A．Ended up B．At the end C．In the end
考点8.aloud/loud/loudly
aloud 指为使人听见而大声说，常与read连用。
loud 通常指说话声或笑声响亮而不吵闹，一般用来修饰speak, talk, sing, laugh等。
loudly 通常带有喧闹的意味，常修饰shout, call, cry, knock等。
例练8
1．Please read the text ________ so that all of us can hear you clearly.
A．aloud B．loud C．loudly
2．The girl told us an interesting story in a ________ voice.
A．aloud B．loud C．loudly
3．The alarm rings so ________ that I shut it right away.
A．aloud B．loud C．loudly
考点9.create/invent/discover
create 意为“”，指创造出新的东西，其对象往往是精神上的或抽象的，如艺术、文学作品等，其名词形式为creation。
invent 表示客观上不存在的事物由人类“”出来，其名词形式为invention。
discover 表示事物客观上存在被人类“”，其名词形式为discovery。
She created a new school record again.她又一次创造了学校新纪录。
The Wright brothers invented the first plane in the world.怀特兄弟发明了世界上第一架飞机。
Columbus discovered America in 1492.哥伦布在1492年发现了美洲大陆。
例练9
1．I want to ________ a kind of machine. It can help us with our different kinds of problems.
A．invent B．create C．discover
2．The artist has ________ a lot of beautiful paintings.
A．invented B．created C．discovered
3．Gold was ________ in California in the 19th century.
A．invented B．created C．discovered
考点10 .dead/death/dying/die
Dead