1. Dad began to learn ____________ (cook) in his twenties and he is a famous cook now.
2. Many readers think highly of the ____________ (write) new novel.
3. How much have you known about that ____________ (France) writer?
4. Which one is ____________ (ugly), this one or that one?
5. The moving story of Zhang Guimei has ____________ (感动) the whole nation’s heart.
6. If you have any ____________ (多余的) milk, can you give me a little?
7. I hope you know that ____________ (知识) is power.
8. Do you know that life in ____________ (德国) is quite different from that in China?

1. cooking
2. writer’s
3. French
4. uglier
5. touched
6. spare
7. knowledge
8. Germany

( ) 1. — Many students don’t know what to ________ stress(压力) and become worried.
— I think they’d better ask their teachers for help.
A. help with B. do with C. come up with D. catch up with
( ) 2. Millie has spent as much time as she can ________ Science.
A. learning B. to learn C. learn D. learnt
( ) 3. Jack, it is quite a good chance. Have you decided ________ it ________?
A. not to give; in B. not to give; up
C. to not give; up D. not giving; away
( ) 4. The story Gone with the Wind ________ Margaret Mitchell is really moving.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
( ) 5. — Which novel do you like best? — I haven’t decided ________.
A. which one to buy B. to buy which one
C. buy which one D. which one should I buy
( ) 6. — ________ you ________ any gifts from your parents?
— Yes, I got ________ this morning. It was a big surprise!
A. Will; get; one B. Have; got; one C. Did; get; it D. Have; got; that
( ) 7. It ________ two days since he ________ The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
A. is; read B. was; has read
C. has been; has read D. has been; was read
( ) 8. — Would you mind my opening the window? — ________.
A. Yes, just do it B. No, of course not
C. Yes, you can open it D. No, you cannot open it

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It is said that children need to read at least 20 minutes a day. It has many benefits (益处).
(1) ________ When we read the words in a passage, our brain (大脑) will connect (联系) them with what we have already known. A scientist says that reading provides one of the most complex (复杂的) brain activities in life.
(2) ________ Knowing how to read words in a right way is of great importance for their future life. So there is much reading homework at school. (3) ________ In order to get good scores in tests, some children do a lot of reading after class to improve their reading skills.
Reading also improves the relations(关系) in a family. (4) ________ If we can spend 20 minutes reading together each day, we will have time to stay together and have fun.
A. But they don’t have time for reading.
B. Reading takes up (占据) too much free time of children.
C. Now we are too busy to share time with our family members.
D. A study shows that reading can improve many areas of the brain.
E. And children’s scores largely depend on (取决于) their abilities to read.
F. The experience of reading can help children improve themselves a lot.

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