Once a Frenchman 36___ in England. He didn’t know English very well. One day he went to the post office with a postcard. He bought a 37 . Then he gave the stamp and the postcard to the girl 38 the desk. “Oh, no,” the girl said, “ you must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself.” He was very 39 . He couldn’t believe his ears. “Why must I stick the stamp on 40 ?” he asked. “Oh,” said the girl, “I mean that you must stick the stamp on the postcard. And you must do it yourself.”
A．live B．lives C．living D．lived
A．postcard B．stamp C．envelope D．paper
A．in B．on C．at D．under
A．surprised B．well C．tired D．happy
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
Full Moon，Full Feelings
Chinese people （21） been celebrating the Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakcs for centuries．Mooncakcs are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night．They carry people's （22） to the families who they love and miss．
There are many traditional folk stories about this festival．（23） ．most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching．Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife．After Hou Yi （24） he nine suns，a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him．Whoever drank this could live forever，and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e，but a bad man called Pang Meng，tried （25） the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home．Chang'e refused to give （26） and drank it all．（27） a result，she became very light and flew up to the moon．Hou Yi was （28） sad that he called out her name to the moon every night．One night，he found that the moon was very （29） and round，so he could sec his wife there．He quickly laid （30） her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden．How he wished that Chang'e could come back!
After this，people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．
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21．A．have |
B．has |
C．had |
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22．A．hope |
B．ideas |
C．wishes |
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23．A．Whenever |
B．However |
C．Whatever |
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24．A．shot down |
B．shot at |
C．shot to |
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25．A．to steal |
B．stealing |
C．steal |
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26．A．him to it |
B．it him |
C．it to him |
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27．A．As |
B．With |
C．In |
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28．A．very |
B．so |
C．too |
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29．A．brightly |
B． bright |
C．brighter |
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30．A．out |
B．away |
C．about． |
The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） interesting．
Do you know that one of the （35） presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．
Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） secrets．Let us go quietly （38） the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） other hares where there is （40） ．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） food and （42） for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） they can find food．I will show you （44） other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） when you go outdoors．
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31．A．fill |
B．filled |
C．full |
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32．A．thousands of |
B．thousand |
C．thousand of |
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33．A．to study |
B．studying |
C．study |
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34．A．are |
B．is |
C．have |
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35．A．more famous |
B．famousest |
C．most famous |
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36．A．find |
B．take |
C．collect |
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37．A．nature's |
B．nature |
C．natures' |
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38．A．across |
B．through |
C．cross |
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39．A．says |
B．tells |
C．talks |
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40．A．dangerous |
B．safe |
C．danger |
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41．A．lookup |
B．look after |
C．look for |
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42．A．prepare |
B．ready |
C．provide |
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43．A．when |
B．where |
C．that |
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44．A．many |
B．much |
C．a lot |
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45．A．open |
B．opening |
C．opened |
Choose the best answer to complete the passage．
In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student，"You speak very good English．"But the girl answered，"No，no．My English is very poor．"The foreigner was quite （1） at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） ．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） to say．
What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） ，people will feel （8） and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．
If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be looked down upon by （11） ．When asking （12） a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） being modest．
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（1）A．excited |
B．surprised |
C．frightened |
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（2）A．clear |
B．clearly |
C．not clearly |
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（3）A．Though |
B．And |
C．But |
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（4）A．which |
B．what |
C．how |
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（5）A．accept |
B．refuse |
C．disagree |
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（6）A．hardly |
B．really |
C．badly |
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（7）A．east |
B．south |
C．west |
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（8）A．proudly |
B．pride |
C．proud |
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（9）A．dishes |
B．cups |
C．glasses |
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（10）A．afraid |
B．active |
C．angry |
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（11）A．the other |
B．other |
C．others |
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（12）A．for |
B．as |
C．to |
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（13）A．fail to |
B．expect to |
C．succeed in |
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（14）A．think |
B．say |
C．mean |
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（15）A．as soon as |
B．as well as |
C．instead of． |
I have invented robots which improve the work of cars． My love of making things began（1） I was a kid． I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison．
One day in fourth grade， our（2） gave us a project in class． We had to write to a company and learn about the products． I thought and thought． （3） I chose the Thomas A． Edison Company． Soon after， the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison． How I enjoyed reading and re﹣reading about his （4） ! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most． The inventions were clearly printed on my brain．
My dad noticed my interest in inventing and（5） me． He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things． Once， I surprised my dad（6） a model plane I made． Later， we found a（7） model plane in a store． I learned that different inventors often invent similar things． It is not unusual for this to happen． I also learned that not all great ideas（8） ． Failure is a common part of the inventing．
As my father and I worked together， I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself． He was always（9） a better way to do a simple job． His guiding hands， together with my（10） in inventing， led me to become an engineer and an inventor． Of course， I also thank Thomas Edison． He is my hero．
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（1）A． before |
B． after |
C． when |
D． until |
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（2）A． parent |
B． teacher |
C． inventor |
D． engineer |
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（3）A． Easily |
B． Finally |
C． Safely |
D． Quickly |
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（4）A． lights |
B． projects |
C． suggestions |
D． inventions |
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（5）A． mistook |
B． refused |
C． chose |
D． encouraged |
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（6）A． with |
B． about |
C． into |
D． from |
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（7）A． different |
B． similar |
C． large |
D． small |
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（8）A． work |
B． fail |
C． come |
D． end |
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（9）A． looking at |
B． looking for |
C． looking after |
D． looking through |
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（10）A． habit |
B． story |
C． interest |
D． plan |
Once there was a king and his daughter． The king asked his daughter how much she loved him． She said that she loved him as much as the loved（1） ． Her answer made the king very happy． Salt is simple thing， （2） it is very important． So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him．
Salt has many（3） ． Our bodies need salt． If we don't have enough， our bodies can't work properly． We put salt on icy roads to make them（4） ． We also use salt to produce other products， like paper and glass． But for many years， salt's most important job was to（5） food． Like other living things， most bacteria（细菌） need water to live． Salt takes in plenty of water， so most bacteria（细菌） can not live（6） a salty environment． As a result， salt protects food and many other things． For much of human history， this ability has made salt（7） ．Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt． Even today， the hard﹣working ，useful people are（8） as "the salt of the earth"．
For centuries， salt was also hard to （9） ． Its usefulness， together with rarity（稀有） made it very expensive． Salt could even be used like（10） ． In fact， the word salary （薪水） comes from the word salt．
Today， salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life．
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（1）A． salt |
B． air |
C． gold |
D． sugar |
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（2）A． or |
B． so |
C． and |
D． but |
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（3）A． forms |
B． secrets |
C． uses |
D． skills |
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（4）A． wide |
B． safe |
C． smooth |
D． thick |
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（5）A． protect |
B． provide |
C． produce |
D． prepare |
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（6）A． in |
B． outside |
C． for |
D． without |
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（7）A． hopeful |
B． comfortable |
C．valuable |
D． successful |
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（8）A． saved |
B． dreamed |
C． invited |
D． described |
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（9）A． sell |
B． get |
C． take |
D． keep |
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（10）． money |
B． medicine |
C． earth |
D． food |