( )5. —What can I do to improve my English?
—I think you should ________ the habit of reading. It will help you a lot.
A. develop
B. check
C. risk
D. treat

5. A 【点拨】答语句意：我认为你应该培养阅读的习惯。它会对你帮助很大。develop 培养；check 检查；risk 冒险做；treat 治疗。故选 A。

( )6. —What a mess! All of your toys have been ________ on the ground for the whole week!
—Sorry, Mum. I’ll tidy up right now.
A. carried on
B. spread out
C. broken down
D. put up

6. B 【点拨】spread out 散开。故选 B。

( )7. (2023·江苏宿迁宿豫区三模)—China has made great achievements in its fight against poverty.
—As Chinese, we ________ our country.
A. are satisfied with
B. are proud of
C. are interested in
D. are friendly to

7. B 【点拨】be satisfied with 对……感到满意；be proud of 为……感到自豪；be interested in 对……感兴趣；be friendly to 对……很友好。根据“China has made great achievements in its fight against poverty.”可知，作为中国人，我们应该为我们的国家感到自豪。故选 B。

( )8. The ________ man has been in hospital for a long time, because he has serious heart ________.
A. sick; disease
B. ill; illness
C. sick; illness
D. ill; disease

8. A 【点拨】sick 生病的，作定语或表语；disease 疾病，指具体的疾病；ill 生病的，作表语；illness 泛指疾病。分析句子可知，前空修饰名词 man，作定语需用 sick；后空前面有 heart，指心脏病，是具体的疾病，需用 disease。故选 A。

( )9. Nearly ________ of the earth ________ covered by sea, but 95％ of it ________ salty water.
A. three fourth; is; is
B. three fourths; is; is
C. three fourth; are; are
D. three fourths; is; are

9. B 【点拨】分数表达法：分子用基数词，分母用序数词，分子大于一时，分母用复数。英语中，百分数后面的谓语动词的单复数形式取决于它所修饰的名词的单复数形式。故选 B。

( )10. —Does your uncle work ________?
—No. He is ill ________ these days.
A. in hospital; in hospital
B. in the hospital; in hospital
C. in hospital; in the hospital
D. in the hospital; in the hospital

10. B

四、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。
Ten - year - old Orion Jean has always known that ________（kind）is important. He often practised it by volunteering with his family. ________, after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest, he became more active in it. Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others. He calls his action the Race of Kindness.
________ a teacher told him about the contest, Orion had only 24 hours to write, memorize and record his speech. In it, he talked about the ________（importance）of kindness. “Kindness is like ________（spread）hugs around the world to those who need it,” Orion said. He encouraged listeners to join him ________ “the Race of Kindness” by doing small, kind acts for others. Orion’s speech won the contest. He used his 500 prize to buy 619 toys for a local ________（child）hospital. After that, Orion wanted to make an even ________（big）influence. He packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.
Orion says, “If someone ________（treat）kindly, it can make his day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else. And then it just ________（grow）and makes the world a better place.”
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

1. kindness 2. However 3. After 4. importance 5. spreading 6. in 7. children’s 8. bigger 9. is treated 10. grows