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

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

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to  1  and the underground system almost came to a stop.

    Unluckily this happened during the  2   rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  3 to go home. Some tried their best to   4   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others   5   the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from underground line to underground line only to find that most  6  had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found an underground line that was   7 . Unluckily, there were so many people waiting to   8 the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the   9 . So I took the train going in the  10   direction, and then turned back to the downtown(市中心）train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was   12   through, tired and discouraged.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was going to  13 off my computer when I received an e-mail from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the  14  and finally came to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion to their   15 Thank you.

1  A. break              B. flood              C. fall                D. crash

2  A. afternoon     B. evening       C. morning           D. night

3  A. made             B. asked          C. invited           D. gathered

4  A. order              B. pay             C. call               D. search

5  A. showed      B. fought            C. broke            D. faced

6  A. practice            B. order           C. process           D. service

7  A. working            B. acting             C. turning             D. rushing

8  A. check             B. get on          C. jump into        D. find

9  A. street              B. ground           C. floor             D. road

10  A. different          B. opposite         C. changed           D. right

11  A. stopped           B. crossed          C. reached            D. parked

12  A. wet              B. hungry           C. angry            D. cold

13  A. pay              B. get                  C. turn            D. put

14  A. rule              B. effort               C. promise          D. model

15  A. computers       B. lives                 C. actions                  D. jobs