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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _
21_ important inventions was the train. He _
22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _
23_ engine on the train, he met with _
24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _
25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _
26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _
27_their houses. At that time, _
28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson
_29_ the people that the train could go on small _
30_, could pull carriages _
31_goods and passengers and there was _
32_ to them. It was a very _
33_ matter for him to _
34_ them believe. However, after _
35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _
36_ by Stephenson himself _
37_ what he had said.
The first day _
38_ the people along the way _
39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
小题1: | A.very | B.a lot | C.most | D.much |
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小题2:made B. bought C. introduced D. did
小题3: | A.electrical | B.atomic | C.steam | D.beautiful |
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小题4: | A.success | B.troubles | C.people | D.pleasure |
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小题5: | A.kill | B.buy | C.interest | D.take away |
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小题6: | A.smoke | B.noise | C.driver | D.engine |
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小题7: | A.pull down | B.blow away | C.set fire to | D.pass |
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小题8: | A.most | B.few | C.only a few | D.the rich |
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小题9: | A.said | B.spoke | C.told | D.warned |
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小题10: A.reads B. rivers C. steam D rails
小题11: | A.short of | B.full of | C.empty of | D.without |
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小题12: | A.no great danger | B.dangerous | C.a lot of danger | D.few danger |
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小题13: | A.easy | B.difficult | C.pleasant | D.light |
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小题14: | A.get | B.cause | C.make | D.force |
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小题15: | A.sometimes | B.some time | C.a few times | D.sometime |
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小题16: | A.was sold | B.were driven | C.was pulled | D.was driven |
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小题17: | A.believed | B.seemed | C.sensed | D.proved |
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小题19: | A.caught sight of | B.listened to | C.heard | D.thought |
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小题20: | A.nearby | B.in the distance | C.on the far | D.from the distance |
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