Before you can fly a plane in the sky you have to learn the ______ of flying it.
A.skill
B.technology
C.knowledge
D.ability
A.is
B.will be
C.was
D.had been
A.barely
B.almost
C.would not
D.barely not
The faster anything goes up into the sky,
A. it reaches the highest B. it reaches the higher
C. the highest it reaches D. the higher it reaches
A darkened sky in the daytime is usually an indication that a storm is______.
A.possibly coming
B.about to take place
C.close by
D.expected to be severe
According to the passage, southeastern Native Americans compared This World to ______.
A.waters
B.the sky
C.an animal
D.an island
If the sky fell down, what______ ?
A.did you think would happen
B.do you think would happen
C.do you think will happen
D.do you think will have happened
This bridge is ______ that one.
A. four times as long of
B. as four times as
C. four times as long as
D. long four times of
The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle. It does this to let the big ships through to the Pool of London. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.
On its north side stands the Tower of London itself. Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is only about one hundred, it was built in the 1890s. By1850, everyone agreed that a bridge across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued about the new bridge for another thirtyyears. This took so long because they had two big problems.
l. Tower Bridge is().
A. about one thousand years old
B. the oldest and the most famous bridge in London
C. the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London
2. The Tower of London is().
A. across from the Thames
B. on the north of Tower Bridge
C. in the middle of Tower Bridge
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage()?
A. You can see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air at anytime.
B. By 1850 everybody thought it most necessary to have a bridge built across the Thames near the Tower.
C. It took the designers thirty years to argue about the bridge before it was built.
4. Why is the bridge open in the middle()?
A. To make it special.
B. To attract (吸引) more people from the world to see it.
C. To let the big ship through to the Pool of London.
5. How long was the Tower Bridge built()?
A. A thousand years.
B. A hundred years.
C. Five thousand years.
To bridge the generation gap, ______ should realize that the world has changed.
A.the young generation
B.the old generation
C.nobody
D.the young and the old generations