Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea．These objects have often changed the way we 　1 . Some help us to do a job more 　2 . Others fill a need or solve a problem.

In 1858 H.L. Lipman had such an 　3 . He 　4　 out a pencil, a piece of paper, and an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he needed to 　5 a word. Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 　6 the eraser. “I wish my eraser would stay in one 　7 !” he said.

Then Lipman had his simple idea .He 　8 a groove in one end of the pencil .He glued the eraser into this groove. Lipman had solved his problem .Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil. So he sold his 　9 . Soon pencils with erasers were 　10 . His design earned him $100,000.

1．A．study　　　　 B．live　　　　 C．sleep　　　　 D．walk

2．A．easily　　　　 B．correctly　　　　 C．carefully　　　　 D．normally

3．A．a(chǎn)rticle　　　 B．a(chǎn)im　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ction

4．A．got　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　 C．brought　 　 D．put

5．A．spell　　　　 B．read　　　　　　 C．write　　　　 D．change

6．A．look　　　 B．see　　 　 　 C．watch　　 D．find

7．A．place　　　 B．desk　　　　　 C．book　 　 　 D．hand

8．A．marked　　　　 B．prepared　　　　 C．cut　　　　　 D．invented

9．A．books　　　　 B．pencil　　　　 C．design　　　　 D．eraser

10．A．wonderful B．expensive　　　 C．colorful　　　　 D．common

Did you 　　　　 (傳遞) my message to my father?

—I can’t find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

　 —It was in the hotel _____ he stayed.

　 A. that　　 　　　 　　B. where　　 　　 C. which　　 　 　D. the one

_____ a League Member, I should do all ______ I can to help others.

A. As…/　　　 B. For… that 　　 C. Because of… which　 D. As… what

That’s the very toy car Mary came _____ the other day.

A. by    　　　 B. in    　　　 C. for    　　 D. to

Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office ____.（ ）

A. to send it to　　　 B. to send it　 C. to be sent to　　　 D. to have it sent

You ____ things about. Look, what a mess in your room!

　 A. always throw　　　　　　　　　　 B. have always thrown

　 C. are always throwing　 　 　　　　　 D. have always been throwing

If I can help ________ , I don't like working late into the night．

A．so　　　　　 　　 B．that　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．it　　　　　 D．them

My opinion is parallel ________yours.

A. with　　　　　　 B .to　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D .of

Having never met with such a _____ problem, he felt _____ and didn’t know how to solve it.

A. puzzling; puzzled　 B. puzzled; puzzling

C. puzzling; puzzling　 　 D. puzzled; puzzled