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Spring is a good time for kite flying — a popular activity in China. On a sunny day 1 a good light wind, you’ll see hundreds of kites 2 in the sky. They have all kinds of shapes like swallows (燕子) and flowers. Some of the shapes have special meanings. For example, swallows mean 3 . The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite.

The city has an international kite festival 4 every year. There are matches for kite-flying skills and new kinds of kites. The most famous is the match for the “Kite King”. 5 kite fans from more than 30 countries visit the city to take part in the matches, 6 just to enjoy this colorful festival.

The largest kite in the world is a big“Octopus”. It’s about 1,100 square meters. Li Jingyang, a kite fan in Jilin, 7 eight months making it in 2008.

The kite was 8 by Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. According to the record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. Soon, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.

9 it was taken to the west in the 1100s, the kite has been important to the life of western people. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., we can read: “The 10 man-made aircrafts (飞行器) were the kites in China.”

1. A. with B. without C. except D. besides

2. A. walking B. running C. jumping D. flying

3. A. bad luck B. good luck C. being alone D. being unlucky

4. A. in April B. in July C. in August D. in December

5.A. Many thousands B. Thousand C. Thousand of D. Thousands of

6. A. and B. or C. but D. so

7. A. took B. cost C. spent D. paid

8. A. found B. found out C. looked for D. invented

9.A.When B. Since C. Before D. After

10. A. earliest B. last C. cleverest D. newest

 —Hello! May I speak to Scott, please?

—____________. I’ll get him right away.

A. Yes, you can                                  B. Don’t talk        

C. I’m glad to hear that                       D. Hold on, please

 Good news for you, class! Mr.Lee said just now that we____________ a picnic the next weekend. A. will have B. are having C. would have D. had

 I believe that ____________ you work, ____________ result you’ll get.

A. the harder, the better                             B. the harder, a better

C. the more hard, the more better               D. more hard, a better

You’d better ____________ in class, or your teacher will be angry.

A. not talk        B. not to talk         C. not talking               D. don’t talk

 —Do you know the singer Xu Song?

—Of course we do. Not only we but also our English teacher ____________ him very well. We all like his songs.

A. know                      B. knows              C. knew                      D. have known

 More students will be late for school if it ____________ tomorrow.

A. will rain            B. is rain               C. rains                D. will be rainy

—You haven’t been to the West Lake in Hangzhou, have you?

—____________. How I wish to go there!

A. Yes, I have        B. Yes, I haven’t     C. No, I have               D. No, I haven’t

I can’t decide____________ next.

A. what to do B. how to do C. to do what D. to do how

—Would you please____________ the radio a little? I’m doing homework.

—Sorry. I’ll do it right away.

A. turn on B. turn off      C. turn up D. turn down