[简答题]17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick. ( Passage 2 )

[简答题]17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick. ( Passage 2 )

[填空题]Several small earthquakes were predicted in New York State, in the______(east) part of the U. S. A.

[单项选择]A. 33 ships were hijacked in Somalia last year.
B. 250 ships have been hijacked in Somalia this year.
C. Somalia pirates prefer hijacking vessels carrying military hardware.
D. Somalia pirates hijacked not only vessels but also their crew.

[单项选择]Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped （）of ornaments.
A. barren
B. bald
C. bare
D. bleak

[填空题]Phone Message Pad
Data: 17th Sept. Time: 9:10
Name: (5)______ Sex: Male
Room No: (6) ______
Staying Time: 17th Sept. (7)______ Sept.
Price Rate: (8)______

[单项选择]

A small girl and his mother were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard. They did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was nowhere to hide form the rain, so they were soon very wet, and the small girl did not feel very happy.
For a long time while they were walking home through the rain, the girl was thinking. Then at last she turned to her mother and said to her, "Why does it rain, Mother It isn’t very nice, is it"
"No, it isn’t very nice, but it’s useful," answered her mother. "It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep. "
The girl thought about this for a few seconds, and then she said, "Then, why does it rain on the road too, Mother"

Where were the small girl and her mother having a walk（　）.
A. In the downtown.
B. At the beach.
C. In the country.

[填空题]In the 17th century, a writer explained the theory about the function of laughter supported by most people.