Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (12分)

         People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers, magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero --- Spideman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals _____ paper.

         Comic strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic _________. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which often continue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.

         The comic books first _____ during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected （反映）the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this _______ time in history.

         After the war, people became __________ interested in old comic book characters, so new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spideman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, comic books had to _________ TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.

         Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.

1.A. with                      B. on                            C. without                   D. over

2.A. story                    B. copy                        C. collection                         D. picture

3.A. grew                    B. knew                       C. appeared                         D. finished

4.A. happy                  B. alone                       C. noisy                                 D. terrible

5.A. more          B. much                       C. less                                    D. little

6.A. link wih                B. compete with        C. talk with                           D. communicate with

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）

Last year, over 11,000 abandoned dogs were put down by government dogcatchers. Why? Because there was too little kennel space to keep them. Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) is a charity that rescues and finds homes for unwanted dogs. It’s a huge task and if this ? had received more support last year, fewer dogs would have been put down.

To support the efforts of HKDR, the Social Service Club held a fun festival last weekend. ‘We hoped the festival would raise money and also raise people’s awareness of the point of abandoned pets,’ said Louise Wong, the club president.

The club organized stalls ? ? second-hand clothes, delicious homemade cupcakes and even the fashions to keep pet dogs warm in the winter. Although there were fewer stalls than last year, ? items were sold. Louise explained that this was because prices were not set too high this year.

The festival also ? performances by the school choir and the hip hop group HK Boys. The crowd was extremely excited, and some members of the ? ? said there was too much noise to hear the performers. Louise admitted that everyone would have been able to hear if there had been better sound equipment.

The most interesting part of the day was the dance challenge, with contestants(选手) showing off some amazing moves. This year there were more contestants than last year. According to Louise, that was because the prizes, including G. E.M. concert tickets, were better. ?? , this year’s fun festival was a big success. It raised far more money than last year: a record HK$12,000. And the festival also raised joy among the special guests – some of our four legged friends from HKDR!

1.A. team????????????? ??? B. group????????????? ??? C. club????????????? ???? D. organization

2.A. selling????????????? B. buying????????????? C. offering????????????? D. delivering

3.A. few????????????? ??? B. fewer????????????? ??? C. many????????????? ???? D. many more

4.A. put off?? B. put on????????????? C. put out????????????? D. put up?????????????

5.A. family????????????? B. band????????????? ??? C. audience????????????? D. community

6.A. Faithfully????????????? B. Generally????????????? C. Importantly????????????? D. Recently

---Miss Green, could you tell me how to improve my pronunciation?

---Sure. The most important thing is that you should _________.????

A. do more exercise

B. use the dictionary correctly???

C. listen and speak more

D. work out some outlines first