______ have you lived here ? --Since 2000.

A How long B. How many C. How often D. How much

Watching ________TV is __________ bad for your eyes.

A. too much, too much B. much too, much too

C. too much, much too D. much too, too much

girl is your friend, Lily? The one in a red coat.

A. Who B. Whose C. Where D. Which

We stopped_______, but heard nothing.

A. to listen B. to listen to

C. listening D. to listening to

–_________ did they go to England? –In 2003.

A. How long B. How often

C. When D. How many times

_____ useful information they have heard!

A. What B. How C. What a D. What an

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London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs _________the city from west to east. So the city has__________ parts, the South and North. In the North are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot because the city is near the _________. People say that London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true. Last year. When I was in London I met one of the__________ fogs in years. You could almost not see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along________ their lights on. When evening fell, the weather____________ even worse. The fog was as _________ as milk. __________ buses and cars_____________. I happened to have an important meeting on the other side of the town. But it was impossible to find a car, I had to get there _________ _ .

1.A. about B. through C. in D. along

2.A. four B. six C. five D. two

3.A. sea B. six C. lake D. mountain

4.A. thick B. thicker C. thinnest D. thickest

5.A. and B. with C. for D. to

6.A. bacomes B. got C. turn D. grow

7.A. white B. thin C. thick D. thicker

8.A. All B. Each C. Every D. Neither

9.A. moved on B. stopped C. were broken D. returned

10.A. by bus B. by car C. by plane D. on foot

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hongbao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

For instance, you'd better not say any bad words like “death”. Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don't borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members gather for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other hongbao.

2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

3.Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

4.The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开

5.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month

C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride(骄傲) of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree's shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

Their problem became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables found that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.

1.Why didn't the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren't the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn't look as wonderful as tree.

2.From the passage we know ______.

A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.

B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.

C. The gardener didn't know what was happening in the patch at first.

D. The tree didn't know how important the sun was to vegetables.

3.The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.

A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐地

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. why the sunlight and water were very important

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

5.From the story, we have learned _______.

A. people hate each other

B. we should help each other

C. water is the most important

D. the vegetables and the tree are clever

根据句意及提示，完成句子。

1.How ________ (care) Sandy is writing!

2.An elephant can w________ up to 7,000 kilos.

3.The classroom is too ________ (noise).

4.She tried to drive the car, but she f______.

5.I am (surprise) to hear the news. What about you?

6.My uncle lives on the __________(twelve) floor.

7.He ______ (talk about something) the story with his classmates

just now.

8.The story is really ________ (bore) in the book.

9.John studies __________ (少) subjects at school than I.

10.It’s very important to protect the ________________ （环境）