Question

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Pearl necklaces (珍珠項鏈) are very beautiful. Can you believe that these shining pearls 1 a kind of little animal named oyster? The animal lives in a shell (殼), deep down at the bottom 2 the sea. 3 do these beautiful pearls form (形成) inside an oyster? A grain (顆粒) of sand enters an oyster’s shell. This makes the oyster 4 . Just as 5 some dust
enters your eyes, your eyes will water and the tears (眼淚) from your eyes will try to 6 out the dust!

But when a grain of sand enters an oyster’s shell, it can’t wash it out. 7 , the oyster’s body keeps building a white 8 “coat” around the annoying sand. The coat covers the sand and 9 that makes a pearl.

Today people raise pearls on a pearl farm. They 10 the oysters’ shells softly and place some sand inside them. When a pearl is made, people get it out again.

( )1. A. turn into B. take in C. get married D. come from

( )2. A. for B. of C. on D. over

( )3. A. How B. Where C. Why D. What

( )4. A. happy B. shy C. upset D. silly

( )5. A. before B. when C. unless D. though

( )6. A. wash B. come C. pull D. throw

( )7. A. Inside B. Perhaps C. Instead D. Besides

( )8. A. dirty B. serious C. shining D. dangerous

( )9. A. typically B. recently C. suddenly D. finally

( )10. A. break B. open C. save D. protect

Answer 1

1D  2B  3A  4C  5B  6A  7C  8C  9D  10B