( A ) 3. A few _ years later，people found the    broken ship under the sea.

A. hundred    B.    hundreds

C. hundreds of    D.    hundred of

(D ) 2. There used to be a lot of wild elephants in

the forests，but only a few of them _

now.

A. stay    B.    leave

C. stop    D.    remain

( A ) 1. They got to the countryside yesterday. They

will stay there for_.

A. some time    B.    sometime

C. some times    D.    sometimes

10. Some big; earthquakes (地震)happened in China last year, but Chinese people worked together to overcome the difficulties.

9. They were having a picnic in the park，it suddenly

(突然）started to shower.

8. They had a math competition last week，but the result

remains—(保持）in doubt.

7. Many of Mo Yan’s novels are translated (翻譯） into several kinds of languages.

6. It is said   that both tea and potato chips   are

accidental (偶然的)inventions.

5. The bell is r  inging    ，it is time to have class.

4. Mr. Bell first learned how to send m usical notes through an instrument similar to a telephone.