It was _____ by the railway board that the co...

It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.

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________ was the damage to the machine caused by his carelessness that it would cost thousands of dollars to repair.

A. So            B. That             C. This             D. Such

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It was proposed by the board that our school _____ more advanced teaching methods.

A. would introduced　　　　 B. introduced

C. introduce　　　　 　　　　 D. be introducing

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From the age of five, I was constantly surrounded by fear. It started when I was sent to boarding school. I used to ________ the bed and, the first night it happened, I knocked on the nuns’ (修女) door to ask for ________. Instead, they made me do the ‘walk of ________’, carrying a packet of wet sheets through all the ________ as they announced, ‘Make way for the bed-wetter,’ and ________ the children to laugh and shout horrible things. That happened ________.

I grew into a problem ________ and spent much time in bars drinking to forget the hopelessness and ________. That’s where I met my first husband, who turned out to be a ________ man. It was only when he ________ me into a state of unconsciousness that things changed. I knew I couldn’t go back—if I did, I would ________. So I decided to remove the layers of pain and cruelty and ________ them with happiness and success. I started to read books about how to think highly of yourself. I got into ________ and won competitions, I realised, ‘I am not a ________ person like the nuns and my husband told me.’ I decided to take the ________ I used in sport-my determination to keep ________—and apply them to everything in my life. That’s when I ________ I was a really good business person.

Whatever your past has been, don’t ________ it for who you are today. Thy and find something ________ in it. That’s the only possible way to ________ those things, be brave and turn everything around.

1.A.wet B.make C.warm D.clean

2.A.direction B.help C.permission D.advice

3.A.pride B.comfort C.shame D.apology

4.A.toilets B.offices C.classrooms D.dormitories

5.A.forced B.persuaded C.encouraged D.reminded

6.A.naturally B.regularly C.eventually D.secretly

7.A.teenager B.mother C.adult D.wife

8.A.failure B.loss C.disappointment D.fear

9.A.violent B.gentle C.responsible D.forgetful

10.A.brought B.talked C.scared D.beat

11.A.survive B.change C.die D.fight

12.A.associate B.replace C.compare D.fill

13.A.sport B.debt C.shape D.trouble

14.A.guilty B.useless C.desperate D.horrible

15.A.skills B.tips C.principles D.methods

16.A.cool B.changing C.fit D.going

17.A.imagined B.forgot C.discovered D.suspected

18.A.aim B.blame C.repeat D.make

19.A.positive B.relevant C.necessary D.unforgettable

20.A.give up B.come across C.let alone D.get over

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Four great railway journeys

Travelling by rail holds a romantic and old-fashioned appeal that can’t be matched by flying or driving. By taking the slow route, you get to experience and interact with an area in a completely different way.

The Rocky Mountaineer

Where: Canada, from Vancouver to Banff, Jasper and Calgary.

When: In June, which is springtime in the Rockies, complete with blooming flowers and abundant wildlife.

Duration: between two and eight days, travelling only in daylight, staying in luxury hotels.

Highlights: Splendid views of Rocky mountains, incredible luxury at every stage of the trip, traditional native storytelling, wine classes and natural history workshop.

The Chepe

Where: Mexico. It begins its journey in the mountains of Chihuahua and finishes on the Sinaloa coast.

When: In the rainy season, from June to October, you’ll get lush vegetation(丰富的植被) and blooming cacti(仙人掌),although mid-summer (July) temperatures can reach 44 °C.

Duration: Doing the route straight through takes 14 hours, but you’ll want to stop off overnight and explore traditional towns along the way.

Highlights: The train winds its way down through 656 km of the spectacular Copper Canyon (which is deeper than the Grand Canyon), over 37 precarious-looking bridges and through 86 tunnels. Local people sell crafts and foods along the route.

The Ghan

Where: Australia, from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs.

When: Going during the wet season (December, January) will allow you to see more wildlife and tropical splendour in the north, though peak season is usually the winter.

Duration: Going straight through takes 52 hours. There are disembarkation points(登陆点) from which you can take tours.

Highlights: Going through Australia’s Red Centre with cobalt-blue skies, red earth and not much else — a beautiful and serene(宁静的) experience.

The Royal Scotsman

Where: Travels around the Scottish Highlands or all the way around Great Britain.

When: Warmer weather and up to 20 hours of daylight in June makes it the perfect time to watch ospreys soaring (鱼鹰飞翔) over mirror-like lochs(湖), or go in October for autumn colours and the rather vocal stag-rutting season.

Duration: Trips can be as short as two days or as long as seven. Highlights: Possibly the most expensive train journey in the world. You’ll be treated like a member of the monarchy(皇室). Indulgent(放纵的) cuisine, fine wines and carriages that look like rooms at Balmoral Castle await those willing to part with a minimum of £2350 per person for a two-night trip.

1.Which of the following journey has the shortest duration?

A. The Chepe.　　 B. The Ghan.

C. The Rocky mountaineer.　　 D. The Royal scotsman.

2.Visitors may have the opportunity to try some wine in ________.

A. The Royal scotsman and The Chepe

B. The Royal scotsman and The Ghan

C. The Rocky mountaineer and The Chepe

D. The Rocky mountaineer and The Royal Scotsman

3.If a Chinese family wants to have a travel during the Spring Festival, which one would be suitable for them?

