I ______have come here in time, but I met an old friend of mine. I stopped and talked with him for some time.

A. shouldn’t                                   B. must                                  C. needn’t                            D. could

In order to get the film shooting finished in time, we have to ______our work but it doesn’t mean some parts will be ______.

Humans have sewn by hand for thousands of years. It was said that the first thread was made from animal muscle and sinew (腱). And the earliest needles were made from bones. Since those early days, many people have been involved in the process of developing a machine that could do the same thing more quickly and with greater efficiency.

Charles Wiesenthal, who was born in Germany, designed and received a patent on a double-pointed needle that eliminated the need to turn the needle around with each stitch (縫合) in England in 1755. Other inventors of that time tried to develop a functional sewing machine, but each design had at least one serious imperfection. [來源:學,科Frenchman Barthelemy Thimonnier finally engineered a machine that really worked. However, he was nearly killed by a group of angry tailors when they burned down his garment factory. They feared that they would lose their jobs to the machine.

American inventor Elias Howe, born on July 9, 1819, was awarded a patent for a method of sewing that used thread from two different sources. Howe’s machine had a needle with an eye at the point, and it used the two threads to make a special stitch called a lockstitch. However, Howe faced difficulty in finding buyers for his machines in America. In frustration, he traveled to England to try to sell his invention there. When he finally returned home, he found that dozens of manufacturers were adapting his discovery for use in their own sewing machines.

Isaac Singer, another American inventor, was also a manufacturer who made improvements to the design of sewing machines. He invented an up-and-down-motion mechanism that replaced the side-to-side machines. He also developed a foot treadle(腳踏板) to power his machine. This improvement left the sewer’s hands free. Undoubtedly, it was a huge improvement of the hand-cranked machine of the past. Soon the Singer sewing machine achieved more fame than the others for it was more practical, it could be adapted to home use and it could be bought on hire-purchase. The Singer sewing machine became the first home appliance, and the Singer company became one of the first American multinationals.

However, Singer used the same method to create a lockstitch that Howe had already patented. As a result, Howe accused him of patent infringement（侵犯）. Of course, Elias Howe won the court case, and Singer was ordered to pay Howe royalties（版稅）. In the end, Howe became a millionaire, not by manufacturing the sewing machine, but by receiving royalty payments for his invention.

1.Barthelemy Thimonnier’s garment factory was burned down because _____________.

A. people did not know how to put out the fire

B. Elias Howe thought Thimonnier had stolen his invention

C. the sewing machines was couldn’t work finally

D. workers who feared the loss of their jobs to a machine set fire

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage???

A. Singer is an American inventor and manufacturer.

B. The Singer sewing company became more practical.

C. The foot treadle helped to make the sewer’s hands free.

D. Singer made improvements to the design of sewing machines.

3.Why did the court force Isaac Singer to pay Elisa Howe a lifetime of royalties?

A. Because the judge was against Singer for his surly attitude.

B. Because Howe had already patented the lockstitch used by Singer.

C. Because Singer had borrowed money from Howe and never repaid it.

D. Because Singer and Howe had both invented the same machine.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

B. The Case between Howe and Singer

C. Patent Laws on the Sewing Machine

D. The Early History of the Sewing Machine

單詞拼寫（每小題1分，每空一詞，共計10分） 

1.Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she___________________(說服)me to buy one.

2.Go__________(徑直地)ahead until you come to a bank .You won’t miss it .

3.Tom ________________ (不顧，忽視) the doctor’s advice and goes on smoking.

4.We can’t imagine what life would be like without ___________________(電).

5.The next thing is to get the students _________________(組織) in small groups .

6.Thousands of people in that area are s______________ from hunger because of the drought .

7.After the earthquake, the army sent teams to r_____________ those who were trapped under the ruins.

8.My father is so s_____________ that no one can make him change his decision.

9.The boy i______________ in the accident was sent to hospital in time .

10.Hearing the funny story, the children b________ into laughter

A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(資歷), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.

A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.

The young man slept soundly.

The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (財產(chǎn)) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “ I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.

1.The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 3 can be replaced by ______.

A．closed            B．damaged          C．taken             D．moved

2.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．a(chǎn)t first the farmer understood his words well

B．the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm

C．the young man had prepared for the storm before it came

D．the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night

3.The best title for this passage is ______.

A．Sleeping in peace through the storm         B．A violent storm

C．A young man and his dream               D．A clever farmer

4.Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?

A．Lookers-on see more than players

B．Two heads are better than one

C．A stitch（針）in time saves nine

D．No man can do two things at a time