一、单项选择（15小题，每题1分，共15分）.( ) 1. The education of_ young is always_ hot and serious topic. A. the; the B. the; a C. ;the D. ;( ) 2. What happened to her _ that cold winter evening? I dont know, and Im also curious _ it. A. /, of B. in, aboutC. on, aboutD. on, for ( ) 3. _ was born being good at all things. As an English learner, you cant be excellent without enough practice. A. EverybodyB. SomebodyC. NobodyD. Anybody( ) 4. How was your recent trip to Sichuan? Ive never had_ one before. A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant( ) 5. My bike _. May I go _? No problem! A. broke, by yours B. broke down, on yours C. was broken down, on yours D. is broken, on yourself( ) 6. I didnt know this is a one way street, Sir. _.A. Thats all right. B. I dont believe you.C. How dare you say that. D. Sorry, but thats no excuse. ( ) 7. _it was to see so many elephants _ along the street!A. How great fun; marching B. What a great fun; to march C. What great fun; marchingD. How great a fun; to march( ) 8. Hes never advised to achieve a balance between his job and hobbies, _? Yes. His parents and teachers often offer him some advice. A.has he B. is he C. hasnt he D. isnt he( ) 9. Is Kate coming to the party this evening? No, she _ be at the party. She_ to the UK. A. mustnt; has gone B. mustnt; has beenC. cant; has gone D. cant; has been( ) 10. There _ lots of bad information that is not suitable for teenagers on the Internet.A. seem to be B. seems to have C. seem to have D. seems to be( ) 11. Have you heard of the good fireman, Quan Zhanrong? Yes, he thought of others _ than himself. A. less B. fewer C. best D. more ( ) 12. The two old friends were _ busy _ with each other that they forgot the time.Yes. They hadnt met for over ten years, so they kept talking the whole night. A. too, to talk B. too, talking C. so, to talk D. so, talking; ( )13. The decision about the price _ in a few days. So they have to wait.A. will be made B. was madeC. is being madeD. is made ( )14. There are a lot of new buildings on _ sides of the street.A. either B. every C. all D. both ( )15. Why did Miss Yang look so worried when we saw her? Because she wondered _. A. where did the other students go B. when would the policeman comeC. what her students have done during the trip D. if her students had survived the earthquake二、完形填空（15小题，每题1分，共15分） Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the pricefive dollarswas far beyond his means. He couldnt ask his parents 16 the money. His father made a living through 17 in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.Hesitating(犹豫) for a few minutes, he opened the 18 and talked to the shopkeeper. “I dont have the money right now. Can you please 19 it for me?” “Ill try,” the shopkeeper smiled.Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had a(an) 20 . He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site(建筑工地).Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents 21 .He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his 22 inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve 23 as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his 24 task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails 25 the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to 26 .“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails nowplease.”“Why do you need this money so 27 ?”“Its a secret.”The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reubens hand.Clutching the can tightly, Reuben 28 for the shop.“I have the 29 ” he solemnly told the owner.Back hom