阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my mother and my sister. Before this trip, I heard that Singapore is one of the most beautiful and cleanest countries in        . I hoped that I would have an unforgettable time there. In fact, the trip was         than I had expected.

Many places in Singapore       us. First, we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park.         the places are very large and many animals live there. So we had to       a whole day seeing all of the animals. However, the most interesting         was the Bird Show in Jurong Bird Park. We enjoyed the         of the birds. The workers had trained the birds carefully and patiently for long       they could dance, sing and even play basketball. At the end of the show, they sent the visitors a message that       people’s awareness of protecting birds. I think it is a very helpful and practical       of educating people about the nature protection.

Second, after spending a week in relaxing and visiting some tourist spots (旅游景点) in Singapore, my sister and I       to attend a short-term English course because English is the official language in Singapore and we thought we would         our English quickly. English was the only common language in this class, so all students there had to speak English during the lessons.

The trip in Singapore was truly a nice       in my life. During the trip, I learned much about other countries’ lives, other people’s thoughts and I improved my English.       , I have made some new friends who I am still keeping in touch         and I hope that I will meet them again some day in China and tell them more about our country.

1.A. Africa      B. Asia            C. America    D. Europe

2.A. worse       B. longer          C. faster         D. greater

3.A. attracted    B. affected          C. attacked        D. held

4.A. All           B. Neither          C. Both          D. Each

5.A. take          B. cost             C. waste         D. spend

6.A. accident       B. event           C. case         D. report

7.A. births       B. fights      C. parties         D. performances

8.A. so that        B. in order to       C. such that      D. even though

9.A. cures       B. prevents         C. raises       D. reduces

10.A. way        B. road            C. result         D. street

11.A. refused       B. stopped          C. decided     D. forgot

12.A. speak       B. pass         C. express     D. improve

13.A. idea        B. experience       C. skill         D. question

14.A. In addition   B. As a result        C. In fact      D. At last

15.A. at           B. with             C. for         D. of

— I am afraid I have to give up my dream of being a singer.

—    . No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.

A. Don’t lose heart    B. Don’t mention it

C. That’s unusual     D. You must be joking

— Shall we meet at the station at 8 a.m.?    — In fact we ___. The train ____ until 10 a.m.

A. mustn’t; doesn’t leave             B. mustn’t; leaves

C. needn’t; won’t leave               D. needn’t; will leave

I think _____ necessary to accept his advice because it’s of great ______ to me,

A. it’s, valuable  B. that; value

C. this; valuable  D. it; value

—I noticed Lily _____ a pink dress at the party.   —I think she looks better_____ red.

A. wearing ; in       B. dresses ; on

C. dressed; in        D. wear ; on

— __________ terrible mess you have made!   — Sorry. I will clear it up right now.

A. What          B. How        C. How a  D. What a

The number of the teachers in our school ____ over 400, and ____ of them are women teachers.

A. are; two-thirds    B. is; two third

C. is; two thirds      D. are; two-third

______ Saturday ________ Sunday is OK. I’ll be free then.

A. Either; or         B. Neither; nor

C. Both; and        D. Not only; but also

Can you tell me ________ the robot that has caught a virus?

A. how to deal with    B. how I should do with

C. what to deal with    D. what should I do with

Your uncle will come to see you as soonas he ______ here.

A. arrived          B. arrives

C. will arrive      D. is arriving