It was just Spring Festival, did you have fun with your family? I hope so, but lots of us weren't so lucky. Snowstorms made it very ­­­1__________for some people. 　　 The snowstorms were a real disaster (灾难). Many were stuck in railway stations 2_________for days for trains home. The government (政府) had to make great efforts to 3__________ the problem. 　 Premier Wen Jiabao went to the disaster areas to comfort 4______ in distress. He went to railway stations to apologize to people waiting for their 5______ and 6_________ them a happy new year. I was really touched when I saw it on TV. 　 But it was not just our leaders 7________ workers who went to great trouble. Three workers in Hunan lost their lives when they were working on a high-voltage (高压电) line 8________ ice. It was a tragedy for their relatives. Police officers also dedicated 9__________ to the relief effort. They had to keep order 10________ helping people to get their tickets. 　 Cleaners were busy on the icy roads. Singers were sent all over the country to give free performances. Some businesses donated (捐赠) free food and drink to people in trouble. 11_______ in Hainan who were lucky enough to have escaped the storms provided fresh fruit and vegetables for 12________ fortunate people. It seems that 13_________has done his or her best to help the country in its hour of need. I am so grateful to those who sacrificed (牺牲) their own comfort and safety. 　　 But having to deal with a great disaster 14_________ the year may not be such a bad thing, despite the problems for the economy. Through the disaster, we have learned to 15______ and this should help us face the challenges of the new year. I believe that the Chinese people are full of enthusiasm (热情) for 2008 and the upcoming Olympic Games!

1. A easy　 　　　　　B difficult　 　　　C different　 　　　D lucky

2. A wait　　 　　　　　B waited　 　　　　C waiting　 　　　　D to wait

3. A deal with　 　　　B work out　 　　　C help with　 　　　D find out

4. A it　 　　　　　　　B that　 　　　　　C those　 　　　　D who

5. A buses　 　　　　　B planes　 　　　　C trains　 　　　　D ships

6. A wish　 　　　　　　B hope　 　　　　　C expect 　　　　D bless

7. A and　 　　　　　　B with　 　　　　　C but　 　　　　　D also

8. A was covered with　 B were covered with　 C covering with　 D covered with

9. A themselves　 　　　　B himself 　　　　　C herself　 　　　　D yourselves

10. A when　 　　　　　B while　 　　　　　C as soon as 　　　D until

11. A famers　 　　　　　B workers　 　　　　C cleaners　 　　　D singers

12. A more　 　　　　　B the most　 　　　C less　 　　　　　D the least

13. A nobody　 　　　　B everybody　 　　　C somebody 　　　D anybody

14. A at the beginning of　 B in the middle of　 C at the end of　 　D by the end of

15. A work by ourselves　 B work together　　 C do nothing　　 D sacrifice ourselves

15. Are these clothes and food enough for the people in trouble all?

　 --I’m afraid not. _______ are needed.

　 A Much more　 B Many more　 C More many D Too many

14.-I’m sorry I’m late，because the traffic is bad．

-　　　　 ，but tomorrow，please be on time．

　　 A．It’s a pleasure 　　B. You’re welcome　 C．It doesn’t matter 　D No excuse

13. The diagram below shows the rainfall (降雨量) of a city in a year. Which month has the most rain?

　　　 April　 May June　 July　 August

A . May 　　　B. July 　　　　C. June 　　　　D. August

12.-Do you know who designed the CD-ROM Around the World in Eight Hours?

-Yes, It 　　　　　by Nancy Jackson.

A. has designed　　　 B. designed　　 C. was designed　 D had designed

11.--Hey，Sally! I'm Cindy. Don't you remember me?

　--Yeah. I remember you very well. We were _________on the swim team last year.

A. neither 　　B. both 　　C. all 　 D either

10. - Could you tell me _____ during the coming summer vacation?

- I'll go sightseeing with my parents. A. what you did 　　　　　　　　B. what did you do C. what you will do 　　　　　　　D. what will you do

9. - Everyone will make a mistake. Yeah, but we should correct it _____ it gets worse. A. when 　　　　B. before 　　　　C. after 　　　　　D. until

8. I was so sorry to hear _____ people lost their lives in the mud-rock flow (泥石流) in the Philippines (菲律宾) last week. A. about five hundreds 　　　　　　　　　B. hundred of C. thousand of 　　　　　　　　　　　　D. almost two thousand