—Why were you late for school this morning?

—Well, my bike just didn’t ________ on the way. So I had to walk to school.

A.catch B.work C.return

—Why do you look so tired?

—Well, I have been working day and night ________ sleep.

A.over B.without C.from

—Terry, your shoes are ________. Where did you go just now?

—Well, I went to the beach with my friends, Mum.

A.clean B.weak C.wet

—There are still some apples. Would you like ________ one?

—No, thanks. I’ve had enough.

A.some B.other C.another

—What did your father say?

—He told me I ________ stop staying up every night like that.

A.may B.should C.can

—The problem won’t ________ by itself.

—But I really don’t know how to work it out.

A.continue B.breathe C.disappear

—There are so many new words in the article, but I don’t have a dictionary.

—But in fact you don’t have to ________ every new word at all.

A.look after B.look up C.look for

—Do you like your new school?

—Yes, I have friendly teachers and classmates and also a lot of interesting activities to ________.

A.make friends with B.take part in C.take care of

“If you could have any three things, what would you want?” Eleven-year-old Ruby ______ asking old people the question. And also, she tries ______ best to make their wishes come true.

Ruby’s mother, Amanda, is a nurse and she works at the nursing house. Ruby ______ stays there. Last May, Ruby found that a resident named Pearl at the nursing house looked very ______.

“Why do you look so unhappy?” Ruby asked.

“My ______ is going to leave with his new owner. I don’t know ______ I could see him again,” Pearl said.

Ruby learnt that the nursing house didn’t let residents keep dogs. And Pearl didn’t have money to hire(雇傭)anyone to ______ her dog. Most residents were as poor as Pearl. Ruby wanted to do ______ for them.

She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. At first, Amanda ______ that people would ask for cars and other expensive things. ______ in fact, they only asked for things like chocolate bars and McDonald’s fries.

Ruby made the wishes of about 100 people come true in three months. She felt quite happy.

1.A.practices B.loves C.stops

2.A.her B.his C.its

3.A.seldom B.often C.never

4.A.angry B.happy C.sad

5.A.son B.cat C.dog

6.A.that B.when C.why

7.A.look after B.look for C.play with

8.A.nothing B.anything C.something

9.A.believed B.worried C.hoped

10.A.But B.And C.So

Hua Chenyu is popular with young people in China. We can always see him on TV or on the Internet. In 2018, he won many prizes(獎)as one of the most popular Chinese singers.

Hua was often left alone at home when he was a child. He fell in love with music and started to learn to play the flute(長笛)at an early age. Now he can also play many musical instruments, such as the piano, the drums and the guitar. When he was 12 years old, he tried to write songs. After years of hard work, he went to the Wuhan Conservatory of music(音樂學(xué)院).

In 2013, he won Hunan TV station’s Super Boy singing competition(競賽). During the competition, he wrote and sang a song without words. It made everyone surprised and he became famous. Also, in the song Why nobody fights, he just sang one sentence “Why nobody fights?” again and again in different ways.

For Hua, music is a way to show his feelings. He works hard as a singer, but he doesn’t think music is his life. “ ▲ . It makes me relaxed. But without it, I can still enjoy life,” he said. He likes trying everything he likes and believes anything is possible.

1.Hua Chenyu is a famous ________ from China.

A.player B.actor C.singer D.dancer

2.When did Hua Chenyu start to write songs?

A.At the age of 7. B.At the age of 8. C.At the age of 10. D.At the age of 12.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Hua can’t write songs by himself.

B.In 2013, Hua Chenyu became famous.

C.Why nobody fights doesn’t have lyrics(歌詞).

D.Hua Chenyu enjoys life but doesn’t work hard.

4.Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A.I take music as a hobby B.I wish to have more fans

C.I must hold more concerts D.I want to make amazing music

5.The main idea of the passage is to ________.

A.make suggestions for Hua Chenyu B.tell stories of Hua Chenyu’s family

C.let us know more about Hua Chenyu D.tell us how Hua Chenyu became famous