[单项选择]In the first incident, the couple had planned to spend their weekend together________.
A. in Boston
B. in New York
C. in Oslo
D. in Washington

[单项选择]In the first incident, the couple had planned to spend their weekend together ______.
A. in Boston
B. in New York
C. in Oslo
D. in Washington

[单项选择]The couple had been trying to satisfy all the needs of their only youngster, who had been______ for more pocket money all the time.
A. supposing
B. pleading
C. trailing
D. devising

[单项选择]The couple had no sooner got to the station（）the train left.
A. when
B. as
C. until
D. than

[单项选择]The couple had previously planned to_________.
A. go boating.
B. play golf.
C. go cycling.
D. play tennis.

[单项选择]What was the first job the speaker’s son had
A. assistant manager
B. accounts clerk
C. factory worker

[单项选择]What had the man assumed at first
A. Mike’s friends didn’t plan to go to the game.
B. Alt of them couldn’t ride in the woman’s car.
C. Mike had a car on his own.

[单项选择]The old couple decide to （　）a boy though they had three of their own.
A. adapt
B. bring
C. receive
D. adopt

[填空题]The first electric lamp had two carbon rods from which vapor served to conduct the current across the gap.

• A. The first
• B. from which
• C. served
• D. across

[单项选择]In a speech to schoolchildren last week that had some conservative opponents up in arms, President Obama delivered at least one line that seemed incontestable (无可不论的): "I hope you’ll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fan and winter. "The Disney corporation is now marketing Musical Hand Wash Timers featuring characters like the Little Mermaid, and encouraging parents to "take precaution against swine flu" by teaching children to wash their hands correctly. "Studies prove that regular hand - washing dramatically reduces the spread of infection," says the Disney Web page, which links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site.
What is the paragraph mainly about
A. It is publicized that hand - washing is an effective way to reduce the spread of swine flu.
B. President Obama encouraged children to wash hands a lot to stay healthy.
C. Disney corporation now is interested in public health affairs.
D. Washing hands correctly is very important in reducing the spread of swine flu.

[单项选择]The effect of electric technology had at first been anxiety. Now it appears to create （）
A. bore
B. bored
C. boredom
D. bordom

[单项选择]A radical new bicycle had its first public showing at the National British Cycling Championships in Shrewsbury last weekend. Based on the gold medal- winning design from the Barcelona Olympics, it is the first commercial mountain bike made of a single piece of carbon fibre.
Bicycles for amateurs have up to now been made of steel, aluminum or magnesium tubes welded together into the conventional "A-frame" shape. But last year, the British competitor Chris Boardman set world records while winning titles in the Olympic cycling pursuit events on a custom-built, carbon-fibre bicycle with lower weight and wind resistance than standard models. Because carbon fibre is born light and extremely strong, it does not need the A-frame shape, saving further weight Carbon fibre can also be moulded in a single piece, avoiding the weakness of welds.
The new bike, which will cost between $ 2000 and $ 3000 when it reaches the shops next month, has the same advantages as the Olympic model, it wei
A. that people buy only for riding in their daily life
B. that are bought by amateur cyclists who like cycling as an exercise
C. that are built for customers in general
D. that non-Olympic competitors use