1 . Have you ever noticed the Mu Us Desert (毛乌素沙漠) in the northwest when you read a map of China? If you haven’t, then you probably never will. That’s _______ the desert is disappearing.

You might wonder: Why is this happening? Who is the “killer”? Well, it is the _______ of years of efforts in tree planting. In China, the Mu Us used to be one of the largest deserts in size. Sandstorms were common in northern Shanxi. Lots of people had to leave their homes. The fight against desertification (沙漠化) began in the1970s. A team planned to plant trees in the desert. It once took them a whole afternoon to plant trees under a burning sun. That night, however, a strong wind blew away all the young trees. Crying was _______. The next day, the team replanted all the trees.

In Yulin, there are many other fighters. One of them is Guo Chengwang. He started to plant trees in his village when encouraged by the government in 1985. Guo is now in his nineties. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have _______ the job. The family has turned 30 km² of desert into woods.

These trees have made a big difference. In Yulin, the number of sandy days has _______ from 100 in 2000 to 10 now. With the joined and continuing efforts, the Mu Us Desert will be gone. Our motherland will become greener and lovelier.

1.

A．why

B．how

C．because

D．when

2.

A．trouble

B．result

C．importance

D．reason

3.

A．necessary

B．serious

C．useless

D．harmless

4.

A．received

B．forgotten

C．changed

D．continued

5.

A．dropped

B．stayed

C．risen

D．disappeared

2 . 画出下面句子的主语和谓语或主语和系动词并用中文写出来
1. They are working on the farm now.
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2. Seeing is believing.
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3. All of us like Kobe Bryant very much.
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4. She became a doctor in 1998.
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5. The book lying on the floor is mine.
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3 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂 “A”, 错误的涂 “B”。

We are collecting more news for our school English newspaper. Would you like to be reporters for it? Welcome! Here are two pieces from the news page.

The Best Runner

We had a sports day at school yesterday. Last year’s best runner, Li Yu, only won the second prize in the 800-meter race. Instead, Yang Liu from Class 2 came first by two seconds. Next year the race is going to be more Interesting! Who will be the best runner? I wonder.

Good-bey, Mr. White!

Our English teacher, Mr. White, has finished his two years’ teaching at our school and will leave next month. Mr. White is an excellent teacher and he’s always friendly to us. We’ll never forget his lively and interesting teaching. We are lucky to be his students. We thank him for all his hard work and wish him a nice journey home. We will miss you, Mr. White!

1. You are welcome to be reporters for our school English newspaper.
2. Li Yu won the second prize in the 800-meter race yesterday.
3. Yang Liu was the best runner last year.
4. Mr. White will teach us English for two years at our school.
5. We’ll always remember Mr. White’s lively and interesting teaching.