一、完形填空。
A hobby can be something one likes to do in his or her free time. Then, what is my hobby? Well, what I like best is . I began to sing songs I was very young. My uncle could sing lots of songs, so he me several songs. I showed great interest in them, for they were pleasant to the and easy to sing.
When I was in primary school, my music teacher found I had a good , so she asked my father to send me to the Children's Palace to learn music at weekends. From then on, I began my music training. I hard and won prizes one after another in different kinds of competitions. In fact, I becoming a famous singer in the future.
As time went by, I came to know that my dream might not come true, for there were conditions. But now I take singing as my hobby, because it has given me very good feelings and an excellent chance to . Besides, it is a good way to learn things that I can't easily find in life.
()1.A.singing B.dancing C.swimming D.acting
()2.A.because B.until C.when D.before
()3.A.wrote B.gave C.taught D.left
()4.A.mouth B.ear C.eye D.nose
()5.A.voice B.smell C.memory D.taste
()6.A.produced B.practised C.promised D.pronounced
()7.A.heard of B.talked of C.dreamed of D.knew of
()8.A.long B.strict C.natural D.wide
()9.A.still B.even C.never D.ever
()10.A.count B.miss C.relax D.hide

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C

二、阅读理解。
Blue Sky Rescue(蓝天救援队) from northern China, was very sad when the team couldn't save an 84-year-old woman in a broken building in Mandalay on Thursday afternoon. They had tried for three days to help her. Zhang has been doing rescue work for 17 years and said this was the most difficult job he had ever done.
More than 140 hours after the earthquake, hundreds of Chinese rescuers were still working hard in the very hot weather (over $40°\mathrm{C}$). They didn't sleep much because they wanted to help as many people as possible. One man said the rescuers gave him hope to keep living.
Many local people were thankful for the help. A young woman whose father works for a Chinese factory said, "Thank you for coming to help us." Some other people also came to say thank you to the Chinese team.
The weather was very hot and conditions(条件) were difficult, but the rescuers wouldn't stop. They kept hoping to find more survivors(幸存者) and helped Myanmar get over this terrible earthquake. Their hard work and kind hearts were bringing hope to many people who lost their homes. They started to work again just now.
()1.How long had the team tried to save the old woman in Mandalay?
A.For two days.
B.For three days.
C.For four days.
D.For five days.
()2.Why did the helpers have less sleep?
A.To help more people.
B.To stay in a proper place.
C.To discuss the cold weather.
D.To prepare for time differences.
()3.What does the underlined word "They" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Local people.
B.The survivors.
C.Chinese factory workers.
D.Blue Sky Rescue team members.
()4.Which of the following Chinese sayings best expresses the rescue team?
A.万众一心，众志成城。
B.人行千里路，胜读十年书。
C.朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。
D.不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。
()5.What would probably happen next according to the story?
A.Helpers began to find and help more survivors.
B.Zhang returned home and discussed his experience.
C.Local people gave helpers a big party to say thanks.
D.Zhang's team left the country and went to another place.

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.A