Scientists think life on Mars will be better than _____on Earth _____ many ways.

A. the one, on B. that, on

C. that, in D. the one, in

After the education reform(改革) in Jiangsu Province, it is hoped that the pupils will have_______ time to relax and _______homework to do.

A. less; more B. much; many C. fewer; more D. more; less

The ____man told us about his past days before he_____,and his ____made us very sad.

A. dead, died, dying B. dead, dying, die

C. dying, died, death D. dead, dying, death

----Mum, what are you cooking? It smells so _______.

----Oh, cheese cake, of course！I know you enjoy _______ it.

A. good; eat B. well; eating C. well; to eat D. good; eating

It was a difficult time for the relatives of Missing MH370 Passengers when they heard the bad news , but they didn’t ________ hope.

A. give out B. give off

C. give in D. give up

---__________ do you have a test in school?

--- Every week.

A. How often B. How long

C. How soon D. How far

— You won the first prize in the Physics competition.

— _________. I made several terrible mistakes.

A. I think so B. You must be jokingC. You are welcomeD. It doesn’t matter

—Driving less, walking more is good for our health.

—So I’d rather ________ an hour’s walk to work than ________ driving a car.

A. take; consider B. take; to consider C. to take; to consider D. taking; considering

--- Could you tell me ?

--- Certainly. In 20 minutes.

A. when will the train to Beijing leave

B. when the train to Beijing would leave

C. when the train to Beijing left

D. when the train to Beijing will leave

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a____relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be____Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less____people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of____,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season____donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that____everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets____he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he____two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said____For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our____to the school principal. I couldn’t____sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is____for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him____a bit of his world with us. I just received a____of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class B. school C. world D. home

2.A. equal B. simple C. friendly D. common

3.A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered

4.A. poor B. good C. sad D. rich

5.A. giving B. getting C. buying D. receiving

6.A. By B. With C. For D. On

7.A. mostly B. hardly C. almost D. simply

8.A. while B. after C. before D. as

9.A. threw B. dropped C. brought D. changed

10.A. angrily B. quietly C. patiently D. sadly

11.A. students B. classmates C. teachers D. donations

12.A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. finish

13.A. hopeless B. hopeful C. difficult D. impossible

14.A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share

15.A. list B. note C. message D. letter