7.(　 )A.faced　　 B. faces　　　 C. facing　　　 D. toward

6.(　 )A.one six 　B. one sixths　　 C. ones sixth　 D. one sixth

5.(　 )A. bigger　 B. the biggest　 C. small　　　 D. the smallest

4.(　 )A. take　　 B. get　　　　 C. bring　　　 D. carry

3.(　 )A. first　　 B. second　　　 C. third　　　 D. fourth

2.(　 )A. later　　 B. ago　　　　 C. before　　　 D. earlier

1.(　 ) A. At　　　 B. In　　　　 C. On　　　　 D. To

15. A. as　　　　　 B .like　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　 D. among

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Taiwan appears in newspaper headlines more often these days. 　1　 April 26, Kuomintang leader, Lien Chan, visited the mainland and three days 　2　 , President Hu Jintao held talks with him. This is the 　3　 such meeting in 56 years and may help to　 4　 peace across the Taiwan Straits.(海峡)

As 　5　 island, Taiwan is still only about　 6　 the size of Hunan. It　 7　 Fujian. The shortest distance(距离) from Taiwan to Fujian is 130 kilometers　 8　 the Taiwan Straits. Tainwanese people are　 9　 descendants(后代) of people from Fujian and Guangdong. They still use the language from their old hometowns. They also　 10　 the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Spring Festival, they even eat　 11　 .

Taiwan is rich in natural resources(自然资源).Half of the main island　 12　 forests. There is more business and tourism(旅游业) now. In January, the first direct　 13　 between Taiwan and five mainland cities such as Beijing and Shanghai started up.

As we know, Taiwan is always an important part of our country. But some top leaders in Taiwan like Lee Tenghui have been trying to make Taiwan an independent(独立的) country. This made people on both sides　 14 ,because it goes 15　 the history and the wishes of the Chinese.

14. A. succeed　　　 B. success　　　　　 C. successful　　　 D. successfully

13. A. take up　　　 B. come up with　　　 C. talk about　　　 D. think about