1. Chengdu is in ________ southwest of China and it has ________ population of more than 20 million.

A．the; the

B．a; the

C．the; a

2. —Without the medical workers’ great efforts, we ________ win the fight against COVID-19.
—They’re really our heroes.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

3. — Chinese athletes won 9 gold medals in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
— _______ exciting news it is!

A．What

B．What an

C．How

4. This dress is very beautiful, ______ it doesn’t look good on me.

A．if

B．so

C．but

5. You ________ the computer for ten years and it doesn’t work well now. Why don’t you buy a new one?

A．have bought

B．have had

C．borrowed

6. The boy is crazy about music and we always hear him ________ in the music room.

A．to sing

B．sings

C．singing

D．sing

7. Nearly ________ of the people in India ________ under the age of 40.

A．three fourth;is

B．three fourths;are

C．three fourths;is

8. — Sandy, could you tell me ________ the beautiful hair band?
— Oh, I bought it in a shop near the school.

A．where you buy

B．where did you buy

C．where you bought

9. This is the first birthday gift _________ I received. I’ve kept it for many years.

A．which

B．that

C．what

10. From February 4, 2022 to February 20, 2022, the 24th Winter Olympics __________ in Beijing, China.

A．held

B．was held

C．will be held

A: Hi, Laura. Can you help to prepare for my birthday party next week?
B: Sorry, Clark. I’m afraid not.     11    
A: Really? You must be very excited about that.
B: Yes.     12    
A: Nervous about what?
B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. Would you like to give me some advice?
A: I’d love to.
B: What should I do when I am invited to my friend’s home for dinner?
A:     13     It’s not polite to arrive late.
B: And then?
A: It’s also impolite to say you are full.     14    
B: What else?
A: After the meal, don’t leave at once, or it seems that you come only for dinner.
B: Oh, I got it.     15    
A: You’re welcome.

A．First, you should be on time.

B．But I’m kind of nervous.

C．You are supposed to say it’s delicious.

D．Thanks for your advice.

E．I am going to New York next week.

Eileen Gu, a Chinese-American skier (滑雪运动员)，is already dreaming of gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. However, she won’t receive her _________ under US flag. Gu will compete for China.

Gu was born to an American father and a Chinese mother. She was born in San Francisco. She lived there for over ten years. The girl, however, has always been _________ that she has a Chinese root (根). She speaks Chinese well and calls herself a “Beijing girl.”

Gu started skiing when she was only three. She got her first win at the age of nine. Gu competed for the United States in that competition. Hoping to _________ tens of millions of Chinese children to love skiing, last June, the girl joined Team China.

Gu has already brought China medals. In August, she _________ the Australian New Zealand Cup. The young skier won two gold medals in the competition. Her _________ congratulated her online. After the competition, the number of them even increased to 200, 000. People called her a “born skier.”

Gu says she is only getting started. How many gold medals will she win for China at the 2022 Games? The result may surprise us all! Let’s wait and see.

16.

A．medals

B．bills

C．gifts

17.

A．relaxed

B．proud

C．afraid

18.

A．inspire

B．allow

C．advise

19.

A．joined

B．took part in

C．organized

20.

A．relatives

B．coaches

C．fans

In recent years, with more and more cars on the road, flying robots are used to deliver (递送) mails. Flying robots can _________ mails to people’s houses without having to deal with heavy _________. But they will spend too much time in returning. A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the _________ of homing pigeons (信鸽).

Homing pigeons are pigeons that are _________ trained to fly home from somewhere else. In tests, researchers _________ that homing pigeons were _________ efficient (高效的) than flying robots at returning to their home. So the research center is trying to use a flying robot, together with a _________, to deliver mails. After the robot finishes its tasks, it can _________ the pigeon back in the shortest possible time.

Although it will cost more money to _________ pigeons, the research center says that it can __________ time. And the time it saves will make up for the cost.

21.

A．give

B．carry

C．blow

22.

A．traffic

B．rain

C．pollution

23.

A．help

B．interest

C．idea

24.

A．finally

B．carelessly

C．specially

25.

A．reported

B．said

C．found

26.

A．less

B．more

C．much

27.

A．homing pigeon

B．a guide

C．leading person

28.

A．train

B．fly

C．follow

29.

A．raise

B．rise

C．feed

30.

A．waste

B．save

C．kill