正确答案: C

available

题目：According to the passage, the first settlers used wood for their utensils and tools because it was ______.

解析：解析：注意题干上的信号词utensils and tools，以此为目标可以很容易地找到本题的依据句“Because of the lack of other materials，early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood.”选择C的原因在于当时十分缺乏其他材料而木材到处都有所以得到采用。available意思为“有，存在”。

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[单选题]In Beijing there are ______ hotels with stars at present.

about 400

解析：解析：本题的关键是找到这些选项中的数字在文中出现的地方，然后逐一对照确认即可。其依据句为“Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 2008. The city currently has 20 five-star hotels，34 four-star hotels and 338 other hotels with lower ratings.”可以看出，D选项内容是2008年的数字，A和B选项是五星和四星级宾馆的数字，而此题要求所有星级的宾馆总数。所以，答案是将不同星级宾馆数字相加，总数大约400(20+30+338)。

[单选题]Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner? Arthur: No, how is it? Wendy: It is heaven ! ______ !

Their cakes are to die for

解析：解析：从对话语境和供选答案看，Wendy是想说“那里的蛋糕好吃得不得了”。符合习惯的表达只能是Their cakes are to die for!(to die for something = to be eager to have something)。