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An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling（争吵）.Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property（财产）（1）　 　making them quarrel about it.

    The good old man，one day，called his sons around（2）　 　 .He laid before them seven（3）　 　，which were tied together with a rope.He said， "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle（束，捆）. "

    Each one worked hard to break the bundle.They tried many times but they（4）　 　.They all said that it could not be done.

    "And yet，my（5）　 　 ，" said the father， "nothing is easier to do." He then untied the bundle，and broke the sticks，one by one，very（6）　 　 "Ah!" said his sons， "it is easy enough to do it，so anybody could do it in that way."

    Their father replied， "As it is with these sticks，so is it with you，my sons.So long as you work （7）    　and help each other，you will do well，and none can hurt you.But if you quarrel and（8）　 　 ，it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks，which lie here（9）　 　on the ground."

    In fact，（10）　 　 it is a home，city，or country，people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.

（1）A.on	B.in	C.by	D.for
（2）A.her	B.them	C.us	D.him
（3）A.candles	B.sticks	C.pencils	D.rulers
（4）A.missed	B.wondered	C.failed	D.refused
（5）A.boys	B.daughters	C.enemies	D.students
（6）A.quietly	B.easily	C.happily	D.carefully
（7）A.out	B.alone	C.hard	D.together
（8）A.jump	B.play	C.fight	D.run
（9）A.broken	B.separated	C.beaten	D.hidden
（10）A.how	B.what	C.either	D.whether

Space suits don't just make astronauts look cool.Without these （1） 　 　suits，astronauts wouldn't be able to leave their spaceship.That is to say，they wouldn't be able to

（2） 　 　on the Moon or work outside the International Space Station.

Space is a （3） 　 　place for human beings.Firstly，there is no air to breathe.Secondly，space also has high levels of radiation（辐射），energy that can pass through our bodies and make us（4） 　 　.Thirdly，some parts of space are really cold （5） 　 　other parts are very hot.So astronauts could die in just a few seconds if they（6） 　 　outside their spaceship without their suits.With a space suit，though，astronauts can move around in space for several hours.

Space suits keep astronauts（7） 　 　 sealed（密封的）inside.A backpack sends O2 in to let astronauts breathe normally.At the same time，the CO ₂ （8） 　 　 astronauts breathe out is sucked away.The suit also protects them from harmful radiation and fast﹣moving space dust. （9） 　 　 the space suit is another suit that looks like a pair of tight pajamas（睡衣）with little pipes running through them.Water runs through these pipes to（10） 　 　 astronauts because wearing a space suit can make astronauts very hot !

（1）A.private	B.special	C.plastic	D.expensive
（2）A.run	B.walk	C.live	D.surf
（3）A.funny	B.natural	C.beautiful	D.dangerous
（4）A.sick	B.bored	C.strong	D.relaxed
（5）A.after	B.since	C.before	D.while
（6）A.rushed	B.jumped	C.stepped	D.escaped
（7）A.safely	B.quickly	C.quietly	D.terribly
（8）A.who	B.this	C.that	D.whether
（9）A.Above	B.Under	C.Behind	D.Between
（10）A.wash away	B.warm up	C.cool off	D.clean out

Little Women is Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel.The novel follows the（1） 　 　of the four March sisters - Meg，Jo，Beth and Amy - and is based on the writer's own（2） 　　of growing up with her three sisters during the American Civil War （1861﹣1865）.

The main theme in the story is the importance of（3） 　　.Other themes include the need to work and self﹣improvement.

When the story begins the sisters are complaining because they are（4） 　　and have to work.Their mother says that they mustn't spend money on pleasure（5） 　 　there is a war and everybody must help.Their father is in the army.In the letters their father sends home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to waste their time.They must try to（6） 　　the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful.He wants to be proud of them when he comes home.The girls decide to make an effort to（7） 　　themselves because they love and miss their father very much.

