用所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次。

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答卷横线上必须完整写出。
I still remember visiting Moscow. It is the c  1  of Russia(俄罗斯), the b  2   country in the world. I go there with my parents at the age of eight. I live and study there for one year, I have some happy memories(记忆).
One of the most interesting things of that city is that ，t  3  are many dogs. Perhaps Russians l  4   dogs very much. You can see dogs here and there. Almost each of the families has a dog. I make friends with many Russian children w  5  I am living and studying there. They are all very nice. They have fair hair and fair skin. I play with them h  6  though（尽管）I can only speak a little Russian at first. They are f  7  to me. The weather in Moscow is very cold. It snows almost every day in w 8  . The ground is always covered with a lot of snow. We often make snowmen t  9   .
Now I am b  10   in China, but I miss them so much. I will never forget my happy memories of this visit to Moscow.

选择方框内的单词完成下列句子， 使句子通顺、正确。

A. knowledge  B. twentieth  C. largest  D.  written  E.  hungry  F uncomfortable.

1.Bruce is _______ , so he can’t go to school today .

2.He lives on the _______ floor . He uses a lift to go up and down.

3.China has the _______  population in the world .

4.The books _______ by Mr White are very interesting .

5.I’m not _______  , but I’m a little thirsty .

6.Our _______ of the universe is growing all the time .

Zhao Tao, a student from No.2 Middle School, has just come back from Shanghai. This morning, he told us something about his pleasant trip .When he talked about the Shanghai World Expo, he was so excited and so proud that he kept telling about it for several hours. The Shanghai World Expo held by China has been on for more than one month .It started on May 1st, and will end on October 31st, 2010. Its main idea is “Better City, Better Life.” About 242 countries and organizations are attending this expo. Many new products can be seen here, such as we can see the snow in the South Korea Corporate Pavilion(展馆) every day during this hot summer though it seldom snows in Shanghai. And we can see, hear, touch and smell the 4-D films at the Oil Pavilion. How wonderful all these new products are!

China Pavilion is in the center of the expo garden. It is very beautiful. It represents the development of China from ancient time to now. It’s a pride of our China!

Thousands of people from all over the world are coming to the expo every day. And many volunteers are working for them. All the tourists are very pleased and they say that the Shanghai World Expo is the greatest one in the world so far.

However, Zhao said, “The expo garden is now so crowded. If you want to visit it, you’d better go there during the summer vacation.”

1.The main idea of the Shanghai World Expo is “______”

2.In which pavilion can we see the snow during this hot summer?

3.So far, how long has the Shanghai World Expo been on ?

4.How many countries and organizations are attending the Shanghai World Expo?

5.Which of the following is NOT talked about in this passage?

The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.

Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?

    China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?

Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.

First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.

1.About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?

    A. They have little interest.           B. Our writers seldom know children’s needs.

    C. Most of them are the same.           D. They are better than foreign ones.

2.Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.

    A. it’s the same as Chinese books           B. it can lead children into a wonderful world

    C. it’s not written in children’s language   D. it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.

    A. 第一批读物   B. 一节课的阅读     C. 一流的读物       D. 基础的阅读

4.“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.

    A. the writer can’t find any books for children

    B. Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children

    C. our children should learn from Harry Potter

    D. Chinese writers should write better books for children

5. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

    A. Ways to read books.                  B. A magic boy, Harry Potter.

    C. Books and advertisements.            D. Our children need better books.