In our country the old taken good care of.

A. be B. is C. are D. being

Her mother is well because she often .

A. smokes B. exercises C. sleeps D. sings

. is necessary that you start training a few months before the walk.

A. This B. That C. What D. It

Mary lost her bag school.

A. on her way to B. on her way

C. in her way to D. in her way

This road is about .

A. twenty metres tall B. twenty metres thick

C. twenty metres long D. twenty metres wide

He is in basketball, but I am in football.

A. interested; interesting B. interested; interested

C. interesting; interested D. interesting; interesting

The boy is often made pictures for hours by his mother.

A. to draw B. to drawing

C. draw D. drew

—How many English songs have you learned this term?

— 10.

A. At all B. At once

C. At times D. At least

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根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

There is an old saying: “Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.” I think we should also take the time to _____ flowers.

My grandmother knew just ________ to do that. She grew flowers with earth, water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw the _______ shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, _______. You could see red, white, and yellow flowers in it. My mom and I used to walk _______ them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful butterflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send _______ and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine (酒).

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens _______ also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us _______. Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love _______ day after day.

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this ______ brighter and brighter with your sunshine.

1.A. plant B. water C. buy D. sell

2.A. who B. when C. how D. where

3.A. star B. sun C. rain D. wind

4.A. too B. either C. then D. though

5.A. at B. on C. with D. around

6.A. me B. you C. him D. her

7.A. and B. so C. but D. or

8.A. happy B. hungry C. tired D. angry

9.A. sleeping B. growing C. standing D. losing

10.A. house B. town C. city D. world

In 1638，John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was

named for John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies.However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731，Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

1.The main idea of the second paragraph is .

A. Franklin started the first subscription library

B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

2.The underlined word "borrow" means .

A. read and write with no help from another person

B. use for a short time and then return

C. like very much

D. lend

3.The passage does not say it，but we can guess that .

A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

4.Harvard University began .

A. in 1731 B. in 1730

C. in 1833 D. in 1638

5.At the library that Franklin started, .

A. people could use books for no money at all

B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D. both A and B