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Stone is all around us.Stone is usually very hard, 1 it can also be soft.Stones have many uses.

In some 2 ,artists carve（雕刻）beautiful things out of soft stones,because they can be shaped easily.In ancient times，people carved 3 persons or animals out of soft stones,which could be carried along with.While in some European countries，statues（雕塑）are carved 4 hard stones and they do not change easily.In summer,the hot sun 5 on these statues and in winter the snow falls on them，but they 6 remain beautiful.

Stone is strong and long-lasting.So,it is 7 enough for buildings.A house built of stone does not catch fire as easily as 8 made of wood.Some stones are coloured,so they make the 9 look wonderful.People can also get a fire with stones.Besides，some kinds of stones can be used to 10 jewellery（珠寶）.We’ve found stones are really amazing.

1.A.and B.but

C.or D.so

2.A.countries B.cities

C.factories D.parks

3.A.young B.old

C.small D.big

4.A.into B.of

C.for D.from

5.A.shines B.drops

C.puts D.fits

6.A.even B.still

C.never D.often

7.A.good B.big

C.long D.old

8.A.this B.none

C.one D.it

9.A.stones B.buildings

C.fire D.wood

10.A.find B.sell

C.buy D.make

Answer 1

1.B 由題意“石頭通常很堅硬但它也可能很柔軟”可知選B。

2.A 由題意“在一些國家，藝術家們在柔軟的石頭外面雕刻上一些漂亮的東西”可知選A。

3.C 由題意“在古代人們在石頭上雕刻一些小的人物或動物”可知選C。

4.D 由題意“然而，在一些歐洲國家，雕塑是刻在硬的石頭上”可知選D。

5.A 由題意“在夏天，炙熱的太陽光照射在這些雕塑上”可知選A。

6.B 由題意“在冬天，大雪落在上面，但它們仍然保持很美麗”可知選B。

7.A 由題意“石頭堅固而持久，因此用于建筑非常好”可知選A。

8.C 由題意“石房和木房相比較不易失火”可知選C。

9.B 由題意“一些石頭五顏六色，因此制造的建筑物看起來很漂亮”知選B。

10.D 由題意“另外，有些石頭被用于制造珠寶”知選make。