(A)单词拼写，注意形式。
1.He got to school_______(早)than I did this morning.
2.I love basketball , Michael Jordan and Yao Ming are my __________(英雄).
3.Can you put the ____ (外国的)countries’ names on the Internet for them to look at?.
4.The students should be always strict with _______(自己)。
5. Mr Yang has lots of knowledge(知识)，so each of us _______(钦佩) him very much
6.The comic book is funny from  b_____   to end.
7. I was doing my homework while my mother was s______up this hole(洞) in my trousers。
(B)用所给词的正确形式填空。
8.____________ (luck), our team tried our best but could never win the first prize.
9.The policeman told the boys__________(not play)football near the road．.
10.Don’t make the baby ___________( cry ) again.
11.I am taller than him,and I am the _____(slim) of all the students.
12. If you eat too much_____________ (health)food, you may be ill.

For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story lives on.

A blanket of green - And it all started with a surprising decision made by Yang Shanzhou back in 1988.

The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the barren hills. Along with fifteen other people, Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan.

It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine.

Su Jiaxiang, Yang Shanzhou’s secretary, said, “I went to visit him several times. He didn’t even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night. But you know he was almost seventy!”

In 2010, Yang Shanzhou passed away. He was buried in Daliang Mountain, according to his will. More than twenty years has passed since he first began his planting in the mountains.The hills are now covered with kinds of trees. By planting trees, Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. This hidden hero left his local government with a priceless legacy.

1.Yang Shanzhou lived in __________.

A. Jiangsu           B. Guizhou        C. Yunnan       D. Guangxi

2.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Mr Yang has been dead for three years.

B. Yang Shanzhou didn’t want to be buried in the mountain.

C. Yang Shanzhou gave up the better life in the city.

D. Yang Shanzhou will be remembered for ever.

3.The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the barren hills. “barren” means ________.

    A. 荒芜的         B. 葱郁的        C. 长满树木的      D. 美丽的

4.From the passage we can know Mr Yang Shanzhou passed away at the age of _______.

     A. 74              B. 62            C. 84                  D. 94

5.Mr. Yang brought many things except_________.

     A. green hills         B. hope         C. priceless legacy     D. hard life

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés.Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

3. The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

4.What do the two cities have in common?

5.From the passage, we can know that       .