1. As the saying goes， " Health is more important than w_________ ."

Name：The Wednesday Wars Writer：Gary D. Schmidt ( American ,1957) Publishing(出版)Time：Over 5 years ago Theme：Development of a boy's mind Achievement：Winning the Newbery Medal (纽伯瑞儿童文学奖)

Name：The Cat in the Hat Writer;Theodore Geisel (American， 1904) Publishing Time：In 1957 Theme：A natural and easy attitude to life Achievement：Attracting readers from all over the world

Name：The Alchemist

Writer;Paulo Coelho ( Brazilian, 1947)

Publishing Time;In 1988

Theme：A boy's journey of following his dream Achievement：Breaking the Guinness(吉尼斯) record

Name：Rebecca of Sunnybook Farm Writer：Kate Wiggin (American, 1856) Publishing Time：In 1903 Theme：A positive attitude to difficulty Achievement：Being one of the most popular books

根据材料内容,选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1.______ of the books in the forms were written by American writers.

A. One    B. Two

C. Three    D. Four

(   ) 2. The book that came out in 1957 was written by      

A.  Gary D. Schmidt

B.   Paulo Coelho 

C.  Theodore Geisel

D.  Kate Wiggin

(   ) 3. If you want to know how a boy's mind develops，you should choose       according to the forms above.

A.  The Wednesday Wars

B.   Rebecca of Sunnybook Farm

C.   The Alchemist

D.  The Cat in the Hat

(   ) 4. The book that broke the Guinness record came out      

A. in 1947                B. in 1957

C. in 1903                 D. in 1988

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the information above?

A.  The theme of the book The Cat in the Hat is a natural and easy attitude to life.

B.   Only one of the four books won the Newbery Medal.

C.   The book with the theme of a positive attitude to difficulty came out when the writer was 47 years old.

D.  Paulo Coelho followed his dream to travel in 1947.

As we all know，Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain，but also in many other 1    in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked2   He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that but that's 3    his books were so good.

He made public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in  a magazine in parts. People always wanted 4    part. He wrote a lot,and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them5   Oliver Twist became a famous musical play,and Great Expectations became a wonderful6    Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor,and his mother sent him to work in a factory when he was 12. He

7    it,but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 8   he died. When he died in 1870, he was  9   a story. But what a pity！We'll never know 10    it ended.

(   ) 1. A. cities    B. countries C. towns    D. villages

(   ) 2. A. reading    B. writing C. acting    D. playing

(   ) 3. A. what    B. how C. when    D. why

(   ) 4. A. the next    B. next C. next to    D. next time

(   ) 5. A. either    B. as well C. as well as    D. also

(   ) 6. A. book    B. story C. play    D. film

(   ) 7. A. hated    B. enjoyed C. wanted    D. shamed

(   ) 8. A. as    B. while C. until    D. since

(   ) 9. A. drawing    B. singing C. writing    D. making

(   ) 10. A. what    B. how C. who    D. which

5. In that war at sea,Argentina             (对作战）England,but Argentina failed in the end.

4. Many old people       (对……感兴趣）keeping pets.

3. The whole family      (搬回到)to Dalian after 20 years in Kunming.

2. When he          (长大成人）， he would like to pay back his parents and his hometown.

n.根据句意及汉语提示，用适当的短语完成下列句子，每空一词。

1. Every spring，they ______ __________ (释 放)many small animals and birds.

5. It was said that Monkey King was born       a magic stone.

4._______ finishing her homework, Kate went on to help her mom with the housework.