—Can you come and give us a talk on Thursday or Friday?

—I am afraid ______ day is possible. I am very busy these days.

A. either        B. neither        C. every        D. any

I enjoy the popular dance “hip--hop” , but ______my father _______ my mother like it .

A. both; and                        B. not only; but also     

C. either; or                        D. neither; nor

Tom ________ stand the boring lessons.  I can’t stand them ________.

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11   with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12   the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13  , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”

“This is the only move you know,   14   this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15   his teacher. So he kept training.

Several months   16  , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17   won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger,   19  , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20  . Worried that the boy   21   get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22  .”

As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23   him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.

24   the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”

“You won for  25   reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

1.A. class         B. learn             C. lessons            D. work

2.A. why             B. what              C. when             D. how

3.A. doing   B. running           C. writing            D. training

4.A. so       B. but               C. or                D. until

5.A. asked for B. depended on        C. believed in         D. came out

6.A. later      B. ago               C. before             D. after

7.A. slowly  B. easily             C. carefully           D. hardly

8.A. None  B. Both              C. All                D. Either

9.A. weaker     B. worse              C. cuter              D. stronger

10.A. win      B. lose               C. take               D. throw

11.A. might     B. can               C. must              D. should

12.A. stop    B. play               C. stay               D. continue

13.A. fail      B. win               C. get                D. beat

14.A. In    B. At                C. On                D. For

15.A. one    B. two               C. three              D. four

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is   1  plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men   2 make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and animals   

 3   Therefore(因此), animals and  men need plants in order to   4  This is the reason(原因) why we find that there are so many plants around us.

If you look carefully at the plants around you   5   find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large   6   others are small. Most plants are green..

Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only   7  large leaves. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of  8    shapes(形状) and colors.

Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have short leaf stalks(叶茎)while others have long leaf stalks. Still others have  9   stalks at all. The edges(边)of leaves are also different. Some leaves have smooth(光滑的)edges. Some have wave(波状的) edges    10   the teeth of saw(锯).

8.A. much          B. different         C. same            D the same