It seems as if the sun_____round the earth since it rises in the east and sets in the west.
D
“asif”“似乎，好象”，太阳并不是绕着地球转，所以后面应该与事实相反的假设，要用虚拟语气。需要特别指明的是：“如果是一般的客观规律的陈述，则用一般现在时”。
I‘vebeentellingyou_____nottodothat，butyounevelistenedtome.That’swhyyougotintotrouble.
Mywalletisnowheretobefound.I_____itwhenIwasonthebus.
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.