-- _______ I borrow your MP4，Daniel?

--Sure．Here you are．

A．Must          B．May         C．Would          D．Should

Ben _______ his keys everywhere，but he didn't find them．

A．looked for          B．looked at        C．looked after           D．looked up

The Chinese government has paid much attention to _______ rights and interests．

A．farmer         B．farmers          C．farmer's         D．farmers'

A number of trees _______ in my home town every spring．

A．plant         B．planted         C．are planted             D．were planted

Without friendship，one won't be happy _______ he is very rich．

A．if         B．though           C．even        D．however

The old dictionary _______ my uncle bought for me is still of great value．

A．that           B．when           C．whose              D．where

How hard the noise made it for us _______!

A．fell asleep          B．fall asleep           C．to fall asleep           D．falling asleep

Mr. Smith is searching the Internet to find out _______．

A．where will the next Expo（世博会）be held

B．when will the next Expo start

C．what will the next Expo be held for

D．how many countries will take part in the next Expo

A group of frogs were travelling through the woods．Two of them，Nick and Jack，fell into a deep pit（坑）．All the other frogs gathered around the pit．When they saw how deep the pit was，they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead．

Nick and Jack ignored（不理睬）what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength．The other frogs Went On telling them to Stop，and that they were as good as dead．Nick listened to them and gave up．Finally，he fell down and died．

Jack continued to j ump as hard as he could．Once again，the flogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain（痛苦）and just die．He jumped even harder and finally got out．When he was out，the other frogs asked，“Did you not hear us?’’ Jack explained to them that he was deaf．He thought they were encouraging him all the time．

1．Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were ________．

A．holding a meeting                         B．taking exercise

C．travelling through the woods                D．sleeping in the woods

2．The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too ________．

A．big                B．strange             C．small              D．deep

3．From the story we know ________ died in the end．

A．Nick             B．Jack                 C．Nick and Jack            D．all the frogs

4．When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die，he ________．

A．stopped jumping                       B．jumped harder

C．fell down and died                        D．gave up trying

5．Jack finally got out because ________．

A．the pit wasn't deep                                      B．he thought the others encouraged him

C．he climbed a ladder                                     D．his friends pulled him out

Does handwriting have a practical use today? Do we really need it? Many educators say yes．

Handwriting is important because research shows that when children are taught how to do it，they are also being taught how to learn and how to express themselves．Students with fluent（流畅的）handwriting produce better homework and get higher grades，a new study by Professor Steve Graham shows．

Handwriting is a basic skill of learning，expert Emily Knapton says．She believes，“When kids have trouble with handwriting，it affects all their subjects．Spelling becomes a problem；maths becomes a problem，too．Both of the subjects will be much easier for these kids to learn if their handwriting is improved．”

Fluency and speed of handwriting are very important．Graham's study has also shown that from kindergarten（幼儿园）through the fourth grade，kids think and write at the same time．If they have to struggle to remember how to spell the words，their ability to express themselves will suffer．Stephen Pevely，a professor of education says，“From the writing speed of primary school students，we can know the quality and quantity of their writing in middle school．”

Predictions of handwriting's end didn't begin with the computer；they date back to the introduction of the Remington typewriter in 1873．But for at least a generation（一代人），handwriting has seemed much less important．Now，supported by new research，educators are trying to bring back its special importance into the classroom．

1．Many educators agree that handwriting ________ today．

A．is not necessary                       B．is unimportant

C．has a practical use                       D．is useless

2．Graham's study shows that students with fluent handwriting probably have ________．

A．lower grades                           B．worse homework and grades

C．good reading skills                        D．better homework and grades

3．When a student has good handwriting，his spelling and maths will be ________．

A．much easier        B．much harder      C．great fun          D．a problem

4．The underlined word "suffer" in the passage means “________”．

A．be strongly influenced                        B．be deeply moved

C．be badly affected                         D．be seriously hurt

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Kids' handwriting has a good effect on their learning．

B．Handwriting helps improve kids' performance in all their subjects．

C．Students should try to improve the fluency of their handwriting．

D．Handwriting came to an end after the typewriter appeared．