单选题To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B. C. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It was not until the twentieth century that women"s umbrella began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.

单选题According to this text, the third modern Olympic Games should have been held in ______.

单选题Tom ought not to ______ me your secret, but he means no harm.

单选题Mandy's characters is shown by ________.

单选题The teacher told Li Ming that he ______ get up early tomorrow.

单选题--Where is John? --He has been busy ______ his homework.

单选题From the text we know that Emiko will most likely pronounce "crush" to be ______.

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单选题--The window is dirty. --I know. It ______ for weeks.

单选题— He missed the chance of getting this job. — That's right. Perhaps he might as well ______ it with such a bad boss. A.not get B.never have gotten C.have gotten D.hadn't gotten

单选题"an independent boy" means a boy ______.

单选题听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

单选题They used to go shopping in the supermarket run by a foreigner, ______.

单选题Whattimeistrainsupposedtoleave?A.Tentoten.B.Tentoeleven.C.Tenpastten.

单选题听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

单选题Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

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