She was dismayed when she heard Helen Bates.She felt ________.

Maggie Banes looked __26__at her watch—as she had done every few minutes for the last three hours. __27__ it was nearly eight o'clock. 'Where on earth is Jill？' she thought.'It isn't like her to be so late.’__28__，she picked up the plate of sandwiches she'd made for tea and went to the kitchen. __29__the door opened and Jill walked into the house. She looked tired. 'What a relief! Are you OK？' said Maggie loudly. 'Yes, I'm fine, Auntie,'replied Jill. 'I'm so sorry I'm late, but something strange happened on the way here.'__30__，Jill explained that, in her hurry to get through the woods, she had tripped and knocked herself unconscious. When she woke up, she realised she was lost. 'I walked around for ages until I found the right path. Then I ran alt the way here.

A. Reluctantly

B. Just then

C. anxiously

D. To her aunt’s amazement

E. She was dismayed to see that

Maria Mitchell(1818-1889,the first woman astronomer(天文学家)in the United States, was born in Nantucket. Massachusetts. Her parents valued education and insisted on giving her the same quality of education that boys received.

Her father. William Mitchell, was an astronomer and teacher himself. When he built his own school, Maria became a student and also a teaching assistant to him. At home. Marias father taught her to watch the stars and other natural objects in space using his personal telescope(望远镜).

Later she went to work at the library of the Nantucket Atheneum. Over the next tweny years. she further developed her interest in reading as many books as she could.She spent her nights watching the sky closely with her father.

On October 1, 1847,Maria discovered a comet(彗星 )by merely using a two-inch telescope. Some years before, King Frederick VI of Denmark had set up prizes to each discover of a"telescopic comet". The prize was to be given to the"first discoverer"of each such comet because comets were often discovered by more than one person.

There was once a question of who should be the winner. As the story goes, francesco de Vico had discovered the same comet two days later, but had reported it to the European vor. She won the prize in 1848 and became a big name the world over. The comet was named“ Miss mitchell&39;s Comet.”

What ean be learnt about Marias parents according to the text？

A.They came from low-income families.

B.They gave Maria equal chance for education

C.They were both astronomers

D.They were both teachers.

When did Franeeseo de Vico discover the comet？A.In1818

B.In1889

C.In1848

D.In1847

What problem did Maria meet with in winning the prize？A.She named the comet on her own

B.She did not use the required telescope.

C.She did not report her discovery in time

D.She discovered the comet with her father

Whe played the most important role in Maria's great achievement？A.King FrederickⅥ

B.Francesco de Vico

C.Her father

D.Her mother

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

A.dreaded

B.encouraged

C.dismayed

D.impressed

A.做什么(WhA t)

B.为什么要做(Why)

C.何时做(WhE n)

D.何地做(WhE rE )

E.何人做(Who)

F.是否要做(WhE thE r)

A.relieved

B.dismayed

C.startled

D.disillusioned

A.in the position of

B.because

C.At the time whe

D.the thing that

On her last night in the house, Mrs. Robson was feeling _______.

A. very depressed and dismayed

B. very cheerful but completely helpless

C. proud and sad

D. a bit sad but not entirely unhappy

A.A.how

B.B.that

C.C.which

D.D.what