Bricks can_____________ houses.

砖可以用来建房子。

The BRICS countries (金砖国家) have _____to be a source of global economic development.

    A. worked out     B. put out                   C. turned out                D. taken out

Pulled from the rubble (碎砖)of the big earthquake after eight days of unimaginable suffering, 8- year-old Kiki Joachin caught the world’s attention. Today he and his 1struggle to rebuild their home, their lives and their hopes.
When the terrible earthquake broke out, Kiki’s mother 2from the porch (门廊)of their apartment building 3her five –year-old-son, David, who was outside fetching water.4injured by falling concrete (水泥)，she tried to dig through it and5 toward her five other kids who were6in the ruins of their home. 7, she could make little progress.
For eight days Kiki and his 8were buried beneath. They curled (蜷缩) their bodies in a (n) 9space, with no food or water, hardly able to move; nearby lay the 10of their three other siblings(兄弟姐妹). Kiki11as his sister covered them with her T-shirt.
On the eighth day, a neighbour 12her possessions heard Kiki’s13cries for water. Two14spent the next four hours15drilling through the rubble and finally 16Kiki and his sister. As Kiki was 17by the firefighters from the hole, he made a victory gesture.
Now Kiki hopes to be an engineer when he grows up, so he can help18his country. His father wants to start a 19for his family, maybe selling rice and beans, to be able to put another room on the house so his kids can sleep better. Meanwhile, his father and mother are20for what they have and the survival of the three children.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      friends
   2. B.
      classmates
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      team
2. 2.
   1. A.
      walked
   2. B.
      ran
   3. C.
      jumped
   4. D.
      wandered
3. 3.
   1. A.
      in search of
   2. B.
      in honour of
   3. C.
      in face of
   4. D.
      in charge of
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Because
   2. B.
      If
   3. C.
      Unless
   4. D.
      Though
5. 5.
   1. A.
      face
   2. B.
      turn
   3. C.
      rush
   4. D.
      move
6. 6.
   1. A.
      buried
   2. B.
      killed
   3. C.
      controlled
   4. D.
      hidden
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Otherwise
   2. B.
      Therefore
   3. C.
      However
   4. D.
      Meanwhile
8. 8.
   1. A.
      brother
   2. B.
      sister
   3. C.
      father
   4. D.
      mother
9. 9.
   1. A.
      wide
   2. B.
      tiny
   3. C.
      open
   4. D.
      public
10. 10.
    1. A.
       bodies
    2. B.
       clothes
    3. C.
       shadows
    4. D.
       toys
11. 11.
    1. A.
       nodded
    2. B.
       smiled
    3. C.
       wept
    4. D.
       slept
12. 12.
    1. A.
       sorting out
    2. B.
       showing off
    3. C.
       looking for
    4. D.
       giving away
13. 13.
    1. A.
       weak
    2. B.
       good
    3. C.
       long
    4. D.
       clear
14. 14.
    1. A.
       neighbours
    2. B.
       relatives
    3. C.
       passers-by
    4. D.
       firefighters
15. 15.
    1. A.
       skillfully
    2. B.
       carefully
    3. C.
       impatiently
    4. D.
       rapidly
16. 16.
    1. A.
       fastened
    2. B.
       adopted
    3. C.
       cured
    4. D.
       reached
17. 17.
    1. A.
       raised
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       grabbed
    4. D.
       touched
18. 18.
    1. A.
       rebuild
    2. B.
       protect
    3. C.
       lead
    4. D.
       visit
19. 19.
    1. A.
       company
    2. B.
       business
    3. C.
       movement
    4. D.
       club
20. 20.
    1. A.
       suitable
    2. B.
       ready
    3. C.
       excited
    4. D.
       grateful

Pulled from the rubble （碎砖）of the big earthquake after eight days of unimaginable suffering, 8- year-old Kiki Joachin caught the world’s attention. Today he and his 21  struggle to rebuild their home, their lives and their hopes.
When the terrible earthquake broke out, Kiki’s mother 22  from the porch （门廊）of their apartment building  23  her five –year-old-son, David, who was outside fetching water. 24  injured by falling concrete （水泥），she tried to dig through it and  25 toward her five other kids who were 26  in the ruins of their home.  27 , she could make little progress.
For eight days Kiki and his  28  were buried beneath. They curled  (蜷缩)  their bodies in a (n)  29  space, with no food or water, hardly able to move; nearby lay the  30  of their three other siblings（兄弟姐妹）. Kiki 31  as his sister covered them with her T-shirt.
On the eighth day, a neighbour  32  her possessions heard Kiki’s  33  cries for water. Two  34 spent the next four hours 35 drilling through the rubble and finally  36  Kiki and his sister. As Kiki was  37  by the firefighters from the hole, he made a victory gesture.
Now Kiki hopes to be an engineer when he grows up, so he can help 38  his country. His father wants to start a  39  for his family, maybe selling rice and beans, to be able to put another room on the house so his kids can sleep better. Meanwhile, his father and mother are   40 for what they have and the survival of the three children.

Pulled from the rubble （碎砖）of the big earthquake after eight days of unimaginable suffering, 8- year-old Kiki Joachin caught the world’s attention. Today he and his 21  struggle to rebuild their home, their lives and their hopes.

When the terrible earthquake broke out, Kiki’s mother 22  from the porch （门廊）of their apartment building  23  her five –year-old-son, David, who was outside fetching water. 24  injured by falling concrete （水泥），she tried to dig through it and  25 toward her five other kids who were 26  in the ruins of their home.  27 , she could make little progress.

For eight days Kiki and his  28  were buried beneath. They curled  (蜷缩)  their bodies in a (n)  29  space, with no food or water, hardly able to move; nearby lay the  30  of their three other siblings（兄弟姐妹）. Kiki 31  as his sister covered them with her T-shirt.

On the eighth day, a neighbour  32  her possessions heard Kiki’s  33  cries for water. Two  34 spent the next four hours 35 drilling through the rubble and finally  36  Kiki and his sister. As Kiki was  37  by the firefighters from the hole, he made a victory gesture.

Now Kiki hopes to be an engineer when he grows up, so he can help 38  his country. His father wants to start a  39  for his family, maybe selling rice and beans, to be able to put another room on the house so his kids can sleep better. Meanwhile, his father and mother are   40 for what they have and the survival of the three children.