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A.We had a math contest today. I am good at math, so I _1_it quickly. I was the first one to _2_ the paper. I was sitting on my seat relaxing, while the teacher shouted, Whose paper is this? I made no response. Some time later, I suddenly realized that I didnt sign my name on the paper. I stood up _3_ and went to the teacher. She helped me find the _4_ paper and sign my name. I would have failed the contest if she hadnt _5_me in time.( )1.A. did B. finished C. worked D. readed( )2. A. gave out B. put out C. hand in D. took out( )3. A. hurriedly B. quietly C. worriedly D. friendly ( )4. A. nameless B. test C. writing D. blank( )5. A. told B. asked C. said D. reminded BNo one knows who made the first cheese, but an old legend says that it was an Arabian merchant. He put his milk in a _6_made from a sheeps stomach and_7_ across the desert. The _8_of his camel, the desert heat, and the chemicals in the pouch lining made the milk _9_into curds and whey. The thick part, or curd, was the first cheese.Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years. From earliest times it has been _10_a very _11_food. Americans eat _12_cheese than people in some countries do, yet they still eat eight to ten pounds a year per person.Today cheese is made _13_the world. Most cheese is made_14_ cows milk, _15_the supply of this milk is greater throughout the world. Smaller quantities come from the milk of other animalsgoats, sheep, camels, and even reindeer.( ) 6. A cup B jar C bag D bottle ( ) 7. A begin with B go off C move away D set off ( ) 8 A rocking B running C jumping D thrilling ( ) 9. A put B make C separate D divide ( ) 10. A ordered B considered C known D thought( ) 11. A rich B poor C healthy D tasty( ) 12. A more B less C bigger D more useful ( ) 13. A through B by C for D all over ( ) 14. A of B as C from D into ( ) 15. A although B after C when D because2AIt was a quiet night. I _1_ in bed sleeplessly, watching the moonlight. I was totally _2_ by the moonlight. She was hanging alone in the sky, but she seemed so honest and _3_, giving light to those people _4_were walking in the night without _5_ anything. I saw her smiling at me. She is really a symbol of silence, and peace.( )1. A. sat B. lay C. stood D. went( )2. A. surprised B. lighted C. looked D. moved ( )3. A. selfless B. homeless C. nameless D. useless( )4. A. what B. where C. that D. who ( )5. A. looking for B. putting out C asking for D. provide for BPoor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was _6_ to work in the zoo. He was very _7_ and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job. The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months _8_ they could get another one, so they wanted him to take the monkeys place.As soon as he heard this, Martin got angry and shouted, “You want me to take the place of a monkey! Take this place yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Dont expect it like that,” said the boss, “I know you dont look like a monkey, but well _9_ you up.” Martin thought about it for a while. Though he didnt like the idea, he had to make a living after all. So he _10_ the job in the end.The next day Martin started to work. It wasnt so _11_. The only thing he didnt like was the tiger in the cage next to him. But, as there were strong bars(铁栏杆)_12_ them, he soon got used to his neighbor.One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars. Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars, but into the tigers cage. That great animal was asleep at the time, but the noise of Martins fall woke him up. Martin had to _13_ the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldnt move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he _14_ the tiger whispered in his ear, “Dont be _15_, old man, Im in the same boat as you.” ( )6. A. told B. paid C. wanted D. chosen( )7. A. sad B. worried C. surprised D. glad( )8. A. before B. since C. after D. ago( )9. A. pick B. dress C. bring D. give( )10. A. took B. gave C. loved D. lost( )11. A. good B. clean C. bad D. nice( )12. A. behind B. among C. before D. between( )13. A. climb B. lift C. move D. jump( )14. A. saw B. heard C. made D. thought( )15. A. angry B. sad C. unhappy D. afraid3APeople who have finished education often admire students for their carefree life. But they dont know how difficult it is to _1_ a student. He can never finish his homework. Furthermore, he has to _2_ the great pressure of examinations. Everyone wants to get the first _3_ in exams. And after school, there are also many extra classes waiting for him. The worst of all is that students can hardly do _4_they really love to do, for they _5_ almost all their time on studies.( ) 1. A. grow B. take C. as D. be( ) 2. A. use B. become C. face D. wait ( ) 3. A. place B. top C. position D. desk( ) 4. A. how B. why C. what D. which( ) 5. A. take B. spend C. take D. haveBLong ago, people sent messages in different ways. A man put his ears to the ground. He _6_ the horses. They were coming this way. He ran to _7_ people. He was a _8_. That was one way to send messages.People in _9_ countries also sent messages. One man made a cloud of smoke. In the next village people saw the smoke and went on doing that, too. The massage went from village to village by _10_. Much _11_, some soldiers kept many pigeons, these pigeons _12_ flew back. When a soldier was sent far away from his own _13_, he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the birds leg. It would fly back _14_ the soldiers message.These are slow ways to send messages. Can you think of _15_ ways? ( )6. A. saw B. found C. heard D. lost( )7. