( )4. In Chinese families, people won't start dinner ______ the elders take their seats.
A. after
B. when
C. because
D. until

D

( )5. My father joined the army in ______ when he was in ______.
A. 1980s; twenties
B. the 1980s; his twentieth
C. 1980; his twenties
D. 1980s; the twenties

C

四、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 莫言直到五十多岁的时候才被授予诺贝尔文学奖。
Mo Yan wasn't presented with the Nobel Prize in Literature until he was ______.
2. 令这对双胞胎惊讶的是，世界上还有许多孩子在担心他们的生命安全。
______, many children in the world are ______.
3. 400元钱足够买这辆自行车了。
Four hundred yuan is ______ this bike.
4. 无论何时只要有钱剩下，他总会给有需要的人。
Whenever he ______, he always gives it to ______.
5. 他是个充满爱心的人，对我们影响很大。
He is ______. He has ______ a lot.

in his fifties
; To the twins' surprise
; still worried about their lives
; enough for/enough to buy
; has some money left
; someone in need
; a man full of love
; influenced us

五、任务型阅读。
Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, known for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger, died of illness at the age of 91.
The scientist passed away in a hospital in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, at about 1 p. m., according to the hospital. Family members hummed songs to Yuan in his final hours, reporters said.
As the vehicle(车辆) carrying Yuan's body drove by, people gathered along the road to say goodbye to him.
On Sina Weibo, the news was viewed 950 million times. Netizens(网民) from all walks of life expressed sadness at the death of the great man. He devoted his life to the research of hybrid rice, helping billions achieve food security.
Globally, more than 820 million people were hungry in 2018, according to a UN report. And if hybrid rice could be planted in half of the world's 147 million hectares(公顷) of fields, the additional production alone could feed another 500 million people, said Yuan.
Yuan once said he had two dreams—“to enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and “hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve food scarcity(短缺)”.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。(每题答案不超过6个词)
1. How old was Yuan Longping when he passed away?
______
2. Where did Yuan pass away?
______
3. What did Yuan's family members do in his final hours?
______
4. What did Yuan's work help achieve?
______
5. How many people were hungry around the world in 2018?
______

91.
; In a hospital in Changsha.
; They hummed songs to him.
; Food security.
; More than/Over 820 million people.