1.How long did the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?

A. About a week.

B. About two weeks.

C. About a month.

D. About two months.

2.Which is NOT true according to the articles?

A. Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school.

B. The World Cup has been held in South America twice.

C. Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China.

D. Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters.

3.Where may the articles probably come from?

A. A story book.

B. A science report.

C. A sports magazine.

D. The Internet.

Sui Lu is now well-known as a Chinese gymnast (体操运动员). She was one of the ‘brightest’      at the Guangzhou Asian Games. At the Games 18-year-old Sui won        gold medals in team, all-round, balance beam and floor exercise.

Sui started      in gymnastics at the age of 3 and joined the national team in 2005. The Hunan girl was first     when she got two gold medals in the 2008 National Championships (锦标赛) in Tianjin.      thought Sui would go to the Beijing Olympics. But Sui made a few small      in the following two World Championships in Russia and France. She wasn’t      to be in the Olympic team. The     girl cried her heart out.

The failure changed Sui     a quieter, but more hard-working person. ‘These last two competitions have helped me learn to become more       , especially on the balance beam,’ Sui said.

She proved      again at the 11th Chinese National Games. At the Games she

      two gold medals.

Now, Sui’s       is to go to the  2016  Olympics. ‘I’ve      been to the Olympics,’ said Sui. ‘I will try my best to get the chance  and I won’t give up

    the last moment.’

1.A. teams     B. coaches    C. stars       D. singers

2. A. two       B. three      C. four        D. five

3.A. running   B. training  C. swimming   D. teaching

4.A. noticed     B. forgotten  C. advised      D. seen

5. A. Somebody B. Everybody  C. Anybody      D. Nobody

6.A. changes  B. friends     C. mistakes       D. excuses

7. A. refused    B. warned   C. found        D. chosen

8.A. happy      B. lonely     C. poor       D. angry

9. A. into      B. for      C. with       D. at

10.A. excited    B. proud     C. beautiful     D. careful

11.A. himself    B. herself      C. myself       D. yourself

12. A. won      B. gave     C. found         D. sold

13.A. reason    B. job         C. dream        D. way

14.A. never     B. still      C. even        D. already

15.A. since     B. when     C. after         D. until

The teacher asked the students _________________.

A. if they are interested in dinosaurs

B. when was Audery Heben born

C. What they will do with the computers

D. how many trees they had planted

---Mum,_______ I watch TV?

---No. Unless your homework _______________.

A. could; finishes

B. can; will finish

C. may; is finished

D. can; will be finished

---When did you return to China?

---_________________.

A. Until next week

B. Not until next week

C. a few days ago

D. for a few weeks

The rain has stopped. Why not ___________ the raincoat?

A. put on       B. put off

C. put away      D. put up

The book is_____________ interesting __________ I can’t even drop it for a minute.

A. such; that     B. too; to

C. so; that        D. either; or

He lives        to Joy, and in the factory he works      with her as well.

A.closely；closely

B.close；closely

C.close；close

D.closely；close

She plays a role in a film_____________ a true story.

A. is based on

B. base upon

C. was based upon

D. based upon

Put such dangerous stuff as medicine, knives and lights_______ the reach of children.

A. in            B. within        C. beyond       D. over