—What do you think of this matter?  —This is a matter of __________ importance. I think.

A．especial                       B．quiet                           C．rather                          D．special

They talked for about an hour of things and persons ______ they remembered in the school.

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

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”

The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”

The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.

Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their heart into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.

The Internet cannot be used for __________．

       A. studying         B. shopping      C. thinking         D. playing

When the computer was invented, it was__________．

       A. large and worked quickly           B. small and worked slowly

       C. large but worked slowly            D. small but worked quickly

The Internet was born in about __________．

       A. 1960           B. 1970                C. 1980     D. 1985

Which of the following is true?

       A. Few students like going into the Internet.

       B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”.

       C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.

       D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.

What does the writer think of the Internet?

       A. It is wonderful.              B. It can make students study harder.

       C. It is not good for students.      D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international ______.

       A. business                   B. culture                     C. support             D. information

It is too bad that the rain ____ you _______ going to the party.

 A. kept; on     B. kept; up    C. kept; from     D. kept; back

It’s reported that the fire that ______ at two o’clock last night caused a lot of damage.

A. breaking out    B. breaks out   C. broke out  D. was broken out

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales.

No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

Pay close attention to advertisements.

Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online.

Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.

The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store.

The first paragraph implies that ______.

       A. nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts

       B. recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts

       C. Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts

       D. Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts

In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____.

       A. if the weather is not very cold         B. if we don’t have to fight for the best deals

       C. if we don’t have to get up early           D. If we get what we want at a good price

The underlined word “specials” means_______.

       A. some experts in shopping             

       B. certain things for especially low price

       C. some kind of help for a certain customer

       D. things that can only be found on Friday

We can have more choices _____.

       A. on Black Friday               B. in a particular store

       C. on the Internet                 D. from retailers

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There is an English saying: “    .” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body.    

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise.     . If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.  

____. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile

is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.

B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.

C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in

the brain which diminish both stress and pain.

D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in

the face, the stomach and even the feet.

E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.

F. Laughter is the best medicine.

G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.

If China’s space technology has achieved ____ breakthrough in this field, it really is ____ amazing wonder.   

A. the; an            B. a; an              C.不填; the           D. a; 不填

A wonderful sports meeting ________on our school playground last Friday and Saturday.

A. hold                 B. held                  C. was hold                  D. was held