【C13】A.flyB.will flyC.would flyD.are flying
【C13】
A.fly
B.will fly
C.would fly
D.are flying
【C13】
A.fly
B.will fly
C.would fly
D.are flying
The swallows settle, fly off, swoop, and【C8】______again. This they do many times, for they are making short【C9】______ flights in order to be fit for the long journey【C10】______them.
【C11】______of these migrating birds leave Britain in the autumn. They fly【C12】______for hundreds of miles【C13】______they reach the warm lands of Africa. But not all the birds get there, for many of them perish in the stormy weather they meet with【C14】______.
In the spring of the following year they【C15】______the long and tiring journey back to Britain. They return to the identical barn or tree in the【C16】______district which they had left the【C17】______autumn. How do these birds find their【C18】______there and back over such vast distances? Nobody knows exactly【C19】______, but it has something to do【C20】______ winds and air currents.
【C1】
A.being perched
B.perched
C.being perching
D.be perched
【C1】
A.with
B.in
C.from
D.on
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door, "Guess what?"
I always take a deep【C1】______on this very leading question. "What?" I asked.
"I just won a sales contest at work and the【C2】______is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!"
She was so【C3】______. We knew the restaurant was extremely good. "See? I told you there would be a【C4】______for me to wear my new spring outfit," she shyly reminded me.
"【C5】______can play at that game," I responded, "I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino-imported straw hat and a new silk tie. We will be well【C6】______." It was early【C7】______and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n)【C8】______of the river. And the table was【C9】______set, with a smoke-gray table cloth and bright colored napkins.
A delicious meal【C10】______in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time. As it【C11】______, this will probably never be forgotten.
As the shadows lengthened, the【C12】______rocking by the riverbank, I murmured, "Why not take a walk?"
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores. People smiled and nodded. "I【C13】______realized there were so many【C14】______people as we have seen this evening, dear," I observed.
"Probably your new straw hat or your【C15】______," she said.
After receiving many smiles, we【C16】______ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the【C17】______. It was then that I saw the【C18】______for all the smiles.
Caught in the fly of my trousers and【C19】______down for all to see was a bright red【C20】______from the restaurant!
【C1】
A.sigh
B.breath
C.surprise
D.thought
With the help of jet engines, the Eagel can fly at a speed of 100 miles an hour.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Do you want to fly first or______ class?
A.savings
B.thrifty
C.economy
D.economics
From their talk, we know that ______.
A.both of them hope to fly to the moon
B.one of them hopes to fly to the moon
C.neither of them hopes to fly to the moon
D.only Fred hopes to fly to the moon
When does the man plan to fly to France?
A.Monday morning.
B.Monday afternoon.
C.Monday evening.