The Yangtze River （长江） is the __________ river in Asia and China, and the third-longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.

A. longest B. second longest

C. third longest D. Longer

Now more and more young people _____________ online payment because it is safe and convenient.

A. used to B. get used to

C. be used for D. be used to

The governments should ___________ the use of new types of energy to make a greener world.

A. push in B. push for C. put outD. put up

---What’s wrong with Jim?

--- His car broke down on his way to work. And___________.The car behind was out of control and hit Jim.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile

B. it never rains but it pours

C. the early bird catches the worm

D. every dog has its day

I _____ the book for two weeks. I must return it to the school library.

A. borrow B. have borrowed C. keptD. have kept

--- Have you seen the film Zoopotia?

---Yes. I have never seen ______________ film before.

A. a greater B. the greater

C. a greatest D. the greatest

--- I traveled to Africa last summer and I saw a lot of wild animals.

-- ____________ unforgettable experience you had!

A. What a B. How C. What an D. What

--- I will give a speech in tomorrow’s talk. I am a bit nervous.--- _____________

A. Take it easy. B. Sounds great!

C. What a pity. D. What a shame!

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Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new word I read about. It means parents who are “over” their children. They ________ about every little thing in their child’s life： Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? _______pens? More anything? More everything?

These parent _______ their children and want to _______ that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but _______ like being pampered (纵容). The pampered kids get used to being treated very well. They don’t like ________to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for________ . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This ________them grow up. It helps them to________an independent (独立的) and responsible (负责的) person.

________ can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just ________ with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also________ your own bed and clean your room. You can______ your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter” ________they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “______” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

1.A. worryB. changeC. collectD. bring

2.A. ManyB. MuchC. More D. Most

3.A. loveB. hate C. trust D. punish

4.A. make up B. make sure C. make of D. make from

5.A. anotherB. the other C. other D. others

6.A. talkingB. doingC. giving D. having

7.A. himselfB. yourselvesC. themselvesD. ourselves

8.A. asks B. decidesC. helps D. stops

9.A. becomeB. learn C. believeD. develop

10.A. WhyB. WhenC. HowD. What

11.A. talk B. start C. dreamD. finish

12.A. make B. repair C. sweepD. move

13.A. teach B. train C. planD. show

14.A. soB. becauseC. but D. though

15.A. land B. invent C. make D. design

News One: 29 October, 2015

The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing.China, which has the largest population, made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.

News Two: 05 October, 2015

The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin(阿维菌素). The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug (药物) that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.

News Three: 09 December, 2015

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009. Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel（桶） on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.

1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?

A. 38 years.B. 36 years.C. 25 years. D. 65 years.

2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?

A. Tu Youyou from China.

B. William Campbell from Ireland.

C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.

D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.

3.What can we know from News Three?

A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.

B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.

C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.

D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.

B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.

C. There are the most people in China in the world.

D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.