1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Confucius (孔子), born in the district of Zou, near today’s Qufu city in Shandong province, was an educator and philosopher (哲学家)     1     founded Confucianism, a school of thought that deeply influenced later generations. He was the first Chinese to set up private schools and enroll students from all walks of life. Confucius     2     (regard) as a symbol of China’s traditional culture. Nowadays, Qufu holds memorial events every year     3     (honor) him and popularize his theory to the younger generations.

2 . Billions of poor people around the world     1     (depend) on the use of wood for cooking. And as they take more and more firewood from wild areas, they are destroying habitats around the world. Wood collection is one reason why many animals have become endangered.

This is     2     Dr. Metcalf spends each summer in Africa. He wants to teach women and children in villages how to cook with the sun. He helped create Solar Cookers International. It’s an organization that introduces solar cookers to developing countries     3     teaches people how to use them.

3 . Rent usually ________ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in.

A．will go	B．goes
C．has gone	D．went

4 . Your donation        greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families.

A．has been	B．is
C．was	D．had been

5 . Experience is a hard teacher because she ________ the test first, the lesson afterwards.

A．gives

B．has given

C．was giving

D．would give

6 . If you have any question, please ______ free to contact me at sue_smith@126.com.

A．to feel

B．feeling

C．feel

D．felt

7 . Please give Jim the schedule for tomorrow’s conference when he _____ back. He is to chair the conference.

A．will come	B．is coming
C．comes	D．came

8 . The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

A．is marking

B．marks

C．will mark

D．marked

9 . The old scientist used to say that knowledge ______ from practice．

A．was coming	B．comes
C．had come	D．would come

10 . —The tickets to Texas are not available now．
—Oh．Flights ______ fast at festivals．

A．sold	B．sell
C．will sell	D．have sold