31、根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整，正确（每个词只能用一次）

At a certain age, children's feet begin 1         very quickly．Their parents have to keep buying new 2         for them．Are your feet still growing? How good 2         our shoes could grow, too．But maybe they can!

 A British company 4         up With shoes that grow with your feet．The INCH worm trainers use a technology called iFit．The shoes can stretch（拉长）by one 5      size．Each pair of shoes has three sizes．Press a button in the 6        of the shoe and pull the toe out to the length you need．

 According to the makers, the shoes don't stretch 7．         accident and they can stand the 8．         playground workouts（测试）．

 But at 47.99（662 yuan）, the~ are not 9         ． Peter Craig from INCHworms said they have already sold five hundred 10．        

He added: "They are also great for kids who have one foot bigger than the other．"

28、The Real Chinese Food

In China，there're many different kinds of food．Some of them are very popular．Dumplings are the real Chinese food．Now let's talk about them，OK?

Everyone in China likes dumplings very much，and there are many different kinds of dumplings．Some have meat and vegetables in them，others have sugar（糖），eggs and so on．I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind．

Usually people make dumplings at home．If you have no time to make them，you can buy them in any supermarkets．Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar．

The Spring Festival is very important in China．When it comes，we make dumplings，usually we put a coin（硬币）in a dumpling．If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it，he will be lucky in the year．

Now tell me，do you like dumplings?

Welcome to China，we'll ask you to eat the real Chinese food，dumplings．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．In China，_______ are the real Chinese food．

A．noodles                 B．dumplings            C．moon cakes            D．vegetables

2．The writer likes dumplings with _______ best．

A．meat                    B．seafood                C．vegetables and pork D．vegetables

3．You can buy dumplings in a supermarket when _______．

A．you have time         B．you are happy         C．you are busy          D．you are hungry

4．The word “vinegar” in the sentence means _______．

A．糖                       B．酱油                    C．辣椒                     D．醋

5．Which of the sentences is wrong?

A．The Chinese like dumplings very much．

B．If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it，he will be lucky in the year．

C．The author（作者）doesn't like dumplings with vegetables．

D．Now people are richer and they often eat dumplings．

27、Mr. and Mrs. Long had one daughter．Her name was Lena．She was eighteen years old．Lena lived with her parents and worked in an office．She had some friends，but she didn’t like any of the boys very much．

One day she met a very nice man．He was young．His name was Watts and he worked in a post office．They became friends and he came to Lena's parents' house twice．Last week Lena said to her father，“I'm going to marry（嫁给）Watts，Daddy．He was here．” “Oh，yes．” Her father answered．“He's a nice boy，but has he got much money?” “Oh，no，both of you are the same，” the daughter answered angrily（生气的；愤怒的）．I met Warts on the first day of June and the next day he asked me，“Has your father got much money?”

1．Mr. and Mrs. Long had a _______．

A．son                     B．grandson              C．daughter                D．granddaughter

2．Lena worked ________．

A．in a school             B．in an office            C．in a factory            D．in a hospital

3．Lena had a few friends before she came to know Watts，but she ________．

A．didn't like any boys                                  B．like all of them

C．didn't know their names                              D．didn't talk to them about their work

4．Last week Lena asked her father ________．

A．to help her find a good husband                 B．to let her marry（嫁给）Warts

C．to give her some money to buy a house               D．to let her work in a big city

5．Lena got angry because _________．

A．her father didn't like her boyfriend，Watts

B．her father asked her to make friends with money

C．her father and Watts only thought of money

D．her parents asked Watts to give them too much money

26、The Video Shop's Winter Sale（大减价）on every CD，VCD and DVD，POP MUSIC，ROCK，JAZZ，DISCO，COUNTRY & MOVIES

Sale starts on December 22 and ends on December 30．

No telephone or e-mail orders（订购）during the sale．

Open hours：Monday to Friday 9：00 am to 8：00 pm

Saturday to Sunday 10：00 am to 6：00 pm

Add：108 Culture Street

1．The shop ________．

A．sells CDs only                                         B．is having a sale on everything

C．is having a sale On CD，VCD and DVD       D．is closed

2．_______ are on sale．

A．Only rock CDs                                        B．Only jazz and country DVD

C．Only movies VCDs                                  D．All of them

3．You may pay $8.90 for a music CD on December 22．

How much should you pay for the same CD On November 30th?

A．$8.90．                                                          B．$0.60．

C．$9.50．                                                          D．We don't know．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You should go to the shop for the CDs，VCDs and DVDs by yourself．

B．You can make a phone call to order the things you want．

C．You can order（订购）through Internet．

D．You can write a letter to order CDs or something．

5．You can buy CDs ________．

A．at 8 am Thursday evening

B．at any time from Monday to Sunday

C．at 8 o'clock Saturday rooming

D．at 5：00 Sunday afternoon

24、A：1______________?

B：Yes，please．Could you tell me the way to the First People's Hospital?

A：Let me see．Oh，it's far from here．

B：2______________?

A：About five mi les．3______________．

B：Which bus should I take?

A：The No．1 bus will take you there．

B：4______________．

A：It's about 30 minutes．

B：Thanks for your help．

A：5______________．