The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.

Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

1._______, our world is becoming much smaller.

A．Because of the rise in pollution

B．Thanks to science development

C．Because the earth is being polluted day and night

D．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2.Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today.

A．much easier than    B．as easy as          C．much harder than   D．as hard as

3.Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _______.

A．rubbish（垃圾）   B．noise pollution      C．air pollution        D．water pollution

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

C．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

D．If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems .One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways ,We see it ,smell it, drink it and even hear it .

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people ,the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people ,When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place, But this is no longer true.

Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious .It’s bad for all living things in the world , but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution, They stop people from burning coal in house and factories in the city. And from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution, It is caused by heavy traffic .We are sure that if there are fewer people driving . there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home, We must take care of it . That means keeping the land. Water and air clean And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

1.______,our world is becoming much smaller

2.Hundreds of years ago., life was _____it is today

3.Pollution comes in many ways , We can even hear it , Here “it “means ________

A rubbish(垃圾)    B. noise pollution  

C. air pollution     D. water pollution

4.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because_____

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.

My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.

1.A. pain                   B. attempt                       C. joy                             D. shyness

2.A. housing                   B. fishing                       C. car                             D. fashion

3.A. mind                  B. idea                            C. opinion                       D. head

4. A. get down           B. set out                        C. searched for               D. went on

5.A. operate              B. run                         C. start                           D. work

6.A. riding                 B. driving                      C. thinking                     D. keeping

7.A. strong                 B. practical                     C. ideal                          D. obvious

8.A. afford                 B. pay                              C. allow                      D. stand

9.A. talk                       B. expression                   C. face                       D. response

10.A. truck                     B. telescope                     C. chance                   D. bargain

11.A. one                        B. something                    C. everything                 D. nothing

12. A. heating                 B. loving                        C. nursing                  D. finding

13.A. pleased                  B. good                            C. expert                   D. angry

14.A. say                        B. believe                        C. care                      D. learn

15.A. went off                B. woke up                       C. rang up                 D. found out

16.A. pleased                  B. instructed                   C. warned                  D. defeated

17.A. opened                   B. wrapped                       C. left                           D. faded

18.A. recovered               B. refused                        C. reopened               D. removed

19.A. won                        B. done                             C. beaten                   D. failed

20.A. ever                      B. already                     C. still                             D. even

Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___1___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___2___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___3___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___4___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___5___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___6___.

My next plan would have to be more ___7___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___8___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___9___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___10___ and for US$250 you could buy ___11___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___12___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___13___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___14___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___15___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___16___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___17___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___18___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___19___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___20___ get an A+ in English class.

1. A. pain           B. attempt           C. joy              D. shyness

2. A. housing        B. fishing            C. car             D. fashion

3. A. mind            B. idea             C. opinion           D. head

4. A. get            B. set               C. searched        D. went

5. A. operate         B. run              C. start            D. work

6. A. riding           B. driving            C. thinking          D. keeping

7. A. strong          B. practical          C. ideal            D. obvious

8. A. afford           B. pay              C. allow          D. stand

9. A. talk           B. expression          C. face            D. response

10. A. truck          B. telescope         C. chance               D. bargain

11. A. one             B. something          C. everything      D. nothing

12. A. heating        B. loving             C. nursing          D. finding

13. A. pleased       B. good               C. expert         D. angry

14. A. say             B. believe            C. care            D. learn

15. A. went off        B. woke up         C. rang up          D. found out

16. A. worried       B. instructed           C. warned          D. defeated

17. A. opened        B. wrapped         C. left             D. faded

18. A. recovered       B. refused           C. reopened        D. removed

19. A. won           B. done               C. beaten         D. failed

20. A. ever            B. already            C. still             D. even

When I was a little girl, every time my dad was repairing something, he   1.  ask me to hold the hammer, and meanwhile, have a conversation with me. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

   I grew up and left home for college and  2.      then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. Several years later I bought a house,   3.       my dad painted by himself for three days in the 80-degree summer heat. All he asked was   4.       me to talk to him. But I was always busy,   5.     (able) to find any time for conversation with him.

   One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Later that day came a call   6.    (say) my father was in hospital. Immediately I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all the   7.     (miss) occasions to have a talk with my dad.

     8.    the time I got to hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was   9.       who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized   10.    little I know about my dad, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself.