Our neighborhood used to be very quiet．However, these days,（1）things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy．Zhao Jun, the local school teacher is extremely（2）．When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said“, Every night we hear strange noises （3）our window．My wife thinks that is could be an （4）,but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having （5）．My parents called the police, but they can't （6）anything strange．They think it might be the （7）．I don't think so! ”

Zhao Jun's next door neighbor Xiang Dan is （8）,too. “At first, I thought it might be a cat, but I can't see a cat, and I still hear the noises outside．”Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own （9）．There must be something （10）the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it？

1．A．interesting         B．exciting           C．strange           D．terrible

2．A．worried           B．pleased            C．satisfied          D．relaxed

3．A．of               B．outside       C．from          D．inside

4．A．actor            B．accident      C．object         D．animal

5．A．trouble           B．fun          C．lessons        D．sports

6．A．find              B．think          C．make          D．feel

7．A．water            B．laughter       C．music         D．wind

8．A．nervous          B．surprised      C．unhappy       D．mad

9．A．ways             B．matters        C．habits          D．ideas

10．A．cleaning        B．visiting        C．breaking       D．moving

People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday  26 differently in different countries  27  each culture has its own Valentine’s Day customs．

    For example，people in the United States and Japan both celebrate Valentine’s Day  28February 14．But in Japan，only romantic partners come together,while in America，it can be shared by anyone  29  is close，friend or lover．Chocolate is the most preferred gift in the US  30  it is common in Japan，too．However,in the US other kinds of gifts are  3 1  given，and many people exchange cards．

    The biggest  32  is that in Japan，only girls and women．33  chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of  34  friends．And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get  35  expensive gifts than men．That’s why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!

1.A．celebrates    B．is celebrating    C．celebrated   D．is celebrated

2.A．although    B．where    C．because D．if

3.A．on    B．in    C．at D．by

4.A．whom    B．who    C．whose D．which

5.A．so    B．as        C．and D．or

6.A．too    B．either    C．neither D．also

7.A．difference    B．differences    C．different D．differently

8.A．give    B．to give    C．giving D．given

9.A．theirs    B．they    C．them D．their

10.A．many    B．more    C．few D．fewer

　　（　　）1．A. read 　　　　　　  B. write 　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　    D. spell

　　（　　）2．A. nice 　　　　　　  B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. boring 　　　　　　   D. relaxing

　　（　　）3．A. how 　　　　　　 B. why 　　　　　　　　  C. where 　　　　　　   D. who

　　（　　）4．A. because 　　    B. that 　　　　　　　　   C. so 　　　　　　　　    D. then

　　（　　）5．A. school 　　　　  B. hotel 　　　　　　　　  C. store 　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

　　（　　）6．A. often 　　　　    B. many 　　&n
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bsp;　　　　    C. soon 　　　　　　　　 D. much

　　（　　）7．A. question 　　    B. example 　　　　　　 C. help 　　　　　　　　  D. survey

　　（　　）8．A. Before 　　　　  B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. For 　　　　　　　　   D. In

　　（　　）9．A. want 　　　　　　 B. wish 　　　　　　　　  C. need 　　　　　　　　 D. start

　　（　　）10．A. sorry 　　　　  B. happy 　　　　　　    C. relaxed 　　　　　　  D. tired

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