—Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.
—I________it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.(2011·福建)
A．attended B．had attended
C．would attend D．would have attended
I ________ through that bitter period without your generous help.(2011·陕西)
A．couldn't have gone B．didn't go
C．wouldn't go D．hadn't gone
We ________John's name on the race list yesterday but for his recent
injury.(2011·江西)
A．will put B．will have put
C．would put D．would have put
It ________ be the postman at the door.It's only six o'clock.( 2011·江西)
A．mustn't B．can't C．won't D．needn't
A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety is not uncommon.When you recognize your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
Be involved.Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work._ 1._ What they look for is your presenceto talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly.Communicate openly with your teen.Encourage your teen to express his/her worries and fears，but don’t let them focus on those fears.
Help them get organized.__ 2._ Together，you and your teen can work out a timetable in which he/she can study for what he/she knows will be on the test.
Provide a calm setting.Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his/her privacy.Give them a nutritious diet.It’s important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his/her best.__ 3.__ If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress.
__4._ Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying.Making time for relaxation，fun，and exercise are all important in reducing stress.Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
Show a positive attitude._ 5._.Your panic，anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure.Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his/her efforts.Most importantly，reassure your teen that things will be all right，no matter what the results are.
A．A parent’s attitude will dictate their teen’s emotions.
B．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.
C．They will only make the situation worse.
D．Encourage your teen to relax.
E．The best thing is simply to listen.
F．Help your teen think about what he/she has to study and plan accordingly.
G．Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.
That the Leaning Tower of Pisa no longer leans quite so much after a ￡20 million project to save it has proved to be a great success.The tower, which was on the edge of collapse, has been straightened by 18 inches, returning it to its 1838 position.
“It has straightened a little bit more than we expected, but very little helps, ”said Prof.John Burland, the only British member of the rescue committee.“The tower is still very slightly moving towards being upright. ”
The tower, which has been leaning almost since building work first began in 1173, was closed to the public in 1990 because of safety fears.The 183foot tower was nearly 15 feet off vertical and its structure was found to have been weakened by centuries of strain(作用力).
Prof.Burland said it could have collapsed “at any moment”．However, it took nine years of quarreling before any work was done.The last attempt at straightening the tower was carried out. Concrete was poured into the foundations, but the result was that the tower sank further into the soil.
The straightening work involved digging out around 70 tonnes of earth from the northern side of the tower, causing it to sink on that side.Before the digging started, the tower was fixed with steel ropes and 600 tonnes of lead weights.
However, halfway through the project, concerns at the ugliness of the weights led to their removal and the tower leaned greatly.The weights were hurriedly reattached. In one night, the tower moved more than it had averaged in an entire year.The tower's stonework has also been restored.
The Italian government stepped in after a tower collapsed in Pavia in 1989, killing four people.Experts suddenly realized that the tower at Pisa, which was similarly built and on the same sort of earth, could do the same.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Building of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
B．Saving the Leaning Tower of Pisa
C．The Collapse of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
D．The History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
2.According to the passage, the Leaning Tower of Pisa_________________.
A．closed for the straightening work in 1990
B．began to lean more than 800 years ago
C．has a history of more than 1, 000 years
D．has become vertical
3.What drove the Italian government to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
A．The development of new technology.
B．The advice of Prof. John Burland.
C．The expectation of the rescue committee.
D．The collapse of a tower in Pavia.
4.What most probably played the most important part in straightening the tower?
A．The lead weights fixed to the tower.
B．Restoring the stonework.
C．Pouring concrete into the foundations.
D．Digging earth from the southern side of the tower.
