根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。(5分)

1.There are a lot of new ________ in our city.

2.Look at the sun. It always shines _______ at this time of year.

3.Today is mother’s _______ birthday. I prepare a gift for her.

4.The students are busy ________ for the exam.

5.If you work hard, you’ll be _______ in the exam.

完成对话。
Jenny: So, Betty, what does your father do?
Betty:  66
Jenny: Do you want to be a policewoman?
Betty: Oh, yes.  67 but it’s also an exciting job. Jenny, your father is a bank clerk, right?
Jenny: 68
Sam: Do you want to be a bank clerk, too?
Jenny: No, not really. I want to be a reporter.
Sam: Oh, yeah? Why?
Jenny: It’s very busy, but it’s also fun, too. You meet so many interesting people.  69What does he do?
Sam: He’s a report at the TV studio. It’s an exciting job, but it’s also very difficult. 70 I want to be reporter, too.

Beijing is the capital of China. It is also one of the birthplaces of the Chinese civilization (文明) and one of the six ancient capital cities in China. It is the second biggest city with an area of 17,020 square kilometers. Beijing is changing every day and it is becoming more and more beautiful. Now there are a lot of new buildings, modern shopping malls and large markets.
In the past, Beijing was very clean and quiet and most people went to work or school by bike. Things have changed a lot. Now people can take the bus, the underground or the taxi to go to work or school. It is fast and convenient.
The changes in Beijing have brought many advantages but they have also caused some problems: air pollution, noise pollution, sandstorms and lots of traffic. 
【小题1】How many ancient capital cities are there in China?

I am a student in Grade Three. I began to learn English three years ago. English isn’t very  16   to learn. But I like it very much.

  17   do I study English?

In the first year, I found   18   very difficult to memorize new words. At first I   19   a lot of time on them. I learned new words only   20   reading and writing.   21   a few days later I forgot them. Later, with the help of my teachers, I came to know how to do it well. I paid more attention to   22   and spelling. For example:

  23  , I have learned a lot of new words. Every morning after I get up, I do some reading. At school I   24   to speak English with my classmates and go over   25   I have learned.

Nothing is too hard if you put your heart into it.

1.A.hard                                        B. excited                         C. easy                          D. fast

2.A.Why                                        B. What                             C. Unless                      D. How

3.A.this                                         B. it                                    C. that                           D. /

4.A.took                                        B. paid                               C. spent                        D. cost

5.A.with                                        B. for                                  C. as                               D. by

6.A.And                                         B. But                                C. Then                          D. However

7.A.pronunciation B. words     C. reading                         D. writing

8.A.By the way                            B. In this way                   C. To begin with          D. Later on

9.A.join                                          B. lose                               C. try                              D. realize

10.A.that                                      B. what                             C. which                        D. when

About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat  1  food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is  3  work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But  4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be  5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6  overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and  7  way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are  8  ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。