There is good news for the children in the      . We may still remember the girl       big eyes. Her big eyes       us her dream: I wish to go to school. In China, there are still       girls and boys like her. They want to go to school,        their families are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder for them to       the education for all the children. So the parents often ask girls       at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they       worry about the money. From 2006 on, children could go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life       . Soon all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is       great. China that has changed for the better.

1.A. cities                  B. countryside            C. farm

2.A. with                     B. on                                    C. in

3.A. says                     B. tells                                  C. talks

4.A. a lot                        B. much                  C. a lot of                   

5.A. but                      B. and                            C. or

6.A. take                        B. afford                               C. spend

7.A. stay                    B. staying             C. to stay  

8.A. mustn’t                       B. needn’t                            C. can’t

9.A. better                      B. worse                         C. longer           

10.A. really                        B. never                   C. hardly  

Mom is back from the shop. Tom wants to see all the things.

Tom: Mom, what do you buy     1      me?

Mom: Here you are. Come up and     2      a look.

Tom: The apple is nice.      3      is it?

Mom: It's one dollar a kilo.

Tom:    4       is the price of the T-shirt?

Mom: It's twenty dollars.     5      you like it?

Tom: Yes, but it's not cheap. And the     6       is cool.

Mom: I know you like red. Do you like the new    7      ?

Tom: Yes. How much are they?

Mom: Thirty dollars.

Tom: Did you buy the video cassette for me, mom?

Morn: Sorry,     8     I didn't find it in the shop.

Tom: Oh, please buy it next time（下一次）.

Mom:   9   

Tom: Thanks     10   

Mom: That's all right.

1. A. for                   B. to                   C. in

2. A. make                      B. play                C. have

3. A. How many          B. How much         C. How old

4. A. Which                     B. Who              C. What

5. A. Do                        B. Are                  C. Does

6. A. price               B. color             C. hat

7. A. T-shirt               B. shoes                    C. cloth

8. A. but                  B. and                C. or

9. A. Yes                B. No                C. OK

10. A. a lot                      B. much                    C. a lot of

Kids like to play games(游戏). Do you often play hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)   36   your friends? A lot of kids often play this game and love to play   37  . Hide-and-seek is a very   38  game. Maybe(可能) your father and mother   39   the game. Maybe your grandparents play it,   40  .   41   do we know this? Old stories(故事) tell us   42   hide-and-seek. In old photos, we can   43   the game, too. Boys and girls play   44   old games. Big kids tell small kids about   45  . And so (因此) the games live on(继续存在).

(   )36. A. and                    B. for                    C. with                 

(   )37. A. one                    B. it                      C. they                 

(   )38. A. old                     B. new                  C. big                   

(   )39. A. do                            B. like                   C. play          

(   )40. A. one                    B. too                    C. to                           

(   )41. A. Why                  B. How                 C. What               

(   )42. A. about                 B. to                            C. with                 

(   )43. A. say                    B. see                    C. talk                  

(   )44. A. a lot                   B. much                C. many               

(   )45. A. they                   B. them                 C. him                  

Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV, they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? It’s because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see anything over the radio. 

TV helps to open children's eyes. TV helps to open their minds (智力), too. They can learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.

Many children watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can't have a good rest. How about you, my young friend?

1. Children can’t see anything         .

A. in the radio             B. over the radio   C. on TV                    D. by watching TV

2. TV helps to open children’s        .

A. eyes and minds       B. minds             C. eyes or minds         D. eyes

3.          children watch TV only on Saturday evening.

A. A lot                      B. Much              C. A lot of                  D. A few

4. Children can study better and more easily with TV because they         .

A. like to watch TV

B. can hear at the same time        

C. can watch at the same time

D. they can hear and see something at the same time

5. According to the passage, a few children go to bed late because they         .

A. are busy with their lessons           B. do their homework

C. watch TV                                  D. listen to the radio