()5.About of the coffee was poured onto his shirt while he past the table. How unlucky he was!

A.two thirds；was walking
B.two third；was walking
C.two thirds；is walking
D.two third；walked

5. A 【点拨】分数的表达方式为：分子用基数词，分母用序数词，当分子大于 1 时，分母后加 -s，排除 B、D；while 引导的时间状语从句，表示动作正在进行，时态用过去进行时。故选 A。

()6.The only way is to work hard today we can enjoy a better tomorrow.

A.as soon as
B.even though
C.as if
D.so that

6. D 【点拨】as soon as 一……就……；even though 即使；as if 好像；so that 以便，为了。根据语境可知，此处应用 so that 引导目的状语从句。故选 D。

()7.The surface of Mars is like the surface of the earth than that of planet in the solar system.

A.much；the other
B.much；any other
C.more；the other
D.more；any other

7. D 【点拨】根据句中的 than 确定第一空要用比较级；后面的 planet 为单数，确定要用 any other。故选 D。

()8.Foreigners in Beijing learn the language Chinese culture.

A.as long as
B.as many as
C.as far as
D.as well as

8. D 【点拨】句意：在北京的外国人不但学习中国文化，还学习汉语。as long as 只要；as many as 多达；as far as 远至；as well as 不但……而且。故选 D。

()9.The towns are by train and bus services.

A.connected
B.pointed
C.devoted
D.reported

9. A 【点拨】connect(使)连接；point 指；devote 致力；report 报道。故选 A。

()10.—One cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it.
—. That's why Johnson failed to get into college.

A.I agree
B.Not exactly
C.Nothing much
D.It all depends

10. A 【点拨】I agree 我同意；Not exactly 不完全如此；Nothing much 没什么；It all depends 看情况而定。根据“That's why Johnson failed to get into college.”可知，后者同意前者的说法。故选 A。

四、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Our earth is becoming more and more crowded and 1(pollute)because of the rapid increase in population. It 2(hope)that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars.
With the 3(develop)of technology, by the year 2100, it might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light! However, the journey to Mars might be quite 4(comfortable). 5(human)cannot survive without water, oxygen or food. So far, nobody knows whether there would be enough water or oxygen. Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so 6(taste). The gravity on Mars is only about three eighths of that on the earth. So people would have to wear boots that are specially designed to prevent themselves 7 floating off into space. Compared with life on 8 earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. People would have more space and robots would do 9(much)of their work. Every student would have a computer connected to an interplanetary network at home and study at online schools with “e-teachers”.
Life on Mars would be interesting 10 challenging.
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四、1. polluted 2. is hoped 3. development 4. uncomfortable 5. Humans 6. tasty 7. from 8. the 9. most 10. and