—Why is your professor so happy recently?

—Because the theory she insisted on             correct．

A．is proved         B．proving            C．was proved            D．has proved

Besides hotels，there are also families         visitors can experience the warmth and kindness of the local people．

A．which           B．that        C．what            D．where

Lucy had to shout            on the noisy street．

A．making herself hear                           B．to make herself hear

C．making herself heard                          D．to make herself heard

Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from    spoken by their parents at home．

A．what            B．that         C．which           D．one

           weather it is, we shall set out at 8o'clock．

A．Whatever             B．Whenever            C．However               D．No matter

—Why are you so sweaty?

__ I           football with my classmates and how I want to have a drink!

A．was playing           B．had been playing         C．have played           D．played

Only after he had spent several nights working on the maths problem       to wonder whether the problem was wrongly set．

A．did he begin           B．he began            C．he did begin           D．began he

It took the early settlers more than 150 years to build up          is now a modern city．

A．where           B．which           C．what              D．that

I walked out of the cinema,           I'd never come back to this hell of a place．

A．determining             B．decided              C．to determine            D．to decide

John Henry was a young man, and he was one of the best steel-drivers in the country．He could work for hours without missing a beat．People said he worked so fast that his   1   moved like lightening．

One day，a salesman came to the work area with a new   2   machine by powered steam．He said it could drill holes   3   than twelve men working together．The railroad company   4   to buy the machine if it worked as wall as the salesman said．

The supervisor（監(jiān)工頭） said，“I have the best steel-driver in the   5   ．He can beat  more than twenty men working together．” The salesman   6   the statements．He said the company could have the machine without cost  7   he was faster．The supervisor told John about it and said” How about a    8   ?”John Henry looked at the machine and saw   9  of the future．He saw machines taking   10   of America's best laborers．He saw himself and his friends   11   and standing by a road, asking for food．He saw men losing their families and their   12   as human beings．John Henry told the supervisor he would never let the machine take his job．His friends all cheered．

The competition began．John Henry  13   his hammer and started working．At first，the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did．  14   he started working with a hammer in each hand．He worked faster and faster．In the mountain，the dust was so   15   that most men would have had trouble   16   ．After a while, the machine was pulled from the tunnel．It had broken down．But John Henry   17   working faster and faster．At last he became weak，and his heart   18   ．John Henry fell to the ground．“I beat them，” Then he took his  19 breath．

Soon，the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers．Many   20   left their families, looking for work．They took the only jobs they could find．As they worked，some sang about John Henry．

1．A．broom                 B．hammer             C．hand                 D．sleeve

2．A．washing                B．drilling                C．sewing               D．flying

3．A．quickly                 B．slower               C．faster                  D．fast

4．A．managed               B．a(chǎn)llowed              C．refused                D．planned

5．A．family                  B．class                 C．film                   D．country

6．A．doubted                B．hated                C．disagreed               D．decided

7．A．when                 B．if                   C．unless                 D．despite

8．A．lesson                  B．race                 C．task                  D．win

9．A．images                 B．faces                C．plans                  D．signs

10．A．the place               B．the room             C．the space                   D．the air

11．A．excited                B．unemployed          C．moved             D．encouraged

12．A．food                 B．rights                C．wages              D．houses

13．A．touched              B．kicked               C．kissed               D．stamped

14．A．Otherwise             B．But                 C．Then               D．However

15．A．thin                  B．big                  C．high                D．thick

16．A．laughing               B．talking                C．breathing             D．singing

17．A．stopped               B．kept                 C．enjoyed             D．suggested

18．A．burst                 B．worked              C．ran                 D．lived

19．A．own                       B．deep                C．best               D．last

20．A．laborers               B．women             C．villagers              D．salesmen