With more practice, I found reading was not as ________ as I used to think.
A. the most difficult B. most difficult C. more difficult D. difficult
— When will we begin to wok?— As soon as we _____ there.
A. will get B. have gotten C. get D. got
— Everyone went to the old man’s home _________ Lucy. She was ill and had to stay at home.
— What a pity!
A. except B. besides C. unless D. though
— When do they have a rest?— ________ noon.
A. On. B. For C. In. D. At.
— Could you tell me something about Paris?
— Of course. Paris, _____ capital of France, has a lot of ______ places of interest.
A. the; a B. the; / C. a; a D. a; /
Mike always loves ships. When he was a child, he said, “ I’m going to ___1___(be) a naval soldier(海军士兵）when I grow up. ” But his eyes were not very good， so he___2___(can not) join the navy.
Then he said，“I’m going to ___3___ (buy) a ship and travel around the world. ” But ships were very expensive, and Mike ___4___ (do not) have enough money.
Last summer Mike___5___ (find) a swimming school. He didn’t have to ___6___ (pay) much for the lessons, so he ___7___ (begin) going to the school on weekends. Now he is a good swimmer.
Last week a little boy said to him, “ You’re a very good swimmer. How do you learn___8___(swim) so well?
“I’m not good at all,” Mike said. “ When I’m in the water, I ___9___ (say) to myself, ‘There ___10___ (be) dangerous fishes behind me! ’ Then I’m very afraid，and I swim quickly.”
