3.About three hundred people were made by the earthquake.

解析：考查词形转换。句意：由于地震，大约三百人无家可归。空处在句中作主语补足语，表示"无家的"，故用homeless。

4.Up to now, I as far as the fifth chapter, the second volume of War and Peace.

解析：考查动词的时态。句意：到现在为止，我已经读到《战争与和平》的第二卷第五章了。结合句中的"Up to now"可知，要用现在完成时。

5.I was late, but the meeting hadn't begun.

解析：句意：我迟到了，不过幸好会议还没开始。fortunately幸运地。

6.Can you pick your sister from that group of girls?

解析：句意：你能从那群女孩中认出你的妹妹吗？pick out辨认出。

7.If we are not content the progress we have made, we will have greater success.

解析：句意：如果我们不满足于我们已取得的进步，我们将会取得更大的成功。be content with对......感到满意。

8.He often listens to music in his spare time to himself.

解析：句意：在闲暇时间他经常听音乐放松自己。entertain娱乐，使欢乐。

9.Jack was failure as a leader, but he achieved great success in writing.

解析：failure［U］失败；［C］失败者，失败的人或物。句意：杰克作为一个领导来说是一位失败者，但是在写作方面他取得了巨大的成功。

10.He rushed home, only his wife gone.

解析：only to do作结果状语，表示意外结果。

Ⅲ.阅读理解

In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics（策略）.

　　One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food（垃圾食品）later in their trip. In department stores, the women's shoe section is generally next to the women's cosmetics(化妆品) section： while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers' senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked