The population of Henan is ________ than that of Shandong.

A. less B. more C. larger D. small

—How much does it take to build the school library?

— Four________ yuan.

A. million B. millions

C. millions of D. million of

New York is famous _________ its tall buildings.

A. at B. to C. as D. for

He’s really _________ after the _________ tennis match.

A. tiring; tiring B. tired; tiring

C. tired; tired D. tiring; tired

It’s important ________ the piano well.

A. of him to play B. for him to play

C. of him playing D. for him playing

In the match, Jim__________ me and won the first prize.

A. beat B. missed C. trained D. passed

She got up early this morning _________ she could catch the first bus.

A. because B. so that

C. in order to D. when

This year our school is __________ than it was last year.

A. much more beautiful B. much beautiful

C. the most beautiful D. beautiful

Mr. Zhang enjoys ___________ the piano, and he practises ________ it every day.

A. playing; to play B. to play; to play

C. to play; playing D. playing; playing

完形填空（10分，共10题）

Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.

The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”

This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!

The question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But I'm and can’t speak to her. What should I do?”

When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a talk. Many people are shy when they English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling helps.

The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them , but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”

Try to remember eight or ten a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the names for everything you see?

1.A. watch B. watching C. to watch

2.A. book B. play C. song

3.A. two B. twice C. second

4.A. shy B. funny C. outgoing

5.A. do B. is C. are

6.A. write B. speak C. listen

7.A. hardly B. never C. always

8.A. off B. down C. up

9.A. letters B. paragraphs C. words

10.A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese