10.A.crazy B.true
C.possible D.wrong
11.A.talk with B.listen to
C.tell to D.care about
12.A.family B.friends
C.study D.grades
13.A.realize B.analyze
C.check D.test
14.A.outstanding B.important
C.famous D.familiar
15.A.happy B.excellent
C.interested D.satisfied
16.A.caused B.wanted
C.encouraged D.forced
17.A.answered B.ignored
C.hated D.hugged
18.A.nothing B.something
C.everything D.none
19.A.showed B.meant
C.intended D.expressed
20.A.sad B.angry
C.pleasant D.joyful
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
A
You may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a sciencefiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops, car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.
Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that Australia is famous for - opals (蛋白石). Living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperatures above ground. Deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19℃ and 20℃ and life is cool.
Mary Deane and her husband Jim are among the lucky ones. They live in a home, built with money from the opals Jim has found."Whenever people hear we live underground, they always imagine a dusty cave,"says Mary,"but they are amazed at my clean kitchen, our furniture and electrical appliances in here."
However, not everything is perfect in Coober Pedy. Mary has a tiny garden that she is very proud of, but the grass is not real. Plant life is rare. Water is five times more expensive underground