Alcott was interested in women's rights and，through the four March sisters，she explored （探索）four different（8） 　 　 of being a woman in those days.Meg leaves the family to get（9） 　　 and have a new family.Beth devotes （致力于）herself to（10） 　　 her own family.Amy focuses on herself and her own pleasure.And Jo，like Alcott herself，tries to have a career in writing and care for her family at the same time.

（1）A.rules	B.lives	C.secrets
（2）A.experiences	B.expressions	C.directions
（3）A.friendship	B.work	C.family
（4）A.poor	B.rich	C.clever
（5）A.so	B.because	C.if
（6）A.sell	B.find	C.accept
（7）A.improve	B.serve	C.imagine
（8）A.maps	B.ways	C.circles
（9）A.dressed	B.lost	C.married
（10）A.looking after	B.looking for	C.asking for

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

As the saying goes. "A hero is known in the time of misfortune".Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this.He is a doctor（1） 　 　saved many people's lives in our country.

In 2003，SARS（2） 　 　in Guangdong.Later，it spread across China and other parts of the world.Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.Hundreds of people（3） 　 　the disease.Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they（4） 　 　patients.Zhong spent much time in finding the cause of the disease.And with his way of treating，many patients began to get better.

（5） 　 　17 years later，he again helped the country to fight against COVID﹣19，which has been declared a pandemic（流行病）by the World Health Organization（WHO）.

During this fight，Dr.Zhong Nanshan has been leading China's National Health Commission's expert panel（咨询组）for（6）    　the COVID﹣19 outbreak in the country.

After visiting Wuhan，Dr，Zhong spoke out（7） 　 　about human﹣to﹣human transmission and suggested evidence﹣based prevention.As a trusted doctor，he is very

（8） 　 　in calming public fear and anxiety with facts.

 Now at the age of 84，Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and（9） 　 　young doctors.On Sept.8，2020，Dr.Zhong was awarded the Medal of the Republic，the highest state honor，（10） 　 　he had made a great contribution to China's fight against the pandemic.

（1）A.whom	B.which	C.who	D.whose
（2）A.had	B.appeared	C.happened	D.found
（3）A.died out	B.died of	C.died away	D.died from
（4）A.treated	B.treaded	C.traded	D.trended
（5）A.On	B.Around	C.Over	D.For
（6）A.investigate	B.investigates	C.investigating	D.investigated
（7）A.slowly	B.quietly	C.mostly	D.frankly
（8）A.effective	B.affecting	C.effort	D.efficacy
（9）A.trusts	B.teaches	C.saves	D.thanks
（10）A.though	B.even	C.because	D.so

Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard.（1） 　 　，his son was lazy and did nothing at all.

The wise man was（2） 　 　about his son's future.One day，he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure.Then he （3） 　 　his son a map.

The next day the son left（4） 　 　the map.Along the way，he met lots of（5） 　 　，but he overcame them.After a long year，he （6） 　 　the place his father said.He spent a week （7） 　 　the treasure everywhere，but didn't find （8） 　 　.

He was disappointed and decided to return home.On his way （9） 　 　，he experienced the same scenery.Sometimes，he（10） 　 　to enjoy the beauty of nature.He also learned to hunt（11） 　 　make meals.He was now able to tell（12） 　 　by the position of the sun during a day.He met those（13） 　 　people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them.

When he got home，he said（14） 　 　to his father for finding nothing.

"There wasn't any treasure in that place，my dear son，" the father said （15） 　 　 ，"But I think you have found you own future path."

