—What do you think of their new house?

　 —It’s very modern，but they have some antique　　　　　　 in it．

　 A．furniture　 　　　　 B．furnitures

　 C．piece of furnitures 　　　　 D piece of furniture

America was____________ was first called" India" by Columbus

A. that　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. what　　　 D. the place

____ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.

A. The boss were not to return B. The boss didn’t return

C. Didn’t the boss return　　 D. Were the boss not to return

I’d rather you ___ right away.

A. leave B. left C. will leave D. to leave

The room is in a terrible mess; it _______ cleaned.

    A. can’t have been B. couldn’t be C. may have been  D. would be

I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed _______.

A. above all　　 B. after all　　　 C. in all　　　　 D. first of all

最近，你班同学就“父母是不是最好的老师”这一话题展开讨论，有些人认为父母是最好的老师，有些人认为也不尽然。请根据下表提示，介绍讨论结果以及你的个人观点。

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Recently, we have had a discussion in our class about whether parents are our best teachers . Some students 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

The abacus (算盘) is the a__________ of the modern computer.

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