() 1.— Would you like _ red dress as a birthday present, Mary?
— Sorry, Mum. I prefer orange one.

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

() 2.The Belt and Road(“一带一路”) has helped China improve the with lots of countries along it.
A.competition
B.situation
C.environment
D.relationship

() 3.— I will make a speech tomorrow. It's difficult to decide which colour to wear.
— What about yellow? Yellow will make easier for you to show your wisdom.

A.it
B.this
C.one
D.that

() 4.Don't meet an e-friend alone, something dangerous may happen to you.
A.but
B.and
C.or
D.yet

() 5.The new monitor felt nervous before he spoke in front of us.
A.a bit of
B.a little of
C.a bit
D.a bit little

() 6.— I believe man can live on Mars(火星) in the future.
— It's hard to say. Scientists are still not sure we can grow plants there.

A.if; that
B.whether; if
C.that; that
D.that; whether

() 7.Just be patient. You expect the world to change so soon.
A.can't
B.needn't
C.may not
D.mustn't

() 8.— Tom, let's fly kites after school.
— Sorry. I have Frank to work on the English paper with him.

A.promised
B.expected
C.imagined
D.guessed

() 9.— What did Lily say to you just now? — She wanted to know .
A.what will I do this Sunday
B.who did I play volleyball with just now
C.why I am late for class this morning
D.if I could go shopping with her tonight

()10.— Daddy, can you come home for dinner with us this weekend?
— , but I might be late for a while.

A.I'm busy
B.Hard to say
C.Of course
D.Never mind

二、完形填空(10分)
Ever since “Mother Nature” gave me life, I have expected to grow tall and big.
As a young 1 , I was well protected in the forest. I used to have a good time with my friends under the blue sky and 2 the river. Our only purpose was to stand high. My friend Tim often said, “All I ask for is to be 3 the whole day.”
More than 300 days passed and we grew straight. Until one day, our 4 birthday, people came, moved us from the earth and put us on their trucks. “I don't want to go!” Tim cried.
After a long journey, we arrived at a completely different place with 5 green. Here we were planted in a line. 6 the wind blew strongly, I could not even open my eyes to see Tim 7 beside me. So we needed enough water to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.
As time went by, we finally became much stronger. I could keep my eyes open in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!
This was no longer a no man's land, and hundreds of visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his camera, “Thank you. We can enjoy clear days 8 worrying about sandstorms.” A young girl jumping up and down came over and hugged me. “Thank you,” she said. “It's you that have 9 the desert(沙漠) into a green land!”
Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling 10 . The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.
() 1. A. tree
B. fish
C. girl
D. boy
() 2. A. in
B. along
C. under
D. on
() 3. A. smart
B. happy
C. busy
D. thin
() 4. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
() 5. A. all
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
() 6. A. So
B. If
C. Because
D. Until
() 7. A. clearly
B. greatly
C. kindly
D. widely
() 8. A. from
B. about
C. without
D. of
() 9. A. looked
B. broken
C. divided
D. turned
()10. A. tired
B. bored
C. proud
D. surprised