1 . Gradually my enthusiasm for science fiction books ______, for it was hard to find a good one I could ______ my nose in.

A．died out; land	B．died away; inlay
C．died down; bury	D．died off; press

3 . 直到踏上那片新大陆他才发现自己对这个世界知之甚少。(It) (汉译英)

4 . 因为天气状况航班无法降落的事情并不罕见。(汉译英)

7 . 选词填空
1. Cheer up. Being devoted to your work ________(will help, has helped) you to feel calm.
2. In 1492, Columbus ________(had landed, landed) on one of the Bahama Islands, but he mistook it for an island off India.
3. Sam told me that there ________(have been, had been) an argument between him and his parents about which university he should choose.
4. I ________(has hoped, had hoped) to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his new school life, but I couldn’t manage it.
5. Last night I dropped a cup when I ________(am doing, was doing) the washing-up. Fortunately it didn’t break.
6. The professor along with his assistants ________(has given, will give) ten free lectures for the students in rural areas in the last three months.
7. Professor Brown is aiming to help students make more informed career choices. He ________(wrote, has been writing) these articles since Monday.
8. —Tommy is planning to change his job.
—I know. By next week, he ________(have prepared, will have prepared) enough for the new job interviews.

8 . 尽管天气不好，这位有经验的飞行员还是成功地使飞机安全着陆了。(manage, even though)
The experienced pilot ________.