阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt,   16   mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her   17  .

    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with   18   servants(仆人). Agatha was known   19   an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to   20  .

Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she   21   one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies   22  . Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract   23  readers around the world.

Christie also wrote several   24  . One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that   25   in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.

1.

A. more practical                  B. more famous         

 C. the most famous                 D. the most practical                          

2.

 A. loss           B. birth           C. death        D. arrival

3.

A. much         B. plenty of        C. lots          D. a lot

4.

A. as            B. like             C. by           D. for

5.

 A. her brother    B. her             C. herself        D. her sister

6.

 A. created       B. produced        C. built          D. continued

7.

A. also          B. besides          C. as well        D. either

8.

 A. million        B. millions         C. millions of     D. million of

9.

A. stories        B. plays            C. movies        D. comedies

10.

 A. takes place    B. takes in          C. takes off       D. takes down

Every school has its own rules. In some schools in America, students __1__ chew gum(口香糖).

Some schools in Britain don’t let their __2__ have strange hairstyles. However, one __3__ is very popular around the world: students __4__ to wear uniforms on schooldays, but many students don’t like to wear the school uniforms. They think the uniforms are the ugliest __5__ in the world, but schools don’t let their students wear __6__ own clothes at school. Some students draw cartoons or some famous singers on their __7__. They think it is very __8__ that everyone wears the same clothes. What do you think ___9__ it? Do you __10__ your school uniform?

1.                A．can’t         B．have to         C．can  D．don’t have to

2.                A．classmates      B．students        C．boys D．girls

3.                A．school         B．class           C．rule D．uniform

4.                A．has            B．must           C．should   D．have

5.                A．clothes         B．shirts           C．skirts D．cloth

6.                A．their           B．they           C．them D．themselves

7.                A．school bags      B．books          C．uniforms  D．desks

8.                A．bored          B．boring          C．interesting D．interested

9.                A．of             B．over           C．by   D．for

10.               A．like            B．make          C．wash D．put on

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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Yesterday, I read a report on a charity show in a newspaper. The aim of the show was to   1  money for the poor children. In the country areas, some children are out of school  2  their parents can't  3  for their education.

4 my surprise, many famous performers  5  the charity show, such as Andy Liu, Jay, Faye Wang, Kitty Chen and so on. The stars didn't ask for any pay. They did it for  6 ! There were a lot of performances  7  singing and dancing. The  8  was  9  excited that they clapped their hands from time to time. Of course, the show was   10 .

All the people followed the star's example. A great number of people showed their generosity in   11  their money to the show. Both the ticket money and the donated money were soon sent to the poor areas and some of the poor children can get back to school now.

Now many charity shows are held in our country, not only to   12  education in poor areas   13  to help people in trouble. As the Chinese saying goes, “All the others will come to one's rescue(援助) 14 one is in trouble.”

I 15  the whole world will become better if every one of us gives charity to others.

1.                A．pay            B．raise           C．spend    D．cost

2.                A．and            B．so             C．because  D．or

3.                A．pay            B．spend          C．cost D．take

4.                A．For            B．To             C．At   D．With

5.                A．join            B．were           C．took part in    D．took

6.                A．good           B．ever           C．long D．free

7.                A．like            B．as             C．of   D．for

8.                A．student         B．parents         C．teachers  D．audience

9.                A．too            B．very           C．quite D．so

10.               A．success        B．successes       C．a success  D．successful

11.               A．donating        B．bringing        C．collecting  D．taking

12.               A．teach          B．think           C．give  D．support

13.               A．and           B．but also        C．or    D．all

14.               A．as             B．when          C．while D．because

15.               A．like            B．wish           C．hope D．want

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The Smiths are taking a vacation next week. At first, they thought about   1    to Beijing. Because they went there three times, so there’s nothing  2 for them. This time, they want to go  3 .   4 are they going then? “I want to go to Jiuzhaigou,” said Tom. “But it’s quite  5  from here and we have only two 6 ,” Mary disagreed. “I think we should go somewhere near here.” And  7 they decided  8  to Qingdao. Qingdao is famous     9   its beautiful beaches.

They are leaving  10 Friday evening and staying there   11  two days. On the first day, they are going to the  12  to see the dolphins(海豚). On the second day, they are going to the beach and    13   there. They are taking  14  on the beautiful beach. They are sure that they will  15  themselves in Qingdao.

Every school has its own rules.  How many    1   are there in your school?  At some schools,  the students    2   to wear uniforms on school days.  But many students don’t like to wear uniforms.  They think the uniforms are the ugliest   3   in the world.  But the school don’t allow students to wear    4   own clothes at school.  So some students draw cartoons or some famous singers on their   5   .  They think it is very    6   that everyone wears the same.  It is very unfair(不公平的) that teachers and students are wearing    7  .  But most of the students    8   the rules.  What do you think    9   it?  Do you    10   your school uniforms?