The largest earthquake in Japanese history 31    in northern Japan at 2:46 pm of March 11, 2011. A tsunami (海啸) followed, causing major flooding in  32   areas of Japan, as well as many strong aftershocks(余震). So far more than 13,000 people

33   with about 14,000 people missing. When news of this disaster(灾难) 34    China, many Chinese people expressed their35 for Japan and the Japanese, remembering that Japan helped the Chinese during China’s 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

31. A. was happened       B. happened      C. had happened     D. happening

32. A. many              B. much         C. a lot             D. lots

33. A. lost their life                        B. lose their lives

      C. have lost their lives                  D. have been died

34. A. reaches            B. is reached      C. got               D. reached

35. A. support            B. pride          C. pleasure           D. prediction

There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl   36  big eyes. Her big eyes are   37   us her dream: I wish to   38  ! In China，there are still   39    girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their   40   are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to   41   the money for all the children. So the parents often ask   42   to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

       Now they needn’t   43   the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free(免费的) in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life   44  . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is   45   great.

(    )31.A.with                   B.on                    C.to               D.at

(    )32.A.calling         B.telling        C.speaking             D.shouting

(    )33.A.go to work  B.go to bed   C.go to school       D.go home

(    )34.A.a lot                   B.lot of       C.a lot of           D.much

(    )35.A.schools              B.cities         C.houses        D.families

(    )36.A.pay                    B.take       C.buy                  D.bring

(    )37.A.teachers             B.girls                 C.boys                  D.children

(    )38.A.loot up        B.turn on             C.worry about       D.turn off

(    )39.A.better          B.shorter             C.longer         D.colder

(    )40.A.not                    B.never         C.no                     D.really

Newspapers and websites are two main new media in the world today. I think both of them can provide us _(26)_ lots of news and information. But they’re different in _(27)_ ways.

We all know newspapers _(28)_ a longer history and often come out daily with more dependable news and information. They can be carried _(29)_ and read almost anywhere you like. So a lot of people enjoy_(30)_them. But they can only _(31)_ texts and photos. What a pity!

On the other hand, websites are quite new and popular, especially _(32)_ young people. Websites have not only texts with pictures but also audios and videos. It can make stories_(33)_. What’s more, they are updated(更新) from time to time. _(34)_ the latest news is always seen on  websites instead of in newspapers. But it is not quite convenient(方便)for people _(35)_ a computer connected with the Internet to get information from websites.

(26)       A. of            B. with        C. in           D. for

(27)       A. any           B. the other   C. another      D. some

(28)       A. had           B. has         C. have         D. with

(29)       A. easily        B. easy        C. easier       D. easiest

(30)       A. reads         B. read        C. reading      D. to read

(31)       A. include       B. included    C. includes     D. including

(32)       A. between       B. both        C. all          D. among

(33)       A. more interesting   B. much interesting C. interested D. more interested

(34)       A. But         B. Although      C. So         D. Because

(35)      A. with         B. in           C. by          D. without

This is __1__ news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __2__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __3_ us her dream: I wish to __4__! In China, there are still __5__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their _6_ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, parents __7_ send them all to school. So they often ask __8__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they needn’t __9__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school _10__ in poor areas. They don’t have to __11__ books and other things. Some of them can even get __12__ from the government（政府）to make their life better. Soon, __13__  children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very __14_ with the news. It is _15__ great.

1.         A. small        B. good       C. bad          D. big

2.         A. with               B. on            C. to                D. in

3.         A. saying    B. telling     C. speaking         D. talking

4.         A. go to work      B. go to bed   C. go to school    D. go home

5.         A. a lot               B. 1ot of       C. a lot of           D. much

6.         A. schools          B. cities        C. houses         D. families

7.         A. can’t              B. will           C. should           D. mustn’t

8.         A. teachers         B. girls         C. boys            D. all the children

9.         A. look up          B. turn on     C. worry about   D. make sure

10.     A. by themselves  B. on foot    C. for free       D. with money

11.     A. borrow        B. read      C. bring         D. pay for

12.     A. books         B. clothes    C. food         D. money

13.     A. all                 B. some       C. many           D. most

14.     A. sad          B. interested    C. happy       D. excited

15.     A. not                B. never       C. hardly            D. really

   On April 20th, a big earthquake happened in Ya'an, Sichuan. Many buildings were     36    .Many people lost their relatives and their homes. A lot of people were injured, about 200 people died. All the Chinese people felt very sad. But,    37    , love is around us. Thousands of soldiers arrived there as quickly as they could. Many people gave them a hand. Lots of people volunteered to help them. Some raised money for them, some bought something for them, some went there     38    the sad children up. 

   I'm deeply moved by these people. As a middle school student, what I can do is     39    my pocket money to the quake –stricken area. I have also made some beautiful cards with some encouraging words      40    help to cheer up the kids who are of the same age as we are. I’m sure no difficulty will beat us!

36. A. destroyed       B. discovered          C. fallen            D. found

37. A. fortunate        B. fortunately         C. unluckily          D. lucky

38. A. cheer           B. to cheer up         C. to cheering up      D. to cheer

39.A. to donate        B. donate             C. to be given away    D. give away

40. A. in order that      B. so that            C. in order to         D. such that