5. A modern city has been set up in 　　　　was a wasteland ten years ago.

A. what　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. where　　　　

4. Don’t leave the water 　　　　while you brush your teeth.

A. run　　　　　　 B. running　　　　 C. being run　　　 D. to run

3. Mr. White _____ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t’ show up.

A. should have arrived　　 　　　　　　　 　B. should arrive

C. should have had arrived　　　　　　　　　 　 D. should be arriving

2. We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out.

A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. when

1. ----It’s cloudy outside. Please take an umbrella.

----____.

　 　A. Yes, take it easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Well, it just depends

　 　C. OK, just in case　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. All right, you’re welcome

Tom: My brother’s been telling me about solar power　　　 for the last two hours. It’s fascinating.

Mary: Is your brother a s_____ then, Grey? How does　　 he know　　　 so much　　　　 1.________

about solar power?

Tom: Yes, he is. A____ the moment he is working in Silicon Valley.　　 　　 　　2.________

It is l______ in California, in the United States.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3. _______

Mary: Great! So w____ is solar power useful? Can’t we just burn coal　　 　　4 .________

　　　 　　　　　and oil to m____ electricity?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. _______

Tom: Yes, but recently there’s been a boom in demand for solar

and wind p_____ because oil and coal are getting more expensive,　　　　　 6.________

and they’re also bad for the environment. People try to i____ solar　　 7.________

panels with the help of hi-tech engineering. My brother is working

in a research team in a private company, t____ to master and 　　　　　　　　　 8. _______

perfect new ways of making them. Some of their ideas have been failures,　　

but I think they’re c____ to finding something very useful.　　　　　　　 9. _______

Mary: Well, I hope they’ll have a breakthrough s_____. It would be great　 　 10. _______

if everything were powered by the sun.

Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ___1___ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ___2___.

The stories are the creation of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ___3___ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ___4___ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He ___5___ very little education. As a child he was very ___6___ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.

In 1816 his father died and Anderson was ___7___ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and ___8___ at a tobacco factory. ____9___ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years ___10___ he had to leave the theatre when his voice ___11___ in 1822.

___12___, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They ___13___ in small volumes (量) until his death.

___14___ Anderson lived a ___15___ life, he tried to make people ___16___ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a ____17___ childhood as he did. The works ___18___ Anderson world fame, but he remained a ___19___ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson ___20___ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.

1. A. parts　　　　　 B. pictures　　　 C. heroes　　　 　　D. characters

2. A. days　　　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. childhood　　　 D. years

3. A. poor　　　　　 B. musical　　　 C. big　　　　　　 D. happy

4. A. early　　　　　 B. childhood’s　　 C. later　　　　　　 D. school

5. A. accepted　　　　 B. found　　　 　C. received　　　　 D. gained

6. A. emotional　　　 B. upset　　　 　C. popular　　　　 D. naughty (调皮的)

7. A. allowed　　　　 B. forced　　　　 C. willing　　　　 D. used

8. A. then　　　　　 B. lately　　　　　 C. second　　　　 D. finally

9. A. By　　　 　　　B. From　　　　　 C. At　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. since　　　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. until　　　　　 D. still

11. A. lost　　　　　　 B. changed　　　 C. broke　　　　　 　D. worsened

12. A. Even so　　　 　B. Afterwards 　　C. From then on　　 D. Otherwise

13. A. turned out　　　 B. sold out　　　　 C. came out　　　　 D. went out

14. A. Since　　　　　 B. Because　　　 C. Although　　　　 D. As

15. A. hard　　　　　 B. interesting　　　 C. happy　　　　　 D. successful

16. A. cry　　　　　　 B. laugh　　　 　　C. appreciate (欣赏)　 D. learn

17. A. sad　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　 C. busy　　　　　　 D. strange

18. A. got　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　 C. made　　　　　　 D. cost

19. A. poor　　　　　 B. unhappy　　　 C. moody　　　　　 D. lonely

20. A. passed away 　　B. passed by　　　 C. left　　　　　　　 D. went