The president said that it was a great honor ...

The president said that it was a great honor for him ______ his country in the past two weeks.

A．to visit            B．to be visiting       C．to have visited      D．to have been visited

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It is 　　　great honor for a country to host the Olympic Games. A great celebration was held in 　　　honor of the event.

A. a; a　　 B. a; /

C. /; /　　 D. /; the

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I think it was a great honor for me _______ to speak to the public.

A．to invite          B．to be invited       C．inviting           D．having invited

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1.The shot which was i________for the president killed one of his soldiers.

2.It is said that the governor is ill, but the news remains to be c_____.

3.Thirty years have passed but I still remember the s ________ we got lost on a rainy night.

4.The local people are now in charge of Hong Kong, which was once in the charge of The British for one and half a c______.

5.I was about to leave the office w___an unexpected visitor came.

6.With so much noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t s____down and do my work..

7.The customs that the local people have are different from what we read about on the I________.

8.They couldn’t agree with each other and finally a quarrel b____out between them .

9.No one is sure w______ global warming can be solved in one hundred years.

10.He was in d___ for a long time. How to support his family is a big problem.

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They didn’t know who it was that had ______ to the public when the president would set out for that country.

A. stayed away      B. given away       C. gone away        D. run away

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Humans have sewn by hand for thousands of years. It was said that the first thread was made from animal muscle and sinew (肌腱). And the earliest needles were made from bones. Since those early days, many people have been involved in the process of developing a machine that could do the same thing more quickly and with greater efficiency.

Charles Wiesenthal, who was born in Germany, designed and received a patent on a double-pointed needle that eliminated the need to turn the needle around with each stitch (缝合) in England in 1755. Other inventors of that time tried to develop a functional sewing machine, but each design had at least one serious imperfection.

Frenchman Barthelemy Thimonnier finally engineered a machine that really worked. However, he was nearly killed by a group of angry tailors when they burned down his garment factory. They feared that they would lose their jobs to the machine.

American inventor Elias Howe, born on July 9, 1819, was awarded a patent for a method of sewing that used thread from two different sources. Howe’s machine had a needle with an eye at the point, and it used the two threads to make a special stitch called a lockstitch. However, Howe faced difficulty in finding buyers for his machines in America. In frustration, he traveled to England to try to sell his invention there. When he finally returned home, he found that dozens of manufacturers were adapting his discovery for use in their own sewing machines.

Isaac Singer, another American inventor, was also a manufacturer who made improvements to the design of sewing machines. He invented an up-and-down-motion mechanism that replaced the side-to-side machines. He also developed a foot treadle (脚踏板) to power his machine. This improvement left the sewer’s hands free. Undoubtedly, it was a huge improvement of the hand-cranked machine of the past. Soon the Singer sewing machine achieved more fame than the others for it was more practical. It could be adapted to home use and it could be bought on hire-purchase. The Singer sewing machine became the first home appliance, and the Singer company became one of the first American multinationals.

However, Singer used the same method to create a lockstitch that Howe had already patented. As a result, Howe accused him of patent infringement (侵犯). Of course, Elias Howe won the court case, and Singer was ordered to pay Howe royalties (版税). In the end, Howe became a millionaire, not by manufacturing the sewing machine, but by receiving royalty payments for his invention.

1.Barthelemy Thimonnier’s garment factory was burned down because __________.

A. people did not know how to put out the fire

B. Elias Howe thought Thimonnier had stolen his invention

C. the sewing machines couldn’t work finally

D. workers who feared the loss of their jobs to a machine set fire

2.Why did the court force Isaac Singer to pay Elias Howe a lifetime of royalties?

A. Because the judge was against Singer for his unfriendly attitude.

B. Because Howe had already patented the lockstitch used by Singer.

C. Because Singer had borrowed money from Howe and never repaid it.

D. Because Singer and Howe had both invented the same machine.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

B. The Case between Howe and Singer

C. Patent Laws on the Sewing Machine

D. The Early History of the Sewing Machine

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It was _______ great shock to the world that two Chinese astronauts orbited Earth for five days in ________ Shenzhou VI in October 2005.

A. 不填；不填                          B. the; the                 C. a; the                     D. 不填；the

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David apologized to me yesterday. __, I won't forgive him for it was not the first time that he had hurt me.

A. If so               B. If ever            C. Even so           D. Even though

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Mark felt that it was time for him, to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area’s city councilwoman (女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems.

Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman.

It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”

Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided. “That’s enough to do. I can’t take on all the problems of the world.”

As he neared the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn’t have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and the groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. ‘‘Thanks!” she said. “You’ve got great timing!”

“Just being neighborly,” Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.” Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to start.”

1.It is known from the passage that 　　　　 .

A. Mark played an active part in community activities

B. the city councilwoman was responsible for the falling of life quality

C. visual aids were used to display the seriousness of problems

D. many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them

2.In Mark’s opinion,　　　　 .

A. nobody was so able as to solve the problems

B. he was not in the position to solve such problems

C. many people were too selfish to think about others

D. he already had more than enough work to do

3.What is the implication of the Words on the bus wall?

A. You should be kind to your neighbors and they will treat you the same way.

B. Everyone can play his own part to make things better.

C. All small acts will add up to kindness.

D. It’s a small act to help a person in need.

4.The passage is mainly about 　　　　 .

A. how individuals can help make a difference

B. running a neighborhood meeting to solve its problems

C. citizens’ reactions to the problems they face

D. solving problems through group action

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Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area city council (委员会) woman was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems. Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There were charts for parking problems, crime, and for problems in vacant buildings. Mark read from the charts, “Police patrols(巡逻) cut back, illegal parking up 20%”. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman. It was too much for Mark. "The problems are too big," he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, "I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here."

As he neared the bus stop on his way home, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly dashed into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted (滑落), and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "Thanks!" she said. "You've got great timing!" "Just being neighborly," Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was “Small acts of kindness add up.”, Mark smiled and thought, "Maybe that's a good place to start."

1.Why did Mark go to the neighborhood meeting?

A. To join in the neighborhood patrols.

B. To do something for his community.

C. To voice his complaints to the city council.

D. To collect suggestions for the community problems.

2.What was being discussed when Mark arrived at the neighborhood meeting?

A. The worsening in the quality of life.

B. The increase of police patrols at night.

C. The rebuilding of vacant buildings.

D. The violation(违反) of community regulations.

3.What did Mark think of the community’s problems?

A. They may take a long time to be solved.

B. They need to be solved with the assistance from the city.

C. They have to be dealt with one by one.

D. They are too big for single efforts.

4.Why did Mark smile on his ride home?

A. He had got some groceries at a big discount.

B. He had read a funny poster near his seat.

C. He had done a small deed of kindness.

D. He had caught the bus just in time.

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