根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填入答题卡的相应位置。

1.They have been married ________ ten years.

2.England is ________ European country.

3.Lily is not a good girl ________ we forgive her because she is still so young.

4.This plan ________(change) but no body told me about that.

5._______(know) that Joey is a selfish girl, we decided not to play with her again.

6.Betty is ________(beautiful) than Jenny.

7.I think _______ stupid that we will wait for her until 9 p.m..

8.It is a pleasure _______ (help) others.

9.This is the latest book _______(write) by Mo Yan.

10.He broke the window _______ the stone.

11.This is the factory ______ we worked last year.

12.All of us know _____ has happened.

13.Tom’s ________ (absent) made his father very angry.

14.There are three boys making _______(annoy) noise around me.

15.With their __________(encourage), I kept on working hard.

When Charles Strattion was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum, and thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled around the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a new name, general Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the street of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding carriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon, just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country held Tom Thumb’s weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
【小题1】“the talk of the town” means      .

根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空，并将答案填入答题卡的相应位置。
【小题1】They have been married ________ ten years.
【小题2】England is ________ European country.
【小题3】Lily is not a good girl ________ we forgive her because she is still so young.
【小题4】This plan ________(change) but no body told me about that.
【小题5】_______(know) that Joey is a selfish girl, we decided not to play with her again.
【小题6】Betty is ________(beautiful) than Jenny.
【小题7】I think _______ stupid that we will wait for her until 9 p.m..
【小题8】It is a pleasure _______ (help) others.
【小题9】This is the latest book _______(write) by Mo Yan.
【小题10】He broke the window _______ the stone.
【小题11】This is the factory ______ we worked last year.
【小题12】All of us know _____ has happened.
【小题13】Tom’s ________ (absent) made his father very angry.
【小题14】There are three boys making _______(annoy) noise around me.
【小题15】With their __________(encourage), I kept on working hard.

When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored (发起) “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
56. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Charles’ parents supported him and performed together with him.
B. Charles was found and hired by the famous showman.
C. Charles put lots of advertisements to arouse interest.
D. Charles’ success was largely due to Mr. Barnum’s help.
57. Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by an eight-foot-tall person probably because ______________.
A. the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing
B. it made Tom look taller
C. the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller
58. The underlined words “talk of the town” in the second paragraph from the bottom means ______________.
A. it was in the newspaper                       B. people spread bad rumors about it
C. it was the most popular topic                    D. it was discussed in a city meeting
59. What does the author think about Tom’s wedding?
A. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.              B. People gave it too much of their attention.
C. It was funny and ridiculous.                         D. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.

单词拼写。根据首字母或中文提示写出该单词。
【小题1】I ___________(认出) Tom the moment I came across him in the street last week, though we hadn’t met each other for years.
【小题2】What he said _______________(证明是) to be true .
【小题3】Tomorrow, my mother will take me to the hospital and have my body e____________.
【小题4】How much do you c_______ for repairing my CD player?
【小题5】She is c___________, because she has got an “A” in the exam.
【小题6】Suddenly it started to rain. They had to take _________(庇护) under a big tree.
【小题7】Time is p__________ to us. We must make the best of it。 .
【小题8】It seems that living green is   _____  （惊人地）easy and affordable( 负担得起的). A small step makes a big difference. 
【小题9】What are the____________ (功能)of minerals in our body.
【小题10】As we all know, the majority of the s___________ of the earth is covered by water.