My mom always thinks that my hobbies _________ of my study.

A. get in the way B. go out of the way

C. are on the way D. get into the way

--- Look at these stamps. I _______ them for five years.

--- Wow, they are beautiful.

A. bought B. have bought

C. kept D. have kept

Yesterday Li Ming went to the village ________ he visited five years ago.

A. where B. who C. that D. whom

--- I’m afraid I can’t remember __________.

--- In Beijing, I think.

A. where did I first meet you

B. where I first met you

C. when I first met you

D. why I first met you

—Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it Frank?

—It ______ be him. I saw him go to the library just now.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. might not

—What is your hobby?

— _____ playing chess, I also like collecting stamps.

A. Besides B. Except C. Beside D. Except for

Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife____two teenage children did something we haven't____for ages. It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries or anything else for that matter. But we all____it so much we're thinking of doing it again sometime.

We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was____when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the____of communicating face-to-face. We all know____young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time____their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to____communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually____to them.

If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our_____What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

1.A. and B. or C. but D. after

2.A. made B. known C. done D. seen

3.A. acted B. blamed C. decided D. enjoyed

4.A. common B. careful C. extra D. enough

5.A. name B. art C. attention D. aim

6.A. because B. how C. when D. unless

7.A. buying B. collccting C. repairing D. answering

8.A. dislike B. prefer C. admire D. believe

9.A. writing B. introducing C. speaking D. hurrying

10.A. eyes B. voices C. mouths D. hands

A group of fourth-graders at a school in East China sea coast Qingdao city formed a unit (联盟) to prevent their parents from having a second child.

Qingdao TV station reported that a teacher, named Wang, found eight of her students were holding secret meeting to discuss the issue (问题). “The students were afraid of their siblings would steal their parents’ love,” Wang said, “they are strongly against their parents to have any siblings —— either sister or brother.”

The story became a warm - discussion on the Internet and WeChat, after China’s decision to stop its one - child policy (政策) on January1, 2016.

Many netizens (网民) said children born after 2000 are too selfish, as even those who agree to have a sibling often turn angry after a second child is born, Some thought the reason for that is the problem in family education. Some parents often warn their children of having a sibling if they do something wrong. In fact they should stop joking their children about having a second kid as punishment. If they teach their children about the fun of having siblings as companions (陪伴), they would be happy to accept the idea.

1.According to the passage, one -child policy ________.

A. is a bad policy B. still plays an important part in society now

C. will come to the end soon. D. was canceled on the first day of 2016

2.The child in one-child family strongly stop parents from having a second kid because ________.

A. he (she) likes to be alone B. he (she) doesn’t want to play with him (her)

C. he (she) isn’t really selfish D. he (she) wants to own their parents’ love alone

3.The underlined word “siblings” in the passage means “______”.

A. child B. boy or girl C. brother or sister D. sister

4.According to the passage, people should _______.

A. teach their children to be kind and polite to others

B. follow the one - child policy even after January1, 2016

C. tell their children the interesting life of having siblings

D. have a second child if their children do something wrong

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Parents and Children B. Boys or girls

C. The Issue Cause by Second-child Policy D. Children and Their Siblings

Here are three forms of Chinese art.

1.______ are called the “Four Treasures of the Study”.

A. A pen, a book, inkstick and inkstone

B. A pen, paper, inkstick and inkstone

C. A brush, paper, inkstick and inkstone

D. A brush, paper, inkstick and ink box

2.How many major kinds of poetic styles are there in ancient China?

A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six

3.If you waned to wok for the government, you had to learn to write poetry during _______.

A. the Yuan Dynasty B. the Tang Dynasty

C. the Ming Dynasty D. the Qing Dynasty

4.What is a combination of music, art and literature?

A. Opera. B. Painting. C. Calligraphy. D. Poetry.

5.From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. Calligraphy is one of the three oldest art forms in the world

B. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty set up an opera school

C. Shi and Qu are the two most important poetic styles in ancient china

D. If you want to learn calligraphy, you must learn the “Four Treasures of the Study”

I had learned English for 11 years, but I knew few English idioms (习惯用语). When I went to study in America last year, I had trouble communicating with Americans at times.

One day, I asked my roommate Kevin, “Shall we play soccer tomorrow?” He answered, “Let’s play it by ear.” I was so puzzled. “Ear can play soccer?” He smiled and explained, “It means let’s see. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy.”

Last October, I was waiting for bus in a station. Beside me sat a young man. When he knew I was a Chinese, he asked me about the Great Wall. I told him, “The Great Wall is more than 20,000 kilometers long.” The man said, “You don’t say.” I was surprised, “There must be something wrong with him.” I thought. Later, I knew he meant “Really?”

I was once invited to my classmate’s home. His mother said to me, “Break your ice, please.” I wondered, “Where is the ice?” Later my classmate told me she meant I could make myself relaxed in their home.

From, then on, I realized English idioms had special meanings. It was wrong to them word by word.

1.What did the writer go to America for?

A. He studied in a college B. He spent holidays.

C. He did business in America D. He visited his relatives.

2.“Let’s play it by ear.” means ______ in the passage.

A. “Kevin was good at listening.”

B. “Kevin could play soccer with his ear.”

C. “Kevin refused the writer’s suggestion.”

D. “Whether to play soccer depends on the weather.”

3.From the 3rd paragraph (段落), we can know________.

A. the writer wanted to take a train

B. the young man knew the Great Wall well

C. the young man was the writer’s good friend

D. the young man was surprised to know how long the Great Wall was

4.“Break your ice.” means ______ in the passage.

A. “help yourself ” B. “the ice is too large”

C. “ice can make you cool here” D. “it’s polite to break the ice”

5.What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?

A. The Most Useful Language—English

B. Importance of Knowing English Idioms

C. Differences between Universities in America

D. How to Communicate with Americans