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell( )8. A. runner B. winner C. cleaner D. farmer( )9. A. another B. other C. others D. the other( )10. A. animals B. horses C. people D. smoke( )11. A. better B. more C. later D. late( )12. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. often( )13. A. place B. home C. family D. house( )14. A. and B. to C. without D. with( )15.A. farther B. further C. faster D. more quickly4.ASpring is coming. What a nice season!The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The flowers are _1_. How beautiful the world is! Look around, the sky is blue and the leaves _2_ the trees are turning green. The sun is shining brightly and the air is so fresh, now everyone _3_his warm coat and is more active than before. We all have good feelings. I must say, be careful not to catch cold again.A good beginning is half _4_and its the first season in the year. We must make the best use of our time and catch every _5_ to work and study. Do you think so?( )1. A. putting out B. looking out C. coming out D. seeing out ( )2. A. on B. in C. at D. but ( )3. A. takes off B. puts on C. wears D. is out ( )4. A. success B. done C. seen D. gotten( )5. A. hour B. minutes C. second D. times BA man wanted to buy a hat , so he went to a hat shop and spoke to the assistant , “I_6_ buy a hat , please ,” he said . “Can I try on _7_ , please ?” “Of course,” the assistant answered and he brought _8_ several hats .The man _9_ one by one but he didnt like _10_ of them . “This one is too big and this one doesnt _11_ very nice and this one must be too cheap . Would you mind bringing _12_ hats , please ?” “_13_ ,” the assistant said . He went to the back of the shop and brought out some more hats. “Lets try this one ,” the man said . “No, Im afraid its too wide .” “What about this one ?” “No, Im afraid it isnt _14_ . None of the hats are the right size ,” the man said . The assistant was very angry now .” “The hats are all right , sir,”he said , “but Im afraid your _15_ isnt the right size .”( )6. A. would B. would to C. like D. would like to( )7. A. more B. a few C. a lot D. a little( )8. A. to B. from C. on D. in( )9. A. put them on B. take them on C. tried them on D. wore them( )10. A. one B. any C. all D. every( )11. A. look B. feel C. be D. see( )12. A. some B. several C. a few more D. any( )13. A. Yes, I would B No at all C. Yes. Youre welcome D. Certainly( )14. A. enough wide B. cheap enough C. wide enough D. very wide( )15. A. mind B. head C. heart D. hand5.AHelen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman.Helen was blind and _1_. She couldnt see anything or hear anything. Her parents are very_2_.A teacher helped Helen study _3_. Helen studied them very hard. When she grew up, she went to college. In Helen Kellers _4_, she wrote fourteen books and her first book is “My Life”. The book “If you give me three days light” is very famous._5_ she was blind and deaf, she found a way to see and hear.( )1. A. smart B. bright C. deaf D. homeless( )2. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. lonely( )3. A. sentence B. grammar C. letter D. words( )4. A. life B. lives C. way D. time( )5. A. So B. Because C. As D. ThoughB.About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight . It is almost one out of _6_ three people in the United States . Some people go on diets .This _7_ they eat less of certain foods , especially fats and sugars . Other people exercise with special equipment , take medicine , _8_ even have surgery . Losing weight is hard work , but it can also cost a lot of money . So _9_ do so many people in the United States want to lose weight ?Many people in the United States are anxious for looking _10_ and pleasure . To many people _11_ good means being thin . Other people worry about their _12_ . Many doctors say being overweight is unhealthy . But are Americans really fat ?Almost 30 million Americans weigh at least 20 percent less than their proper weight . _13_, the United States is the most overweight country in the world . “The stored _14_ of adult Americans weighs 2,300 million pounds ,” said an American scientist . He said burning off that stored energy would produce _15_ power for 900,000 cars to go 12,000 miles . Although losing weight is hard work , most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat .( )6. A. the B. all C. every D. these( )7. A. ells B. means C. shows D. asks ( )8. A. or B. that C. which D. until( )9. A. what B. how C. when D. why( )10. A. ready B. worried C. young D. old ( )11. A. being B. looking C. eating D. acting( )12. A. friends B. looks C. health D. work( )13. A. And B. In fact C. At least D. At once( )14. A. energy B. meat C. fat D. beef( )15. A. strong B. great C. enough D. much6.ASalt is very important to us. We need salt in our _1_. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country _2_ the sea. When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from the _3_. There are a lot of salt wells in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big pans _4_ a fire. In this way they get salt. In the north of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt in big lakes can even _5_the needs of our people for many years( ) 1. A. meat B. vegetable C. food D. rice ( )2. A. are from B. comes from C. go out of D. put into ( )3. A. bottle B. sea C. water D. ground ( )4. A. on B. over C. under D. at ( )5. A. fits B. need C. look for D. meet BA woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a _6_, but he has only a small piece of farm. He cant get enough crops for his family. When spring comes, they have _7_ to eat.One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he _8_, he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am _9_. The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then Ill bring some _10_ for you and our children. Dont worry about me. I shall often _11_ you.”After that, the woman got a _12_ from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she _13_ to hide it in the box. She was _14_ someone could see them.“you cant read, “ one of her friends said, “why dont you ask someone to read them for you?”“_15_!” said the woman, “My husband will read all for me when he comes back.”( )6. A. farmer B. doctor C. soldier D. driver( )7. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing( )8. A. slept B. left C. went home D. ran away( )9. A. ill B. in C. away D. free( )10. A. clothes B. shoes C. skirts D. food( )11. A. read for B. write to C. hear from D. look after( )12. A. letter B. box C. newspaper D. book( )13. A. wanted B. hoped C. hurried D. remembers( )14. A. afraid B. sorry C. sure D. glad( )15. A. All right. B. Thats right. C. It doesnt matter. D. Be careful7.AI think that friendship is the most beautiful thing in the world. Its something as _1_ as crystal（水晶石）. Its not a skill but a true feeling. When something _2_you, your best friend will say something to _3_ you. When you feel cowardly, your friend will stay with you forever. Though sometimes you may quarrel, soon there will be nothing _4_. If you have a good friend, youll feel the colorful life and I must say, “What a lucky _5_ you are!”( )1. A. dirty B. clean C. clear D. bright( )2. A. happens B. hits C. troubles D. belongs to ( )3. A. look down B. inspire C. beat D. encourage( )4. A. happy B. serious C. bad D. nicely ( )5. A. dog B. man C. donkey D. child BHow do you feel when you have to make a report in front of your classmates? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get 6 shy? Shyness means feeling nervous or 7 when youre round other people. Everyone experiences this shyness 8 they grow up. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the center of attention. Its Ok if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet strangers. 9 , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. Its just a case of how much. But many teenagers think that they hate themselves and that they wont fit in the future at coming point. Stop the negative thoughts about yourself. If shyness doesnt keep you 10 something you want to do, being shy isnt a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are not only cleverer, but also better at working with others, because they think more and talk 11 . Some great people in history were shy, too. You see, being shy isnt all 12 . But remember not to let good chances 13 just because of it! Your shyness will 14 . When you grow up year after year, youll become brave enough to speak to anyone. But now, you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! Theres nothing to be afraid of! Remember, though youre shy, you do not lack in 15 . Come on, our shy friends.( )6. A. true B. real C. really D. truth( )7. A. comfortable B. frightened C. proud D. surprised( )8. .A. while B. since C. by D. when( )9. A. What is worse B. In fact C. For example D. By accident( )10. A. to do B. doing C. do D. from doing( )11. A. much B. more C. less D. least( )12. A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. correct( )13. A. go down B. go over C. go by D. go up( )14. A. past B. pass C. passed D. gone( )15. A. confidence B. confident C. confidently D. shyness8AIt is said there is a kind of birds named the thorn（刺） birds. They only sing once in their lives. But the _1_of singing is the most wonderful in the world. When they leave their nests, they will _2_ the thistles（蓟） and thorns. And they dont _3_ till they find them. At last they thorn their chests with the longest and sharpest thorns，and then they sing the most beautiful songs at the great _4_of life. But they must stand hardships to do all these. I think we are like the thorn birds. We also have our own _5_ like the best sound of singing. We should do our best to make our dreams come true like the thorn birds, too.( )1. A. noise B. voice C. loud D. sound ( )2. A. look for B. go for C. find out D. watch out ( )3. A. end up B. use up C. give up D. look up ( )4. A. value B. cost C. help D. future( )5. A. hopes B. dreams C. thoughts D. busiest thingsBMost adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same _6_ is going on at school now. _7_ it seems that doing weekend homework is 8_ problem for the modern students.All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消). Its _9_ for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find _10_ to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations(娱乐), or just have _11_ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework cant be finished until _12_. So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are _13_ and often threaten to fail whole clas
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