（1）A.Besides	B.Therefore	C.However	D.Then
（2）A.worried	B.bored	C.excited	D.relaxed
（3）A.sold	B.handed	C.mailed	D.stole
（4）A.on	B.in	C.about	D.with
（5）A.mistakes	B.difficulties	C.interests	D.thoughts
（6）A.bought	B.called	C.left	D.reached
（7）A.looking for	B.giving up	C.throwing away	D.putting away
（8）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything
（9）A.there	B.here	C.before	D.back
（10）A.seemed	B.failed	C.stopped	D.refused
（11）A.and	B.as	C.but	D.so
（12）A.front	B.time	C.right	D.weight
（13）A.noisy	B.shy	C.bad	D.kind
（14）A.sorry	B.thanks	C.hello	D.goodbye
（15）A.easily	B.sadly	C.quietly	D.loudly

Some people still live in her hometown.But （1） 　may only return once or twice a year.Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave he countryside （2） 　 　for work in the cities.（3） 　these is Li Daming，a 38﹣year﹣od husband and father.He （4） 　 　Shanghai for the past 13 years.Working in a busy factory，he doesn't find （5） 　 　time to visit his hometown. "I（6） 　 　return home at least once a year，but I haven't been back for almost three years now.It's（7） 　 　shame，but I just don't have the time，" he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns.Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places，a lot of excellent teachers from the cities （8） 　 　 to help as well.

"I（9） 　 　that's true of my hometown，" adds Li Daming. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the（10） 　 　century.But now the buildings are really old.I hear they are going to build a new school there." Li Daming thinks

（11） 　 　are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

（12） 　 　Li Daming，great changes have taken place in his hometown. （13） 　 　，some things will never change."In my hometown，a big old tree （14） 　 　still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place.When I was young，most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree，（15） 　 　during the summer holiday.That was our happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds."

（1）A.other	B.the other	C.another	D.others
（2）A.to search	B.search	C.searching	D.searched
（3）A.Between	B.Middle	C.Among	D.During
（4）A.have gone to	B.has been in	C.have been to	D.has been to
（5）A.many	B.the more	C.much	D.the most
（6）A.be used to doing	B.be used to	C.be used for	D.used to
（7）A./	B.the	C.an	D.a
（8）A.have been sent	B.were sent	C.are sending	D.will send
（9）A.founded	B.looked	C.noticed	D.hoped
（10）A.mid﹣twenty	B.mid﹣twentieth	C.mid﹣twelve	D.mid﹣twelfth
（11）A.developments	B.competitions	C.inventions	D.progresses
（12）A.According to	B.For example	C.In order to	D.Ever since
（13）A.Even	B.Or	C.And	D.However
（14）A.was	B.is	C.were	D.will be
（15）A.specially	B.especially	C.particularly	D，properly

" Ladies and gentlemen，the time train has arrived at the terminal （终点）! " After the train had stopped，I realized that I had come to the （1） 　2035.

Suddenly，I heard （2） 　 　calling my name.I turned around and found a robot waving to me.She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. "（3） 　 　me and I will show you around the city!" she said.

Lots of criss﹣crosing airlanes （纵横交错的空中车道）caught my eyes （4） 　 　I walked out of the train station.The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.

I felt a little （5） 　 　then，so we made our way to a restaurant nearby.Just as I realized that there was no menu，a waiter began to （6） 　 　my body with a special instrument.It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat.The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out （7） 　 　dish suits my body most.

At the end of the tour，we went to an amusement park.Amazingly，there were no rides at all. （8） 　 　，everything was run through virtual reality （虚拟现实）.I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster.It was so real that I could （9） 　 　my clothes wet with sweat （汗）by nervousness.

We finally returned to the train station.Just as I got on the train，I heard a familiar（熟悉的）（10） 　 　.I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.

"Time to go to school now!"she said.

（1）A.hour	B.date	C.month	D.year
（2）A.everyone	B.no one	C.someone	D.anyone
（3）A.Follow	B.Lead	C.Stop	D.Teach
（4）A.as long as	B.in order that	C.as soon as	D.even though
（5）A.hungry	B.thirsty	C.relaxed	D.excited
（6）A.look after	B.take up	C.look through	D.pick up
（7）A.whose	B.which	C.where	D.when
（8）A.Besides	B.Also	C.Anyway	D.Instead
（9）A.smell	B.feel	C.seem	D.taste
（10）A.sound	B.noise	C.voice	D.ring

It's hard to forget the time when I stood in front of all my classmates and forgot my words while I was giving a speech.（1）　　that，I didn't want to join in any class activities for a long time.（2）　　，things began to change one day.

