This is the first time I ___ this kind of refrigerator.

A.I-Ching

B.Huang Ti Nei Ching

C.Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases

D.Qian Jin Fang

The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not ______.

A．feel well

B．know the time for lunch

C．hear the lunch bell

D．have the money

The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not ______.

A．feel well

B．know the time for lunch

C．hear the lunch bell

D．have the money

The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not ______.

A．feel well

B．know the time for lunch

C．hear the lunch bell

D．have the money

According to the author, there is a trend______.

A．for people to travel more during hard times

B．for younger people to delay working by traveling first

C．for travelers to spend less

D．for younger travelers to be unrealistic as they travel

What can be inferred from the news item？

A．The "road map" plan is launched for the first time.

B．Palestinian President and Israeli Prime Minister haven"t held a serious negotiation for a few years.

C．Many Arab and Asian countries attended the conference.

D．This time, the two sides might not reach an agreement again like before.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A．Time reverts back to standard time on the first Sunday of October.

B．The United States has used Daylight Saving Time since 1918.

C．The Uniform. Time Act requires Daylight Saving Time be observed by all states.

D．Daylight Saving Time was first used in European countries at the beginning of World War I.

currents of the Pacific. When weather prevented the Chinese from navigating by the sky their mariners(水手) used magnetized(磁化) needles to guide them. Because the sailors had no level surface on their rocking ship, they floated the needle in a shallow bowl of water, and the compass that guided explorers to day was born.

Between 1450 and 1433, Emperor Chu Ti's Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne ruled the entire south Pacific and the Indian Ocean, collecting gifts and tributes(贡品) for the Emperor throughout a territory that ranges from Korea and Japan to Eastern coast of Africa. The Admiral Cheng Ho began the first of seven voyages in 1405. The purpose of the first voyage was to hurt the former emperor who had been dethroned and escaped. The admiral's fleet, which was made up of 62 large junks and 255 smaller ships, recaptured the deposed emperor and also defeated a large pirate fleet that had been terrorizing the islands near Sumatra. Over the next 28 years, Admiral Cheng Ho increased China's trading territory to including 37 countries from the Vietnam coast to Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and eastern Africa. Cheng He's death around 1435 signaled the end of the Treasure Fleet and disappearing of China's economic domination of the South Pacific.

It is implied but not stated that ancient navigation used to sail ______.

A．with their knowledge of the winds

B．by the sky

C．by the compass

D．by the currents of the Pacific

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

By the first century A. D., historians say, the Chinese had some knowledge of the winds and currents of the Pacific. When weather prevented the Chinese from navigating by the sky their mariners(水手) used magnetized(磁化) needles to guide them. Because the sailors had no level surface on their rocking ship, they floated the needle in a shallow bowl of water, and the compass that guided explorers to day was born.

Between 1450 and 1433, Emperor Chu Ti's Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne ruled the entire south Pacific and the Indian Ocean, collecting gifts and tributes (贡品) for the Emperor throughout a territory that ranges from Korea and Japan to Eastern coast of Africa. The Admiral Cheng Ho began the first of seven voyages in 1405. The purpose of the first voyage was to hurt the former emperor who had been dethroned and escaped. The admiral's fleet, which was made up of 62 large junks and 255 smaller ships, recaptured the deposed emperor and also defeated a large pirate fleet that had been terrorizing the islands near Sumatra. Over the next 28 years, Admiral Cheng Ho increased China's trading territory to including 37 countries from the Vietnam coast to Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and eastern Africa. Cheng He's death around 1435 signaled the end of the Treasure Fleet and disappearing of China's economic domination of the South Pacific.

It is implied but not stated that ancient navigation used to sail ______ .

A．with their knowledge of the winds

B．by the sky

C．by the compass

D．by the currents of the Pacific