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You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔术师) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.

Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .

Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔术家协会).

And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!

His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!

One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.

In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(电锯) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(残疾) children in Chinese hospitals.

1.                A．much          B．a little          C．a bit of   D．a lot of

 

2.                A．magicians       B．workers        C．teachers  D．doctors

 

3.                A．on            B．in             C．of   D．at

 

4.                A．books          B．shows          C．picture   D．cars

 

5.                A．time           B．year           C．age  D．class

 

6.                A．for            B．with           C．by   D．at

 

7.                A．but            B．or             C．and  D．so

 

8.                A．his            B．he             C．he’s    D．him

 

9.                A．other          B．others          C．another  D．the other

 

10.               A．But            B．So             C．Because   D．Or

 

 

　　阅读理解

Air is all around us. It's around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born, air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. We live in air.

　　All living things need air. Living things can't live without air. We can go without food or water for a few days, but we can't live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running, we need more air. When we are sleep, we need less air.

　　We live in air, but we can not see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can you make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is the air.

　　(1)Everyone lives ________.

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　　(2)When someone was born, ________ is around him.

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　　(3)When we are asleep, we also need ________ air.

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　　(4)When we go to bed, air is ________.

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　　(5)If there is no air, we can only live ________.

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　　A． for ten minutes

　　B． for half an hour

　　C． for a few minutes

　　D． for a day

阅读理解

　　Rose left school when she was seventeen years old and went to a college for a year to learn to type. She passed her examination quite well and then went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.

　　A lot of people were looking for typists at that time, so it was not difficult to find interesting work. Rose went to several offices, and then chose one of them. It was near her parents' house. She thought,“I'll walk there every morning. I won't need to go by bus.”

　　She went to the office again and said to the manager（经理）,“I want to work here, but what will you pay me?”

　　“We will pay you 27 now,”the manager answered,“and30 after three months.”

　　Rose thought for a few seconds before she answered,“Then,”she said,“All right, then I'll start in three months' time.”

(1) Rose went to look for work at the age of ________.

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A．seventeen	B．eighteen
C．nineteen	D．sixteen

(2) It was not difficult for a typist to find interesting work because ________.

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A．typists were needed by a lot of people

B．typing was very interesting work

C．nobody did the work at that time

D．type-writers were very cheap

(3) The manager would pay Rose30 ________.

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A．in the three months	B．for three days
C．after three months	D．for three months

(4) Rose said that ________.

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A．she wouldn't work until after three months

B．she would work until after three months

C．she would start to work at once

D．she would work for three months

(5) Rose went to look for ________ everywhere.

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A．a work

B．works

C．work

D．an work

根据对话内容，在每个标有题号的空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，合乎情景。

    W：Hi，Peter! It has been several days since I saw you last time．

    M：Well, I have been away for a few days．

    W：0h?    1     

M：1 went to London with my father．

W：Did you go there for a holiday?

M：No．My aunt was ill．We went to see her．

W：    2       How is she now?

M：She’d much better．I think she will recover soon．

W：That’s good．      3     

M：By train．It’s fast and cheap．

W：    4       

M：It’s cool at this time of year．Sometimes it rains．I think it’s OK．

W：That’s great! I’m going there in three days for my summer holiday with my family．

M：    5   

W：Thank you．