    A week before my school's English festival，my teacher asked me to make a speech in front of the（3）　school.I didn't want to，but my teacher（4）　　me to think about it carefully and gave me a piece of paper. "The（5）　　step to success is the willingness （意愿） to try，and the key to it is to work hard. "，I was encouraged by this and decided to have a try.

    I finished（6）　　the speech on paper in a day and practiced it during my lunch breaks.I also asked my teacher for suggestions.As a result，（7）　　speech was a success.Since then，I've become more active and（8）　　.I ask and answer questions in class more often and I（9）　　many different after﹣school activities.

    I learned that the road to success is difficult and we need to have（10）　　and work hard.

（1）A.Before	B.After	C.About	D.Until
（2）A.But	B.However	C.So	D.Or
（3）A.all	B.each	C.every	D.whole
（4）A.warned	B.advised	C.trained	D.allowed
（5）A.first	B.second	C.third	D.last
（6）A.making	B.reporting	C.writing	D.having
（7）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.our
（8）A.helpful	B.responsible	C.outgoing	D.thankful
（9）A.take action	B.take part in	C.take pride in	D.take after
（10）A.celebration	B.creativity	C.ceremony	D.courage

A 6﹣year﹣old girl had been shopping with her mom in the supermarket.It was raining hard at the moment.We all stood （1） 　 　the door of the supermarket and waited quietly.The girl's sweet（2） 　 　broke the silence， "Mom，let's run through the rain，" she said. "No，honey.We'll wait （3） 　 　it slows down a bit，" Mom replied.The girl waited about another minute and repeated，"Mom，let's run through the rain." "We'll get wet if we do，" Mom said. "No，we won't，Mom.That's not what you said this morning，" the young girl said. "This morning？When did I say we（4） 　 　run through the rain and not get wet？" "When you （5） 　 　with daddy about his illness in the hospital，you said，if we can get through this，we can get through anything!" We all stood silently. （6） 　 　left in the next few minutes.Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. "Honey，you are（7） 　 　.Let's run through the rain.If we get wet，maybe we just need washing，" Mom said.Then they ran （8） 　 　 to the street.We all stood and watched（9） 　 　 run past the cars.Although they held their shopping bags over their heads，they（10） 　 　 got wet.Then they were followed by a few who screamed （尖叫） and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

（1）A.inside	B.against	C.opposite	D.towards
（2）A.smell	B.voice	C.dream	D.smile
（3）A.if	B.until	C.after	D.though
（4）A.must	B.would	C.could	D.should
（5）A.compared	B.talked	C.competed	D.fought
（6）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（7）A.right	B.kind	C.careful	D.patient
（8）A.sadly	B.suddenly	C.happily	D.nervously
（9）A.it	B.her	C.him	D.them
（10）A.only	B.also	C.even	D.still

Lifeart is a student﹣run organization which was （1） 　 　by one of my best friends at my school in Boston，US.It sells （2） 　 　by our friends and classmates and raises money for cancer（癌症） research.To collect more money，we set out onto the streets of Boston to sell our paintings to the public last spring.

We came to the subway station in order that we could get more （3） 　 　.Things didn't go well at first.It was（4） 　 　that day，so our paintings kept being blown away.All of us were quite （5） 　 　and were slow to ask people if they would consider buying our paintings.We were also worried about being driven away.

One of our girls，Luna，tried to talk to our first customer.Although he did not buy anything，it gave some （6） 　 　 to the rest of us.With every new customer Luna brought to our little stand（货摊），we had more courage.I also stepped forward and talked to a Korean woman （7） 　 　 .I felt a bit embarrassed when she said that she didn't have time.But thanks to this short conversation with the stranger，my courage （8） 　 　 .I kept talking to more people，including some Chinese people.At the （9） 　 　 of the day，we sold about 20 pieces of paintings.It might not be as much as we had expected，（10） 　 　 the courage that we got made up for the day's shortcomings（不足）.

