More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities            space.

A. in search of            B. in place of            C. for lack of          D. for fear of

 Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shenzhen for the money-making jobs they         

          before leaving their hometowns.

A. promised     B. were promised    C. have promised    D. have been promised

 Teachers recommend parents             their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

A. not allow    B. do not allow     C. mustn’t allow   D. couldn’t allow

 We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do. Let’s       it.

A. keep up with      B. do away with           C. get down to          D. look forward to

 ——Guess what ,we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.

——How nice! You            a different culture then._￥

A. will be experiencing                 B. have experienced

C. have been experiencing              D. will have experienced

 Drunk driving, which was once a                 occurrence, is now under control.

A. general          B. frequent         C. normal           D. particular

 ——In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.

——I can’t agree more.  it’s great to have the two            .

A. linked        B. related             C. connected           D. combined

 In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained              abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.

A. sticking     B. stuck            C. to be stuck          D. to have stuck

 We should respect food and think about the people who don’t have            we have here and treat food nicely.

A. that           B. which           C. what             D. whether

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Born  in  America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese    1at my face , but I pushed them   2. My mom believed I would learn   3I was ready . But the    4never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was    5at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He     6me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey ,this is America , not China. I’ll get some    7with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for     8.

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I     9the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish    10surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he     11my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased     12their impatience. With every   13, the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—    14me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned    15and I ran back home    16, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at     17. Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish      18, but , in the end, the joke is on    19. Every laugh is a culture     20; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

1.A. custom         B. games        C .characters .         D. language

2.A. ahead          B. around           C. along           D. aside

3.A. when           B. before           C. unless               D. until

4.A. success       B. study            C. time                 D. attempt

5.A. aim            B. joke             C. nod             D. stare

6.A. cared about        B. laughed at       C. argued with          D. asked after

7.A. right now          B. from now         C. at times             D. in time

8.A. decision      B. permission       C. information          D. preparation

9.A. repeated           B. reviewed         C. spelled         D. kept

10.A. farm          B. stand            C. pond            D. market

11.A. guessed           B. forgot           C. doubted         D. ignored

12.A. by           B. as               C. with            D. from

13.A. second       B. effort           C. desire               D. movement

14.A. forcing           B. allowing         C. persuading           D. leading

15.A. bright            B. blank            C. pale                 D. red

16.A. open-mouthed      B. tongue-tied    C. empty-handed       D. broken-hearted

17.A. service           B. home         C. risk                 D. root

18.A. trade             B. deed        C. challenge       D. incident

19.A. it                B. us          C. me               D. them

20.A. thrown            B. lost             C. divided              D. reflected