ______ to bring Marco on a trip to ______. The ship ______ at ports in America, Russia, Persia and Macedonia and it ______ 6 years to get to China. Marco was greatly surprised at Chinese ______ and skills such as using ______ for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.

_______, when they returned to Venice many years later, Genoa and Venice were at ______. Marco joined the Venetian troops and was caught by Genoa’s forces.______ in prison, Marco entertained _______ by telling them of his _______. One prisoner liked them _____ much that he wrote a book about Marco’s travels ______ The Description of the World. This book became _______ after Marco’s death. The book influenced Christopher Columbus, ______ tried to find a different ______ route between Asia and ______. The book also informed people about the world beyond Europe’s borders.　　　　　

IV单项选择

1.- I think you should phone Jeanne and say sorry to her.

　 -__________ . It was her fault.

　 A. No way　　　　　 B. Not possible　　 C. No chance　　　 D. Not at all.

1.　　　 轮流　 2. (坏事)突然发生，爆发 3. 关进监狱　 4。 坚持(某种)说法 5。和…做生意 6。 了解　 7。 给…留下深刻的印象 8。 全国 9。 纸币　 10。 做笔录 11。最畅销的书 12。用黄金和白银砌成 13。被…所震撼　 14。 对…感到困惑 15。 可用的

14.　 We can make shoes from the s_____ of animals.

13.　 This is the p______ who have us a talk last month.

12.　 It’s good to your health drinking a small q______ of milk in he morning.

11.　 The man made a s________ to the police.

10.　 The teacher gave us a d_______ of the new words yesterday .