The river has been polluted worse and worse．We must _______ new ways to solve the problem．

A．catch up with        B．keep up with        C．come up with       D．make up with

_____ of that country______ by snow．

A．Second thirds;  is covered                 B．Two thirds; is covered

C．Two thirds; are covered                     D．Two third; covers

Did you prefer ______ shopping to ______ at home?

A．to go，staying         B．going，stay      C．going，staying        D．go，to stay

Honkong _______ back for almost 10 years．We look forward to ______ Taiwan______ to China as early as possible．

A．has come，see，returning                 B．has been，seeing，to return

C．has been，seeing，return                  D．has returned，see，returning

He seldom has hamburgers in the KFC，______?

A．doesn't he          B．does he          C．hasn't he           D．has he

This pair of sunglasses ______ out of fashion．I'd like to buy a new______

A．are，one           B．is，pair          C．are，pair          D．is，one

--Look at the sky! I think it may rain soon．

--____．It's too ______ these days．

A．I'm afraid so，rain                       B．I hope not，rainy

C．That's all right，rainy                      D．It doesn't matter，rain

He still didn't pass the exam，______ he studied hard．

A．if             B．when            C．while             D．though

Everyone needs friends．We all like to feel close to someone． 1  is nice to have a friend to talk，laugh and do things with．  2   ，sometimes we need to be alone．We don't always want people around．But we would feel lonely if we   48  had a friend．

No two people are   4   ．Friends sometimes don’t get on well．That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time they will make up and become  5  again．

Sometimes friends move away．Then we feel very sad．We miss them very much，but we can   6   and write to them．It could be that we would even see them again．And we can  7 new friends．It is surprising to find out   8  we like new people when we get to know them．

There's more good news for people who have friends．They live longer than people who don't．Why? It could be that they arc   9  ．Being happy helps you to stay well．Or it could be just knowing that someone cares．If someone cares about you，you take   10  care of yourself．

1．A．It                   B．He              C．There              D．Someone

2．A．Hardly              B．Nearly           C．Suddenly          D．Certainly

3．A．ever，              B．never              C．just               D．really

4．A．friendly              B．kind               C．just the same        D．quite different

5．A．friendly              B．good              C．pleased            D．friends

6．A．call                 B．ask                C．tell              D．talk with

7．A．look for             B．find               C．make            D．know

8．A．how often            B．how long          C．how many          D．how much

9．A．happier             B．stronger            C．kinder           D．richer

10．A．less             B．better             C．little               D．no