1 . Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they have their beginnings in China. Chinese_______says that China had chopsticks as far back as the Xia Dynasty(朝代). In the Spring and Autumn Period copper and iron chopsticks appeared. Then in the Han Dynasty lacquered(涂漆) chopsticks came. Gold and silver chopsticks followed later. Today we have chopsticks_______of plastic. The most expensive ones are made of tusks of elephants and hard green stones.
Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient times the rich used gold chopsticks_______their wealth. In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see_______it was poisonous(有毒的). It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would_______color.Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for ＂chopstick＂ in Chinese is pronounced_______＂quick a son＂！
Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shaanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are_______.
Many westerners, businessmen, and tourists_______their knives and forks in favor of(喜欢；喜爱) chopsticks in China.
Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: An old man_______his sons a lesson by showing how he can easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China chopsticks are__________good luck. So on the Chinese New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for good luck.1.

A．art

B．geography

C．history

D．P.E.

2.

A．make

B．made

C．to make

D．making

3.

A．to show

B．show

C．shows

D．showed

4.

A．when

B．how

C．what

D．if

5.

A．grow

B．become

C．change

D．get

6.

A．with

B．like

C．as

D．to

7.

A．well­known

B．cheap

C．big

D．dear

8.

A．put on

B．put up

C．put aside

D．put off

9.

A．wants

B．teaches

C．takes

D．buys

10.

A．connected with

B．strict with

C．thought of

D．come up with

2 .

The FIFA World Cup is also called the Football World Cup. And most people ______ call it the World Cup. Uruguay(乌拉圭) held the first World Cup ______ July 18th, 1930. Teams from only four European countries took part in the match, ______ it was a long and expensive trip from Europe to Uruguay. In all, thirteen nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe and ______ from North America. Uruguay ______ the cup.

The second World Cup was held between May 27th and June 10th in 1934. Italy was the host country. Thirty­two nations ______. For the first time, people could ______ the final match on the radio. Italy won the cup.

The third World Cup ______ in France in 1938. This time, Italy won the cup again. After that, the World Cup was not played again ______ 1950 because of the war. In 1950, Brazil held the World Cup.

During the last 25 years, football has become very popular around the world. The game now has about 200 million players. The World Cup is now one of the biggest and most popular ______ in the world.

1.

A．never

B．hardly

C．sometimes

D．usually

2.

A．in

B．on

C．for

D．at

3.

A．because

B．so

C．but

D．when

4.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

5.

A．lost

B．won

C．missed

D．beat

6.

A．took part in

B．joined

C．took part

D．attended

7.

A．sound

B．listen to

C．listen

D．hear

8.

A．held

B．had

C．was held

D．was having

9.

A．after

B．until

C．unless

D．while

10.

A．sports events

B．entertainment ways

C．exciting news

D．wonderful exhibitions

3 . Some inventions are very important.For example,the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world.The ____ lets people travel long distances in a short time.Life is much easier with these ____ inventions.
Some inventions are just fun.A company in a foreign country has invented ____ flowers.You can listen to music that comes through real flowers.Customers in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses_____ listen to pleasant music while eating.People in the dentist’s office can look at pretty lilies and listen to Mozart while having their______examined!
There is now a vehicle that gets you around with almost no effort ____ .In fact,you drive this invention while standing on it.This vehicle runs by electricity.It ____quite easily.When you lean forward,it moves forward,and when you lean ____ ,it moves backward.
A new kind of bubble liquid has been invented.If you blow bubbles ____ this liquid,they can last for several minutes. ____ are very strong.You can even pick them up and throw them around.
Do you have your own ideas about inventions now？1.

A．bike

B．bus

C．ship

D．plane

2.

A．important

B．useless

C．boring

D．strange

3.

A．dancing

B．talking

C．singing

D．walking

4.

A．but

B．so

C．nor

D．and

5.

A．ears

B．eyes

C．teeth

D．nose

6.

A．in all

B．at all

C．after all

D．for all

7.

A．carries

B．makes

C．works

D．plays

8.

A．forward

B．backward

C．towards

D．afterwards

9.

A．about

B．at

C．with

D．for

10.

A．They

B．We

C．You

D．None

4 . “Where is the university(大学)? ” Many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)often ask. But no one can give them a _______answer, because there is no wall _______the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, ______, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members (成员)are the students and ______of the thirty-one colleges(学院).
Cambridge was already a town 800 years ago(以前). It was ______the river Granta, and the river was once ______the Cam. A ______was built over the river in 875, so the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries people built more and more college buildings. The town grew much _____in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway(火车)in 1845. Cambridge became a ______in 1951 and now it has over 10,000 people. Many young students in other countries _______to study at Cambridge.
Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It becomes a famous place all around the world.1.

A．true

B．clear

C．right

D．real

2.

A．around

B．in

C．near

D．by

3.

A．cinemas

B．parks

C．zoos

D．libraries

4.

A．parents

B．farmers

C．workers

D．teachers

5.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．beside

6.

A．said

B．called

C．calling

D．talked

7.

A．bridge

B．building

C．station

D．house

8.

A．smaller

B．slower

C．faster

D．cleaner

9.

A．city

B．college

C．town

D．country

10.

A．stop

B．hate

C．hope

D．need

5 . Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be harmful. Fire can keep your house _____, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things,_____. Big fire can burn trees, house, animals and people.
Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are _____ interesting stories about how a man or woman started fire. One is _____ a man. The man _____ a very long time ago. He went to the sun and _____ fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes _____ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper and_____   it could burn a house. A small fire can turn into a big fire very quickly. So you _____ be careful with matches.
Be careful with fire, and it will ______ you. But if you aren’t careful with fire, it may hurt you.1.

A．warm

B．interesting

C．cool

D．cold

2.

A．also

B．too

C．either

D．neither

3.

A．many

B．much

C．a little

D．no

4.

A．over

B．about

C．of

D．on

5.

A．worked

B．studied

C．learned

D．lived

6.

A．lent

B．made

C．brought

D．went

7.

A．enjoy

B．like

C．don’t like

D．become

8.

A．after

B．late

C．since

D．then

9.

A．can

B．many

C．will

D．must

10.

A．help

B．tell

C．thank

D．know

6 . Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries，they have their beginnings in China. Chinese______says that China had chopsticks as far back as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)．In the Spring and Autumn Period copper and iron chopsticks appeared. Then in the Han Dynasty lacquered(涂漆) chopsticks came. Gold and silver chopsticks followed later. Today we have chopsticks______of plastic. The most expensive ones are made of tusks of elephants and hard green stones.

Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient times the rich used gold chopsticks______their wealth. In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see______it was poisonous(有毒的)．It was said that if it was，the silver chopsticks would______color. Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon，for “chopstick” in Chinese is pronounced______“quick a son”！

Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou，wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province，and Beijing's chopsticks are______．

Many westerners，businessmen，and tourists______their knives and forks in favor of(喜欢；喜爱) chopsticks in China.

Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story：An old man______his sons a lesson by showing how he can easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China chopsticks are______good luck. So on the Chinese New Year's Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for good luck.

1.

A．art

B．geography

C．history

2.

A．make

B．made

C．to make

3.

A．to show

B．show

C．shows

4.

A．when

B．how

C．if

5.

A．grow

B．become

C．change

6.

A．with

B．like

C．as

7.

A．well­known

B．cheap

C．big

8.

A．put on

B．put up

C．put aside

9.

A．wants

B．teaches

C．takes

10.

A．connected with

B．strict with

C．thought of

7 . Do you have a nickname(呢称)?Most of us get one from our____，way of dressing，or personality．But for cities，the meaning of their nicknames has____more to it than that．
Many big cities have____，like New York—The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and
Rome—The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames?
____the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the____of these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple，____New York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of all．
For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans____that no matter what happened to the world，Rome would____go on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2,000 years．
As for London，in the Victorian period(1837—1901)，it had____with its air. Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10,000 people____ill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that of Victorian London．
Sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?1.

