A.considered
B.joined
C.written to
D.risen in
18、The (widespread) use of xrays for diagnostic purposes poses the risk of overexposure to radiation.
A.medical
B.spacious
C.experimental
D.general
19、The geysers, one of the most unusual phenomena in nature, is beautiful to (behold).
A.view
B.relate
C.sketch
D.Withhold
20、The lymphatic system includes a network of tiny capillaries that lie (adjacent) to the fine blood vessels.
A.independent of
B.obscured byC. Near D. Within
C.near
D.within
21、第一篇Glass For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to loo k at. Only recently have they come to think of it as something to look through. Stores display their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars that h old food and drink allow us to see the contents. Glass is used to make spectacle s, microscopes, telescopes, and many other extremely useful and necessary object s. Until the S***nd World War, most of the glass used for optical (光学的) instr uments was imported from Europe. However, during the war Americans could not get European glass, and they were forced to make their own. As a result, new kinds of glass were developed that had been previously unknown. These new effects were achieved by mixing other chemical elements with the sand. Some of these new gla sses are very strong and can resist many kinds of shocks. Legend has it that a v ery hard glass was invented by a Roman who showed his discovery to the Emperor. When the Emperor saw the glass he feared that it would b***me more valuable than gold and silver, making his treasure worthless. Therefore, he had the glas smaker killed, and the secret was not discovered again for hundreds of years. In the present century, safety glass was invented for use in modern cars and planes. Safety glass is made by placing a layer of plastic between two layers of plate glass. When the outside layer of glass is broken, the pieces do not scatt er and injure people. Some glass of this type is strong enough to resist bullets . Although in recent years plastics have replaced glass under conditions where glass might be easily broken, there are new uses being developed for glass that were never imagined in the past. Perhaps the greatest advantage of glass is that its constituent parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.