1. 我想他现在没看书。　　　　　　　　　

_________________________ he’s reading now.

There are millions of stars in our sky. If you look 1________ the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see about 3000 stars. They 2_______ small, but they are really very big hot balls of burning gas. Some of them are huge, but others are much 3_______, like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright, but they 4_______ live for a short time. Every day new stars 5______ born and old stars die．

All the stars are very far away .The light 6_______ the nearest star takes more than four years to reach Earth.

Hundreds of years ago, people 7________ stars, like the North star, to know which direction to travel in. Today you can still see that star.

Mr. Chen is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed 　21　 　at once. And he said the operation would 　22　 　thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr. Chen and his wife. They had no job and 　　23　 were at school. The situation seemed 　24　 .

Two weeks later, however, Mr. Chen got some 　25　 　news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in　 　26　 　China. They　 　27 　to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of　 　28　 　family and neighbors, he was able to receive an operation just 　29　 　to prevent the illness from getting worse. 　30　 　he has returned to his family.

The 　31　 　of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people 　32　 　medical aid. The Chinese government is 　33　 　working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 　34　 　China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities(责任) of caring for the weakest members.

21. A. a treatment　 B. a rest　　　 　　 C. an operation　 　 D. training

22. A. pay　　　　 B. spend　　　 　　 C. have　　　　 　 D. cost

23. A. both their sons　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. both their daughters

C. all their sons　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all their daughters

24. A. hopeful　　　 B. hopeless　　 　 C. harmful　　　 　 D. harmless

25. A. sad　　　　 　 B. bad　　　　　 C. terrible　　　 D. good

26. A. eastern　　　 　　　 B. southern　　　 C. western　　　 D. northern

27. A. want　　　　 B. need　　　　 　 C. prefer　　　　 D. like

28. A. my　　　　　 　　　 B. your　　　　 　 C. his　　　　　 　 D. her

29. A. in time　　　 　　　 B. on time　　 　　 C. at the same time D. for a long time

30. A. Already　　　 　　　 B. Just　　　　　 C. Ever　　　　 　 D. Now

31. A. chance　　　 　　　 B. advice　　　 　 C. example　　 　 D. goal

32. A. receive　　　 B. receiving　　 　 C. received　　 　 D. receives

33. A. too　　　　　 　　　 B. also　　　　 　 C. either　　　　 　 D. as well

34. A. to　　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　 　　 C. for　　　　 　　 D. on

* 1. Hurry up! They are waiting for __________.

A. we　　　　　　　　　　 B. us　　　　　　　　　　 C. our　　 　 　　　　　 D. ours

**2. There were lots of people _________ the bus on my way back home yesterday.

A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

*3. -_________ I borrow your pencil, please?

-Sure. Here you are.

A. Need　　　　　　　　 B. Must　　　　　　　　 C. Can　　 　 　　　　　 D. Have to

**4. If it ___________ tomorrow, I will go to climb the hill with you.

A. not rain　　　　　　 B. don’t rain　　　　　 C. won’t rain　　　　 D. doesn’t rain

**5. Don’t make any noise. The baby _________.

A. sleep　　　　　　　　 B. sleeps　　　　 　 　　 C. is sleeping　　　　 D. slept

*6. -Which book do you like best?

-_________ one.

A. Five　　　　　　　　 B. The five　　　　　　 C. Fifth　　　　　　　　 D. The fifth

**7. Sorry. There is ________ rice in the bowl. Let me get some for you.

A. few　　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. a little

**8. -I haven’t seen Li Ping for a long time. Where is he?

-He _________ abroad for further studying.

A. has gone　　　　　 B. has been　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　　　　 D. went

*9. He didn’t get the best result in the examination, though he worked _______ in his class.

A. hard　　　　　　　　 B. harder　　　　　　　 C. hardest　　　　　　　 D. hardly

*10. Try your best to run fast, ________ you will fall behind others.

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

**11. -Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya?

-Who _______ it?

A. writes　　　 　　 B. has written　 　　 C. wrote　　 　　　　 D. had written

*12. -Have you seen my new pen? I am __________ it.

-I found one just now and I gave it to the teacher.

A. looking for　　　　 B. looking up　　　　 C. looking after　　　 D. looking at

**13. I don’t study as _________ as Amy and always make mistakes in my homework.

A. careful　　　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　 C. more careful　　　 D. more carefully

*14. All the students in my class are busy _________ for the final examinations.

A. prepare　　　　　　 B. to prepare　　　　　 C. preparing　　　　　 D. prepared

**15. It is a little cold outside. You’d better _________ your coat.

A. take off　　　　　　 B. take down 　　　　 C. put up　　　　　　　 D. put on

*16. The mountain is about 6300 meters _________. It is quite difficult to reach the top of it.

A. tall　　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　 C. long　　　　　　　　　 D. far

**17. He didn’t tell me ________, I didn’t know anything about him.

A. where does he live　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where he lives　　

C. where did he live　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where he lived

*18. -Hello! May I speak to Tom?

-He is in the next room right now. ____________, please.

A. Hold on　　　　　　 B. Wait a moment　 C. Don’t give up　　 D. Don’t stop

**19. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.

A. hungry and tiredly　　　 　　　　　　　 B. hungry and tired

C. hungrily and tiredly　　　 　　　　　　 D. hungrily and tired

**20. The companies are working together to create 　　　　they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.

A. which　　　 　　 B. that　　　　 　　 C. what　 　　　　　　 D. who

5. 我想我们应该阻止人们在公共场所吸烟。

I think we should　 　　　　　　　　　in public places.

4. 天要下雨了，你去上学时最好带上雨衣。

It’s going to rain. 　　　　　　　　　a raincoat with you when you go to school.

3. 我能跑得和你一样快。

I can run 　　　　　　　　　　　you.

2. 她擅长跳舞。

She 　　　　　　　　　　　dancing.