The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world．With a （1） of more than 2，000 years， some parts of the Great Wall have disappeared．（2） ， it is still a very popular place of interest．
It is the （3） wall ever built． It is about 8 meters high． The top is 8 meters wide and it （4） even wider at the bottom． It is made （5） stone and brick． People built it by （6） and it took a long time to finish．
No one knows（7） when the building of the Great Wall was started． It is believed that the wall was built to （8） parts of the country in the old days． It also made people live a（n） （9） life．
Today， many of the visitors go to see the Great Wall．（10） they stand on top of a tower and look down on this wall， they can't help saying，"Wow， that's fantastic!"
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（1）A． number |
B． purpose |
C． history |
D． choice |
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（2）A． But |
B． So |
C． And |
D． However |
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（3）A． longest |
B． shortest |
C． farthest |
D． biggest |
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（4）A． needs |
B． gets |
C． spends |
D． sounds |
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（5）A． from |
B． into |
C． by |
D． of |
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（6）A． hand |
B． accident |
C． machine |
D． mistake |
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（7）A．usually |
B．normally |
C．exactly |
D．luckily |
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（8）A．provide |
B．protect |
C．search |
D．produce |
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（9）A．smart |
B．awful |
C．terrible |
D．peaceful |
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（10）A．Before |
B．Unless |
C．When |
D．Though |
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One sunny day， an angle（天使） ran out of heaven（天堂） and came down to this world． He walked （1） the city and the village． Before his trip was over， he wanted to take something away to （2） his trip here．
He noticed a garden． He picked the most beautiful roses and said， "I see （3） _ more beautiful than these．"
Looking on a little further， he saw a bright﹣eyed baby． The baby was looking at its mother． He said， "Oh， the expression on its face is even （4） than the roses． I will take it．"
Then he saw the baby's mother． The mother was also looking at her baby． The （5）
to her own baby was pouring out of the mother's eyes just like the water of a river． The angel said to（6） ， "Oh， that mother's love is the best thing I have seen． I will take it， too!"
He flew away with the three things． When he came back， he had a look at the three things（7） more． He looked at the flowers and they had wilted（枯萎）．He looked at the（8） expression and it had disappeared． He looked at the mother's love and it was （9） __ there． Then he （10） the only thing that could keep its beauty all the way was a mother's love． I could last forever．
A： Hello， this is Tim． May I speak to Bob？
B： Speaking， Tim．
A： Hi， Bob（1） ？
B： Yes， I have nothing to do tomorrow afternoon． What's up？
A： I have two tickets for the basketball game tomorrow．（2） ？
B： Yes， I'd love to． I am always expecting to watch a basketball game （3） ？
A： My brother bought two tickets for me yesterday．
B： （4） ？
A： Sixty yuan for each．
B： Great! What time shall we meet？
A： （5） ．
B： Five o'clock？ OK， see you then．
A： See you．
A college student stayed up all night studying for his zoology（动物学） test the next day． The following morning， （1） he entered the classroom， he saw ten birds on the desks． Each bird was （2） with a sack（麻布袋） and only the legs were outside．
The teacher told the students that the test would be to watch each pair of bird legs and write down the name and the living habits of each bird．
The student looked at each pair of bird legs． （3） of them looked the same to him． He began to get upset． He stayed up all night studying， but now he had to name birds by their legs． The more he （4） about it， the sadder he got．
He （5） not think of any answers after a long time． He went to the teacher's desk and said， "What a strange test! （6） could anyone tell differences among birds by their legs？ I'm afraid I have to take the exam later． " （7） these words， the student put his test paper on the desk and walked to the door．
The teacher was（8） ．The class was so big that he didn't know every student's （9） ， so when the student reached the door， the teacher （10） out， "One moment， boy， what's your name？"
The student pulled up his trouser legs and said， "My dear teacher， can you guess my name by my legs？"
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（1）A． before |
B． while |
C． after |
D． since |
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（2）A． covered |
B． served |
C． connected |
D． shared |
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（3）A． Both |
B． All |
C． Neither |
D． None |
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（4）A． talked |
B． asked |
C． thought |
D． heard |
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（5）A． could |
B． must |
C． might |
D． should |
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（6）A． How |
B． Why |
C． When |
D． Where |
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（7）A． Against |
B． Through |
C． With |
D． About |
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（8）A． happy |
B． surprised |
C． thankful |
D． satisfied |
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（9）A． name |
B． address |
C． hobby |
D． future |
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（10）A． blew |
B． put |
C． cut |
D． called |
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A road is a bridge between two places． The Silk Road （1） a bridge between the East and the West for more than 2，000 years．
But did you know that the Silk Road is not a single route（路线）？It is actually a series（一系列）of trade and cultural transmission（传送）routes． The trade route （2） from the city of Xian in Shaanxi Province and ended in Eastern Europe，near （3） Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea（地中海）．The Silk Road was about 6，500 kilometers long． It went across one﹣fourth of the earth．
The Silk Road got its name （4） Chinese silk used to be carried along this road． Besides，silk，jade（玉），tea and iron also went （5） to Rome． From the areas along the road came glass，gems（宝石）and foods like carrots． The Silk Road was very important to （6） China and the rest of the world． In addition to（除……之外）trade，knowledge about science，arts and literature（文学），as well as craftsman ship（技艺）and technology，（7） across the Silk Road． In this way，languages and cultures developed （8） __ and influenced each other．
Today，various historical sites along the Silk Road are popular travel places，such as the Terracotta Army and Mogao Grottoes． A new train line，the New Orient Express，is （9） __ from Beijing across the Silk Road．
Nowadays，（10） to One Bet，One Road，China has made better cooperation（合作）with many other countries．