_______ it’s difficult to make it to the top, I still want to have a try.

A.Because B.As soon as C.Before D.Even though

I’ll _______ the time of the trains to Chengdu as soon as I get to the railway station.

A.look at B.look for C.look up D.look up to

I don't know if Jenny _______to my party this weekend. If she _______, I'll be happy.

A.will come; come B.will come; comes

C.come; will come D.comes; will come

There __________ a big tree in front of my house . I could hear many birds sing in it .

A.used to be B.is used to be

C.used to have D.was used to be

When Mr. Green knew his children would go to the lake for a picnic, he warned them _______ the lake.

A.to keep away from B.keeping away from

C.keep away from D.kept away from

Jim’s good at drawing. And his parents _______ his paintings.

A.are pride of B.take proud in C.take pride in D.are proud in

—Could you please help me with this letter?

— ________.

A.Yes, I could. B.No, I couldn't. C.Yes, sure. D.Sorry, I needn't

Fenghua teaching building _______ 17 years ago.

A.built B.is built C.builds D.was built

I can still remember the first time Father bought me pomegranates(石榴). After I had a long look at the fruit, I________, “Why did you buy such ugly fruit? Why not buy apples? Pomegranates do not ________as nice as apples.”

When Father heard my words, he said nothing. He________smiled. He told me that I would find out why he did so later.

When we got home, he took me into the kitchen and cut open one of the pomegranates__________a knife. “Now I will_______you its real face!” he said.

“Wow!” I cried. What was inside the fruit was completely_________from its outside. The pomegranate had small “rooms” inside it. Each “room”________lots of seeds. And each seed looked like a beautiful, shiny ruby (紅寶石).

“Do you think it is beautiful?” Father asked. “That shows you can never judge(評判) something simply by its outside. You must always look at its_________, too.”

I suddenly realized that Father’s words were not only about fruit, ________also about some people like pomegranates that are not very beautiful. But they can still have beautiful_______ .

Now, when I go to the supermarket, I always buy some pomegranates to share with my friends and family.

1.A.said B.thought C.called D.spoke

2.A.smell B.sound C.look D.feel

3.A.even B.still C.just D.again

4.A.with B.on C.by D.in

5.A.show B.answer C.find D.invite

6.A.far B.free C.special D.different

7.A.brought B.held C.took D.stood

8.A.inside B.indoors C.outdoors D.indoor

9.A.so B.until C.but D.if

10.A.faces B.rooms C.words D.hearts

On Oct 1, or National Day, the People ’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its birthday. The PRC is turning 70 this year. Over the past decades, many people have helped China grow and develop through their hard work. China awarded (授予) 42 people as heroes of 70 years of the PRC, including both Chinese and foreigners, national medals (國家勛章) and honorary titles for the contributions (貢獻) they have made toward the country’s success. Eight people were received the Medal of the Republic (共和國勛章), six foreigners were received the Friendship Medals, and 28 people were received the National Honorary Titles (國家榮譽稱號). For example, Yuan Longping is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), a group of drugs used to combat malaria, is the first Chinese woman to win the prize.

1.How many people were awarded the Medal of the Republic?

A.6 B.8 C.42 D.70

2.Scientist Yuan Longping is known as ______ .

A.the winner of Nobel Prize B.the Father of Hybrid Rice

C.the contributions (貢獻)of Friendship D.discovery of artemisinin

3.Who is the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize?

A.Yuan Longping B.Song Qingling C.Gong Li D.Tu Youyou