As we all know, the Silk Road ______ China to the west in ancient(古代) times.

A. connects B. connected

C. will connect D. is connecting

It almost _______ me half an hour _______ to school every day.

A. takes; riding B. spends; to ride

C. costs; walking D. takes; to walk

Hurry up! I’m afraid there _______ .

A. is going to be rain B. is going to rain

C. will rain D. will have rain

—The meeting _______ because of the smog in Northern China last week.

—Oh, it’s too bad! We should take action to improve the air quality.

A. is put out B. was put down

C. is put away D. was put off

—He was chosen to be a volunteer of the 2016 Olympic Games.

—Great! No one speaks English _______ him.

A. as beautiful as B. as easy as

C. nicer than D. better than

If my friends have any problems, my door is ______ open to them.

A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

—A person’s life is like a road lots of difficulties.

—Yes, so we need face them bravely.

A. by B. with C. along D. during

______ Lin Feng has to work late, she always wears a smile on her face.

A. Because B. If C. Until D. Though

—It is smoggy (雾的) these days. That’s terrible!

—Yes, I hope to plant trees. ______ trees, ______air pollution.

A. The more; the fewer B. the less; the more

C. The less; the fewer D. The more; the less

I have some tickets for the basketball match. I wonder ______.

A. where you buy the tickets

B. why you like to go there

C. if you’d like to go with me

D. when you watch the match