() 4. We can probably see the passage in _____.
A. a guidebook
B. a notice
C. a novel
D. a science magazine

Ding Chen, a Chinese teenager from Anhui Taihe No. 3 Middle School, invented a tool to help the elderly to climb stairs. And he won the International Youth Gold Medal for his 1. The Ding family lived in an old building, 2. they had to climb the stairs every day. His grandpa has difficulty in climbing up the 3.. It became even 4. after he fell ill. When Ding Chen was a fifth-grader, he wanted to invent something for his grandparents to go up the stairs more 5.. Three years later, the 13-year-old Ding 6. this problem. He invented a booster（助力器）with a small motor inside. People just need to set it on the stair railing（扶手）and hold it. Then it will 7. people upward, making it easier to go upward a flight of stairs. Ding's middle school teacher Zhang Gang helped him 8. his idea real. They worked together for about half a year to design the booster. In the future, Ding wants to make some improvement on his invention. If possible, he wants to find companies to 9. it. "I hope my invention can help all the people in 10.," he said. ( ) 1. A. study B. plan C. job D. invention

() 2. A. but B. though C. so D. because

() 3. A. stairs B. walls C. hills D. chairs

() 4. A. better B. harder C. luckier D. heavier

() 5. A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. badly

() 6. A. found B. worked C. lost D. solved

() 7. A. press B. push C. pull D. put

() 8. A. make B. develop C. think D. count

() 9. A. buy B. need C. search D. produce

() 10. A. danger B. need C. sale D. life

三、（2024临沂）短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hi Alice,
How are you? I want to tell you about my trip to the city space museum two days ago. I have never been there before, so I was 1. (excite)! I was taking care of my little sister and she was bored so I said, "We are going on an 2. ______ (usual) experience!"