April 20th is an ordinary day in 2013, it is in this day that shocking earthquake happened again in Sichuan province, China. The earthquake was terrible. We can’t describe the scene what we saw with any words. Thousands of people were injured even died. And thousands of children became such unlucky ones who lost fathers or mothers. They longed to have families to continue their lives. I am sympathetic to their fate! But I believed that we can fight against the fate and change it. For example, there are many people keeping living without food or water for about 100 hours during the earthquake!

What an unbelievable thing it is! Their great spirits showed the powerful life vitality of humans! However, they must keep fighting against the death. Many schools were destroyed and there were many students and teachers who left us forever. Sadness, hopelessness and different kinds of danger spread out here and there!

But, fortunately, love is around us: the Communist Party helps us, the army helps us, the people all over the world help us. They offer us money, goods, love and so on ! With the help of such a large love, we will overcome the damage of the earthquake and face our beautiful future!

1.Many people keeping living without food or water because ____________.

A . they were very strong.         B. they could fight against the fate and longed to live on.

C. they were not hurt.            D. they lost fathers and mothers.

2.The meaning of fortunately in third paragraph is ___________.

A .good             B. unbelievable        C. luckily      D. wonderful.

3.The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to___________.

A. the children who survived

B. the parents who survived

C. the children who survived but lost parents

D. the parents who survived but lost children

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. An Earthquake.   B. Unbelievable thing.  C. Beautiful future.    D. Love in disaster.

BEIJING---No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support( 支持) the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 ( World Environment Day ).The slogan for the day is, “ If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support “ We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust（ 灰尘 ） comes from the desert（沙漠）, but cars cause most of the air pollution.（污染）. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.There are      cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

2.The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers        .

3.We can know from the passage that       .

Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone don’t happiness.? A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on ???? .” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the???? things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the???? , for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasures,????? spending time with close friends, listening to your favorite music, or reading a good book. People???? have close friends often enjoy happier and healthier lives.

Another???? of happiness is to be active,and have ???? . We can collect toy cars,go fishing or play a sport.. In this way, we enjoy ourselves. We can???? our problems and only think about the activities.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they offer to help others.???? you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an elderly relative, or simply help our parents to do the dishes.

1.A. set????? B. bring?? ????????????? C. show

2.A. ourselves????????????? B. themselves????????????? C. himself

3.A. strange? B. surprising????????????? C. simple

4.A. future?? ????????????? B. health????????????? ??? C. money

5.A. in fact? ????????????? B. such as????????????? C. instead of

6.A. which? ????????????? B. whom ????????????? C. who

7.A. secret?? ????????????? B. plan????????????? ??? C. task

8.A. wishes? ????????????? B. hobbies????????????? C. honor

9.A. talk??? ????????????? B. know????????????? ??? C.forget

10.A. After?? B. Though????????????? C. if

We can’t leave the room       the light       , it’s a waste.

A. with; off      B. without; on      C. with; in       D. without; off