Some people still live in their hometown. ______, others may only see it once or twice a year. Today, millions of Chinese people leave the countryside to find jobs in big ______. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has been living in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. "I used to ______ home at least once a year, but I haven't been back for almost three years. It's a shame, but I just don't have the ______," he said.

Many people like Zhong Wei wonder with great ______ how their hometowns have changed. Maybe large hospitals and new roads have ______. In many places, the government has built new schools and sent ______ from the cities to help.

"I noticed, my hometown is like this," Zhong added. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th ______. But now the buildings are very old. I hear that they will build a new school there." Zhong Wei believes such developments are ______, he also knows that his hometown cannot ______ stay the same.

According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will______ change. "In my hometown, there is a big old ______ in the school. ______ there, it has become a symbol of the place. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under the big tree, especially during the summer holidays. It was really a ______ childhood. Our hometown has left ______ soft and sweet memories in our hearts."

1.A.But B.However C.Moreover D.So

2.A.countries B.towns C.villages D.cities

3.A.leave B.away C.return D.back

4.A.money B.time C.energy D.feeling

5.A.interest B.honor C.time D.money

6.A.built B.gone C.appeared(出现) D.left

7.A.parents B.doctors C.children D.teachers

8.A.Century B.Times C.Period D.Year

9.A.good B.bad C.harmful D.helpless

10.A.sometimes B.never C.seldom D.always

11.A.never B.often C.usually D.sometimes

12.A.bridge B.wall C.tree D.boat

13.A.Still B.From C.In D.At

14.A.sad B.exciting C.happy D.dull

15.A.many B.few C.little D.lots

Nathan Sawaya’s childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he’s been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him instead of books and a computer.

After he left the college, Nathan started as a lawyer first but soon stopped his highly—paid job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art.

Nathan’s work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is exciting. Since it began in 2007, Nathan’s exhibition “The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

“I’m proud that I make my dream come true and what I would like to tell the young is that to do what you love in life is the most important thing.” says Nathan.

根据短文(C)内容完成表格,每空一词

Nathan Sawaya—

A Brick 1.

In his childhood

He had fun2. with plastic toy bricks, drawing cartoon and writing.

After leaving the college

He3.up his highly —paid job as a lawyer to become an artist.

After his work appeared in museums around the world

4.children and adults love his work and his exhibition has been popular with visitors.

After making his dream5. true

He told young people that to do what you love in life is the most important thing.

People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I’ll share some of my experiences _________you. I once took an English course for one school year in Peking University, but I mostly________to learn English myself.

One thing I can tell you is that once you’ve started learning, you should try to think _________ English as much as possible. If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, ________think about “How would I say them in English?” At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now when I’m in America, and for most of the time, I will think in English and speak it________.It’s amazing how much this helps.

For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn't want to make mistakes. Finally, I________it. And while traveling in America, I’d try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I’d have no choice but________English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving ________.

__________, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and ask them to give you some suggestions for improvement.

The suggestions above are really helpful for those________want to learn English well. Try them and you are sure to improve your English soon.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A.to B.with C.for

2.A.made my way B.got in the way C.went out my way

3.A.in B.with C.on

4.A.still B.just C.already

5.A.gradually B.directly C.carefully

6.A.realized B.succeeded C.overcame

7.A.speak B.to speak C.speaking

8.A.much quicker B.much quickly C.much more quickly

9.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore

10.A.that B.which C.who

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