There is a piece of good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl 　1　 　big eyes. Her big eyes are 　2　 　us her dream: I wish to 　3　 ! In China, there are still 　4　 　girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 　5　 　are too poor. If a family has two or three children, it’s harder to 　6　 　for all the children’s education. So the parents often ask the 　7 　to stay at home, and the boys to go to school.

Now they needn’t 　8 　the money. From 2006 on, children in some poor places can go to school for free. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life 　9 . From 2007 on, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All their families are very happy at the news. It’s 　10　 　great. Our world must have changed for the better.

(　 ) 1. A. with　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

(　 ) 2. A. saying　　　　　　　　 B. telling　　　　　　　 C. speaking　　　　　　　　　 D. taking

(　 ) 3. A. go to work　　　　　 B. go to bed　　　　　 C. go to school　　　　　　　 D. go home

(　 ) 4. A. a lot　　　　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. a lot of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much

(　 ) 5. A. schools　　　　　　　 B. cities　　　　　　　　 C. houses　　　　　　　　　　　 D. families

(　 ) 6. A. pay　　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lend

(　 ) 7. A. teachers　　　　　　　　　　 B. girls　　　　　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all the children

(　 ) 8. A. look up　　　　　　　 B. turn on　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　　 D. make sure

(　 ) 9. A. better　　　　　　　　 B. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 C. longer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worse

(　 ) 10. A. not　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. really

15._______ the help of Project Hope, the poor families can afford an education for their children.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. Without　　　　　　 B. Under　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　 D. In

14.-Who carried the heavy box away?

-I don’t know. But how did he ______ it?

A. managed　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. manage　　　　　　 D. tried

13.-When winter holidays come, people are ______ great ______ bus and train tickets.

-That’s right.

A. in; need　　　　　　　　　　 B. in; need of　　　　　　　　 C. on; need of　　　　 D. in; need for

12.-Our government has _______ the education of primary school and junior middle school for some years.

-Yes, so more children has received a better education.

A. paid off　　　　　　　　　 B. paid up　　　　　　　　　　 C. paid out　　　　　　 D. paid for

11.-Kate worked so hard that she succeeded ________ math test finally.

-So she did.

A. in passing　　　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at passing　　　　　 D. passing

10.Our government always ________ the homeless people ______ clothes and food.

A. gives; with　　　　　　　 B. offers; with　　　　　　　　　　 C. provides; with　　 D. provides; to

9.-Have you heard of Project Hope?

　　　　 　-Yes, of course. ______ the past 20 years, it ______ a lot of money for children’s

education in poor areas.

A. On; has made　　　　　 B. At; rose　　　　　　　　　　 C. In; raised　　　　　 D. In; has raised

8.It makes them _________ to know that their pay will increase by 50 percent.

A. feel well　　　　　　　　　 B. to feel good　　　　　　　　　　 C. feel bad　　　　　　 D. feel good