初中英语完形填空填空题

A teenage girl couldn't stand （忍受） her family rules， so she left home．

    She wanted to be a famous star， but she had a little education．（1）　　 years later， she had to ask for food on the street for a living． Now her parents are old． But they are still （2）　_　

their daughter． They have been to every corner of the city． Everywhere they go， they（3）　_　

a big photo of their daughter on the wall with a sentence，"We still love you…come back home!"

    One day， the daughter saw one of the photos． She was so surprised that she couldn't believe her（4）　　． "Is that me？" She moved（5）　　 and read the words，"We still love you …She cried． She couldn't wait（6）　　 back home． When she got home， she rushed to the bedroom at once． Her mother was sleeping there． She（7）　　 her mother up and said，"It's me! Your daughter is back home．（8）　　 is the door unlocked？ A thief could get in．"The mother answered softly， "The door has never locked（9）　　 you left． We miss you all the time． We believe that you'll come back some day．"

    We all know parents love their children forever． Children should also understand their parents．（10）　　 this way， both parents and children can be happy．

（1）A． A little	B． More	C． Much	D．A few
（2）A． looking after	B． looking for	C． looking at	D． looking up
（3）A． set up	B． put up	C． cut up	D． make up
（4）A． eyes	B． ears	C． nose	D． head
（5）A． farther	B． further	C． closer	D． away
（6）A． going	B． to go	C． to gone	D． go
（7）A． wake	B． wakes	C． waking	D． woke
（8）A． Why	B． Who	C． When	D． What
（9）A． since	B． for	C． before	D． unless
（10）A． With	B． By	C． In	D． On

Everyone has hobbies．Hobbies（1）　　us a lot of happiness． For most of us， the activities we like to do are common and easy． However， there are（2）　　people who like to take risks．（3）　　are more interested in doing dangerous sports， such as snowboarding， diving（潜水）and rock climbing．

    Many people enjoy（4）　　．You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains．There are many advantages to rock climbing﹣it is fun and it also helps people（5）　_　 their worries，

    The most important tool to have is good shoes．They need to be half a size smaller than your usual（6）　　． The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）． This allows you to move freely，（7）　　 it will hold you up if you fall． It's important to know how to use your tools． If you are a beginner， it's best to have lessons． A climber with experience can help you a lot（8）　　 you are learning to climb．

    Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages．Climbers，however，must be careful not（9）　　the environment．Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains which they climb． They should take it（10）　　 them and throw it away．This will let future climbers enjoy a clean environment．

（1）A． take	B． bring	C． provide	D． have
（2）A． other	B． the other	C． another	D．every
（3）A． We	B． You	C． All	D． They
（4）A． snowboarding	B． diving	C． rock climbing	D． swimming
（5）A． remember	B． forget	C． solve	D． keep
（6）A． size	B． shape	C． color	D． kind
（7）A． and	B． but	C． so	D． or
（8）A． before	B． when	C． after	D． until
（9）A． to protect	B． to produce	C． to pollute	D． to save
（10）A． along	B． to	C． for	D． with

    A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco， Mexico．The way they are building the houses is （1）　　﹣by 3D﹣printing technology．

    New Story is a group（2）　　works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't （3）　　them． The group has built over 2，700 houses in places （4）　　 Bolivia， EI Salvador， Haiti and Mexico． In the past， New Story built（5）　　 houses in a normal way． But it（6）　　a long time． That's（7）　　New Story began to work with Icon． Icon has developed a way to build houses （8）　　by 3D﹣printing them with concrete（混凝土）． Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes，（9）　_　 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions．

    The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms， a living room， a kitchen， and a bathroom． Because the houses are created with a computer design， it's easy to（10）　_　the design to suit the needs of different families． They are expected to live in later this year．

（1）A． common	B． expensive	C． unusual	D． strong
（2）A． these	B． those	C． this	D． that
（3）A． clean	B． repair	C． afford	D． borrow
（4）A． by	B． with	C． like	D． between
（5）A． its	B． his	C． her	D． my
（6）A． had	B． took	C． cost	D． spent
（7）A． why	B． how	C． what	D． when
（8）A． possibly	B． quickly	C． carefully	D． suddenly
（9）A． for	B．so	C． or	D．as
（10）A． share	B． print	C． change	D． produce

It was Thanksgiving．Snow was falling when Bob（1）　　towards the city park．Bob was deserted（遗弃）by his parents and was raised（抚养） by a kind man．Two years ago，to be（2）　　 ，Bob built a tradition．That was to take his Thanksgiving dinner to the park to share with a homeless person．

    The park was（3）　　．Everyone was home enjoying their dinner．After arriving at the park，Bob saw an old woman sitting on a bench（长椅）． Bob stopped his car in a parking place and got out．He took the（4）　　from the front seat and began walking towards her． When he stood beside her，she jumped as if（好像） she had（5）　　been woken up from sleeping．She looked up（6）　　Bob， and then his eyes brightened．

