Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to __________ his courage.
| A．hold up |
| B．keep up |
| C．set up |
| D．take up |
After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the sea
side to____ his health.
| A．take up | B．hold up | C．make up | D．pick up |
______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time.
| A．A bit more efforts | B．Keep up your spirits |
| C．If you double your efforts | D．Making greater efforts |
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。
Play, often seen as____activity for kids, is still important indevelopment of teenagers.
A. the; the B. 
an; the C. an; 不填 D. the; 不填
The population of China is______than that of America.
| A．larger five times | B．five times larger | C．five times as larg | D．as five times |
We are making efforts to carry out the.
| A．11-five-year-plan | B．11-five-year plan | C．11-five-years-plan | D．11th five-year plan |