（1）A.set up	B.put up	C.taken up	D.made up
（2）A.magazines	B.newspapers	C.books	D.paintings
（3）A.artists	B.customers	C.passengers	D.strangers
（4）A.sunny	B.rainy	C.windy	D.cloudy
（5）A.brave	B.excited	C.shy	D.active
（6）A.knowledge	B.courage	C.way	D.method
（7）A.passing on	B.passing down	C.passing away	D.passing by
（8）A.grew	B.dropped	C.disappeared	D.appeared
（9）A.beginning	B.morning	C.end	D.middle
（10）A.and	B.but	C.though	D.or

A woodcutter was walking through the forest when a small tree called to him.It said， "Hello friend.Can you cut down those bigger trees？They are blocking（遮挡） the sun.It is so （1） 　 　here that I have no room to spread my roots（根）.Besides，I can't （2） 　 　the wind."

The little tree held out its tiny leaves.It looked so sad. "If those trees were gone，I would be able to（3） 　 　.A year from now，I'd be the biggest tree here，" It continued. "But for now，I'm just a small tree."

The man thought for a while and agreed.He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.Soon，he cleared lots of （4） 　 　around the small tree.Now it would be able to grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead.The sun's （5） 　 　came first，burning the small tree，which wasn't used to（适应） so much sunlight.Heavy wind and rain came﹣ without the bigger trees there，the small tree was hit by the storm.Soon，the tree was nearly（6） 　 　.

A snake saw what had happened and said，"You've been quite （7） 　 　 .You brought this on yourself.If you had left the bigger trees alone，the sun and storm wouldn't have hurt you so badly.They （8） 　 　 you.If you had just waited longer，you would have grown to be just as big as them.You would be strong.But now，you're nearly gone."

（1）A.cold	B.wide	C.noisy	D.crowded
（2）A.follow	B.control	C.feel	D.stop
（3）A.grow	B.live	C.win	D.rest
（4）A.grass	B.wastes	C.space	D.leaves
（5）A.care	B.heat	C.fire	D.wish
（6）A.lonely	B.dead	C.strong	D.tired
（7）A.rude	B.special	C.lucky	D.stupid
（8）A.served	B.needed	C.protected	D.changed

On the first day of school，Socrates（苏格拉底） told his students， "Today，we'll only learn one thing.That is to swing（甩动） your （1）　　 forward and backward."

    He showed them and （2）　　 a result all the students laughed. "Sir，is it also learned？" one of the students laughed." Of course!You think this is a simple thing，but it （3）　　 easy in fact." Socrates replied （4）　　.Hearing this，the students laughed even harder.

    Without being a little angry，Socrates said， "In this class I'll teach you how to learn this action well.After that，start today， （5）　　 you will do it 100 times a day."

    At first，the students all swung their arms and said to （6）　　， "How easy and funny it is!" Ten days later，Socrates asked， "Who still sticks to swinging his arm？" About 80% of the students （7）　　 their hands.Twenty days later，Socrates asked， "Who still keeps on swinging his arm？"About 50% of them put up their hands while the other students（8）　　silent.Three months later，Socrates asked again.This time，（9）　　raised his hand except one student.He was Plato（柏拉图）.

    Perseverance（坚持不懈） is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world，because everyone can do it，but not everyone will do.Plato was very （10）　　 just because of his perseverance.Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it.

（1）A.arm	B.hand	C.head	D.leg
（2）A.for	B.in	C.on	D.as
（3）A.won't	B.doesn't	C.isn't	D.can't
（4）A.seriously	B.angrily	C.happily	D.sadly
（5）A.but	B.and	C.or	D.so
（6）A.ourselves	B.themselves	C.yourselves	D.himself
（7）A.raises	B.are raising	C.have raised	D.raised
（8）A.kept	B.sounded	C.was	D.began
（9）A.everybody	B.somebody	C.anybody	D.nobody
（10）A.lucky	B.unlucky	C.successful	D.unsuccessful

