--- Kitty, how was your weekend?

--- I had a great time, I went skiing with my friends.

--- Wow!        

A．Sounds really cool!                                      B．Cheers!

C．How interesting you are!                             D．I’ll go there, too.

The more you practice       English, the better your         English will be.

A．to speak, speaking                                       B．speaking, spoken

C．speak, spoken                                            D．spoken, speaking

When she returned home, she found the window open and something         .

A．stealing          B．missed          C．stolen          D．to steal

What idea can a man who is blind from birth have         color?

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

She set out soon after dark        home on hour later.

A．arrived          B．to arrive         C．having arrived        D．and arrived

--- Have you fed the dog?

--- No, but       .

A．I am        B．I’m just going to       C．I would       D．I’m just going

I’m no painter, and to me, one painting is much like        .

A．another            B．the other            C．others         D．one

When you are home, give a call to let me know you       safely.

A．are arriving          B．have arrived          C．had arrived          D．will arrive

Once upon a time an African king left his country to make a long trip, and he told one of his guards   1  his treasure room. But the guard was tempted by the riches of the room and began to steal the 2  treasure . He   3  some of boxes of gold and silver and   4  and   5  them with some stones. When the king  6  , he praised the guard for his  7 to duty and sent him away. But before long he   8 what the guard had done.   9  punishing him , he called him back to his   10 and told him a story. He said, “  11  a snake crawled in a farm house and found an  12  jug of milk . He drank and drank   13  he was   14  fat to crawl back through the neck of the jug. However , what must that snake   15  to get out of the jug? ”

    “He must spit out the   16 , ”the guard answered.

    “  17  , ”the king said, “ Should he spit out all of it ? ”

    “I think he will  18  spit out all of it to get out . ”

    “You are quite right,” the king said. “  19  ”.

    The guard looked around and saw many soldiers with spears  20   back and forth in the palace, he knew everything.

1．A．To observe            B．watching out        C．to take care of     D．to build

2．A．king’s                   B．palace’s               C．gold                    D．rich

3．A．found                   B．was food of         C．put                     D．emptied

4．A．treasure                B．Jynnsly               C．jewels                 D．the queen

5．A．threw                   B．managed              C．breaking              D．filled

6．A．found it                 B．returned              C．reached               D．caught him

7．A．devotion                B．mistake               C．care                    D．hardship

8．A．excused                B．discovered           C．permitted             D．encouraged

9．A．As                        B．Instead of            C．After                   D．In spite of

10．A．treasure               B．palace                 C．possession           D．duty

11．A．Since                  B．If                        C．However             D．Once

12．A．big                      B．useful                  C．empty                 D．open

13．A．because               B．after                    C．until                    D．now that

14．A．too                     B．rather                  C．especially            D．enough

15．A．do                      B．drink                   C．set out                D．know

16．A．thing                   B．jug                      C．milk                    D．gold

17．A．No                      B．Nonsense            C．What                  D．Sure

18．A．try his best          B．thus                    C．in the way           D．have to

19．A．None                  B．Give me              C．I’ll kill you           D．All of it

20．A．sitting                 B．walking               C．standing              D．fighting

Legos （乐高玩具）

    Architecture lovers in Washington do not have to travel far to see some of the world’s must famous building. Architect Adam Reed Tucker has rearrested fifteen of them using Lego bricks. The exhibit is called “LEGO Architecture: Towering Ambition.” It is at the National Building Museum in Washington until early September.

　　Lego bricks are small, colorful plastic blocks. They can be snapped together to make any number of objects. They are popular with children of all ages around the world.

　　Adam Reed Tucker calls himself an “architectural artist.”

　　He was a professional architect for ten years. After the terrorist attacks against the United States in two thousand one he decided to do something different. He wanted to express his feelings for the form of the skyscraper while deepening his understanding of architecture, engineering and construction. He chose to use something that most people used as children and could relate to.

　　The buildings in the exhibit include the World Trade Center in New York that was destroyed in the terrorist attacks; the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis, Missouri; the famous house called Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. Tucker used more than four hundred fifty thousand Legos to make his version which is more than five meters tall.

　　Tucker does all his work by hand, using only pictures of the buildings. He does not use any computers or drawings to plan his buildings. While the exhibit is going on, Tucker will be working on his latest work, the White House where the American president lives. Visitors can watch him create the famous building brick by brick.

　　Anne Bennett visited the Building Museum with her two grandchildren, Dylan and Daisy. She used the Lego exhibit to teach her grandchildren about famous buildings.

“My favorite is probably that tall building because it’s made out of Legos. It’s really cool because it looks like there’s individual little rooms.” Said Daisy.

What Daisy was talking about is the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois. The real building is over four hundred forty meters tall. Tucker’s model stands six meters tall.

　　After walking through Tucker’s models, visitors can create their own works at the building station. They can make houses, office buildings, stores or factories. They can then place their models on a large map of a city. As more visitors come, the Lego city will grow.

　　To many people, Legos might seem like toys for kids. But Adam Reed Tucker proves that the only limit to what the toy can do is a person’s imagination.

1．How many buildings had Tucker completed using Lego bricks by the time the architecture exhibit began?

       A．15.                     B．16.                      C．20.                     D．25.

2．When can you see LECO Architecture Exhibit according it the text?

       A．August 28th.        B．September 23 rd.  C．October 5th.        D．November 7th.

3．Which of the following buildings can you see in the exhibit according to the text?

       A．The Empire State Building.                    B．The World Trade Center.

       C．Statue of Liberty.                                 D．UN Buikling.

4．Which of the following is the tallest building in the word?

       A．The Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

       B．Falling water in Pennsylvania.

       C．The Gateway Arch in Saint Lauis, Missouri.

       D．The Tokyo Sky Tree in Japan.

5．What can we know about the Wills Tower according to the text?

       A．It was once known as Bank of America Tower.

       B．It was destroyed in the terrorist attacks.

       C．Tucker’s model sounds sixteen meters tall.

       D．The real billing is over four hundred fatty meters tall.