6. I don’t mean to hurt you. I just did it ______.

5. The children ______ the world like Father Christmas very much.

4. The girl _______ by the fireplace to warm her feet.

3. Children put their stockings ______ the beds before they go to bed on Christmas Eve.

2. The old woman has never been ______ her village.

1. He began to like English ______ he went to school.

A:　　 Mum, I shall not have lunch at home today.

B:　　　 Why not Linda?

A:　　 I want to go to the pet shops at noon with my classmates. Most of the students in out class have their pets Mum, as you know, I ___1____ got a pet yet.

B:　　　 What ___2___ of pet do you want to have?

A:　　 A dog ___3___ a cat. I haven’t decided yet.

B:　　　 You’d better not keep a dog in our flat. It would make much noise. And a dog has to go out every day, and there isn’t a __　 　4____ near our building. And the dog food is expressive.

A:　　 Then I will have a cat. Cats are cheaper than dogs, and they are quite, too.

B:　　　 Yes, cats are easier to 　　　5　 .

Water is very import to living things.　 1　 water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man needs water, too. We need water to drink, to cook food and to clean　 2　 .

Water　 3　 almost everywhere. Even in the　 4　 part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can’t see it　 5　 feel it when it is part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers, lakes and wells is a　 6　 . The water in the air is not a liquid(液体), but a gas(汽体). We call it water vapour (水蒸汽)or steam.

Clouds are made　 7　 water. They may be made of very small　 8 　water. Ice is frozen water or water has become solid water, as we know, may be a　 9　 or a liquid or a gas. When it solid, it may be as　 10　 as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can pour it out of a container. When it is a gas, you cannot see it or feel it.

1. A. Not　　　　　　 B. None　　　　　　　　　　 C. No　　　　　　 D. Without

2. A. ourselves　　 B. our　　　　　　　　　 C. ours　　　　　　　　 D. myself

3. A. can find　　　　　 B. is found　　　　　　　　 C. finds　　　　　　　 D. are found

4. A. dry　　　　　　 B. driest　　　　　　　　　　 C. most dry 　　　 D. drier

5. A. or　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　 D. then　　

6. A. solid　　　　　 B. liquid　　　　　　　　　 C. gas　　　　　　 D. steam

7. A. in　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

8. A. drop of 　　　　　 B. drops　　　　　　　　　　 C. drops of　　　　 D. drop

9. A. liquid　　　　 B. steam　　　　　　　　　　 C. solid　　　　　　　　 D. gas

10. A. heavy　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　　　 D. hard

16. ______ is better than to receive.

A. give　　　　　　 B. To give　　　 C. giving　　　　　　　　　 D. Give