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r took some photos of me. We e ________ ourselves in India. What39。s biggest panies to build the MOST project, which was planned 15 under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem. ( )1. A. on B. in C. of D. to ( )2 A. on the land B. in land C. on land D. in the land ( )3. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. somewhere D. everywhere ( )4. A. who B. those C. that D. when ( )5. A. from place to place B. from here to there C. between place and place D. between here and there ( )6. A. take B. taking C. by D. with ( )7. A. won B. escaped (逃脫 ) C. defeated D. wounded ( )8. A. experience B. discovery C. experiences D. invention ( )9. A. special nothing special special something ( )10. A. much too B. too many C. so many D. too much ( )11. by shoulder B. one by one C. step by step D. little by little ( )12. A. raise B. rising C. raising D. rise ( )13. A. es B. will e C. came D. is ing ( )14. A. very B. quite C. even D. so ( )15. A. to building B. to be building C. to build D. to be built 三、 閱讀理解 A Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey(新澤西) in the past, staying in a small inn (旅店 ) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city. They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner? ” asked Mr. Smith. “Yes , certainly, sir, ” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine.” “What are the times of meals then? ”asked Mr . Smith. “Well , sir, ”answered the waiter. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning ,lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.” “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London, ”said Mr. Smith. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holidays in _______. A. New York B. London C. New Jersey D. Washington 2. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a lot of money, they decided to go to _______. A. their hometown B. the capital of England C. New Jersey D. a small city in England 3. They went to London by _______. A. sea B. plane C. train D. bus 4. From the story we know that this was the ___ time for Mr. and Mrs. Smith to go to London. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 5. What does the sentence “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London” mean ? A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time. B. We have enough time to see the sights of London. C. We can see more sights of London. D. We have little time to see the sights of London. B The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has bee Sydney’ s bestknown landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “ sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麥建筑 師 ), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized(定稿 ) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th,1973. The Sydney Opera House cost around $ 100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House incl