(　　　)1.(2024·甘肃白银武威)−　　　　　have you been learning English?−For 7 years.
A. How old B. How long C. How often D. How big

B 【点拨】根据下面的回答“7年了”可知是对时间段、时间长度提问，因此用how long。故选B。

(　　　)2.−　　　　　will Mr Green be back?−In a week, I think.
A. How often B. How many C. How soon D. How long

C 【点拨】问句意为“格林先生多久回来”，how soon多久。故选C。

(　　　)3. I learned to skate quickly. At first, I fell down a few times, but now I　　　　fall down.
A. always B. often C. sometimes D. seldom

D 【点拨】always总是；often经常；sometimes有时；seldom几乎不。根据“At first，I fell down a few times”和转折词but可知，应是说现在“我”很少摔倒了。故选D。

(　　　)4.−　　　　　do you go to visit your grandma?−Twice a month.
A. How often B. How much C. How soon D. How long

A 【点拨】由答句“一个月两次”知，问句意为“你多长时间拜访一次你的祖母”，how often多长时间一次。故选A。

二、根据自身情况，回答问题。
1. How often do you read your English textbook?
　______________________________
2. How often do you read English newspapers or novels?
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3. How often do you listen to English materials?
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4. How often do you go over grammar rules?
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1. Every day. 2. Almost never. 3. Sometimes.
4. Often.（根据实际情况作答）

三、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
　　Ed, William and Dan are three young men who love music. They've left their comfortable homes without taking any money　　1　　mobile phones. They plan　2　(walk) around the whole
Britain, singing for dinner and sleeping anywhere like fields.
　　Ed and Dan met William when they were at school. They all　　3　(like) walking.　　4　they finished school, Ed went to study art in Paris and became an artist. Dan became a gardener and William became a bookseller. They were still friends, but they weren't very happy with their 5　(life).
　　One day they said, “Why don't we start walking?" And so they did.
　　They love simple activities　　6　　the busy, stressful world.
　　“People often ask us why we're doing this. But you know it's a great life and we　7　　(learn) so much on our journey," says William　8　(proud).
　　Last year they started a website to tell people a lot of stories about their walks. This year they'd like to make videos and tell　　9　(many) stories. Next year, they　　10　(make) a CD of their songs and start a charity. The future looks good.
1.______________　2.______________　3.______________　4.______________　5.______________
6.______________　7.______________　8.______________　9.______________　10.______________

1. or 2. to walk 3. liked 4. After 5. lives
6. in 7. are learning 8. proudly 9. more
10. will make/are going to make