[单项选择]After a false start, countless changes of plan and great local opposition,______

[单项选择]After a false start, countless changes of plan and great local opposition, _____.


A. Congel’s confidence finally broke down.
B. Congel decided to modify the plan.
C. Congel starts again without losing his confidence.
D. Congel consulted Congress for suggestions.

[单项选择]By 1929, two years after the start of the "talkies", motion picture theaters in the United States were attracting 100 million patrons every week.


A. owners
B. actors
C. customers
D. critics

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Text 2
After a shaky start, the Martian flotilla that has arrived over the past few weeks is getting down to business. Two of the five craft in it seem to be working perfectly. Two are lost. And a fifth is sick, but undergoing treatment.
The most spectacular pictures so far have been provided by Mars Express, the European Space Agency’s contribution to the fleet. On January 28th this reached its final working orbit (which takes it over both poles, and thus allows it to see the whole of Mars over the course of a few days as the planet revolves beneath it). It has, however, been sending back data since shortly after it arrived, and a few days ago its controllers released a series of beautiful photographs, including a stereo image of Valles Marineris, a huge canyon that may have been
formed by flowing water.
The most scientifically significant result, though, has come from Opportunity, America’s second Mars rover. One of Opportunity
A. "the layers"
B. "wind-blown deposits"
C. "volcanic eruptions"
D. "the terrestrial rocks"

[单项选择]They decided to abandon the saving plan after discussion.
A. give out
B. give up
C. give in
D. give off

[单项选择]We plan to start early on our journey tomorrow, ______ we oversleep.
A. as
B. unless
C. if
D. though