________ to his experiment, he didn't notice that autumn had already come.

A．Devote B．Devoting

C．Devoted D．To devote

At the meeting they discussed three different __________ to the study of

mathematics.

A．a(chǎn)pproaches B．means

C．methods D．ways

You can't get to the island __________ by boat.

A．more than B．other than

C．rather than D．except for

The project __________ because of the lack of fund.

A．ended in failure B．ended off failure

C．ended failure D．ended up in success

The managers discussed the plan __________ they would like to see __________

the next year.

A．that；carried out B．/；it carried out

C．that；carrying out D．/；it carrying out

Her __________ wealth is in fact a very small sum.

A．supposing B．supposed

C．to suppose D．suppose

She was the only one __________ the wreck.

A．surviving B．having survived

C．to survive D．survived

I had offered to watch my 3?year?old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend.I was getting some work done in my study while she ____ to be having a good time in the other room.No problem, I figured.But then it got a little too ____ and I shouted, “What are you doing？” No response.I ____ my question and heard her say，“Oh...nothing.” Nothing?

I got up from my desk and ran out ____ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall.I followed and watched her as her little behind(屁股) made a quick____into the bathroom.I had her____！I told her to turn around.She____.I pulled out my big Daddy voice，“Young lady，I said turn around！”

____，she turned toward me.In her hand was what was left of my wife's new lipstick.And every square inch of her face was____with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes，I heard____ voice that had been shouted to me as a child.“How could you...You should know...How many times you have been____...What a bad thing to do...” It was just a matter of my picking out which old___I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been.But____I could let loose, I looked ____at the sweater on her.In big____ it said，“I'M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)！” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and，____seeing a bad girl who didn't listen，I saw a little angel full of____that I had come dangerously close to____.“Sweetheart, let's take a picture so Mommy can see how ____ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn't____the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.

1.A.happened B．liked

C．a(chǎn)ppeared D．pretended

2.A.long B．quiet C．calm D．strange

3.．A.asked B．a(chǎn)nswered

C．raised D．repeated

4.A.into B．of C．from D．for

5.A.way B．turn C．change D．progress

6.A.followed B．scolded

C．cornered D．fooled

7.A.laughed B．listened

C．a(chǎn)greed D．refused

8.A.Slowly B．Eagerly

C．Angrily D．Unfortunately

9.A.filled B．marked

C．printed D．covered

10.A.every B．such C．a(chǎn)ny D．one

11.A.told B．beaten

C．frightened D．forbidden

12.A.reports B．notice

C．a(chǎn)dvice D．words

13.A.as B．when C．since D．before

14.A.up B．down C．in D．on

15.A.signs B．letters

C．messages D．figures

16.A.because of B．instead of

C．in spite of D．a(chǎn)s a result of

17.A.value B．sadness C．pities D．tricks

18.A.preventing B．getting rid of

C．destroying D．doing wrong on

19.A.dirty B．ugly C．special D．silly

20.A.have B．get C．take D．miss

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth.Finances were a constant concern for his family.The expenses of having a large family were too much for his father's salary.In fact, when Charles was just four months old, the family moved to a smaller home to cut expenses.

At a very young age, despite his family's financial situation, Charles dreamed of becoming a gentleman.However, when he was 12, it seemed his dream would never come true.He suffered a lot.Charles' education was unplanned, but he supplemented it with constant reading, particularly of the eighteenth?century novels in his father's small library.He was poorly clothed, ill fed, forced to live in the cheapest place.

Also,12?year?old Charles was removed from school and sent to work at a factory to help support the family.Charles was deeply marked by these experiences.This childhood poverty, although unknown to his readers until after his death, would be a heavy influence on Dickens' later views on social reform and the world he would create through his fiction.He knew those kinds of feelings.He was lost at that time when he worked hopelessly in the factory.That period was so bitter to the sensitive boy.When he was a successful, happy man, he could not look back upon it without tears in his eyes.

Luckily the situation improved within a year.Charles was released from his duties at the factory.

1.As a boy, Charles Dickens' dream was __________.

A．to be a writer B．to be a gentleman

C．to work in a factory D．to support his family

2.Charles Dickens was removed from school because __________.

A．he didn't like to go to school at all

B．he caused much trouble at school

C．he had to make money to support the family

D．he liked reading in his father's small library

3.What greatly affected Charles Dickens when he was young?

A．His constant reading.

B．His family's frequent move.

C．His leaving school to work.

D．His father's salary.

4.What can we know about Charles Dickens?

A．He received a good education when young.

B．He felt confused when working in the factory.

C．He worked in the factory for many years.

D．He started to work in the factory in 1826.

One of the biggest new bands in the UK is Arctic Monkeys.Their first two singles(單曲唱片)went straight to Number One in the charts(排行榜)and their first album “Whatever People Say I Am，That's what I'm No” has become a record?breaking album.It's the fastest selling debut album(首張專輯)in UK chart history.

Arctic Monkeys are famous because of their great success.They achieved their success thanks to the Internet.Usually a new band signs to a record company and then it is through marketing that people buy their singles.The single sales then get the band into the charts and they become popular that way.

However，Arctic Monkeys became well?known in a slightly different way.Back in 2003 when the band first started，they handed out CDs at their performing concert.Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the Web.The general public had access to this music because it was on the Internet and，because people liked the music，the band's popularity increased.The band's popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK.

Arctic Monkeys released(發(fā)行)their first single in October 2005.Before that，their music had only been available to download on the Internet.When they did finally release a single and an album，they both rose to the top of the charts.

Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way—Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it.There were no ads.As music downloads continue to increase in popularity，we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.

1.Arctic Monkeys gained popularity through __________.

A．giving away their CDs

B．the Internet

C．singing to a record company

D．marketing and advertisement

2.．Before 2005，how can you get Arctic Monkeys' music?

A．Going to their live music party.

B．Download their music from the Internet.

C．Buying their singles and albums in a shop.

D．Listen to it on the radio in the UK.

3.Why did Arctic Monkeys become popular?

A．People could hear their music often.

B．They didn't advertise their music.

C．People liked their music.

D．The marketing company did well.