—Would you like to go fishing with me?
—I don’t feel like it．I would rather _________ at home and have a sleep．
A．stay B．to stay C．staying D．stayed
To tell the truth , not only you but also she ________ given away all the pocket money to Project Hope．
A．have B．has C．are D．is
Last week when she walked____ the lake, she saw someone _______ in it．
A．passed, swim B．passed, swimming
C．past, swim D．past, swimming
Liu Qian, as a little boy, was so _____ his own magic world that he seldom went out to play with other children．
A．good at B．mad about C．popular with D．afraid of
_______ I know, many thousands of tourists from the Mainland have been to Taiwan．
A．As soon as B．As well as C．As much as D．As far as
The passenger told the police he couldn’t believe ______ at first．
A．what does the captain say B．what the captain says
C．what did the captain say D．what the captain said
—How fantastic your paintings are!
—_________
A．Thank you! B．Of course! C．Just so so D．Really?
Many scientists say that the world is getting hotter and hotter．If they are right , the ice at the North and South Pole will melt eventually．If this happens, the sea will 1 and may cover most 2 all of Singapore．This will force everybody to move to a 3 country．
We know that the sun 4 the earth．The heat from the sun hits the 5 , and some of 6 goes back into the sky．However, factories and cars 7 a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）．When the gas rises into the sky, the heat from the sun can come 8 them but the heat from the ground cannot．It 9 near us in the sky and makes the 10 hotter and hotter every year．
Scientists call this the “greenhouse effect” because a greenhouse is a small glass 11 which is hot inside．It is used for 12 plants in cool countries．Many countries are 13 about the greenhouse effect．They are trying to stop factories and cars from sending 14 gases into the sky．Scientists are not sure when the world will get much hotter．Some people say that the greenhouse effect has 15 already and has begun to affect the world’s weather．
1．A．rise B．fall C．change D．disappear
2．A．and B．or C．but D．till
3．A．better B．larger C．safer D．farther
4．A．shines B．circles C．covers D．heats
5．A．ground B．sky C．mountain D．forest
6．A．them B．it C．those D．such
7．A．make B．spread C．produce D．from
8．A．through B．over C．into D．toward
8．A．hides B．continues C．follows D．stays
10．A．cloud B．air C．season D．temperature
11．A．building B．flat C．tool D．machine
12．A．putting B．storing C．cutting D．growing
13．A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．pleased
14．A．dangerous B．harmful C．heavy D．useful
15．A．meant B．improved C．started D．stopped
Different people have different ideas about time．People in the USA think that it is important to know the time．In cities in America, there are clocks in stations , factories and other buildings．Radio tells the correct time during the day．Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go．They want to do certain things at certain time．They don’t like to be late．
But time is not so important to everybody in the world．When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush．If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time．
In South America, even the radio program may not begin on time．The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time．People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines．They think that you let a clack or a watch control your life if you do everything on time．
1．Time is very important to _______．
A．people in North America B．people in South America
C．the men on the radio D．everybody in the world
2．The underlined word “control” probably means _______ in Chinese．
A．改变 B．控制 C．创造 D．摆脱
3．People in South America think __________
A．they wouldn’t like to meet friends in public places
B．they don’t have to do certain things at certain time
C．it’s wrong of a radio station to tell wrong time
D．it’s their habit to be a little earlier
4．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Is your life relaxing?
B．Most radio tell the exact time?
C．Different people have different ideas about time．
D．Differences between North and South America are everywhere．
We know the mosquito very well．Mosquitoes fly everywhere．They can be found almost all over the world , and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them．
No one likes the mosquito．But the mosquito may decide that she loves you, she? Yes, she．It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs．She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite．If she likes what she finds, she bites．But if she doesn’t like your blood ,she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood．Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen．You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you ,she lands on your body without letting you know．She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different．After she bites, you will have an itch （痒）on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood．By the time the itching begins, she has flown away．
And then what happens? Well ,after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired．She just went to find a place to have a good rest．There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs．
1．In which part of a magazine can you probably read this article?
A．Science World B．News Report C．Sports Square D．Culture Comer
2．When a mosquito decides that she doesn’t like your blood, she will ________．
A．land on your body B．feel very tired soon
C．choose another none instead D．find a different kind of food
3．The mosquito bites you _____．
A．in order to have a good rest B．too quickly to let you know
C．only if you’re female D．when she gets angry with you
4．Why do you have an itch after the mosquito bites you?
A．Because she drinks too much．
B．Because she bites so quietly．
C．Because she lays eggs in your blood．
D．Because she puts something special into your blood．