In fact, China is one of the 13 thirstiest countries _________ it has the world's third largest water supply （可用量）．

A．until          B．if            C．though            D．because

I must return the dictionary to Allen now．I _________ it for three weeks already．

A．kept          B．will keep             C．keep          D．have kept

Teenagers love teachers _________ are energetic and friendly．

A．whom              B．who                C．which              D．/

—Your father is sleeping．Would you mind turning down the TV?

—_________．I'll do it right away．

A．Not at all            B．Of course           C．No way            D．Sounds good

—Excuse me．Could you tell me _________ from here to the bookstore?

— Sure．About two miles．

A．how much is it                            B．how much it is

C．how far is it                            D．how far it is

There was a boy in India who was sent to a boarding school by his parents．   1  being sent away this boy was the best student in his class．   2   the boy changed when he went to the boarding school．His grades started dropping． He   3   being in a group．He was lonely （孤独的）all the time．And sometimes he even felt like killing   4  ．All of this because he felt no one loved him．

     His parents started   5   the boy．So his dad decided to travel to the school and talk with him．

     They sat on the beach near the school． The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports, After some time his dad said, "Do you know   6   I am here today, my dear son?"

     The boy answered back, "to check my grades．"

     "No, no, I don't care about your   7  ," his dad replied．"I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me． I only care about you．I only want to see you   8 ．YOU ARE MY LIFE．"

     These words   9   the boy's eyes to fill with tears （泪水）．He hugged （拥抱） his dad． They didn't say anything to each other for a long time．

     Now the boy knew there was   10   on this Earth who cared for him deeply．He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is one of the best students in a university and no one has ever seen him sad!

1．A．After                  B．Before              C．By                D．For

2．A．But                 B．And               C．Although         D．Since

3．A．liked                B．enjoyed             C．hated            D．appreciated

4．A．yourself             B．herself             C．myself             D．himself

5．A．worrying about                            B．laughing at

      C．giving up                              D．staying away from

6．A．how                  B．when              C．where           D．why

7．A．sports                B．classes            C．grades            D．teachers

8．A．awful                       B．happy              C．hard-working      D．angry

9．A．caused               B．allowed             C．taught           D．told

10．A．nobody             B．someone           C．anyone            D．everybody

Before 2002，nearly everybody knew that Wang Tao was the first Chinese to take part in a World Expo（博览会）．Wang Tao，a writer from Jiangsu Province，took part in the 1867 Paris World Expo and wrote an article about his experience．

    But at the end of 2002，some people in Shanghai were surprised to find that the first contact（接触）with World Expo actually happened 16 years earlier-in 1851，a man called Xu Rongcun took part in the first World Expo ever, the London World Expo．

    Xu Rongcun was a businessman who sold silk（丝绸）and tea in Shanghai．In 1851，when the United Kingdom announced that it would hold the first World Expo，Xu Rongcun thought it was a great chance to show his silk to the world．He sent 12 bags of “Huzhou Silk” to the United Kingdom．

At the beginning of the Expo，the people didn't pay much attention to Xu Rongcun's silk．However because of its excellent quality, the silk won gold and silver medals at the Expo in the end．

If there were no World Expo，Xu Rongcun might just be a successful businessman．But his experience at the first World Expo engraved his name on the history of World Expo．

    根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1．Now we all know that Wang Tao is the first Chinese to take part in a World Expo．

2．Wang Tao wrote an article about his experience of the Paris World Expo．

3．In 1867, the first World Expo was held in the United Kingdom．

4．A Chinese businessman called Xu Rongcun took part in the first World Expo．

5．Xu Rongcun's silk won gold and silver medals at the first Expo in the end．

Maybe you have seen this in schools: some students are Studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams．How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success．But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed, too．

     Hard workers don't mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions, "Why should I suffer this?  Isn't there a better way to do this?" Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now．Progress in every field is the direct result of "try to find a better way" by smart workers．

There was a large soap factory in Japan． Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought．

How could empty soapboxes go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machine （机器）let an empty soapbox go．There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem．The engineer soon worked out a solution: he put a huge X-ray （X光射线） machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes．After teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted．

     "Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way," a worker said．

     "Really? How? "

     "We can put a huge fan （风扇） near the packing machine． The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap．There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers．"

     See, this is smart work． In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineer, but also think smart like this worker．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．Some students spend much less time on schoolwork but do much better in exams _______.

A．because of their hard work

B．because of different education

C．because they try to find a better way

D．because they study for a much longer time

2．Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that _______.

A．the soapbox he bought was empty

B．their soap was too expensive

C．the soap he bought was terrible

D．their service was very bad

3．The soap factory could only _______ near the packing machine to solve the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way．

A．set some soapboxes

B．set an X-ray machine

C．put two large computers

D．put a huge fan

4．The phrase "blow away" here in Chinese means _______.

A．停止                   B．吹走                     C．熄灭                      D．逃脱

5．The article mainly tells us that we should _______ in order to succeed．

A．think of different answers to our questions

B．spend much less time on our schoolwork

C．work hard like the engineer and think smart like the worker

D．spend enough money repairing the machine for any problem

Liu Mei is going to America to study．She is asking Danny for some advice on the gifts she’ll give to her future foreign friends．（Liu Mei—L；Danny—D）

L：I am going to study in America．So I want to bring some gifts to my foreign friends．I have collected some Chinese food coupons（粮票）．I think they are good gifts，aren't they?

D：  1  If  I were you，I wouldn't bring the food coupons unless I know that the people I'll meet are interested in Chinese history．

L：  2  

D：Sure．I think you can give your friends a box of Chinese candies．some postcards you're your hometown，or some Chinese paper-cuts（剪纸）．

L：  3   

D：To your host family, I think，you may bring something like a photo album of your hometown，a music CD，a box of Chinese tea, or something else that's nice and not too expensive．  4   Something like that should go to someone who really loves them．

L：  5  

D：My pleasure．

My name is Betty．I'm a student in Hawaii School．Yesterday morning it was very sunny when I woke up．I looked at the alarm clock．It said 3:50! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen．The kitchen clock said 8:30 — I was late! My parents had gone to work without checking if I got up．The school bus went at 8:00．I had missed it．

     I called my teacher on his mobile phone．

     "I'm sorry I got up late, but I'll get to school as soon as I can!" I said．

     "Go to school on my rollerblades （旱冰鞋）," I thought． "It will be faster than the bus． "

     I washed and dressed quickly． I took an apple to eat on the way． That was breakfast today! Then I put on my rollerblades and went to school． It took me 35 minutes to get to the school．I took all the shortcuts （近路） I knew． I went across the park —even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs hurt．I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning． But I made it to our second lesson, history．I was very happy because history is my favorite subject．

1．When did Betty get up yesterday?

2．Why did she get up late?

    Because ________________________________and ______________________________．

3．Did she take the bus to school yesterday morning?

4．How long did it take her to get to the school?

5．Which lesson did she make it to?