With the help of her teachers and parents，Liu Ran eventually ________ her goal of passing the entrance examination.

A. acquired 　　 B. required C. scored 　　　 D. achieved

—Why aren’t they here yet?

　 —They 　　　　　 the bus.

　 A．can have missed B．must be late for C．may have missed　 D．might be late for

The experiment went ______ wrong.

It is important to know about the cultural differences that　　　 cause problems.

A．must　 　 　　 B．dare 　　 C．need　 　　 D．may

Popeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong.People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach.Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before!Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets.Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.

Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true.Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.

People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake.In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables.This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did.The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.

Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is.However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid.

It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong.Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.

1.A good title for this reading passage is______.

A.Popeye the Sailor　　　　　　　 B.The Truth About Spinach

C.A Mistake with Numbers　　　　　 D.Folic Acid Makes You Strong

2.Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?

A.They thought spinach made them strong.

B.They thought Popeye was funny.

C.Spinach had a lot of iron.

D.People liked folic acid.

3.A research group told people that spinach______.

A.made Popeye strong

B.was a green vegetable

C.had less iron than other green vegetables

D.had more iron than other green vegetables

4.The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.

A.iron　　　　　 B.folic acid　　　　 C.spinach　　　　　 D.exercise

5.Folic acid is ______.

A.something in food　　　　　　　　　 B.a vegetable

C.dangerous　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.a certain kind of spinach

The trees 　 in the storm have been moved off the road.?

A.being blown down　　　 B.blown down?　　　 C.blowing down　　　 D.to blow down

We __ each other the best of luck in the examination.

　　A. hoped B. wanted C. expected D. wished

Every fireman was wearing a helmet, a gas m ______ and a heavy coat to protect him against fire and smoke.

　　　 their hats into the air， the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.?

A.To throw　　　　　 B.Thrown?　 C.Throwing　　　　　 D.Being thrown

—What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

　 —　　　 . But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match..　　　

A. Have a nice time.　 B. Pardon me　　　 C. That’s great　　　 D. You are right