The news shocked the whole nation a strong earthquake hit Yushu on Apr.14, 2010.

A. whatB. when

C. thatD. which

We all think it is Jack, rather than his parents that responsible for his bad manners in public.

A. areB. is

C. wereD. be

—What do you think of the hotel?

—Wonderful. You couldn’t have found .

A. the good oneB. a better one

C. a best one D. the best one

Medicine should be placed children’s reach to make sure of safety.

A. withB. withinC. outD. beyond

he is well again, he can go on with his English study.

A. Ever sinceB. Even though

C. Now thatD. As though

—I saw Nancy on the way home yesterday.

—It be her. She’s gone to the USA for further study.

A. mustn’tB. can’t

C. won’tD. needn’t

I saw a boy in the supermarket yesterday, reminded me of my good friend.

A. thatB. where

C. whoD. which

—I think the environment is becoming worse.

—Yes, I really don’t know we can do about it.

A. whichB. whether

C. that D. what

In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer. One day walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose(鵝). After some time the girl the mother would not return to the eggs and she to take them home. There she carefully the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the .

Geese are known to take the first living thing theysee as their mother. Thus, to these geese, the girl was their mother.

As they grew, the girl was able to her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to . The litter girl became increasingly worried about this, both when and in her dreams. Suddenly, she thought a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in . She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her. Caring about safety, the father flew the plane himself. However, the birds didn’t him. They all slept in the grass .

The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl into the plane and started it. Soon the plane left the . Seeing their mother in the air, the birds expanded their wings and . She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following.

1.A. since B. after C. whileD. because

2.A. realizedB. expectedC. imaginedD. admitted

3.A. helpedB. decidedC. affordedD. agreed

4.A. placedB. protectedC. treatedD. examined

5.A. agoB. outC. laterD. long

6.A. familyB. houseC. homeD. world

7.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. who

8.A. greatB. bigC. shyD. young

9.A. askB. leadC. wantD. allow

10.A. flyB. raceC. swimD. sing

11.A. asleepB. awayC. aroundD. awake

12.A. ofB. throughC. overD. back

13.A. skyB. heavenC. flightD. plane

14.A. hisB. herC. theirD. its

15.A. respectB. rememberC. followD. receive

16.A. sadlyB. insteadC. hardlyD. too

17.A. climbedB. lookedC. droveD. fell

18.A. houseB. floorC. waterD. ground

19.A. secretlyB. disappointedlyC. patientlyD. immediately

20.A. looked awayB. set outC. went byD. turned back

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure(治愈方法) for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare(驚恐) is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O’Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.

Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really know. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea – hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.. How did Jack O’Leary stop his hiccups?

A. He took a deep breath.B. He prayed to Saint Jude

C. He ate a teaspoon of sugar.D. He drank a “secret” mixture.

2.. The British plumber spent in stopping his hiccups.

A. 4 hoursB. 2 days

C. 8 monthsD. 8 years

3.. might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.

A. Cold water B. A spoonful of saltC. Special pillsD. What you believe in

4.. From this passage, we can learn .

A. Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups

B. the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop

C. some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups

D. the British plumber drank a “secret” mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well

5.. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Different ways to stop hiccups.

B. What makes hiccups happen.

C. How to get hiccups.

D. Jack O’Leary’s hiccups.