They found ­_______very hard to move the stone.

      A. it              B. its           C.this             D.that

My mother was cooking _______ I got home yesterday.

      A. while          B. as            C.when            D.after

It’s very kind ______ you to show me the way.

      A. for             B.with          C. of              D. to

Your school things are here and there, will you please _______？

      A. put them away                   B.to put them away

      C. put away them                   D.throw them about

When we saw her in the street, we stopped ______ to her.

A. talk             B.to talk        C. talking          D.talked

Peter’s  picture  is _______beautiful than mine.

      A. far             B.much          C more much       D. far more

How much did the new computer ______ you？

      A.take            B.spend          C.cost             D.pay

They played football ______ the rest of the afternoon.

      A. in             B. on             C.for              D. at

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1   quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2   our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3  some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4    and came into our house.  He took out a     5     and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie

     6     easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked      7     of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8   money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9  .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10      the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11    to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12  pay phone to call the police.

 Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14  that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15  the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book         D. fridge

(    ) 2. A. if                 B. why          C. when         D. how

(    ) 3. A. lend           B. borrow       C. sell             D. buy

(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly       C. hard         D. quietly

(    ) 5. A. book               B. knife        C. gift         D. pen

(    ) 6. A. himself       B. myself           C. herself          D. themselves

(    ) 7. A. none           B. neither          C. both         D. all

(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like        D. look for

(    ) 9. A. feet               B. hands        C. neck         D. legs

(    ) 10. A. and           B. so               C. or           D. but

(    ) 11. A. wanted            B. remembered   C. forgot           D. tried

(    ) 12. A. farthest          B. nearest          C. largest          D. smallest

(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents

(    ) 14. A. glad              B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

(    ) 15. A. cleaning          B. closing      C. locking          D. opening

Look at the photo of a boy. Do you know who he is? Many Chinese people know him very well now. His name is Lin Hao. He is only nine years old now, but he can save his two partners during the earthquake in Sichuan on May 12, 2008. He carried his two partners with his weak back at that dangerous time. And they got nothing about his parents then. His fourteen-year-old sister took them away and walked seven hours difficultly. At last, they got to Du Jiangyan City safely. He was very calm when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s cameral. Just as his brave behavior, we are all moved. And he was named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV.

     At the same time, another nine children were named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV. Lei Chunian, a 15-year-old child, is a middle school student. He did not run out when the earthquake happened, instead he ran into the classroom and found his seven classmates were sitting at the corner of the classroom. He took them away at once. On the half way, he found there were only six. At that very dangerous time, he ran back to the classroom again. He found a girl crying there because of fearing. He asked her to run away quickly. But she was too afraid to move. So he carried her and ran out of the classroom. A few seconds later, the building fell down and they were all safe.

      Let’s remember all these little heroes for ever. They are Ren Dong, Ning Jiaci, Dong Yupei, Liu Li, Tang Fuwen, Kang Jie, Zhou Wen, Yin Quankui and Zhu Hualin. We should learn their spirit of helping others during the dangerous time. Among them, Liu Li and Zhou Wen lost their lives. Zhou Wen is a Tibet (藏族) girl.

(   ) 1. Lin Hao saved ________ during the earthquake on May 12, 2008.

A. one boy       B. one girl      C. two partners of his   D. two teachers of his

(   ) 2. We all moved by little Lin Hao because he was _______ when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s camera.

A. brave         B. angry        C. frightened          D. calm and brave

(   ) 3. Lei Chunian didn’t _______ when the earthquake happened.

A. run out        B. wake up     C. go to school         D. stand up

(   ) 4. _______ and _______ lost their lives among these ten little heroes.

A. Lei Chunian; Lin Hao            B. Liu Li; Zhou Wen 

C. Kang Jie; Tang Fuwen            D. Dong Yupei; Zhou Wen

(   ) 5. Lei Chunian ran back to the classroom because one of his classmates was ______ in the corner of the classroom because of fearing.

A. sleeping       B. crying         C. reading              D. lying