Dr Bethune came to China ______ the Chinese people and died for them.

A.helps B.to help C.help D.helping

My family always go somewhere interesting ______ the holiday begins.

A.so B.until C.as soon as D.though

– Mum, ______ I see the film My People, My country?

— Sure, but you ______ finish your homework first.

A.may; could B.can: must C.can;: mustn’t D.may; can’t

What a sunny day! We should have a picnic ______ watching TV at home.

A.because of B.together with C.instead of D.more than

When you break the rules, you should ______ to your teacher.

A.apologise B.introduce C.control D.consider

— How soon will I get to the Grand Canyon?

— ______.

A.5 minutes ago. B.For 5 minutes. C.5 minutes. D.In 5 minutes.

— Please tell me ______ for breakfast?

— I had a piece of bread and some milk.

A.what you had B.what did you have C.what you have D.what do you have

— Tom, would you please take care of my pet cat while I’m on business?

— ______. I like cats too.

A.I’m afraid not B.No problem C.Not at all D.I don’t agree

The Reader is a popular TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage. The ______ also tells the moving stories behind those people. They can read everything ______ poems, books, and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life (活靈活現(xiàn)).

Many people are fans of the show. They begin to ______ reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a ______ place to read all over China. It is a reading pavilion (朗讀亭). They are in many cities, ______ Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Xi’an.

The pavilion is very ______. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records people’s ______. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. They can read ______ they like. the show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on Tv.

People of all ______ read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking.” said Dong Qing, the producer of the show. “We can express our true ______ by reading aloud.”

1.A.show B.lesson C.research D.play

2.A.in B.such as C.with D.for example

3.A.mind B.keep C.finish D.enjoy

4.A.special B.strange C.beautiful D.wonderful

5.A.include B.including C.have D.has

6.A.high B.tall C.small D.big

7.A.sounds B.noise C.signs D.voices

8.A.nothing B.everything C.someone D.everyone

9.A.years B.months C.ages D.weeks

10.A.feelings B.opinions C.reasons D.habits

A young woman travelled and stayed in a hotel. All the rooms in the hotel were singles (單人間). So she lived in a single room.

Just when she was going to bed, there was a knock at the door. She had no friends in the city. So she was quite surprised but still opened the door.

The man who was standing at the door looked a little nervous. “Oh! I,’m sorry. I thought this was my room.” the man said and walked away in a hurry.

The woman called the police at once. Soon, the man was caught. He was a thief! But how did the woman know that?

All the rooms in the hotel were singles. Who would knock at his own door if he was staying alone? Only a thief would do this. He wanted to see if anyone was inside before he broke into the room.

1.A young woman travelled and stayed ______.

A.in a hotel

B.in a park

C.in a police office

D.in her friend’s home

2.The man looked a little ______ when the woman opened the door.

A.happy B.nervous C.mad D.surprised

3.The man knocked at the door to ______.

A.find his friend in the city B.stay alone

C.see if anyone was inside D.call the police

4.Who is clever?

A.The thief. B.The woman

C.Both the thief and the woman D.Neither the thief nor the woman

5.Why did the woman call the police?

A.Because the man knocked at the door.

B.Because the man walked away.

C.Because the man broke into the room

D.Because the woman knew that the man was a thief.