China ______ a lot in the past 40 years and now it is playing an important role on the world stage.

A.will change B.changed C.is changing D.has changed

—________ have you worked here?

—Since 1998.

A.When B.How soon C.How long D.How often

My son ________ computer games when I got home last night.

A.has played B.was playing C.will play D.played

China women’s volleyball team will never give up _______ there is little hope to win the match.

A.but B.even though C.because D.as if

I will try my best to stop my son from _____ the same mistake.

A.make B.made C.makes D.making

The lost kid was taken to the police station ______ his parents were waiting for him.

A.which B.what C.that D.where

It was raining. My father asked me a raincoat.

A.take B.takes C.took D.to take

—____ fast China is developing!

—Yes, we are so lucky to live in such a great country.

A.What B.What a C.How D.How a

—Excuse me, could you tell me ______________?

—It’s next to the library.

A.where the meeting room is

B.where is the meeting room

C.where the meeting room was

D.where was the meeting room

An old man lived in a village. He was one of the rudest people in the world. The whole village was _______ of him, he was always unhappy, he was always complaining and was always in a bad mood. When people tried to cheer him up, he would _______ turn them away.

The longer he lived, the unhappier he became. People _______ from him because his bad mood was contagious(傳染性的). It was even unusual and impolite to feel _______ around him. By behaving like this, he made the rest of the villagers feel unhappy as well.

_______ one day--the day he turned 80 years old, in fact--unbelievable thing happened. The villagers said _______ themselves,” The old man is happy today. He hasn’t complained about anything, he is _______, and his face looks kind.” The whole village went to see the old man. One of the _______ asked the old man,“What happened to you?”

“Nothing special has happened. In fact,” The old man said, “For 80 years I’ve been _______ happiness, and it was no use. And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy ________. That’s why I’m happy now.”

1.A.full B.tired C.proud D.afraid

2.A.kindly B.loudly C.importantly D.impatiently

3.A.ran away B.went away C.stayed away D.looked away

4.A.happily B.happy C.sadly D.sad

5.A.But B.And C.Unless D.Though

6.A.by B.against C.among D.through

7.A.crying B.smiling C.shouting D.coughing

8.A.villagers B.pioneers C.customers D.passengers

9.A.looking up B.looking at C.looking out D.looking for

10.A.life B.time C.festivals D.birthday