The king promised________ the old man________ prize if he won the game.

A.give; some B.to give; any C.give; any D.to give; some

I always play________ chess with my grandpa, but I never play________ cards with him.

A./: the B.the; a C.the; / D./; /

—What are you going to do after the exam?

—We'll have a________ holiday.

A.three week's B.three-weeks C.three weeks D.three-week

—How many people will come to Beijing next year?

—It’s hard to say. ___________ people, I think.

A.Million of B.Three millions

C.Three millions of D.Millions of

I received a beautiful dress on my________ birthday. I like it very much.

A.twelve B.twelveth C.the twelfth D.twelfth

________ can help him do the job, so he has to do it by himself.

A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Anybody

About ________ of the students in our class were born in the ________.

A.two-third; 1990's B.two-thirds; 1990s

C.two-thirds; 1990 D.two-third; 1970s

People call Mary’s grandmother a “walking encyclopaedia” because she _______ so much.

She could probably write an encyclopaedia on her own, without the assistance of anyone _______! When she takes part in quizzes, she always _______. She knows the _______ to all the questions, and never gets anything _______. “How do you know so many things?” Mary asked her. “There are _______ reasons,” she replied. “First, I never forget _______ read or hear. All the _______ I get from books or television programmers is stored inside my head. I particularly like reading _______ stories, so I know a lot about many famous people. Second, I have had a long and interesting life. I have done many __________ things. When I left school, I became a nurse and learnt a lot __________ health and medicine. Then I married to your grandfather. He was a naturalist(博物學家) and __________ plants and animals. He __________ us to many different parts of the world, and I learnt about many countries and their wildlife. Then my sons — your father and his two brothers — were ____________. They grew up and __________ all kinds of sport, so I learnt the rules of many sport from them.”

1.A.thinks B.says C.travels D.knows

2.A.other B.the other C.else D.others

3.A.wins B.loses C.makes D.worries

4.A.things B.subjects C.answers D.words

5.A.wrong B.right C.correct D.wrongly

6.A.one B.two C.three D.four

7.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

8.A.stories B.ideas C.pictures D.knowledge

9.A.travelling B.quiz C.talent D.life

10.A.different B.same C.difficult D.hard

11.A.from B.with C.about D.at

12.A.studied B.learnt C.found D.watched

13.A.took B.spent C.made D.lead

14.A.big B.born C.young D.good

15.A.liked B.kicked C.found D.looked

There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.

Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said. Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”

1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.

A.one day B.two days C.three days D.half a day

2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.

A.stones B.earth C.wood D.water

3.What was in Alan’s bag?

A.An apple. B.A candy. C.A bottle. D.A candle.

4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?

A.Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.

B.Because he liked playing better than working.

C.Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.

D.Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.

5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?

A.Two thousand dollars. B.Twenty thousand dollars.

C.Two million dollars. D.Twenty million dollars.

If you have heard of Leonardo Da Vinci, you must know something about the Mona Lisa. Maybe it is the most famous painting in the world.

Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was sold to France's King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Nowadays we can still enjoy the beautiful painting in the Louvre Museum.

However, the health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed. The museum said, “Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's, most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their modern chemical state(情形).”

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many are attracted by the mystery(秘密) of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadow.”

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

1.According to Para. 2, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.The Mona Lisa was sold to France's King Francis Ⅲ in 1519.

B.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a farmer.

C.The painting was sent back to France in 1913.

D.During World War Ⅱ, Germans stole the painting.

2.“The health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year.” means the Mona Lisa because ________ .

A.is losing its value B.is being damaged after so many years

C.is getting more valuable with years passing D.will be stolen

3.We can infer from the article that experts haven't any repairs on Mona Lisa because___________ .

A.it's now in a poor chemical state B.they don't know the painting is damaged

C.they don't have the materials Da Vinci used D.they are afraid it'll be done further damage

4.The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen___________.

A.by indirect vision B.at a distance

C.by direct vision D.in shadows

5.From the last paragraph, we can infer that___________ .

A.many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B.people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa

C.some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa

D.many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa