( ) 1.— Hurry up, or we'll be late.
— Take your time — it's just ___ short distance from here to ___ cinema.

A./; the
B.the; a
C.a; the
D./; a

1.C

( ) 2.She became really interested in science ______ a very young age.

A.from
B.in
C.on
D.at

2.D

( ) 3.My dream hometown is an amazing place ___ any pollution.

A.with
B.without
C.out
D.in

3.B

( ) 4.We felt excited at the beginning of this term ___ we had a new classmate.

A.because
B.because of
C.or
D.so

4.A

( ) 5.— I think that saving the Earth begins with little things.
— ___. All those little things will add up to be great.

A.You're right
B.You're welcome
C.I'm not sure about that
D.I'm afraid I can't agree

5.A

二、用括号中的单词或短语改写句子
1. Julie really wanted to travel into space when she was six. (at the age of ______ )
2. People are encouraged to choose public transport because the traffic is heavy. (because of ______ )
3. It’s hard to improve people's life if there's no development of technology. (without ______ )
4. It is necessary to remind them that the weather is hot. (remind...of ______ )
5. Are you sure that the spacecraft is made in high quality? (be sure about ______ )
6. They have found that it is possible for people to live on Mars. (possibility ______ )
7. Do you know the man who has books in his hands? (with ______ )

1. Julie really wanted to travel into space at the age of six.
2. People are encouraged to choose public transport because of the heavy traffic.
3. It's hard to improve people's life without the development of technology.
4. It's necessary to remind them of the hot weather.
5. Are you sure about the high quality of the spacecraft?
6. They have found the possibility for people to live on Mars.
7. Do you know the man with books in his hands?

三、短文填空
Dennis Tito is an American rocket(火箭)scientist. The 84-year-old billionaire(亿万富翁) plans to take a week-long trip 1. ___ his wife around the far side of the Moon.
Dennis Tito, became the first private space 2. ___ (tour) in 2001, who paid $ 20 million for a trip to the International Space Station. That ticket would be worth $ 34 million today.
Tito, then 60, shared, "The pencils on the table were 3. ___ (float) in the air, and I could see the blackness of space. It was the greatest moment of my life to achieve a life goal (目标), and I knew then that nothing could ever beat this." The great joy will be 4. ___ (repeat) as the US billionaire and his wife said they had bought two seats on a future SpaceX passenger flight around the Moon.
Tito's space dreams are still alive. He plans to take his wife to the Moon on a SpaceX Starship flight. "I've thought about flying to the Moon for the last 20 years 5. ___ I finished my last space flight," Tito said.
He continued, "We will be able to watch the Earth get smaller and smaller, and the Moon, larger and larger. We will 6. ___ (final) get out of this world."
It’s still 7. ___ (known) how much they might spend. However, Tito would not discuss 8. ___ cost of his space trip around the Moon. “One of the things I hope to do, we both hope to do, is to tell people that as we get older, there 9. ___ (be) so many things we still can do. And flying in space is a lot 10. ___ (easy) than a lot of other things,” Tito said.

1. with 2. tourist 3. floating 4. repeated 5. since
6. finally 7. unknown 8. the 9. are 10. easier