    "Good evening， madam， "Bob said， smiling．"I've brought you some Thanksgiving dinner．Would you like to share it with me？"The woman nodded and Bob served her the food and then watched her（7）　　she ate happily．When the woman finished， he（8）　　the table．Then he took twenty dollars out of his wallet．

    He put the（9）　　 into her hand．Then he kissed her lightly on the forehead and said．"Thank you for（10）　　my Thanksgiving dinner．"With that， he took his dishes from the table and returned to the car．

（1）A．walked	B．drove	C．ran
（2）A．thankful	B．successful	C．surprised
（3）A．noisy	B．crowded	C．empty
（4）A．flowers	B．food	C．books
（5）A．suddenly	B．quietly	C．carefully
（6）A． after	B．to	C．at
（7）A．because	B．as	C．since
（8）A．cleaned	B．broke	C．covered
（9）A．dishes	B．money	C．keys
（10）A．bringing	B．cooking	C．sharing

Tony is a warm﹣hearted repairman， who lost his job again a few months ago． He was really （1）　　 applying for （申请） a new job．

    One day， he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview． The interview was at 10 a．m and it was already 8：30． While waiting for a bus， he saw a man （2）　　 kicking one tyre（轮胎）of his car． Clearly， there was something wrong with the car． Tony （3）　　to help．

    An hour later， Tony finished repairing the car， getting his shirt dirty． The man thanked him and wanted to pay for the（4）　　． "I was just helping out，" Tony （5）　　．"I have to rush for an interview now，" he added， "Well，I could take you there．It's the（6）　　 I could do， please!" the man insisted （坚持）． Then Tony agreed．

    While waiting in the long line of the applicants （应聘者）（7）　　 his dirty shirt， Tony felt embarrassed and nervous． One by one， the applicants left the interviewer's office with （8）　　 looks on their faces． Finally his name was called．

    The（9）　　 was sitting on a big chair with his back towards Tony． "Do you really need to be interviewed？" he asked． Tony's heart sank （下沉）．"With the way I （10）　　 now， how could I possibly（11）　　 this interview？" he thought to himself．

    Then the interviewer（12）　　 his chair． To Tony's surprise， it was the man he helped earlier in the morning!

    "Sorry to keep you waiting， but I was pretty sure I had made the（13）　　 decision to have you in our company even（14）　　 you came into this office．I just know you'd be a good worker I can（15）　　． Congratulations!"

（1）A． afraid of	B． interested in	C． crazy about	D． sure of
（2）A． excitedly	B． slowly	C． hardly	D． angrily
（3）A． provided	B． offered	C． asked	D． promised
（4）A． car	B． tyre	C． work	D． time
（5）A． refused	B． accepted	C． agreed	D． avoided
（6）A． most	B． best	C． least	D． worst
（7）A． in	B． for	C． with	D． of
（8）A． satisfied	B． disappointed	C． worried	D． pleased
（9）A． clerk	B． customer	C． applicant	D． interviewer
（10）A． talk	B． stand	C． look	D． wait
（11）A． fail	B． pass	C． lose	D． win
（12）A． knocked	B． broke	C． shook	D． turned
（13）A． wrong	B． right	C． silly	D． careful
（14）A． until	B． after	C． before	D． since
（15）A． trust	B． depend	C． meet	D． praise

My life was perfect when I was twelve years old． I had a big family，（1）　　 my sister， Chrissy，and a little brother， Patrick， whom I loved greatly． Spring was coming， and I was（2）　　about another summer with Grandma． She and I had great fun together last summer． She was retiring （ 退休）this year，（3）　　that meant more time with her． Then， on April 11， 2017， at 10：00 P．M．，we were all going to bed when the phone rang． My uncle was（4）　　to say that Grandpa had just taken Grandma to the hospital…

    The next morning I was told that Grandma was gone due to a heart disease． I tried to be strong，but even my father（5）　　． I hadn't even said goodbye to her： I couldn't control my（6）　　anymore and began to cry loudly． It finally hit me： She was gone （7）　　． All she had left me were（8）　　in the garden ﹣ the hours we spent planting flowers and taking care of （9）　　． I believe that my grandma is a star watching over me， and she would have wanted me to be（10）　　and happy like her， even though there are bad times． My family and friends love me for who I am and support me for what I do， as I know my grandma would， too．

（1）A． besides	B． including	C． except	D． beside
（2）A． worried	B． excited	C． moved	D． surprised
（3）A． but	B． while	C． so	D． or
（4）A． calling	B． visiting	C． helping	D． writing
（5）A． shouted	B． spoke	C． talked	D． cried
（6）A． thoughts	B． words	C． ideas	D． feelings
（7）A． ever	B． forever	C． always	D． sometimes
（8）A． instructions	B． suggestions	C． memories	D． experiments
（9）A． them	B． her	C．it	D． us
（10）A． weak	B． careful	C． polite	D． strong