Two years ago，I took a bus to visit a friend living on a farm.My friend promised to pick me up from the bus station.Once I （1） 　 　off the bus，I pulled my two suitcases（行李箱）and walked to the pickup area.Unluckily，my friend got stuck（困）in the heavy traffic and I had to wait （2） 　 　an hour at the pickup area.To make things worse，it started raining （3） 　 　half an hour later.Looking around，I was （4） 　 　to find that there was no place to take shelter（躲避）from the rain.Just as I was feeling helpless，a man driving a car stopped in front of me and handed me his （5） 　 　.I asked for his address so that I could mail it back when I finished using it.To（6） 　 　surprise，the man said， "You don't have to （7） 　 　it.Just pass the umbrella on to someone else when your car arrives." When my friend finally （8） 　 　，I gave the umbrella to a lady carrying a baby who just arrived at the pickup area.（9） 　 　I left，I asked her to give it to anyone else in need of the umbrella.When I arrived at my friend's farm，I was very tired，but happy that I was able to pass （10） 　 　on to others.

（1）A.get	B.gets	C.got	D.am getting
（2）A.for	B.at	C.with	D.of
（3）A.strongly	B.heavily	C.healthily	D.brightly
（4）A.bored	B.glad	C.excited	D.sad
（5）A.shirt	B.umbrella	C.ticket	D.watch
（6）A.his	B.your	C.my	D.her
（7）A.borrow	B.buy	C.pay	D.return
（8）A.showed up	B.gave up	C.woke up	D.stayed up
（9）A.After	B.Before	C.Because	D.Unless
（10）A.politeness	B.sadness	C.illness	D.kindness

They weigh almost nothing.Yet they are（1） 　 　than steel.In fact，some spiders' webs are among the world's strongest materials， （2） 　 　they can be pulled longer than elastic（橡皮筋）.They can also be any （3） 　 　.Spider webs are amazing.

A spider has hundreds of small openings in its body.Silk comes out of these openings as a liquid（液体），and，as it reaches the air，it becomes tread﹣like.These （4） 　 　threads（线）come together to form a single thread.

The spider can make many different kinds of thread.The tread can be thick or thin，wet or dry，or sticky.Each kind has a different （5） 　 　.Some webs create an egg box.Others（6） 　 　hiding places.The most common purpose of a spider web，however，is to catch food.

There are many（7） 　 　the spider uses its web to catch food.For example some spiders produce a single thread.An inset then sits on it（8） 　 　realizing what it is doing，and becomes（9） 　 　.Slowly，the spider moves towards the insect.（10） 　 　，it covers its food in silk.

Some spiders use a different kind of（11） 　 　，They make webs that cheat insects.An insect sees the web and thinks it's a flower.It then（12） 　 　the web.The spider can feel even the smallest movement of the web，and rushes at the inset（13） 　 　it can get away.

Spider webs are so （14） 　 　 that engineers have been studying them for years.They want to learn why they are so strong and elastic.However，for the moment，spiders are keeping their（15） 　 　 .Although they have made great progress in science and technology，humans till haven't been able to copy natural webs.

（1）A.stronger	B.brighter	C.heavier	D.thicker
（2）A.so	B.but	C.if	D.or
（3）A.shape	B.price	C.weight	D.temperature
（4）A.wide	B.broken	C.tiny	D.weak
（5）A.direction	B.purpose	C.size	D.name
（6）A.provide	B.choose	C.find	D.change
（7）A.problems	B.reasons	C.steps	D.ways
（8）A.by	B.for	C.without	D.in
（9）A.lost	B.stuck	C.excited	D.burnt
（10）A.Sadly	B.Clearly	C.Suddenly	D.Loudly
（11）A.help	B.material	C.power	D.trick
（12）A.lands on	B.moves towards	C.flies over	D.looks into
（13）A.when	B.before	C.until	D.unless
（14）A.soft	B.expensive	C.important	D.amazing
（15）A.habits	B.plans	C.secrets	D.records