28. A. stole 29. A. have 30. A. sure
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C. stealing C. made C. believe
D. to steal D. took D. Think
The population problem may be the __21____one of the world today. The world’s population is growing__22_____. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people ___23____the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was __24______500 million. But at the beginning of the __25_____century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, this number was 3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A ___26___report says that the world population will _27____six billion by the end of the 20th Century. This is just ten _28_____after it ___29___five billion. People say that by the year 2010, ___30__may be seven billion. 21. A. great B. greater C. greatest D. greating 22. A. faster and faster B. fast and fast C. fastest and fastest D. faster and fast 23. A, in B.on C. at D. for 24. A. close B. more C. almost D. over 25. A. twenty B. twelve C. twentieth D. twelfth 26. A. USA B. UN C. PRC D. PLA 27. A. past B. pass C. passed D. passes 28. A. weeks B. months C. seasons D. years 29. A. get B. gets C. reached D. reach 30. A. this B. its C. one D. it
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You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world ,but it is not true .In the desert, as we know ,there is a little __21 and it is not __22 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is __23 in some places in the deserts. We call these places oases（绿洲）. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there .People __24 live outside the oases. They have camels .sheep and other animals .These animals live _25____ the desert plants for their food and do not need any water any water .The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways .They eat the ___26 and drink the milk of the animals .They ____27 the camels for camels for carrying water ,food and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep __28 from place to place .They must always look __29 grass or desert plants for their animals .When there is no more food for their animals ,they move to
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another place. The desert people are __30 .Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water .
21. 1 .A. rain B. rains C. wind D. winds 22. 2.A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough 23. 3.A. earth B. plants C. wood D .water 24. 4.A. also B. too C. either D. still 25. 5.A. on B. with C. of D. by 26. 6.A. meal B. meat C. body D. food 27. 7.A.let B. make C. drive D . use 28. 8.A walking B carrying C moving D. going 29. 9.A.up B. for C. after D. at 30. 10.A. carefully B. careful C. friendly D . friend
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Someone says，“Time is money.” But I think time is 21 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 22 , it'll never 23 . That's 24 we mustn't waste time.
It goes without saying that the 25 is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 26 useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and 27 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 28 .
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't 29 today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 30 . This is the key point to remember.
21. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more 22. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished 23. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring 24. A. what B. that C. because D. why 25. A. money B. time C. day D. food 26. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 27. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working 28. A. time B. food C. money D. life 29. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give 30. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take
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Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get __21__. Some old people think they get too __22__ gifts. Different people like different __23__ gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf __24__ a tree. It is enough __25__ her very happy. __26__ is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not __27__. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help __28__ a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than __29__ them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, __30__ a meal is enough.
21. 1. A. gifts enough B. enough gift C. enough gifts D. gift enough 22. 2. A. many B. much C. a lot D. lot of 23. 3. A. a kind of B. kind of C. kinds of D. a kind 24. 4. A. from B. in C. of D. to 25. 5. A. making B. to make C. made D. make 26. 6. A. Give gifts B. Giving a gift C. Gift giving D. A gift giving 27. 7. A. open B. opening C. is opened D. opened 28. 8. A. remembering B. to remember C. remember D. remembered 29. 9. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. to buying 30. 10. A. making B. to make C. make D. made Passage 40
Kate and Sandy are American students. they _21__ sisters. They live __22__ now. Kate is _23_ than Sandy. She likes living in town very much. Kate thinks living in town is __24_ than _25_ in the country. There are more parks shops and cinemas in town than in the country. She especially likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights
___26___ are more beautiful than the stars. She likes to read and reads _27_ than Sandy. Kate often reads until very late at night. Sandy likes the country ____28____. She thinks the country life is quiet. There is less noise and fewer cars. She likes to visit her Aunt Peggy. She often helps her aunt ___29____ her work. Sandy likes to run. She runs faster than Kate. She also thinks running in the country ___30___ the most exciting thing to do.
21. A. am B. is C. are D. /
22. A. in the town B. in town C. in the country D. in country 23. A. old B. older C. more old D. more older 24. A. interesting B. more interesting C. beautiful D. more beautiful 25. A. live B. living C. to live D. is living 26. A. at night B. at the night C. in night D. in the night
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27. A. quickly B. more quickly C. quicklier D. most quickly 28. A. good B. well C. better D. best 29. A. for B. at C. to D. with 30. A. am B. is C. are D. /
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Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar (酒吧) near a railway station. The bar didn’t close___21 midnight because people came to drink while they were __22 for trains. So the business was good. At two o’clock one morning, a man was __23 sitting at the table in the bar. He was ___24. Mr. Brown’s young wife wanted to go to __25. She looked __26 the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her ___27 and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isn’t drinking ___28. Why haven’t you sent him away? It’s too __29.” “Oh, no, I don’t want to send him away,” he answered __30 a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.” 21. A. until B. while C. as D. when 22. A. getting B. looking C. asking D. waiting 23. A. only B. still C. just D. also 24. A. drinking B. talking C. sleeping D. thinking 25. A. home B. school C. bed D. work 26. A. in B. at C. for D. around 27. A. room B. bed C. either D. husband 28. A. anything B. either C. everything D. too 29. A. cold B. dark C. late D. early 30. A. by B. in C. with D. for
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Everyone has hobbies. A hobby __21__ be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take __22__ hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, __23__ music instruments and __24__ stamps or other things. They grow flowers, go fishing and hunting. They climb __25__, swim, skate and play games.
People today have __26__ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were __27__ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the __28__ of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies __29__ these activities offer them enjoyment, __30__, knowledge, and relaxation.
21. A. can
B. must B. up
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22. A. on
23. A. play 24. A. buy 25. A. trees 26. A. much 28. A. place 29. A. so
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B. take B. sell
C. grow C. collect C. the wall C. less C. too
D. smell D. use D. down D. little D. such D. room D. if D. feeling
B. mountains
B. more B. so B. job
27. A. very
C. time C. with C. books
B. because
30. A. friendship B. money
We live in a computer age. People __21__ scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, __22__ couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very __23__people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and __24__. But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people __25__ have them at home.
Computers become very important because we can work __26__ than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can __27__ people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to __28__. Teachers use them to help teachign. Students use them to __29__. Computers can also remember what you __30__ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?
21. A. like 23. A. few
B. as
C. and
D. with D. computers D. a little D. expensive D. yet D. slower D. use D. learn D. watch
22. A. students 24. A. cheap 25. A. even 26. A. fast 27. A. help 28. A. write 29. A. sing 30. A. put in
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B. scientists B. a few B. cheaper B. still
B. faster B. make B. play B. study
C. teachers C. little
C. more expensive C. already C. slow C. stop C. study C. dance
B. put on C. put into D. put up
This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up __21__ 6:30 a.m. I have __22__ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I __23__ to be late. Our classes __24__ at 8:30 a.m. we have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at __25__
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