——What do you think of our school basketball team?——They’re going to lose the match __________ they improve their skills.

A. unless B. until C. if D. As

The singer from Taiwan is __________ as the person who may get the champion in the singing competition by many people.

A. directed B. considered C. known D. Announced

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Amy was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. The shop was by Mr. Smith.

One day Mr. Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn (赚) some money? ”

“Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no to buy them with.”

“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Smith, “there are some fine in Mr. Green’s garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will you thirteen cents (美分) a kilogram for all you will pick for me.”

Amy was so that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a at once.

Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get she picked five kilograms. the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.

“But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “ should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring (计算) a while, “I should earn one dollar and cents.”

Amy then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to at home until afternoon.

As soon as lunch was , she took her basket and to the garden. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.

As she went home, she what her teacher had often told her—“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”

1.A. kept B. found C. made D. sold

2.A. idea B. use C. money D. place

3.A. apples B. bananas C. grapes D. pears

4.A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take

5.A. sad B. worried C. interesting D. happy

6.A. box B. basket C. bag D. bottle

7.A. until B. although C. if D. whether

8.A. With B. Under C. In D. On

9.A. how long B. how often C. how many D. how much

10.A. fifty-six B. sixty-five C. thirteen D. thirty

11.A. him B. her C. me D. us

12.A. pick B. cry C. make D. stay

13.A. over B. away C. up D. off

14.A. returned B. hurried C. sent D. belonged

15.A. talked aboutB. talked withC. thought of D. thought over

Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter．A man with a walking stick is pictured there．A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?

The man on this quarter is John Muir．Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．He walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woods．John Muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.

Muir also wrote about problems．In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut down．This made Muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings．He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests．Soon，others began to listen．

Muir wrote letters to important people，such as President Theodore Roosevelt．The president admired Muir’s love for nature．When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation．Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park，the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter．

Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died，people continue his work today．His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world．John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then，now，and for the future．

1.What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?

A．Watching natural views．

B．Writing about the places he visited．

C．Exploring the beauty of the wilderness．

D．Creating farmland for sheep and cattle．

2.Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature．

B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir．

C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.

D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland．

3.What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?

A．Many trees were cut down．

B．Five national parks were established．

C．More homes and businesses were built.

D．More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.

4.Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country．

B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests．

D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt．

5.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B．To make us interested in the story about a great man．

C．To tell us something about an important person in history．

D．To give information about how to conserve the environment．

根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空.

1.She is often __________(mistake)for her sister.

2.There is no clear (divide) line between the two villages.

3.We all thought that Cherry’s (pronounce) was the best.

4.The baby went to sleep (peaceful). And his mother could have a rest then.

5.He is not only an actor but also a comedy writer and (direct).

I can’t find the book about famous sportsmen ____ I borrowed from the library yesterday.

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

New Standard ______ 100 issues until now.

A. is published B. will be published

C. has been published D. has published

If more salt______ to the soup,it will taste better

A．is added B．will be added C．will add D. Adds

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At present more and more people like to travel during their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have developed. 1.______________________.

In 1990, about 40% of people prefer to stay at home for their holidays. 2. _________________________. People like go outdoors to enjoy fresh air, green mountains when they go camping in the places far from the city. In the 1990s, 38% of people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 2002 only 27% preferred to go there. Compared with going to the seaside, they think going camping should be a better choice 3.___________________

Why have those changes taken places? 4.________________ Firstly, it is because people can afford to travel. Secondly, people prefer to live a high quality and more wonderful life. 5.___________________ Fewer and fewer people want to save lots of money by living a simple life,.

We chat hongbao is a fun way to express wishes instead of the traditional

A．partner B．product C．present