[填空题]The apple’s were high. The boys couldn’t reach (到达，伸出) them.
The apples were ______ high for the boys ______.

[填空题]The apple’s were high. The boys couldn’t reach (到达，伸出) them. The apples were ______ high for the boys ______.

[填空题]The first Chinese to reach the United States were envied by their American competitors because of their success.

[填空题]In the carpentry school the boys were learning to build larger houses.

[判断题]

The boys were promised a good future before they were taken abroad.

[单项选择]Those naughty boys were caught（）in the river again.
A. to fish
B. fished
C. fishing
D. having fished

[单项选择]How much did the triplet boys weigh when they were born
A. They were about 2.5 pounds.
B. They were about 3.2 pounds.
C. They were about 3 pounds.
D. They were about 3.5 pounds.

[单项选择]A. The two boys were accused of killing a child about two years old.
B. The two boys were accused of lying.
C. The two boys were accused of kidnapping a young child.
D. The two boys were accused of premeditated murder.

[简答题] Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan’’s Straits. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with e