.Traveling by plane is the most comfortable ， but it is also the _________ .

A. expensive B. most expensive

C. cheap D. cheapest

Everybody is here ________ Tom ， because he is ill in hospital .

A. except B. besides

C. except that D. beside

The Yellow River is the second _______river in China.

A. longer B. the longest

C. longest D. long

Jim speaks Chinese very well because he practises it every day.

A. speaking B. speak

C. to speak D. speaks

The sports you do， the you will be.

A. much; healthy B. more; healthier

C. much; healthier D. more; healthy

—Do you know Lin Shuhao?—Yes， he is famous________ playing basketball ________a basketball star.

A. for; as B. as; for

C. to; at D. at; to

--- I can’t carry the box ， Mum . --- _________ ， I can help you .

A. OK B. Don’t worry

C. That’s all right D. you’re welcome

There is a saying， “No sports， no life. ”Sports are very important to us. Sports help us to stay and get good grades.

Everyone in our class 17 sports. Our favourite is PE. We only have PE lessons a week， but we play sports every day. The most popular sport in our class is basketball. The boys enjoy it， and many of the like it， too. Another popular sport is football and there a lot of football fans (球迷) in our class. When the weather is ，we often play ping-pong outside. We hardly ever (几乎不) play volleyball. We think it’s .We have a basketball team. Our team often has friendship (友谊) matches (比赛) with teams from other schools. When there is a match， many of us go to it. It’s very interesting.

1.A. fit B. cool C. fat D. thin

2.A. love B. loves C. loving D. loved

3.A. food B. drink C. subject D. fruit

4.A. two B. two time C. second D. twice

5.A. play B. playing C. played D. to play

6.A. students B. teachers C. girls D. people

7.A. were B. are C. is D. was

8.A. cloudy B. windy C. fine D. wet

9.A. boring B. relaxing C. exciting D. interesting

10.A. watch B. read C. look D. look at

Communication（共五小题，每小题１分 共５分）

根据对话内容，从方框内的六个句子选择五个合适的句子补全对话。

A： Hi， Lin Tao. Our English teacher said my pronunciation was not good. 1._______

B： Don’t worry. There is going to be a talk on learning English at the Students’ Palace. 2._____

A： I’d love to. 3.__________

B： A teacher from America.

A： I think the talk will be wonderful. 4.________

B： I hear the teacher will tell us many good examples and methods about learning English. And you can listen to the teacher’s pronunciation carefully.

A： Excellent! 5.____________

B： At half past two. We must go now.

A： OK.

A. What the teacher tell us?

B. Would you like to listen to it?

C. Who will give the talk?

D. What should I do?

E. What time is it going to start?

F. How about you?

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA. Each team has 9 players. The baseball season goes from April to September. The members of the important baseball teams become heroes (英雄).At the end of the season， the two top teams play together. Lots of baseball fans go to watch the games. There are also thousands of baseball fans listening to the radio or watching TV. People always talk about the games. They still talk about the results (结果) and the players， even if (即使) the games are over. American football is more popular than baseball in the USA. When the baseball season ends， the football season begins. When there is an important American football game， millions of people sit in front of the TV set to watch it. Many people even sit beside the radio to hear the result when they are working.21世纪根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）.

1.Americans like baseball very much.( )

2.There are eight players in each baseball team.( )

3.The members of the important baseball teams are heroes in the USA.( )

4.After the baseball season， people only talk about football games in America.( )

5.In America， American football is more popular than baseball.( )