4. In western countries _____ is the most important festival, just like Spring Festival in China.

　　 A. Christmas Day　 B. Mother’s Day　 C. Thanksgiving Day　 D. Children’s Day

3. In many countries, teenagers under 18 should not _______ to enter Internet bars.

　　 A. allow　　　　 B. be allowed　　　 C. is allowing　　　 D. are allowed

2. Taiwan is _____ island of China. I hope to visit soon.

　　 A. big　　　　 B. bigger　　　 C. biggest　　　 D. the biggest

1. The 2007 Special Olympic Games will be held in _______.

　　 A. Guangzhou　　 B. Shanghai　　　 C. Shenyang　　　 D. Beijing

8. -Sam hurt his leg yesterday. Now he is in hospital.

　　 -_________.

　　 A. That’s all　　　　 B. That’s all right　　

　　 C. I hope you’ll feel better soon　　 D. I’m sorry to hear that

　　 [解析]当听到对方不好的消息时说“I’m sorry to hear that “What a pity.” “Bad luck.”等表示安慰的话。千万不要按汉语习惯说“不要紧”“小心点”或“不严重”之类的话。

Keys: 1. C　 2. A　 3. fifth　 4. B　 5. A　 6. B　 7. B　 8. D

7. Ren Changxia, a policewoman, was always very busy. She has little time to spend ______her family.

　　 A. about　　 B. on　　 C. with　　 D. in

　　 [解析]此题考察了我们熟知的人民好警察任长霞一心为公，全心全意为人民服务的事迹。把这样具有深远影响的人物事迹放在考题里，具有很强的教育意义。

6. -What do you think of Fuwa (福娃) for the 2008 Olympic Games?

　　 -I love them. They’re ________.

　　 A. generous　　　 B. creative　　　　 C. excite　　　　 D. personal

[解析]“福娃”作为第29届奥运会吉祥物的标志，是有新的创意的。从奥运会开办以来，吉祥物通常为一个或两个，只有第29届奥运会“五个福娃”合为一体，象征着“北京欢迎您”。

5. _______ 8:00 of August 8, 2008, Beijing will hold the 29th Olympic Games.

　　 A. At　 B. In　　 C. On　　 D. By

　　 [解析]此题考查了奥运会的有关知识。即2008奥运会开幕式的时间；又考查了在钟点前介词的应用。

4. Which of the following information is NOT true?

A. The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.

B. The 27th Olympic Games was held in Europe.

　　 C. Beijing is getting ready for the 29th Olympic Games.

　　 [解析]第26届奥运会1996年在美国举行，第29届奥运会在北京举办，这两条信息是真实的。第27届奥运会在悉尼举行，悉尼是澳大利亚的城市，不属于欧洲。

3. (用所给词的适当形式填空) The Yellow River, the world’s _____ (five) longest river, has a serious problem now.

　　 [解析]此题考查到了地理知识，黄河是世界上第五条大河。地理知识是每个同学应该掌握的内容，这也是素质教育的要求。