Hong Kong Is Aging

by reporter, Amada Su

March 18, 2015

A report from the Statistics Department (统计局) shows that the population of Hong Kong will reach from 7 million to 8.89 million in 30 years’ time. The population ________ 65 years old will reach 28% compared with the present rate of 13%.

Hong Kong people ________ not to have children nowadays and they live much longer than before. These reasons have destroyed the population structure and ________ a worrying situation. Hong Kong has become the city with the ________ birth rate around the world for years. Hong Kong people live even longer than the Japanese. Hong Kong men and women can live to 83.1 and 90.1 years respectively (各自) ________.

Under these circumstances, the ________ population is getting smaller and the amount of medical spending in the future is getting larger. The Hong Kong government has encouraged people to give birth and worked on the medical plan for the future. ________, over 80% of Hong Kong people think that the government has not done enough. They said that the government should think of a complete population plan.

【1】A.overB.aboutC.underD.around

【2】A.likeB.preferC.enjoyD.think

【3】A.found outB.led toC.taken placeD.broken out

【4】A.highestB.tallestC.lowestD.shortest

【5】A.on averageB.at mostC.at leastD.in average

【6】A.elderlyB.workingC.nativeD.urban

【7】A.In factB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Then

—That's really bad news. I wonder why.

A.advisedB.refusedC.invitedD.organized

【题目】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and 1 but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅).
The soldiers built a small cooking fire, 2 their pot on it, and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to 3 what was going on when they heard about it.
"Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said, 4 some children ran to fetch salt and pepper. "Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would 5 it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why, I think I have a tomato or two! "She ran to get the tomatoes.
"Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! "said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and she ran 6.
"If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's 7." The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like 8!
The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king!" And so other villagers 9 to get some milk.
"The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and all will 10 it, but first we need to set the tables." Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better 11 some bread and cakes," so they brought the 12 two things and the meal was 13 by all. Never had there been such a 14 meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night.
In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall 15 go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."
（1）A.hungry B.bored C.sleepy D.sick
（2）A.drew B.placed C.left D.threw
（3）A.tell B.see C.imagine D.notice
（4）A.but B.or C.so D.while
（5）A.cook B.do C.invent D.make
（6）A.about B.in C.off D.out
（7）A.health B.money C.dream D.table
（8）A.art B.magic C.interest D.supper
（9）A.tried B.returned C.managed D.came
（10）A.want B.buy C.use D.taste
（11）A.over B.besides C.with D.like
（12）A.first B.last C.other D.only
（13）A.enjoyed B.given C.needed D.brought
（14）A.cheap B.proper C.special D.public
（15）A.later B.ever C.never D.sometimes

stomach, kind, work, good, happily, tire, light, advice, surprised, foot

【1】The good news makes my mom __________.

【2】The __________in the room is poor, so I can't see anything clearly.

【3】Please give me some __________on how to improve my English.

【4】I work all day, and I'm just as __________as you are.

【5】"What happened?" She asked in __________.

【6】The harder you work, the __________grades you will get.

【7】We talk with our mouths and walk with our __________.

【8】I had a __________yesterday, so I stayed at home.

【9】I can get enough money to help the poor children because of your__________.

【10】When did you finish __________last night?

（1）The book is very , so I'd like to buy one for my son.
（2）Nothing the same for long. We either keep moving forward or we get left behind.
（3）If you want to get there quickly, you should avoid in the center of the city.
（4）I'm afraid of speaking English because my is poor.
（5）Although the customer is rude(粗鲁的）, you should speak to him .

Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel w【1】. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!

◆Use paper with lines

Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the r【2】 size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters (大写字母) are written properly.

◆Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even w【3】, you may make more mistakes.

◆Hold your pencil right

When you hold your pencil in a correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good h【4】.

◆Draw more pictures

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to c【5】 your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by y【6】 at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your f【7】 run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!

【1】My father took many ______ during his trip to the mountains last weekend. (photo)

【2】Uncle Sam works hard and he ______ a big company now. (owner)

【3】It was ______ for my father to talk so much at table that day. He is always quiet. (usual)

【4】I didn’t bring any money with me today, so the money you found isn’t ______. (I)

【5】The man is ______ with the manager about the poor service. (argument)

【6】Take the ______ turning on the left. You will see Ocean Park. (two)

【7】A computer can do a difficult ______ in a few seconds. (calculate)

【8】I believe you will realize your dream ______ if you can work hard. (successful)

【题目】根据首字母提示完成短文。
History is the story of us, human beings. Everyone who has lived and everything that has h are part of history. But history is not only what happened in the past. The word also means the study of the past, through old wrecords and other kinds of facts.
Why do we study history? One ris that we enjoy it. A good story is even better if it is true, and history is full of good sthough they can be terrible too. A more serious reason is to understand oand the world we live in. To understand events happening now, we need to know their causes. We cannot understand the pif we know nothing about the past. History helps us understand why things are the way they are.
Of course, history books cannot tell us everything about the past, not even everything that irecorded. A history of the world has to pick out the people and events tchanged the world.
Since ancient times, great civilizations have appeared in dcountries and regions. Usually, only three or four existed at the same time. While they lasted they changed the lnot only of their own people, but of their neighbors, today.

【题目】阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Imagine the scene —you come home after work and feel too tired to cook, but find a delicious meal waiting for you .It sounds like a dream, it could come true. Some British scientists have (invent） a robot cook. They have built a set of robotic arms, which are able to cook (meal).The robot cook will be ready for sale as early as 2017 as part of high -tech kitchen, and the will be around 10,000,which includes a pair of robotic arms, an oven, a hob(炉盘）, a dishwasher and a sink.
Scientists have spent almost 18 years (develop) the robotic arms. They can cook almost anything you want (eat).They can imitate(模仿） human movements closely and they can do many things like humans, but they move a bit (slowly) than humans. The arms will tuck up(折起） when they are not being (use), making space for their owners.
Users can order dinner using an app on their smart phone. convenient it is!