5. ________ writing On Horses by Han Yu tells us that talented people are common but finding them is difficult.

A．/

B．The

C．A

10. Some apps for listening to books are popular these days. The users think listening is more convenient, ________ to reading.

A．compare

B．compared

C．to compare

根据对话内容，从文后选出适当的选项补全对话。
M: mom     D: daughter
M: You look upset, my girl.     11    
D: Not really, Mom. I am getting afraid of talking in public these days.     12    
M: How did it happen? I remember you are always active.
D: Um, I couldn’t express my ideas clearly when I was asked to answer some questions in class last term.     13     But it didn’t.
M:     14     It’s normal that we sometimes feel a little nervous in front of others.
D: But what can I do?
M: Believe that your teachers and classmates won’t laugh at you even if you make mistakes.     15     Books bring us knowledge and make us strong.
D: I’ll try. Thanks, Mom!
M: You’re welcome.

A．Don’t worry.

B．Is everything OK?

C．And I’m not happy with it.

D．I thought it would get better.

E．Maybe you should try to read more books.

When we think of flying taxis, we usually picture scenes from _______. Well, here’s a real one. In Moscow, a company （公司）recently tested a flying taxi. It is a drone （无人机）. It flies in the sky by _______ with two persons!

The taxi can carry people and things. It can fly at 200 km an hour. That’s much faster than a car. The taxi weighs 300 kg and can fly as _______ as 100 km above the ground, according to Sputnik News.

The company plans to put its flying taxis into use in 2025. Passengers will order flying taxis through an app on their phones. When the taxi comes, they can choose _______ they want to go on touchscreens. There is no pilot in the drone. But some people on the ground will be watching it. They will make sure the trip is _______.

16.

A．dramas

B．action movies

C．science fiction movies

17.

A．themselves

B．ourselves

C．itself

18.

A．away

B．high

C．quickly

19.

A．where

B．why

C．who

20.

A．safe

B．cheap

C．quiet

Once a man had a dream in which his hands, feet, mouth and brain all began to fight against his stomach. “You good-for-nothing stomach!” The hands said. “We work all day long, _______ and carrying things. By evening we’re covered with _______ and dirt. And you just sit there, _______ all the food.” “We agree!” Cried the _______, “You are becoming too heavy for us to carry. Think how _______ we get, walking all day long. And you just eat all day.” “That’s right!” Shouted the mouth. “Where do you think all that food you love comes from? You take it all for yourself _______ I’m finished. Do you call that fair?” “And what about me?” Called the brain. “Do you think it’s easy to think about where your next _______ will come from?” So one by one the parts of the body joined in fighting against the stomach, which said _______ at all. “I have an idea,” the brain said, “Let’s all _______ working for the lazy stomach.” And all the other body parts agreed.

At first the stomach shouted back and made a ________, as it always did when it was hungry. But after a while it was quiet. Then the dreaming man found he could not walk and even began to feel pretty ill. When he felt worse and worse, he thought, “This fight had better not last much longer, or I’ll die.”

21.

A．walking

B．lifting

C．eating

22.

A．cuts

B．clothes

C．food

23.

A．cooking

B．enjoying

C．sharing

24.

A．mouth

B．hands

C．feet

25.

A．normal

B．excited

C．sore

26.

A．as soon as

B．even though

C．so that

27.

A．problem

B．meal

C．part

28.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

29.

A．give up

B．have fun

C．think

30.

A．promise

B．mistake

C．noise