Theteachergave_____theexaminationpaper.
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give out “分发，用完，耗尽 ”，符合句意。 give off “发放出(气、光、热等) ”; give up “ 放弃 ” ;give over “ 交付”。
Idon‘tfeellike_____anythingnow.
Two-thirdsofhisproperty_____lostinthefire.
Theagriculturalrevolutioninthe19thcenturyinvolvedtwothings：theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedeyelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce.“InEurope，”saidThomasJefferson，“theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland，laborbeingabundant：hereitistomakethemostofourlabor，landbeingabundant.”ItwasinAmerica，therefore，thatthegreatadvancesin19thcenturyagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.
Attheopeningofthecentury，withtheexceptionofacrudeplowfarmerscouldhavecarriedpracicallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimplementsontheirbacks;by1860，mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1790CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintrodueinghisinvention.Thefarmers，however，wouldhavenoneofit，claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow.Nevertheless，manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow，untilin1869JamesOliverofSouthBend，Indiana，turnedoutthefirstchilled-stillplow.?
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
a.Theneedforagriculturaladvancestohelpfeedagrowingpopulation.
b.Thedevelopmentofsafermachinesdemandedbythelabormovement.
c.Machinerythatcontributedtotheagriculturalrevolution.
d.NewJerseyasaleaderintheagriculturalrevolution.
2.Theexpression“makethemostof”inLine4isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing?
a.getthebestyieldfrom
b.raisethepriceof
c.makefulluseof
d.earnalivingon
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromwhatThomasJeffersonsaid?
a.EuropewaschangingmorequicklythanAmerica.
b.EuropehadgreaterneedoffarmmachinerythanAmericadid.
c.Americawasfinallyrnningoutofgoodfarmland.
d.TherewasashortageofworkersonAmericanfarm.
4.Itcanbeinferredthatthewaord“here”inLine4refersto_____.a.Europe
b.America
c.NewJersey
d.Indiana
5.Whatpointistheautormakingbystatingthatfarmerscouldcarrynearlyalltheirtoolsontheirbacks?
a.Farmershadfewtoolsbeforetheagriculturalrevolution
b.Americansweretraditionallyself-reliant.
c.Lifeonthefarmwasextremelydifficult.
d.Newtoolsweredesignedtobeportable.
Childrenwhoareover-protectedbytheirparentsmaybecome_____.
Mywalletisnowheretobefound.I_____itwhenIwasonthebus.