A. The Chepe.　　 B. The Ghan.　　 C. The Rocky mountaineer.　　 D. The Royal scotsman.

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The girl was hanging by her hands from the railings of a balcony(阳台的栏杆). The balcony was on the twelfth floor of the high-rise block next to his. His flat was on the ninth floor and he had to look up to see her. It was half-past six in the morning. He had been awakened by the sound of an aircraft flying dangerously low overhead, and had got out of bed to look. His sleepy eyes, moved from the blue sky which was empty of cloud, empty of anything but the bright disappearing arrow of the aircraft, and then rested on the hanging figure.

He really thought he must be dreaming, for this sunrise time was the hour for dreams. Then, when he knew he wasn’t, he decided it must be a scene in a film. There were cameramen down there, a whole film unit, and all the correct safety precautions had been taken. Probably the girl wasn’t even a real girl, but a dummy(假人). He opened the window and looked down. The car park, paved courts, grass spaces between the blocks, all were deserted. On the balcony rail one of the dummy’s hands moved, desperately. He had to believe then what was obviously happening. The girl was trying to kill herself. She had lost her courage and now was trying to stay alive. All these thoughts and conclusions of his occupied about thirty seconds. Then he acted. He picked up the phone and dialed the emergency number for the police.

The arrival of the police cars and the rescue of the girl became the focus of talk for the people of the two blocks. Someone found out that it was he who had called the police and he became an unwilling hero. He was a modest, quiet young man, and was in relief when the talk began to die away. Again he was able to enter and leave his flat without being pointed at as a kind of St George and sometimes even congratulated.

About a fortnight after that morning, he was getting ready to go to the theatre, just putting on his overcoat, when the doorbell rang. He didn’t recognize the girl who stood outside. He had never seen her face. She said, “I’m Lydia Simpson. You saved my life. I’ve come to thank you.”

1.What did the man do first after he got up?

A. He looked down from the window.

B. He went to see the noisy aircraft.

C. He called the police to save the girl.

D. He hurried to check who was outside.

2.The moment the man saw the girl hanging there, he felt it was _________.

A. scaring　　　 　　　　 B. desperate

C. unbelievable　　　　 D. dangerous

3.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. the man disliked to be talked about

B. the girl was unwilling to be rescued

C. the police arrived quickly on the scene

D. the girl was actually an actress in a film

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It was playing computer games that cost the boy a lot of time that he __________ doing his lessons.

A. might have spent             B. ought to have spent

C. must have spent                  D. could have spent

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It was __________ computer games that cost the young man a lot of precious time that he

should __________ on his lessons．

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It was __________ computer games that cost the young man a lot of precious time that he ought __________ on his lessons．

A. to play, to be spending                      B. playing, to spend

C. played, to have spent                        D. playing, to have spent

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Is it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A plot of the story below is true ... but did it really happen quite like this?

Our story begins not in the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic, but rather thousands of miles away in Egypt. It is here, perhaps, that we can find the start of the mystery (谜) of the Titanic, in the year 1910, in the great city of Cairo.

One day, a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was staying in Cairo, when he was contacted by an American adventurer.

The American had something unusual to offer Murray, something that was certain to thrill him: a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case, containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen. It was over 3,000 years old, but in beautiful condition — gold, with bright paintings on it. Murray was delighted with both the object and the asking­price. He gave the man a cheque immediately.

The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part, Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain. However, it was not long before he learnt more about the beautiful mummy case: On the walls of the tomb in which it had been discovered, there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into the tomb. Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later, when a gun he was holding exploded in his hand, shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off.

After the accident, Murray decided to return to his homeland. On the return journey, two of his companions died mysteriously, and two servants who had handled the mummy also passed away. The now­terrified Murray decided he would get rid of the cursed case as soon as he arrived in London. A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it, so he gave it to her. Shortly afterwards, Jones' mother died, and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried returning the mummy, but naturally Murray refused it. In the end, it was presented to the British Museum.

Even in the museum, the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events. A museum photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit, and a manager also died for no apparent reason. In the end, the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too. They sold it to a collector in New York.

At the start of April 1912, arrangements for the transfer were complete, and the mummy began the journey to its new home. But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case. For when the Titanic sank, one of the objects in its strong­room was the mummy case. Or so they say.

1.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “cursed” is closest in meaning to ________.

A．forgotten　　　　 　 B．uncommon

C．expensive　 　　　　　 D．unlucky

2.In what order did the following events occur?

a．The case was given to the British Museum.

b．Janet Jones caught a mysterious illness.

c．Murray's arm was cut off.

d．The mummy case was sold to an American.

e．A man who took a picture of the case died.

f．Warnings were written on the tomb's walls.

A．f，c，b，a，e，d　 　　　　 B．c，f，b，a，e，d

C．d，f，b，c，a，e　 　　　　 D．f，a，c，b，e，d

3.According to the passage, where is the Egyptian mummy now?

A．At the British Museum.　 B．In New York.

C．In Egypt.　 　　　　　　　　 D．Under the sea.

4.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To entertain readers with a story of mystery.

B．To introduce an important historical event to readers.

C．To warn readers about the dangers of mummies' curses.

D．To inform readers about the true cause of the Titanic's sinking.

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