11．---Did you have a sports meeting yesterday？----No，we didn't．It was put off      the heavy rain．（　　）

A．

instead of

B．

because of

C．

as for

D．

across from

10．---Lily won first prize in yesterday's dancing competition．----Really？Then her mother must be     her．（　　）

A．

mad at

B．

worried about

C．

interested in

D．

proud of

9．---Have you watched the TV show"Dad，Where Are We Going"？
----Yes，I have．In the show all the fathers and children have to         many difficulties．（　　）

A．

use up

B．

come over

C．

get over

D．

run out

8．He failed to break the world record for long jump many times，but he never       his hope．（　　）

A．

took off

B．

put away

C．

gave up

D．

turned down

7．近几年来益阳发生了巨大的变化
Great changes havetakenplace in Yiyang in recent years．

6．抱歉，我错拿了你的雨伞．
Sorry．I took your umbrellabymistake．

5．如果她在远处工作，她将会思念她的家人．
If she worksfaraway，she will miss her family．

4．我妹妹害怕晚上单独出门．
My sister isafraidofgoing out alone at night．

3．Many people think heroes need to be handsome，rich or very smart．But for me，a hero is a person who always helps others．My hero is Uncle Bruce．His father is a worker．Uncle Bruce is the eldest son in his family and he has four younger brothers and sisters．
  He is good at writing and Maths．In fact，he never did well at school．He had to give up school at a very young age．He worked and gave all his money to help his parents．When he was older，he found that he was very interested in fixing things．He collected broken things which people threw away and fixed them into good ones．In fact，he could fix almost everything that did not work．He worked hard and never gave up．Finally，he opened his own repair shop．It took him about 20 years to become a successful （成功 的） shopkeeper．
  Now，he is very rich and has another four shops．But Uncle Bruce never forgets the days when he had nothing．He gives money to poor families，gives poor kids books to read and offers （提供） them free lunch．He also encourages （鼓励） people to reuse things．He always says，"Make good use of what you have because we have only one Earth．"
  I'm proud of him．He is really a hero．

56．Why does the writer think Uncle Bruce is a hero？C
A．He is rich and smart．
B．He is good at fixing broken things．
C．He always tries his best to help others．
57．How many children were there in Uncle Bruce's family when he was a child？A
A．Five．
B．Four．
C．Three．
58．What does Uncle Bruce's father do？C
A．He is a shopkeeper．
B．He is a farmer．
C．He is a worker．
59．Which is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Uncle Bruce owns four repair shops．
B．Uncle Bruce forgets the days when he had nothing．
C．It took Uncle Bruce about 20 years to become a successful shopkeeper．
60．Which can be the best title for this passage？B
A．A successful shopkeeper
B．Uncle Bruce-my hero．
C．Let's help each other．

2．

The Coca Cola Company has a new invention-the"Plant Bottle"．It is partly made from plants．It shows how businesses can help to deal with the problem of climate（气候）change．	Now the UK has a new light bulb that can last 25 years or more．It is green and environment friendly，and as bright as the old light bulbs，but it costs?30．
A Korean designer，Jaebeom Jeong，has invented a"cart rider"．The idea is to put a shopping cart and a bicycle together．That should add some fun to your weekly shopping!	If you sit in a chair for too long or in a bad position（位置），your back may begin to hurt．Now there is a new chair that could help you avoid that．It was developed by German scientists．It makes noises to tell users when they need to move．

61．The"cart rider"can make your shopping moreC．
A．difficult        
B．boring       
C．interesting        
D．necessary
62．The"Plant Bottle"was invented byB．
A．an English company              
B．the Coca Cola Company      
C．a Korean designer                
D．German scientists
63．What will happen if you sit in the new chair for too long？D
A．Your head will hurt．
B．You will be very nervous．
C．The chair will move．
D．The chair will make noises．
64．The new light bulbC．
A．is brighter than the old light bulbs   
B．isn't good for the environment
C．can last at least 25 years            
D．can last less than 25 years
65．All the four inventions are aboutD．
A．the climate    
B．everyday study  
C．the environment 
D．everyday life．