__________was most important to her ,she told me ,was her family.

A. I t B. This

C. what D. As

The murder was brought in, with his hands ___ behind his back。

A. being tied B. having tied

C. to be tied D. tied

Mr Cooper wanted to buy the house and he told me that _______the house cost ,it would be _______it

A. however ; worth B. how many ; worth

C. whatever worth D. what worthy

.I can’t quite remember __________he started to work as a teacher.

A. that it was when B. when it was that

C. when was it that D. that was it when

To make a living ,they are willing to _______many of the disadvantages of city life such as crime .heavy traffic ,and pollution.

A. put up B. put off

C. put up with D. put away

Linda is careless sometimes ,but _________,she is a hard -working student.

A. to tell you the truth B. believe it or not

C. that is to say D. on te whole

_______form the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees

A. seen B. seeing

C. having seen D. to seen

go up feel like Absolutely accustomed to possessed take risks result in take it easy on the other hand make sense

1.What annoyed his father was that he did _______________no work.

2.You have no right to _____________with other people’s lives.

3.If you want to make the kite _________,pull the string hard ,then release it slowly.

4.If left untreated ,the condition will eventually ________blindness.

5.Do you ____________sharing your experience with the rest of your group?

6.She was a person _______________having eight hours sleep a night ,so she is full of energy during the daytime.

7.Why did she do a thing like that ?It doesn’t seem to _____________.

8.You have been working hard all afternoon ,Steve,sit down and _________for a few minutes.

9.He decided to give away everything he _______________to help the poor.

10.The parents wanted to go for a ride ,and ______________,the children wanted to stay at home and play with their friends.

Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, ______no one really knows where the word came from. ______ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ______ to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are ______ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ______ light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

Sneakers of some kind are used by ______ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made ______ for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are______used by children in the United States. In fact American children of ______ ages would much rather  play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps ______ at all.

New York City once held a poetry contest (詩歌比賽) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their ______ and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called ______ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to ______.”

American school children can be seen every day ______ sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off ______. Sneakers are ______ washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the ______ loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between ______? Perhaps another young ______ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a ______.”

1.A. however B. but C. or D. and

2.A. All B. Some C. People D. The others

3.A. appears B. remains C. means D. wants

4.A. excited about B. sure of C. surprised at D. pleased with

5.A. think B. feel C. consider D. suggest

6.A. men B. women C. those D. these

7.A. lovely B. specially C. lively D. cheaply

8.A. only B. greatly C. hardly D. finally

9.A. all B. some C. little D. old

10.A. some shoes B. no shoes C. no children D. some sneakers

11.A. photos B. compositions C. poems D. drawings

12.A. her B. his C. its D. their

13.A. explain B. guide C. hate D. love

14.A. dressing B. wearing C. putting on D. having

15.A. the next day B. at noon C. at bedtime D. in the evening

16.A. forever B. always C. seldom D. sometimes

17.A. much B. many C. most D. more

18.A. sneakers and other shoes B. boys and girls C. children and sneakers D. winners and sneakers

19.A. girl B. man C. woman D. winner

20.A. sneaker B. friend C. poem D. shoe

Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball(化裝舞會). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a special entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

1.The text is mainly about ____________.

A. a strange man

B. an unusual party

C. how roller skating began

D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he__________.

A. often gave others surprises B. was a gifted（天才的）musician

C. invented the roller skates D. was full of imagination

3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to________.

A. impress the party guests B. arrive at the party sooner

C. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels

4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

A. The roller skates needed further improvement.

B. The party guests treated Merlin as a fool.

C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

D. Merlin got himself into trouble.

5.It is clear that Merlin was a _______.

A. a dreamer B. a violin

C. a farmer D. a maker of musical instrument