根据下面各题括号里汉语的提示和句子的意思,写出恰当形式的英语单词，每空格只写一个单词。

41. Mark Twain isn’t known as a great ______________ (思想家) like Confucius.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl 　16　 big eyes. Her big eyes are 　17　 　us her dream: I wish to 　18 　! In China, there are still 　19 　girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 　20 　are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to　 　21 　the money for all the children. So the parents often ask　 　22　 　to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

　 Now they needn’t 　　23 　the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government(政府)to make their life 　24 　. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 　25 　great.

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

(　 ) 17. A. saying　　 　　 B. telling　　 　　 C. speaking 　D. talking

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

(　 ) 19. A. a lot　　 　　　 B. 1ot of　　 C. a lot of 　　　 D. much

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. -Jack rang you up while you were out. He had something important to tell you.

　　　 - ________ ？

　　　 -No，he'll call you later.

　　 A. Shall I call him back 　　B. Will he call again

C. What is it about 　　　　D. Where is he now

14. -Would you mind if I use your dictionary?

　　　 -Of course not . __________ .

A. Don't do that 　B. I'm sorry I can't 　

C. It's over there 　D. I have a dictionary

13. -Mr. Johnson, we have found your watch.

-My watch！Thank you. Where _________ it?

　　 A. do you find B. have you found C. did you find D. were you finding

12．(　 )- ______ do you like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

　　　 -Very interesting.

　　 A. How　　　 B. Who　　 　C. What　　 D. When

11．(　 )-Which of　 The Twins sings _______ ？

　　　　 -They are neck and neck，I　 think.

　　 A. well　　 B. better　　 C. best　　 D. the best