Passage A:(Reading:)

When Polly left home that morning, the city was already ___________ __________ a grey mist. After work, she stepped __________ __________ the fog and wanted to take her usual bus. But the fog is too thick for the bus to run ___________ far. So she ___________ an underground train. While on the train, she sensed that she was followed by a tall man. How she wished _________ someone _________ __________ ____________ to help her, but fear __________ ___________ _____________. To her surprise, the man turned out to a kind blind man who wanted to help people in the fog. He thought it gave him a chance to _________ _________ other people’s help. So he is a grateful helper.

Passage B: Project:

There are many types of sharks, but only about 30 types of sharks have ever been reported ____________ ___________ human beings. The chances of being attacked by a shark is small ____________ ___________ other dangers. Many more people drown in the ocean every year than ___________ ___________ by sharks. There are three types of shark attacks. Two of them are more likely ____________ ____________ ____________ for humans. However, if you __________ the advice, you will be safer: for example, hit the shark _________ _________ nose; ___________ your finger __________ the shark’s eye.

There are different types of stories. Stories usually have the following elements in common:

A plot; main characters; a certain time period; a place; a problem or an issue to be solved; a climax or a surprise ending. Learning to identify these elements will help you better understand the stories you read.

10. – Don’t you think it necessary that he ______ to Miami but to New York?

　　　 -- I agree, but the problem is _______ he has refused to.

　　　 A. will not be sent; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not be sent; that

　　　 C. should not be sent; what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should not send; what

9. Students should avoid ________ for school.

　　　 A. to be late 　　　　　　　 B. being late　　　　　　　　 C. lating 　　　　　　　 D. to late

8. These days he has made _______ in his studies by working hard.

　　　 A. many progress　　　　 B. a lot of progresses

C. much progress　　　　 D. many a progress

7. We have only one day in Paris, so we had better _______ it.

　　　 A. make up of　　　　　　 B. make up for　　　　　　　

　　　 C. make the most of　　 D. make the most from

6. Can you _____ what he says?

　　　 A. make sense　　　　　　 B. make the sense　　　　　 C. make senses　　　 D. make sense of

5. I was ________ moved by what the teacher said at that moment and tears were in my eyes.

　　　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wholly　　　　　　　 D. roughly

4. They are ________ with fear so you must not tell them any more ghost stories.

　　　 A. frozen　　　　　　　　　　 B. ached　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beaten　　　　　　　 D. heard

3. The storm stopped but the waves were still _______ the shore.

　　　 A. beating　　　　　　　　　 B. knocking　　　　　　　　　 C. striking　　　　　　 D. hitting