—Did Liu Xiang’s training programme _____ a lot of his time?
—Yes, that’s right.

从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。
【小题1】Shenzhen lies in the south of China.

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

根据短文内容和汉语提示，用所给词的正确形式填空。每空限填一词。（10分）

The study of English in Grade Three is really interesting although it is a    1.      

(艰苦的) task for most of us to learn it well. Yes, not easy. In the last few weeks, we have learned about the  2.  (自然的) wonders of the world, the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Liu Xiang and the great  3.  （发明） of paper and printing. When you stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, you can feel the ground fall away and down to a river, far    4.   （在下面） you. How great it is! Mr Jackson’s favourite   5.   （场景） of the book by Mark Twain is that people are   6.    （高兴） to see Tom  7.  （活着的）. Liu Xiang’s story tells us to work hard so that we can   8.  （打败）the difficulties by ourselves. We also learned that people are thinking about if paper will be  9.   （替代）by computers. However, looking  10. （浏览）a magazine at hand is easier than turning on a computer. Don’t you think so?