Li Ming is thirteen years old. He lives in the countryside in Shandong Province. Yesterday was his__46__. His parents cooked a nice dinner for him, but the boy said, “I feel sad ___47___my parents are _48__ Guangzhou next week. I don’t want them to go.”

It is the _49_ birthday Li Ming spends with his parents these three years. In the past three years, his parents _50_ in Guangzhou and worked to make money. Next week they will _51_ leave home again.

Li Ming is not the only stay-at-home child. In the countryside of China, there are _52__ 20,000,000 children staying at home without their parents. Stay-at-home children face a lot of problems. Many of _53_ stay with their grandparents. They get less care from parents. They feel _54__. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them _55_ their lessons.

The Chinese government（政府） now cares about the children very much and is trying to solve（解决）their problems.

46. A. time　　　　　 B. class　　　 　　 C. festival　　　　 D. birthday

47. A. so　　　　　　 B. because　　　　 C .although　　　 D. but

48. A. looking for　　 B. waiting for　　 C. leaving for　　　 D. coming to

49. A. one　　　　　 B. first　　　　　 C. two　　　　　 D. a second

50. A. stayed　　　　 B. kept　　　　　 C. played　　　　 D. had

51. A. get to　　　　　 B. forget to　　　 C. have to　　 　　D. ask to

52. A.less than 　　　 B. more than　　　 C. too many　　　 D. much too

53. A. them　　　　　 B. they　　　　　 C. we　　　　　　 D. us

54. A. surprised　　　 B. unhappy　　　 C. interested　　 　D. excited

55. A. at　　　　　　 B. on 　　　　　　C. for　　　　　 D. with

用所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。

1. Thank you for __________ (invite) me.

2. I’m planning __________ (spend) time in the beautiful countryside.

3. We’re __________ (leave) for Beijing for vacation next week.

4. There are sixty _________ (minute) in an hour.

5. We should eat a _________ (balance) diet to stay healthy.

用所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。

1．Thank you for __________ (invite) me．

2．I’m planning __________ (spend) time in the beautiful countryside．

3．We’re __________ (leave) for Beijing for vacation next week．

4．We often have fun _______ ( play ) basketball after school．

5．We should eat a _________ (balance) diet to stay healthy．

6．She draws as ______ (well) as Han Mei．

7．My parents are learning how ______ (use ) the computer．

8．What about ______ ( go ) to the concert?

9．Please ________( not talk ) in class．

10．Which book is a little _______ (easy), this one or that one?