A. So B. Because C. But D. Or

A. clearly B. carefully C.carelessly D. properly

A. as far as B. as high as

C. as well as D. as good as

A. cheap B. beautiful C. expensive D. exciting

— The exam ________ to be much harder than I thought.

A. put out B. broke out C. turned out D. found out

A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest

Most films set in space are usually horror films and include aliens in their story. Gravity(地心引力) is different and focuses on the human drama ______. The film’s special effects are so amazing that it is easy to believe that Gravity really was filmed in space. It took more than three years for a British team to create all of these effects.

We first meet the ______ outside of their spaceship on a spacewalk. Dr Stone, a strong-minded mother whose daughter died in an accident, is on her first journey into space and is joined by Matt Kowalski, an experienced astronaut. Kowalski makes jokes and tells stories about his life to help Dr Stone feel less nervous about being in space.

The astronauts are soon ______ that pieces of a damaged satellite are flying in their direction. Their spaceship is soon hit and destroyed. Dr Stone is knocked into space. It seems that she will die there. The fast moving camera work and losing ______ with the Earth makes everything even scarier(恐怖的).

______, Kowalski saves Dr Stone and they decide to go to the nearby International Space Station and see if their escape vehicle can be used to return to the Earth. On the journey, they have trouble and are about to lose their lives in space together. Kowalski allows himself to float away to save Dr Stone.

From here Dr Stone is alone and the film explores whether she is strong enough to stay alive, or want to.

Gravity is a powerful film about a woman’s journey in a(n) ______ place. You will find it worth watching because it is not only interesting but also moving.

【1】A. still B. yet C. instead D. perhaps

【2】A. characters B. directors C. actors D. fans

【3】A. agreed B. warned C. shown D. telephoned

【4】A. energy B. patience C. sight D. contact

【5】A. Finally B. Recently C. Luckily D. Immediately

【6】A. dark B. lonely C. horrible D. empty

There’s no place like home

Some people dream of having a home ‘just like the ones in decorating magazines’. That sort of beautifully stylish home may be n【1】, but for a truly special place to live, why not choose a home unlike any other in the neighbourhood? The unique(獨一無二的) houses on these pages challenge people to reconsider what a home is s【2】 to look like.

Environmentally friendly homes are getting a lot of a【3】 these days. Earthships, for example, are unusual homes made from materials like mud, straw and reused wood. The designers of earthships combine these natural materials with recycled i【4】, such as bottles, cans and old tyres. These homes show their belief that, when it comes to saving the environment, ‘if you aren’t part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.’

Additionally many of these homes use wind or solar power. They are designed to collect and recycle water, and the people who live in them often add a greenhouse in which to grow food. As a result, if you live in an earthship, your monthly living costs will d【5】 to almost zero. For people who want to try one out, the Phoenix Earthship in the US is available as holiday accommodation(住宿).

Shipping containers are now being reused to make a【6】 type of environmentally friendly home. A number of architects have started changing individual containers into holiday homes. Alternatively they can be combined to make office blocks and blocks of flats, such as those Container City in London, England.

With all of the examples of imaginative homes, it is clear that people no longer need to settle for ordinary living spaces. One thing is sure: people living in homes that look as s【7】 as these never have to give anyone their address. They can just say, ‘Look for the weird house. You will know it when you see it.’

— I think we should learn from them.

A. were praised B. was praised

C. have praised D. has praised

【1】________

【2】________

【3】________

【4】________

【5】________

【6】________