My brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell, was riding B. fell, were riding C. had fallen, rode D. had fallen, was riding

When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

　　A. average 　　　B. ordinary 　　　C. regular 　　 D. normal

The murderer stood before the policeman, his hands ________ on his back, trembling.
   A. tie        B. tied
C. tying       D. to tie

——You can’t imagine ____ fantastic fun web chatting is.

　　 ——Really? But it may cause a lot of trouble sometimes.

A、what B、how C、why D、so

Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to 1 more about her 2 job -- a medical biologist when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.

　　 Amy's 3 for the best essay on "What I want to be when I'm older" was a day at the Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organized a special programme for the would-be 　4 , introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the 5 of medical biologists in fighting cancers and 6 to become a medical biologist.

　　 Amy said she was 7 to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: "The medical biologist plays a big role in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and 8 job."

　　 Dr Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: "It's 9 that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better 10 of what it takes to become a medical biologist."

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Mary Masterman hasn't decided where she will attend college, but when she does, she'll have plenty of money to pay for it. The 17-year-old took home a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday as the top winner of the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search.

"It was a complete surprise," said the senior at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. "I wasn't expecting it." Masterman earned first place at this year's competition by building a low-budget spectrograph (攝譜儀)— an instrument that identifies the unique characteristics, or "fingerprints," of different molecules. Spectrographs are used in a variety of fields, including astronomy, medicine, and law enforcement. They can sense the presence of explosives or drugs, and they can also help determine the age of a piece of artwork.

Normally, the cost of a spectrograph can run as high as $100,000．Mary, however, built her device—which she crafted from lenses, a laser, aluminum (鋁) tubing, and a camera—for just $300．"I wanted to build one that was lower-costing so it would be more available to anyone interested in spectrography," she said.

Sticking to a budget was only half the battle. Getting the machine to work was another challenge. "I had to keep coming up with creative ways to adjust or change something," Mary admitted. "It took three months to build and another three months before it actually functioned properly."

Mary competed with more than 1,700 other high school seniors in this year's science challenge. Forty finalists were invited to Washington, D.C., where they presented their projects at the National Institute of Science. In all, 10 students took home awards for their innovative projects.

1．What’s the best title of the passage?

　 A．Oklahoma teen comes to a great invention

　 B．Science competition for high school students

　 C．The 2007 Intel Science Talent Search

　 D．Oklahoma teen wins science scholarship

2．_____ is the biggest difference between Mary’s spectrograph and the normal one?

　 A．Use fields B．Function　　 C．The cost 　　 D．The size

3．How long did it take Mary to put his spectrograph into use?

　 A．Three months. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Half a year. 　

　 C．About a year.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Several years.

4．It can be inferred that the Intel Science Talent Search is _____.

　 A．a(chǎn) high-tech research institute of fine instruments

　 B．a(chǎn)n institute of science based in Washington, D.C.

　 C．a(chǎn) most highly regarded science competition for high school students

　 D．the nation's oldest award for the top scientists with great achievements

How did you manage to get to school on time ______ you missed the school bus?

　 A. when 　 B. if

　 C. once 　 D. because

Children need friends ________ their own age to play with.（ ）

A. of　　　　 B. for　　 C. in　　　　　 D. at

He never thought that they would choose him ______ captain of the football team though he was already in _____ late twenties.

　 A. /; his　　 B. a; his　　 C. the; the　　 D. a; the

They decided to ______ (釋放)the prisoners.?