Perhaps the most wonderful building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace（水晶宮）which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

The Crystal Palace was built up_________.

A. in the 1950s     B. in the 1990s    C. shortly before 1851   D. after 1851

People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.

   A. buy goods                            B. visit an exhibition    

C. travel                               D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself

What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?

   A. It caught a terrible fire.

   B. It disappeared suddenly.

   C. It was moved away to the south of London

   D. It was rebuilt.

The writer__________.

   A. thought the Crystal Palace very useful

   B. thought highly of the Crystal Palace.

    C. wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuilt

   D. was one of the visitors who had visited the Crystal Palace.

The Crystal Palace was famous to all because__________.

   A. it was the biggest building in the world then.

   B. it was made of iron and glass.

   C. so many visitors had been there.

   D. it was burnt down at last.

He is ________ honest man and he has been waiting for over ______ hour.

    A. a; a                         B. an; a

    C. a; an                        D. an; an

When you go by train, please see to it_______ you take an express, _______ that stops only at big stations.

A. that, one         B. /, the one        C. that, it            D. /, it

— How do you like his new novel?

— It is ____ interesting than I expected.

A. a great deal much                B. a great deal of more

C. a great deal of much              D. a great deal more

Only then _________the importance of my health.

A. did I realize            B. had I realized   C. I realized         D. I had realized

The new government ________ the foreign-owned fields one after another.

   A. took over　　     B. took out　　　　 C. took off　　　　 D. took on

閱讀下面短文，從短文所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

   Newcomers（新來(lái)的人） to the United States are often    36    by the schools. American schools    37    seem so different from the schools they know in    38    parts of the world. American education is based on the    39    that children    40    to learn to think    41    themselves. The school should be the    42    where they learn to do this.    43   , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算術(shù))], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other    44   . They also learn    45   be independent(獨(dú)立的)，how to make their own judgement(判斷), and how to develop their own   46    and interests. The American teacher does not    47   the children in her class to sit    48   hands folded quietly and to say    49  . She wants them to listen attentively(專(zhuān)心地) to ask questions. She knows that    50    children learn from books is    51  . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this    52   for their   53    and development. During Open School Week, parents have a    54    to see how American education    55   .

A. happy          B. afraid               C. glad             D. surprised

A. some time    B. sometime         C. sometimes            D. some times

A. other          B. the other            C. another              D. all

A. opinion      B. idea                 C. promise          D. conclusion

A. need           B. needed               C. dare                 D. dared

A. of             B. against          C. for                  D. with

A. place        B. space            C. room             D. area

A. From school    B. out school           C. By school            D. In school

A. lessons       B. knowledge       C. subjects             D. object

A. when to       B. how to           C. what to              D. where to

A. ability        B. skill                C. abilities            D. skills

A. think         B. want                 C. let              D. make

A. with          B. across               C. over             D. above

A. something      B. anything             C. nothing              D. much

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

A. important     B. unimportant      C. necessary            D. useless

A. study         B. work             C. learning             D. aim

A. growing        B. growth           C. future               D. tomorrow

A. ability            B. possibility          C. interest             D. chance

A. develops      B. learns               C. goes             D. works

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Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80

　　miles away for four days?

　　A. Big City Savers 　 B. Monthly Returns 　 C. Weekend Returns 　D. Family Returns

A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard.

  How much did he pay?

　　A.￡44 　　　　　　B. ￡29 　　　　　　C. ￡24 　　　　　　D.￡15

The mother asked her son________.

A．what did he do the day before  

B．where did he find his lost wallet

C．what time he got up that morning

D．that if he had finished his homework

The child asked his mother ______ go out to play tennis.

A．that he could  B．if he could      C．if could he    D．that could he