Put the correct word from the following list in each space below.
and - but - because - although - or - so - therefore - however
She shouted at him_______he was late again.




A.so
B.although
C.because
D.however

Put the correct word from the following list in each space below.
and - but - because - although - or - so - therefore - however
How did they get there? By bus___________by taxi.




A.and
B.so
C.or
D.but

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THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS
Most people have heard the story of the lost island of Atlantis. But is any part of the story true?
Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Plato wrote about Atlantis, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The island's people were very rich. They built a big city with many great buildings. At the center of the island, they built a beautiful golden temple. But the people became greedy—they had many things, but they still wanted more. So the gods became angry, and the island was struck by earthquakes and very large waves. Finally, the whole island sank into the sea.
Many explorers have looked for Atlantis. In 2004, explorer Robert Sarmast reported finding the remains of a city under the sea near Cyprus. However, Sarmast and other scientists later found out the structures he found under the sea were natural, not man-made.
Many people think Atlantis is simply a story. The purpose of the story is to teach people not to be greedy. Richard Ellis wrote a book about Atlantis in 1999. He says "there is not a piece of solid evidence'' for a real Atlantis.
So was the island real or not? We only know one thing: The mystery of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.
In Plato’s story about Atlantis, the people were_____ .




A.angry at the gods
B.poor and greedy
C.greedy but beautiful
D.wealthy but greedy

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HAVE ALIENS VISITED US?
Many people have stories about seeing aliens. Here are two.
Judy Varns works for a group called the Mutual UFO Network. The purpose of this group is to research UFO sightings. Varns thinks a place called Area 51, in Nevada in the U.S., may be the best place on Earth to see UFOs. One day, she took some photos in the area and saw something she thinks is a UFO. "We saw this little disk-shaped thing in our photos. It's kind of exciting," she says.
Pat Travis lives near Area 51. One night, she saw a strange light in the sky. The light's movements were very unusual. Travis saw the lights move sideways and up and down. She saw them make many strange moves. Travis thinks it was a UFO.
Secrets of Area 51
Some people think Area 51 is where the U.S. Air Force keeps secrets, like UFOs that came to Earth and the aliens inside them. But really, Area 51 is a place the U.S. Air Force uses to test new technology, such as new kinds of aircraft.
James McGaha is a pilot who flew airplanes at Area 51. "There is absolutely no UFO activity at Area 51," he says. "No flying saucers, no live aliens, no dead aliens."
So what did Varns and Travis see? Bill Fox worked at Area 51, too. He thinks he knows the answer. "We did build some strange-looking airplanes," he says. "I could see why some people would think they were UFOs."
So are UFOs real? You'll have to decide for yourself. But if you do visit Nevada, keep your eyes on the skies!
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?




A.Pat Travis lives near Area 51.
B.Pat Travis thinks she saw a UFO.
C.Pat Travis has seen many unusual things.
D.Pat Travis usually saw a strange light in the sky.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others.




A.looked
B.noticed
C.turned
D.helped

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
What about use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume.




A.What
B.use
C.instead of
D.to reduce

Choose the one option that best fits each of the num ­bared blank.
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He (37).............. was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (38)......................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris (39)................... an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Briberies. Point writing (40)...................... of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard;. the Braille system (41).................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.
(41)




A.made
B.taken
C.done
D.derived

Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
They didn't understand the matter;_______they didn't ask for help.




A.moreover
B.however
C.and
D.but

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TREASURE SHIP
On a beach along the Skeleton Coast, the sand is filled with diamonds. But in April 2008, workers found something very different: a piece of lost history—a shipwreck and its treasure.
The story began when a worker from the nearby diamond mines found a piece of metal on the beach. It was a piece of copper. Soon, they found more copper and many gold coins. The workers then found that these came from the remains of a large ship. The shipwreck was the real treasure.
Archeologists studied the shipwreck. They thought the ship probably came from Portugal about 500 years before. However, it was difficult to find information about it. In 1775, many maps and books about the ships of the time were lost in a fire in Lisbon. "That left a big hole in our history,” says Portuguese archeologist Alexandre Monteiro.
Finally, Monteiro found out that a group of ships left Lisbon for India in 1533. One of them, the Bom Jesus, carried 300 people and a large amount of treasure. The Portuguese sailors planned to use the treasure to buy expensive Indian spices. Archeologists now believe the wreck might be the Bom Jesus. This is because many of the gold coins found were Spanish. Monteiro found an old letter in the Spanish royal archives. The letter said that Spain gave Portugal money for the trip. Two thousand Spanish coins were put on the Bom Jesus. This could explain why so many Spanish coins were found in a Portuguese shipwreck.
So what happened to the ship? The Bom Jesus probably got lost in a storm. Then it smashed into rocks near the coast and sank. There were few human bones found, so the sailors were probably able to get off the ship. But even if they swam onto the beach, they would have found themselves in a strange, distant land. They had no way to get home. They might as well have been on Mars. To this day, no one knows what happened to them.
Which sentence is closest in meaning to “The shipwreck was the real treasure”?




A.There were a lot of expensive items on the ship.
B.The shipwreck was a very important discovery.
C.The coins on the ship weren’t real, but it was an important ship.
D.The shipwreck contained a treasure, but it wasn’t real.

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TRAINING GRIZZLIES
Russell Chadwick remembers the summer he turned 16. It was the summer he wrestled with grizzly bears!
It all started when Russell worked as an animal trainer at Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife. Wasatch Wildlife is an animal-training center in Utah, in the U.S. At the center, Doug and Lynne Seus train animals to be actors.
Doug and Lynne asked Russell to help take care of two four-month-old grizzly bear cubs named Little Bart and Honey Bump. That's more difficult than it sounds. Baby bears are big!
Russell's job was to play with the bears. This teaches them to be comfortable with humans. Playing with the bears was fun, but Russell had to remember that bears are wild animals.
"One time, Honey Bump took a bite out of my back, and I had to wrestle her to the ground. But it also showed me how smart she is. She knew she had done something wrong and 'apologized' by putting her head in my lap."
Russell found that bears can understand more than just "sit" and "stay." For example, when Russell said "Peekaboo!" to one baby bear, he covered his eyes with his paws, just like a human child.
Russell didn't get much money for doing this job. But he enjoyed the experience. He also learned a lot from it. When you've wrestled with a grizzly bear, things like work and exams don't seem so difficult anymore!
The word “he” refers to_____.




A.Doug Seus
B.a baby bear
C.Russell Chadwick
D.Lynne Seus