一、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. He keeps (do) volunteer work because he enjoys helping others.
2. Running 800 metres in the PE class is really (tire), but I still try my best.
3. My teacher gave me some useful suggestions on how (improve) my writing skills.
4. Beijing opera is one of the (popular) types of traditional Chinese art.
5. The local science museum is a good place (go) if you want to learn about old inventions.

1. doing 2. tiring 3. to improve 4. most popular 5. to go

二、单项选择。
1. (2025·南通市海安市模拟)— What is the traditional folk art on the right?
— It is .

A.a Chinese knot
B.Chinese opera
C.Chinese painting
D.Chinese paper - cutting

1. A

2. Would you please post the letter for me your way home, Millie?

A.on; back
B.on; back to
C.in; back
D.in; back to

2. A

3. the disease is still spreading rapidly, getting a vaccine(疫苗) is quite necessary.

A.Before
B.Since
C.Although
D.Unless

3. B

4. — You'd better ______ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.
— But I think it's better anything while we are watching the film.

A.buy; not have
B.to buy; not to have
C.to buy; not have
D.buy; not to have

4. D

5. The long - distance running is so that I'm really after it.

A.tiring; tired
B.tired; tired
C.tiring; tiring
D.tired; tiring

5. A

6. There is a long way from here to the hospital. We need to keep .

A.move
B.moved
C.to move
D.moving

6. D

7. He didn't get up his mother this morning.

A.until; woke him up
B.until; woke up him
C.after; wakes him up
D.after; woke up him

7. A

8. — It's very kind of you to help me. Thank you very much. —

A.Thank you.
B.Don't thank me.
C.Sorry to help you very little.
D.You are welcome.

8. D

三、词汇运用。
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art.
Chinese paper - cutting is a kind of folk art. It's a way to express 1. (people) hope and feelings. It has a long history of 2. (many) than 1,500 years. Paper - cutting 3. (sound) very easy but it can be difficult. Red paper is usually used because red is connected with 4. (happy) in Chinese culture. The most common patterns(图案) are flowers, animals, xi and fu. They 5. (put) up on windows, doors and walls as symbols of 6. (wish) for good luck.
Chinese clay art(泥塑艺术) is well known and popular all over the country. Many kids learn 7. (make) it in schools or even shopping centres. To make Chinese clay art, the clay is shaped into things by hand, such as cute children or 8. (live) characters from a Chinese fairy tale or a historical story. After the things get dry in the air, they are fired at a very high heat and then polished and painted. Workers spend several weeks 9. (complete) everything. These pieces of clay art look small but real. They show the love that all Chinese people have for life and 10. (beautiful).

1. people's 2. more 3. sounds 4. happiness 5. are put 6. wishes 7. to make 8. lively 9. completing 10. beauty