He decided to study hard__________ catch up with others.

A. as a result    B. so that    C. in order that    D. in order to

 Earthquakes are common, and thousands of them happen each day.  But most are too weak to feel. During a   earthquake, there is often a great noise first.  Then the earth   terribly and many houses    down.  Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A great many factories are destroyed. Thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes.  Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake   ,other accidents such as fires often     . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused. It is well-known of the   of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago,  ,a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could     from which direction the seismic waves（地动波）had come, and this machine is still    by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and   they happen, but we still can't tell exactly when and where earthquake will happen,  and cannot stop it from happening.

1.A. real            B. weak              C. big               D. small

2.A. moves              B. shakes        C. jumps         D. breaks

3.A. get                    B. put              C. set    D. fall

4.A. lonely    B. later           C. themselves   D. itself

5.A. follow    B. copy           C. come          D. enter

6.A. information       B. questions     C. dangers       D. troubles

7.A. as a result         B. in fact         C. for example  D. as well

8.A. find out           B. think up        C. point at        D. look for

9.A. improved B. repaired      C. protected     D. used

10.A. where           B. why              C. what           D. when

He had to retire(退休) early ______ poor health.

A. as a result　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because

C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because of

Simon improved his way of study. ______, he has made great progress.

1. A.
   As a result
2. B.
   As usual
3. C.
   In other words
4. D.
   In all

Jackie Chan is a well-known Chinese action movie star around the world. He was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents       mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents       him “Chen Gangsheng”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to     a safe trip to Hong Kong.

     , Jackie’s family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). In 1961, when Jackie was      years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a       as a cook in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students       Kung Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演) there.

In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood,       he wasn’t very successful. He went on to       in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1995, Jackie Chan became       in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans, and his films make millions of dollars.

1.A. lived                    B. left                           C. went

2.A. told                              B. named                     C. offered

3.A. make                            B. build                         C. celebrate

4.A. First all                    B. At first                       C. At last

5.A. five                      B. seven                        C. ten

6.A. business                   B. member                       C. job

7.A. practiced                        B. entered                      C. searched

8.A. though                          B. and                           C. but

9.A. book tickets                B. make films                      C. sing songs

10.A. excited             B. special                        C. famous