Can you remember the day 26 　you spoke your first word?

Try to imagine 27 　the first few months of your life were like. I am 28 　you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. 29 　you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It 　30 　your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You tried your best to watch and listen. You began to know that people made certain sounds to 　31 　certain things.

Then you began to try making the sounds you 　32 .And little by little you were able to make the 　33 　sound for one thing. On that day you came to understand the 　34 　of language. A certain sound 　35 　a certain thing. One sound might be as good as 　36 .But it is no good as a word 　37 　everybody agrees 　38 　its meaning. When a 　39 　of people use the same sounds for things, they can understand each other.Only then do they have a language.

After you found the secret of language, you 　40 　words. Some of the words meant 　41 ,such as BOOKS,CHAIRS and SHOES. 42 　words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to 　43 　words together to express an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends.”This is language. People can communicate(交流) 44 　it. So we say languages are 　45 　to communicate.

　 26. A. on which　 B. in which　 C. at which　 D. from which

27. A. how　　　 B. whether　 C. what　　 D. where

28. A. afraid　　　 B. sorry　　 C. believing　 D. sure

29. A. Before　　 B. As　　　 C. After　　 D. Since

30. A. cost 　　　B. used　　　 C. spent　　 D. took

31. A. go with　 B. come with　 C. follow　　 D. understand

32. A. caught　 B. listened to　 C. heard　　 D. mastered

33. A. real　　　 B. right　　　 C. pleasant　 D. soft

34. A. spirit　　 B. secret　　　 C. method　　 D. purpose

35.A. remains　 B. contains　　 C. includes　　 D. means

36.A. the second B. the other　 C. another　　 D. else

37.A. unless　 B. if　　　　　 C. until　　　 D. because

38.A. with　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　 　D. for

39.A. number　 B. group　　　 C. score　　　 D. team

40.A. mastered B. invented　　 C. discovered　 D. learned

41.A. things　 B. matters　　 C. materials　　 D. goods

42.A. Many　 B. The other　　 C. Few　　　　 D. Some

43.A. translate　 B. put　　　 C. form　　　　 D. pick

44.A. in　　　 B. with　　 　C. by　　　　　 D. on

45.A. examples B. kinds　　　 C. ways　　　　 D. roads

25. Although the government has tried its best to improve peasants’ lives, they are still at the _______of the society.

A. floor　　 B. bottom　　 C. top　　 D. end

24. The mountains covers about seven square kilometers, with its peaks_____.

A. ranging between1,500 meters high and 3,300metres high.

B. range from 1,500 meters high to 3,300 meters high.

C. ranged between 1,500metres high and 3,300 meters high.

D. ranging both 1,500 meters high and 3,300 meters high.