_____ it is raining heavily. _____ he is still working outside.

A. Although; but B. Although; /

C. But; although D. /; although

—Do you enjoy _____ in this city? —Yes, I do.

A. to live B. living

C. lived D. to living

Mobile phones are very popular now and they are _____ than before.

A. cheap B. cheaper

C. cheapest D. the cheapest

The People’s Cinema is close _______ my home.

A. in B. out C. to D. of

“Food Safety” has become one of _____topics recently.

A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest

I __________ soap operas. They are too boring.

A. can’t stand B. like C. love D. don’t mind

Linda planned_____ to the beach with her parents.

A. go B. going C. to go D. went

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________ difference a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today. We wanted to walk up to the top, but then it started raining a little so we decided ________ the train. We waited over an hour for the train because there were ________ people. When we got to the top, it was raining really hard. We did not have an umbrella so we were wet and cold. It was terrible! And ________ the bad weather, we could not see anything below. My father did not bring enough money, so we only had one bowl of rice and some fish. The food tasted ________ because I was so hungry.

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

2.A. take B. taking C. to take D. took

3.A. too many B. too much C. much too D. so much

4.A. if B. because C. because of D. so

5.A. great B. well C. better D. terrible

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Xiang Qiang,14-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father________him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. “I do most of my ________ in the car when we are driving to practice, and I have to do the test when I get home. I am too tired, I just want to ________ . ” he said.

“More and more kids become unhappy because they have too many activities ________.” Said Mr.Wang, an expert of Children Development. 41% of the children aged 9-15 said they felt ________ most of the time, and more than 75%of them said that they wished they had more ________ to play.

“Over-scheduling is a growing problem for Chinese families.” Said Mr. Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner ________ or often eat fast food on their way to drawing or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn ________ to relax. If they do not learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get ________ . Kids need time to relax. Parents should ________ about what is right for kids.

1.A. take B. takes C. took D. taking

2.A. sports B. business C. homework D. housework

3.A. study B. practice C. laugh D. sleep

4.A. to do B. doing C. did D. does

5.A. excited B. interested C. worried D. dangerous

6.A. great time B. full time C. right time D. free time

7.A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly D. happily

8.A. how B. what C. where D. who

9.A. taller B. stronger C. older D. better

10.A. hear B. think C. look D. tell

根据短文内容，判断下面句子是否正确，正确的写A，不正确的写B.

Mr. Black retired (退休) five years ago. Now he lives a happy life. He exercises in the morning. He plays with his grandchildren on weekends. Sometimes he goes to parties.

One Sunday evening, after Mr. Black had dinner, he went out for walk with his granddaughter Jane. They saw three beggars(乞丐) outside the park.

“Why do they beg in the street ?” asked the little girl.

“Because they are poor, ”answered Mr. Black.

“Why don’t they find any work?”

“Because they are lazy.”

“Do you know who is the laziest of them?”

“That’s easy,” said Mr. Black. He came up to them, took out five dollars and said, “I’ll give the money to the laziest of you. Tell me who he is.”

“I lost my job a year ago,” the first beggar stood up quickly and said “Of course I am!”

“I haven’t done any work for two years,” the second beggar sat up and said. ”Give the money to me.”

The third beggar went on lying on the ground and said,” Come over here, sir. Put the money into my bag!”

1.Mr. Black stopped doing his job five years ago.

2.Mr. Black never goes to parties.

3.Jane is Mr. Black’s daughter.

4.The first beggar hasn’t done any work for a year.

5.The third beggar was the laziest of the three.