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er to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 15. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa RicaD It is no surprise to find seashells in the sand. Most seashells are found near the sea. But some seashells have been found on high mountaintops. That is a funny place for seashells. How did they get there? The earth did not always look the way it does today. Once the sea covered mud of the land. Then mountains pushed up. They pushed up through the water. Land from the bottom of the sea became mountaintops. Seashells and fish bones were pushed up, too. They were far away from seawater. They were left high and dry. The seashells and fish bones were covered with soft mud and sand. The mud became hard. It turned to stone. The shapes of the shell and bones were pressed into the stone. These stones are called fossils. Fossils have been found all over our country. Have you ever found one? 16. Some seashells have been found ____. A. in trees B. on mountaintops C. on roads D. in the air 17. ____ means shapes of bones pressed into stone. A. Bones B. Earth C. Fossils D. Stones 18. The story says, “The earth did not always look the way it does today.” The word “it” means ____. A. the earth B. the moon C. the sea D. the fishes 19. Which of the following does this passage lead you to believe? A. Fish once lived on high mountaintops. B. Fossils of fish or seashells can be found far away from the sea. C. Seashells turned into fossils. D. The seashells and fish bones turned into hard mud. 20. The main idea of the whole passage is that ____. A. seashells are funny B. mud turns into stone C. the earth has changed D. seashells and fish bones turn into fossils 5. 翻譯。s water?”No one spoke for a few minutes.Miss Li asked again,“Why don39。s my favorite part of the job, but I like office work, too. Traveling can be hard work,too. When I get back from a long trip, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed! I don39。t know ____to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.A. who B. when C. how D. What8. Thanks for the lovely and delicious food. ____A. No thanks. B. Never mind. C. All right. D. My pleasure.9. It39。t describe her. I____her several times.A. had met B. have met C. met D. meet5. I39。s all right. C. I39。 he always studies hard .二.單項(xiàng)選擇(1X20=20分)1. Do you want to go out tonight? ______A. Yes, I want. B. That39。m away? Sure. Leave it to me.A. perhaps B. possibly C. maybe D. probably4. You needn39。t l