阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，使文章完整、通顺。
My twin brother is called Daniel, and he is four___younger than me. Our birthdays are ____ on the 5th of January. We have the same eyes and noses. Most people say we ____ the same, but Daniel looks a little ____than me. We aren’t in the same class at school, ____ my parents want us to be a bit different. We often _____ the same way, but we choose different______ .I like red and he likes blue. I think we are very_____ .He is really, really active, and he_____ every day. He also plays computer games a lot but I don’t. At school I always come top, but he hardly ever does well_____ the exams. So teachers often say we are very different .
A．years B．weeks C．minutes D．days
A．all B．both C．also D．either
A．look B．think C．sound D．see
A．taller B．hotter C．tall D．short
A．because B．if C．though D．but
A．study B．play C．wear D．put on
A．colors B．kinds C．prices D．style
A．serious B．quiet C．different D．atletic
A．sleeps B．exercises C．studies D．smile
A．in B．at C．for D．on
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to others.
One day the father decided to _46___some friends to dinner in his house. He __47____ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got _48____his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t __49___enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __ 50 of them
would give way to the other. They___51___ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. " What shall I do? My son hasn’t____52___ yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what the ___53____ with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to the town to look for his son.
“You may first take the ___54_____ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him ____55____.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.
A．speak B．answer C．say D．ask
A．hoped B．told C．let D．wished
A．why B．where C．what D．which
A．long B．wide C．high D．narrow
A．either B．all C．both D．neither
A．stood B．went C．lay D．walked
A．gone B．bought C．returned D．been
A．wrong B．accident C．thing D．matter
A．meat B．dinner C．bread D．money
A．politely B．instead C．safely D．kindly
One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (41) he called out to the young man, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man 42 , looked up and replied, "Throwing starfishes into the sea. "
"Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?"
"The sun is up and the (43) is going away. And if I don't throw them in they’ll (44) . "
"But, young man, don't you (45) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't (46) make a difference! '"
The young man (47) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, "It made a difference for that (48) . "
There is something very (49) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (50) will be better.
A. better B, farther C. closer D. faster
A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered
A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish
A．leave B．die C．run D．lose
A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess
A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately
Football is, I do think, the most favorite game in England. It is one of the important ( 36 ) to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great ( 37 ) of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can (38) you the names of the players in most of the important teams; he has pictures of them and knows the ( 39 ) of Large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he hopes will (40) such a match, and his ideas about football are usually as good as those of men three or four times his age.
A．tides B．matches C．teams D．places
A．medal B．success C．knowledge D．secret
A．say B．tell C．talk D．speak
A．results B．roles C．reasons D．reporters
A．heat B．cover C．enjoy D．win
When July comes, children know they’ll have the
ir examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.
Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.
The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.
The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or 
two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.
Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on
A．arrive B．start C．begin D．end
A．on B．by C．in D．at
A．love B．see C．watch D．return
A．best B．better C．worst D．worse
A．missing B．working C．playing D．studying
A．works B．walks C．lives D．arrives
A．village B．seaside C．city D．park
A．But B．unless C．Or D．And
A．hear from B．speak to C．agree with D．talk about
A．that B．which C．who D．what
In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about 61 to pass time.
62 children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. 63 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people 64 early in the morning. Then they go to park to 65 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home66 rather than do anything else.
Young people enjoy having 67 trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the 68 to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on 69 evening, they start their way back home. 70 seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiti
ng for them again.
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．Some B．Most C．All D．No
A．However B．Though C．Instead D．Or
A．get up B．come up C．stay up D．set up
A．read newspapers B．do sports C．enjoy themselves D．have breakfast
A．climbing hills B．watching TV C．go shopping D．going hiking
A．boring B．busy C．tiring D．relaxing
A．forest B．floor C．flat D．factory
A．Friday B．Sunday C．Tuesday D．Wednesday
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Nobody