Judie's class was studying Chinese culture．One day， her teacher went into the classroom（1） some kites． He told them that kites（2） in China more than 2000 years ago． At the end of the class． he said，"The Chinese make kites that mean something important to them．I expect each of you（3） a kite that means something important to you． You will have a（4） understanding of kites than before．"
Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was（5） first time to make a kite．
"What do you think of when you see a kite？" her dad asked．
Judie thought for a moment and（6） "Butterflies．"
Judie's dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite． They made a cross with some wood sticks，（7） then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of white paper． Next they stuck the paper on the cross． Finally they tied a long tail to the bottom．
The next morning， they took（8） kite to the park and tested it． "Wow!" she cried proudly．"（9） high my butterfly flies!"
"Judie， can you tell me（10） you like butterflies？" asked her dad．
Judie replied，"To me， butterflies mean beauty and freedom!"
（1）A．to |
B． in |
C． with |
D．by |
（2）A． invent |
B． invented |
C． are invented |
D． were invented |
（3）A． make |
B． to make |
C． making |
D． made |
（4）A． good |
B． better |
C． best |
D． the best |
（5）A． her |
B． herself |
C． hers |
D． she |
（6）A． answers |
B． answered |
C． will answer |
D． has answered |
（7）A． and |
B． but |
C． or |
D． so |
（8）A． a |
B． an |
C．the |
D.\ |
（9）A． What |
B． What a |
C． What an |
D． How |
（10）A． why |
B． which |
C． what |
D． when |
It was a Sunday afternoon． A girl was unhappy． She complained to her father about her hard life． There were so many problems! One problem wasn't solved but（1） came． She wanted to give up．
Her father smiled and took his daughter into the（2） ．He filled three（3） with water． And he put some carrots in the first one． In the second one， he put some eggs． Coffee was put in the third one． Then he boiled them． The girl watched her father． Her father just waited（4） saying a word．
The girl wondered（5） her father was doing that for． About 20 minutes later， her father （6） the carrots and put them into a bowl． The eggs were put on a plate and the coffee was poured into a cup． Turning back to his son（7） ， Dad asked， "What do you see？ ""Carrots， and coffee．" she answered．
Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots． She did and felt the carrots were soft． After that he asked his daughter to take the eggs and feel them． The eggs were hard． At last， her father asked her to taste the coffee． "What's the meaning， Dad？" He explained that（8） of the things had met with the same unlucky experience﹣the boiling water， but the three things had（9） results．
The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after they were put into the boiling water． The eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special and it（10） the water． "Which one will you choose to be， a carrot， an egg or coffee？ That's up to you to decide． "said her father．
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（1）A． the other |
B． another |
C． other |
D． others |
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（2）A． kitchen |
B． dining room |
C． hotel |
D． bedroom |
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（3）A． bowls |
B． plates |
C． pots |
D． cups |
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（4）A． with |
B． without |
C． of |
D． for |
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（5）A． what |
B． why |
C． how |
D． where |
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（6）A． took place |
B． took off |
C． took after |
D． took out |
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（7）A． usually |
B． exactly |
C． lately |
D． slowly |
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（8）A． every |
B． neither |
C． each |
D． none |
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（9）A． different |
B． difficult |
C． same |
D． similar |
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（10）A． divided |
B． discovered |
C． changed |
D． invented |
Can you get free plastic bags from supermarkets now？ I'm afraid you can't． Things have changed．
Free plastic bags can' t be used at shops and supermarkets in China， and people have to pay for plastic bags． Because our country tried to make litter（1） ．
The Chinese once used about 3， 000， 000，000 plastic shopping bags a day． They are（2） to break， most of them can be used only once． And some people throw them away here and there， they have caused pollution for the environment． If they are burnt， they may cause bigger troubles． For example， they may cause illness for us． So the Chinese people（3） to bring their own bags for shopping． Some students come up with a good idea． They make the shopping bags by （4） ． They use old clothes to make cloth bags， and send them to their parents as presents． They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead． They think it is their（5） to protect the environment．
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（1）A． fewer |
B． more |
C． less |
D． better |
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（2）A． hard |
B． easy |
C． difficult |
D． strong |
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（3）A． are encouraged |
B． encourage |
C． are invited |
D． invite |
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（4）A． them |
B． themselves |
C． him |
D． himself |
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（5）A． ability |
B． change |
C． chance |
D． duty |
A husband and wife were driving down a country road on their way to visit some friends． As they came to a muddy （泥泞的） part of the road， their car（1） （break） down．
They tried to get the car out by themselves， but it didn't work． Then they saw a farmer（2） （come） down the road． He was driving some oxen （牛）． He stopped when he saw the couple was in trouble． He said he would pull the car out of the mud for ￥20 （130yuan）． They agreed and minutes（3） （late） the car was free．
The farmer turned to the husband and said， "You know， you're the（4） （ten） car I've helped out of the mud today．"
The husband looked around at the large land and asked the farmer， "When do you have time to plow （犁） all your（5） （field） ？At night？"
"No，" the farmer answered， "I put the water in the hole at night!"
Tiangong Ⅰ， China's first space lab， （come back） to the earth after finishing its job on April 2this year．
I couldn't help laughing loudly when I heard such a （humorous） story．