问答题Practice 14　　Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. (1)

The information passed on by word of mouth is important because____.

A. ***** through any other source

B. it helps ***** of the best housing never advertised.

C. the final year students always offer better information

D. the landlords have little valuable information

A、begins

B、took up

C、took out

D、liked

此题为判断题(对，错)。

材料：

A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months．A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be issued for a period specified by the Administration which shall not exceed five years．

An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the certificate to which it refers.

（i）When the renewal survey is completed within three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（ii）When the renewal survey is completed after the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate；

（iii）when the renewal survey is completed more than three months before the expiry date of the existing certificate，the new certificate shall be valid from the date of completion of the renewal survey to：

（1）for a passenger ship，a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of completion of the renewal survey；

（2）for a cargo ship，a date not exceeding five years from the date of completion of the renewal survey．

问题：

The valid period of an Exemption Certificate for Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate shall be ________．

A.longer than five years

B.shorter than five years

C.longer than 12 months

D.shorter than 12 months

When the renewal survey is completed within one month before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

D.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding five years from the date

It can be concluded that the actual period of validity of a new Passenger Ship Safety Certificate is less than 12 months if the renewal survey is completed ________．A.4 months before its expiry date

B.3 months before its expiry date

C.2 months before its expiry date

D.after its expiry date

When the renewal survey is completed on a date which is 99 days before the expiry date of the existing Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate，the new certificate shall be valid ________．A.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

B.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from the date of expiry of the existing certificate

C.from the date of expiry of the existing certificate to a date not exceeding 12 months from the date

D.from the date of completion of the renewal survey to a date not exceeding five years from that date

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is valid for a period of______.

A.one year from the date of issue

B.five years from the date of issue

C.three years from the date of issue

D.four years from the date of issue

One of the women had pretended to be the old woman asleep in bed.

A. A government official told the news.

B. A social worker told the news.

C. Mr. Townsend called five months later.

D. The old women won an Oscar Prize for her excellent performance.

The International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate is valid for a period of

A.one year from the date of issue

B.five years from the date of issue

C.three years from the date of issue

D.four years from the date of issue

I’m sorry to hear that his father died five years ago.(改为同义句)

I’m sorry to hear that his father has ________ ________ for five years.

B

It seems that travelling is very important in modern(现代的)life． The fastest way of trav- elling is by plane． You can travel by plane in one day to a place that it took a month or more to

get to a hundred years ago．

Travelling by train is slower than by plane． But it has its advantages(优势)． You can enjoy the scenery of the places you're travelling through． Modern trains have comfortable seats and．dining cars．

Some people like to travel by sea sometimes． There are large liners or river boats． You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them． Ships are not so fast as trains or planes ,but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．Many people like to travel by car． You can make your own timetable(时间表)． You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day ,just as you like．You can stop wherever you wish-at a place where there is something interesting to see ,at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal ,or at a hotel to spend the night． That is why trav-elling by car is popular for pleasant trips ,while people usually take trains or planes when they are travelling on business．

( )26． From the passage ,we know the fastest(最快的)way of travelling is _________ ．

A． by sea

B． by train

C． by car

D． by plane