In many classrooms, it's not  16  to find students spinning (???) their pens  17  they listen to their teachers.

     Pen-spinning is also popular  18  Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment. Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning   19  .

     276 people took part in the competition. The came from different age groups. Some were students   20   some were office workers. First, they   21   the videos of their pen-spinning skills to the organizer's website. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 22   of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,   23  reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest fingers, then to his palm(????) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him   24   the champion.

    Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  25 in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time. But when you are in the class, please don't do that.

1.A. difficult                B. easy               C. common

2.A. before                  B. when                C. after

3.A. for                    B. between              C. among

4.A. chairman               B. captain              C. champion

5.A. or                     B. and                  C. with

6.A. were sent              B. sent                 C. was sent

7.A. each                  B. Both                  C. Every

8.A.includes                 B. included              C. including

9.A. become                B. became                C. becomes

10.A. quite good            B. quite well            C. quite better

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is   16   there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about   17  .

    Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.   18   a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are   19   tickets that will let them see a   20   game for free.

   “Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.   21   all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy   22  . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some   23   TV sets from the factory.

    “Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of   24   an invitation, but for a later time.

    You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”   25   you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

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

2.A. weather            B. cloud            C. sky              D. rain

3.A. Bring              B. Take             C. Give             D. Carry

4.A. beautiful          B. special         C. expensive        D. cheap

5.A. better             B. larger          C. later            D. earlier

6.A. But                B. Before           C. Where            D. After

7.A. it                 B. one              C. this             D. that

8.A. much               B. better           C. more             D. less

9.A. refusing           B. printing        C. sending          D. accepting

10.A. In fact           B. Of course        C. By the way       D. At least

　　阅读下列短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

“ Green ” is more than just a colour. It means that you should live to protect the environment . ——  the water , the land and the air . You can be a green kid by following these steps .

Reduce( 减少） it.

When you use less of something , you do a good thing for the Earth . For example , a shorter shower means you use less water . ( 1.) Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth .

Reuse it .

Many times , even if you don' t need something ,someone else might just need it . For example , if your younger sister does' t play with her bear toy , you can give ( 2.) it to your neighbour . Try to change books, toys , even clothes with friends .

Enjoy it .

It 's true that pollution is a great problem now , ( 3.) ____________ the Earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore ( 探索 ）. Go for a hike ( 远足 ） ， visit nature centres , and gardens , climb mountains and take a boat in the rivers …. Outdoor activities are good for you . You can also plant trees ,collect reusable (可重复使用的）things …. Being a green kid is so easy .

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

16.回答问题：How  many steps ( to be  a green kid ) are mentioned in the passage ? 

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17. 将文中划线( 1 ) 的句子译成汉语

   _____________________________________________________________________18 文中划线 ( 2 .) 的 “it”指代的是什么？ _____________________.

19. 在文中划线部分 （ 3 .）的 空白处填上一个恰当的连词使句子通顺完整，符合逻辑。_________

20.. 从文中找一个句子与所给句子意思相同的句子。

 It is so easy to be a great kid .

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