[单项选择]______ he thought he was helping us with the work he was actually in the way.
A. Although
B. Because
C. If
D. When

[单项选择]Although he thought he was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was actually ______ the way.
A. in
B. off
C. by
D. on

[单项选择]After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government______.
A. less tax than he should have
B. more tax than he should have
C. as much tax as usual
D. just enough tax

[单项选择]The work he was upon would him, he hoped, the fellowship to Oxford.
A. allow
B. accept
C. earn
D. reward

[单项选择]His workmates thought the role he ______ in this research was very great.
A. paid
B. acted
C. played
D. performed

[单项选择]How can he do so much work He ______ stay late at the office every evening and take work home at weekends.

[单项选择]He thought that he had interpreted it clearly. ______, no one caught what he had said.
A. Critically
B. Conversely
C. Evidently
D. Eventually

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Passage Two
Can animals be made to work for us Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them. Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch
A. Animals are very skillful at a circus.
B. They are big and strong.
C. Some animals are as clever as human beings.
D. Animals can be trained because they like to get something as a reward.