A．apple

B．awards

C．appearance

D．activity

2.

A．many

B．much

C．more

D．most

3.

A．stories

B．traditions

C．nicknames

D．reasons

4.

A．In

B．When

C．As

D．At

5.

A．prizes

B．names

C．cities

D．competitors

6.

A．so

B．because

C．and

D．but

7.

A．believed

B．knew

C．guessed

D．heard

8.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．always

9.

A．success

B．problems

C．interests

D．meanings

10.

A．turn

B．change

C．grow

D．get

8 . "Uncle Sam," is usually used to refer to the United States or the US government. It is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname became known quite by accident and there was a man   75     "Uncle Sam."However,not many people have ever heard of such a man.Not even most young Americans.
The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington,Massachusetts, September 13, 1776. At the age of 14 Sam joined the American Revolutionary War(美国革命）, and     76       in the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy, New York states, and began a meatpacking business. He earned a reputation（赢得了声誉）for being honest and hardworking. He was locally respected and admired, thus greeted as Uncle Sam.
One day in 1812,a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant(肉类加工厂）.Among them was Government official. He   77       the capitalized letters(大写字母） EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A worker man replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added     78   that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. Soon soldiers were saying all army supplies were from   "Uncle Sam".
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of"Uncle Sam" as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.Uncle Sam was ready to help   79     and place the interest of the nation(国家利益）above all---this is in line with (与……符合）the American spirit. This makes the   American consider Uncle Sam     80   the symbol of the USA.In 1961 the US Congress made a decision that "Uncle Sam" is the America's national symbol.1.

A．was

B．named

C．asked

D．was called

2.

A．served

B．stayed

C．joined

D．entered

3.

A．saw

B．observed

C．studied

D．noticed

4.

A．Surprisingly

B．seriously

C．jokingly

D．carefully

5.

A．other

B．others

C．everyone

D．another

6.

A．to

B．for

C．like

D．as

9 . The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have______ and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat(平的). As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more ______ made. Later on, ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their ______ of maths and science to make maps. Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was ______.

From simple pictures, mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made ______ surveying(勘测) land. In the 1900s, people around the world start­ed to share information to make ______ maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more exactly made than ever. ______ the world is always changing, we will always need new maps.

There are many types of maps, but almost all use ______ and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures ______. Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the ______ from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places.

1.

A．disappeared

B．survived

C．gone

D．left

2.

A．slowly

B．simply

C．correctly

D．carelessly

3.

A．knowledge

B．courage

C．energy

D．challenge

4.

A．long

B．small

C．square

D．round

5.

A．into

B．by

C．of

D．from

6.

A．cleaner

B．lighter

C．better

D．older

7.

A．Though

B．So

C．Unless

D．Since

8.

A．sounds

B．models

C．words

D．stories

9.

A．stand for

B．go for

C．ask for

D．wait for

10.

A．weather

B．distance

C．feature

D．culture

10 .

“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a _______ answer, for there is no wall to be found _______ the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, _______, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and ________ of the thirty-one colleges.

Cambridge was already a _______ town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once ______ the Cam. A ______ was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much________ in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a _______ in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries ________ to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

1.

A．true

B．clear

C．right

D．real

2.

A．around

B．in

C．near

D．by

3.

A．cinemas

B．parks

C．zoos

D．libraries

4.

A．parents

B．farmers

C．workers

D．teachers

5.

A．interesting

B．usual

C．developing

D．common

6.

A．said

B．called

C．spoken

D．talked

7.

A．bridge

B．building

C．station

D．house

8.

A．smaller

B．slower

C．faster

D．cleaner

9.

A．city

B．college

C．university

D．country

10.

A．stop

B．hate

C．hope

D．need