23、根据已给出的首字母，在短文的空白处填上适当的词，将完整的单词写在各短文后边的横线上。

    TaiWan Island belongs to China do you want know about Island Taiwan? It is in the s  1  of China．It is the 1 2  island in China．It has an area of about 36，000 square kilometers and it has a p  3  of over 22,000,000．Taiwan is r  4  in natural resources(自然资源)and is famous for its bananas，rice，tea and so on all over the world．Its scenery is so b  5  and the weather is so pleasant that a lot of travelers come for a v  6  ．

    Taiwan has been a part of China s  7  ancient times．Most people of the island come from Fujian and Guangdong．The people on both s  8  of the straits(海峡)have a strong wish to unit motherland．

1．S_________  2．L________  3．P_________   4．R________  5．B???????       

6．V_______   7．S________  8．S__________

21、Dear Editor，    I

     Ken I finish my homework，I often chat with my friends on the Internet．Sometimes I play Internet games．But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer．Maybe they have heard of too much bad news about QQ and  Internet games．Once 1 went to a net bar to play games after sch001．But I  told my parents that I played basketball at school．I said so because I didn’t want to make them unhappy．I feel bad about lying．However，，I heed to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time．I really hope my parents understand me．Do foreign parents do the same to their children ? Please help me．

                                                                                                         Wang Lin

                                                                                                         Beijing

20、Do you or your family often go on a trip? Which means of transportation would you like to take, the train, the ship or the plane (飞机) .

     Taking a train is really cheap, but something it' s really crowed.   56   It is noisier (更吵闹的)than taking a ship or a plane. But it is safer(更安全) than the other two ways, I think.

     During trips by ship, you can play games, meet interesting people or have a party   57   And it takes a long time by ship ,too.

     Trips by plane are different. Although it' s more expensive than by train or ship, it Is faster (更快的). You can read a book, see a movie or have a good sleep, It' s quieter than a train or a ship. The best thing is that you can get the view of the world above the clouds. It is so exciting.

1） 从下面四个句子中选择合适的句子填在文中的横线上。

       A. So maybe you don’t have a seat．

       B. Taking a train is more dangerous than taking a plane．

       C.You can enjoy a lot on a ship．

       D．But when the sea isn’t calm，you may get seasick(晕船)．

      1．_______   2．________

2)根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

3．Which of the following is the advantage(有利之处)of taking a train．

       A. It is faster．       B. It is safer．

       C. It’s much noisier．  D. Sometimes the train is crowded．

4．What can people NOT do on a plane?

       A. Play games．      B. See a movie．    C. Have a good sleep．D. Read a book．

5．What does this passage mainly(主要的)talk about?

       A. Three means of transportation．

       B. How to go on a trip by ship．

       C. Going on a trip in different ways．

       D. Why people go on a trip by plane．

19、If there is no plants，people could not live．We eat plants．We breathe the oxygen(呼吸氧气)that plants produce - And we need plants because they make our cities and our life beautiful and colorful．That’s why even in big modern cities，we have parks full of trees，green grass and flowers．Also you are sure to find some green house plants and flowers in the rooms in every city．

    But do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention? The book The Secret Lift of Plant by Peter Tomkins and Christopher Bird says that you should talk to them and give them love。The book tells a very interesting test．Two seeds were planted in different places． (2)While the plants were growing one plant was given only positive (积极）ideas．The other plant was given only negative ideas．After six months，the loved plant was bigger．Under the earth，it had more and longer roots，above it had a thicker stem and more leaves．

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1．Which plant has more and longer roots?

_________________________________

(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

2．_________________________________

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

3．_________________________________

17、What about _______ basketball this afternoon?

A．play    B．playing    C．to play  D．will play

16、The Sun’s family is going to America for ______ holiday．

A．an 8-day  B．a 8-days    C．an 8 day’s  D．a 8 days’

15、Don’t read ______ the sun．It’s bad ______ your eyes.

A．in, to  B．under，on  C．under，to  D．in，for

14、Great Britain is _______ England，Scotland and Wales．

A．made up of    B．made from    C．made up   D．made of