According to the passage, why do cicadas emerge above ground ?
A. to burrow  
B.to count the years     
C.to reproduce  
D.transform

Which of the following makes the cicadas unusual? 
A.They are above ground only a few months of their lives
B.Mature cicadas are not seen every year
C.They live most of their lives as nymphs
D.all of the answer

Cicada nymphs do all of the following EXCEPT_________
A.dig       
B.eat   
C.reproduce
D.transform

Which is the likely reason why billions of cicadas do not destroy all of the food in the invasion zone ?
A.Because many other insects, birds, and animals eat the cicadas.
B.Because they do not eat when they are above ground
C.Because they are in relatively small area
D.none of the answers

Which is the best place to locate the following sentence? “They are the longest-lived insects in nature”
A.[1]   
B.[2]         
C. [3]     
D.[4]

the word “seaboard” in the passage means __________.
A.coast    
B.ocean  
C. populated area     
D.none of the answers

According to the article, why does the insect invasion last only a few months?
A.Because people kill insect  
B.because insects go back underground.
C.because the sunlight kills them. 
D.None of the answer

What is the main topic of the passage?
A.the life cycle of the cicadas       
B.The reproductive behavior of cicadas
C.The aria in which cicadas live     
D.The period in which cicadas live

________(44)
A.Recommends
B. commands     
C.orders             
D.wants

According to _______ surveys, the majority of Britons are in favour of the monarchy       
A.the most     
B.most
C.most of   
D. the most of