Without friendship，one won't be happy _______ he is very rich．

A．if         B．though           C．even        D．however

The old dictionary _______ my uncle bought for me is still of great value．

A．that           B．when           C．whose              D．where

How hard the noise made it for us _______!

A．fell asleep          B．fall asleep           C．to fall asleep           D．falling asleep

Mr. Smith is searching the Internet to find out _______．

A．where will the next Expo（世博会）be held

B．when will the next Expo start

C．what will the next Expo be held for

D．how many countries will take part in the next Expo

A group of frogs were travelling through the woods．Two of them，Nick and Jack，fell into a deep pit（坑）．All the other frogs gathered around the pit．When they saw how deep the pit was，they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead．

Nick and Jack ignored（不理睬）what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength．The other frogs Went On telling them to Stop，and that they were as good as dead．Nick listened to them and gave up．Finally，he fell down and died．

Jack continued to j ump as hard as he could．Once again，the flogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain（痛苦）and just die．He jumped even harder and finally got out．When he was out，the other frogs asked，“Did you not hear us?’’ Jack explained to them that he was deaf．He thought they were encouraging him all the time．

1．Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were ________．

A．holding a meeting                         B．taking exercise

C．travelling through the woods                D．sleeping in the woods

2．The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too ________．

A．big                B．strange             C．small              D．deep

3．From the story we know ________ died in the end．

A．Nick             B．Jack                 C．Nick and Jack            D．all the frogs

4．When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die，he ________．

A．stopped jumping                       B．jumped harder

C．fell down and died                        D．gave up trying

5．Jack finally got out because ________．

A．the pit wasn't deep                                      B．he thought the others encouraged him

C．he climbed a ladder                                     D．his friends pulled him out

Does handwriting have a practical use today? Do we really need it? Many educators say yes．

Handwriting is important because research shows that when children are taught how to do it，they are also being taught how to learn and how to express themselves．Students with fluent（流畅的）handwriting produce better homework and get higher grades，a new study by Professor Steve Graham shows．

Handwriting is a basic skill of learning，expert Emily Knapton says．She believes，“When kids have trouble with handwriting，it affects all their subjects．Spelling becomes a problem；maths becomes a problem，too．Both of the subjects will be much easier for these kids to learn if their handwriting is improved．”

Fluency and speed of handwriting are very important．Graham's study has also shown that from kindergarten（幼儿园）through the fourth grade，kids think and write at the same time．If they have to struggle to remember how to spell the words，their ability to express themselves will suffer．Stephen Pevely，a professor of education says，“From the writing speed of primary school students，we can know the quality and quantity of their writing in middle school．”

Predictions of handwriting's end didn't begin with the computer；they date back to the introduction of the Remington typewriter in 1873．But for at least a generation（一代人），handwriting has seemed much less important．Now，supported by new research，educators are trying to bring back its special importance into the classroom．

1．Many educators agree that handwriting ________ today．

A．is not necessary                       B．is unimportant

C．has a practical use                       D．is useless

2．Graham's study shows that students with fluent handwriting probably have ________．

A．lower grades                           B．worse homework and grades

C．good reading skills                        D．better homework and grades

3．When a student has good handwriting，his spelling and maths will be ________．

A．much easier        B．much harder      C．great fun          D．a problem

4．The underlined word "suffer" in the passage means “________”．

A．be strongly influenced                        B．be deeply moved

C．be badly affected                         D．be seriously hurt

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Kids' handwriting has a good effect on their learning．

B．Handwriting helps improve kids' performance in all their subjects．

C．Students should try to improve the fluency of their handwriting．

D．Handwriting came to an end after the typewriter appeared．

根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。

1．We must _________ to protect wild animals．

2．I like the style of the T-shirt but I don't like _________ color．

3．More and more young people are crazy about _________ online．

4．In this supermarket，_________ fruit and vegetables are available all year round．

5．Walk along this road and take the first turning _________．

6．Where have you been _________? I haven't seen you for a long time．

7．The woman _________ the soldiers who saved her after the earthquake．

8．The pretty girl _________ Australia．She dances well．

根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。

1．Paul dreams to be a famous basketball _________（play）like Kobe．

2．It often rains here．You'd better _________（take）an umbrella with you．

3．Learning Chinese is very popular among foreigners now．I'm sure it will be used _________（Wide）in the world．

4．Eating too much fast food is not _________（health）．

5．The monitor divided the students into four _________（team）．

6．Why does he keep _________（forget）what he should remember?

7．The dish _________（cook）by Mrs. Wu is very delicious．

8．National Day is coming．We're going to celebrate the _________（sixty）birthday of the People's Republic of China．

根据所给中文意思，用英文完成下列各句。

1．我表哥是美术俱乐部的一名成员，他擅长绘画。

My cousin is _________ the Art Club and he _________ drawing．

2．我认为嘲笑别人是不礼貌的。

I think it's ___________________________．

3．昨天他花了10分钟乘公共汽车去动物园。

It ___________________________ yesterday．

4．这条连衣裙她已经买了两周了。

She ___________________________．

5．如果你来的话，我将带你参观淮安名胜。

I will ____________________ in Huai'an if you come．

6．桑迪别无选择，只能把所有努力倾注于工作之中。

Sandy ____________________ the work．

7．有些学生喜欢在课间唱歌来放松自己。

Some students ____________________ to relax themselves．

There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy．One way is the greater production of common energy sources（能源），such as coal，oil and gas．The trouble with these sources，however，is that they are not renewable．Another way is energy conservation，which means using energy better．Thirdly，renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop．One form of these is solar energy（太阳能）．

In Japan，there is a wonderful program of Solar City．The city is 80,000 meters northwest of Tokyo and one of Japan's sunniest places，covering about 410,000 square meters．Seventy-five percent of the homes there are covered by solar panels（太阳能电池板），which are able to provide more than enough energy for a normal family on sunny days．The government has paid much money to help people to make full use of solar energy．A lot of solar energy companies have also given money to help this program．

People living in Solar City think using solar panels is a good way to save money．However，saving money is not the only reason why people are moving into this city．“We moved here because of the panels．It was something we wanted．”said Mika Hiroshima，a newcomer to Solar City．

The Solar City program of Japan has brought hope to us．While we are making use of solar energy，we need to think about other renewable sources that can be used to help solve the energy problem．

根据上面的短文内容填空。

1．The ways to deal with the problem of energy are the greater production of _________ energy sources，energy conservation and the use of _________ energy sources．

2．Solar City is _________ meters away from Tokyo and _________ square kilometers．

3．When it is _________，a normal family in Solar City has _________ to use．

4．Not only _________ but also _________ have spent much money on the program of Solar City．

5．People enjoy living in Solar City because they can __________________．