【正文】 o they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing。 so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London! 1. Three men flew in balloon ________. A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago 2. The metal box was used for ________. A. carrying the bags of sandB. keeping drinkingwater C. carrying ropes of the basketD. changing weight 。 3 When the balloon went up higher, ________. A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground 4. The balloon landed ________. A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country 5. Which of the following is NOT true?________ A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose. B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold. 11We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (歐洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it,but very few of them know what to do with it.　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east,the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party. When her friends came to the tea party,the old woman offered (給) them brown tealeaves (茶葉). The old woman39。s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tealeaves.　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said,Mother，what have you done with the tea?　I boiled (煮 ) it，as you said.　And what did you do with the water?　I threw it away，of course. answered the old woman.　Now you may throw away the leaves，too， said her son. of the people in Europe ___. tea every day 300 years ago tea every day nothing about tea to eat the tealeaves day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___. in the west in the south or China tea shop in England sailor39。s mother asked her friends to her house,because ___. sailor told her to wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea liked to show off (炫耀) wanted to sample (品嘗) the tea together with her friends the tea party,___. the woman39。s friends spoke highly of the tea knew what to do with the tea woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water mistake did the old woman make? She ___. the tea as the sailor said away the water 39。t throw away the tealeaves12Robots seem new to most people, but they have a long history. _______ (1) one was made by a Greek. The robots in the films are usually stronger, ______ (2) and clever than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring ______ (3). Some people can’t look after ______ (4 ) and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs _______ (5) themselves move around. This kind of dog is called a guide dog. But now scientists are making robots to help them. In the future, robot dogs ______( 6) take the place of these guide dogs. Today robots are _______ (7) used in American hospitals. In the hospital, a robot ______ (8) meals from the kitchen to the patient’s room. It never loses its way because it has a _______ (9) of hospital in its puters system. Robots can help us a lot of different ways. However, they ______ (10) take the place of humans. ( ). First B. Second C. The first D. The one ( )2. A. fast B. more fast C. faster D. more faster ( )3. A. jobs B. work C. exercise D. works ( )4. A. them B. themselves C. their D. theirs ( )5. A. helps B. to help C. helping D. help ( )6. A. can’t B. may be C. may D. must ( )7. A. also B. too C. either D, hardly ( ). takes B. puts C. gets D. walks ( ). paper B. map C. sign D. book ( ). will never B. never will C. are never D. never areEveryone likes gifts. Some little kid think they don’t get enough gifts. Some old people they get ______ (1) gifts. Different people like different ______ (2) gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree . It is _________ (3) her happy. Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people _______ (4) give special gifts. But they are not pened. Later, the same gift may _____ (5) away to _______ (6) . Many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will _______ (7) a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends ______ (8) money to charity rather than _______ (9) them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, _______ (10)a meal is enough. ( )1. A. too much B. much too C. too many D. many too ( ). kind of B, kinds of C. a kind D. a ki