【山东省东营市2015年中考英语试题】When is the World Book and Copyright Day（世界读书日）?
It's____23 April.
| A．in | B．at | C．on | D．during |
After a short time，the bad news had____ all over the city and everybody knew it．
| A．showed | B．spread | C．covered | D．explored |
--Look! Someone ____ the floor．It's clean．
--Well，it wasn't me I went shopping just now．
| A．is sweeping | B．was sweeping |
| C．had swept | D．has swept |
I ________ be a little bit slow, but at least I don’t make foolish mistakes．
| A．should | B．may | C．must | D．need |
--- Driving on icy roads is very dangerous ! The more ice there is, the _______ down the road you have to look．You should be more careful．
--- OK, I will．
| A．more far | B．farer | C．farther | D．farthest |
China began to open to the outside world in the late 1970s．_________, there have been great changes in the country．
| A．By then | B．As a result |
| C．At last | D．In all |