Grandma Kong is from the western countryside of China． She has spent nearly（1）　　years adopting （收养） and raising abandoned （被遗弃的）children． She gives them food to eat and sends them to school to get an（2）　　．

    Kong first adopted an abandoned child in the 1970s．She found she couldn't stop there．Though in poor health，the kind woman（3）　　 adopting abandoned children and raising them as her own．Over the last 48 years， she has adopted over 40 children．（4）　　of them have grown up and become doctors or lawyers．

    It costs Kong a lot to raise so many children．There were times she couldn't put enough（5）　　on the table． She chose to leave home to look for leftovers （残羹剩饭） in the rubbish． To her great （6）　　，things got much better with time． Now her grown up children help her to bring up their（7）　　 brothers and sisters．

    Kong always believes that education is the best way to get out of poverty （贫穷），（8）　　 she makes sure that all her children go to school． She said． "I told my children that it was quite（9）　　for them to study hard and that it was their only chance to change their lives．"

    Kong's story has（10）　　thousands of people's hearts． Many of them say she is a great mother and a good example to follow．

（1）A． thirty	B． forty	C． fifty
（2）A．education	B． answer	C． exam
（3）A．stops	B． keeps	C． regrets
（4）A．None	B． Some	C．All
（5）A．food	B． water	C． paper
（6）A． sadness	B． pity	C．pleasure
（7）A．younger	B． elder	C． taller
（8）A．but	B． or	C． so
（9）A．strange	B． impossible	C． necessary
（10）A．separated	B． touched	C． protected

Toby remembers

    My name is Toby． I'm eighty﹣three years old this spring． My house is right in the middle of Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon， and I can watch the street market（1）　　my window． But I live very quietly now． I'm just a（n）（2）　　man， sitting in a chair．

    I once knew the greatest man in England．For thirty years I was his friend． I worked with（3）　　in the theatre， through the good times and the bad times． He was a good friend to me． He was also the best playwright （剧作家）and poet that ever lived in England． William Shakespeare was his（4）　　．

    I saw all his plays in the theatre． People（5）　　them． They shouted， laughed and cried，ate oranges，and called for more． William Shakespeare could please all kinds of（6）_____ including Kings，Queens，Princes，great lords and ladies，poor people，the boys who held the horses…everyone．

    He put me in a play once．Well，he used my name﹣Toby．Twelfth Night was the play．I remember，in the play，Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man，who liked drinking（7）　　and having a good time．Queen Elizabeth the First watched that（8）　　﹣Twelfth Night，on the 6th of January，1601． She liked it， too．

    William's dead now，of course． He's been dead for more than thirty years， and no one sees his plays now． The Puritans （清教徒）have（9）　　all the theaters． There's no singing，no dancing，no plays． It isn't like that in my young days． We had a good time in London， William and I…

I've no teeth now， and my hair has all fallen out，（10）　　I can still think﹣and remember． I remember when William and I were young， just boys really．

（1）A．from	B．for	C．of
（2）A．young	B．old	C．strong
（3）A．them	B．her	C．him
（4）A．name	B．book	C．friend
（5）A．hated	B．loved	C．minded
（6）A．children	B．adults	C．people
（7）A．too much	B．too many	C．much too
（8）A．movie	B．play	C．concert
（9）A．built	B．opened	C．closed
（10）A．but	B．so	C．or

    According to several recent surveys，some people fear public speaking more than anything else．（1）　　， this fear can be overcome（克服）with two simple methods：practice and using positive（正面的）energy from the audience．Practicing for a speech is essential．（2）　　the task of writing the speech is complete， speakers must practice， practice， practice．The more times they practice the speech，the more（3）　　they are discussing the topic．Using（4）　　such as mirrors or video recordings as they practice can show speakers what they look and sound like to the audience．Video is particularly helpful as it can be（5）　　many times， with the presenters focusing（集中） on one part at a time．Another（6）　　of dealing with public speaking fears is using the audience's positive energy．Speakers need to remember that the audience wants them to（7）　　．Something as basic as a small nod or a smile from a member of the audience should give（8）　　 to the presenters behind the podium．While it is easy for nervous speakers to focus only on getting through the presentation，using the audience's（9）　　will（意愿）helps much in making a speech better．

    All in all， these two strategies are sure to help with fear of public speaking．With proper practice and audience empathy（共鸣） ，it is（10）　　 to overcome the fear of public speaking and deliver a successful speech．So there is no need to fear public speaking any more．

（1）A．Luckily	B．Suddenly	C．Sadly	D．Terribly
（2）A．Unless	B．After	C．Until	D．Before
（3）A．nervous	B．scared	C．comfortable	D．difficult
（4）A．objects	B．activities	C． signs	D．instructions
（5）A．found	B．sold	C．cleared	D．watched
（6）A．cause	B．problem	C．way	D．purpose
（7）A．surprise	B．scream	C． suppose	D．succeed
（8）A．confidence	B．challenge	C．humour	D．service
（9）A．poor	B．good	C．weak	D．free
（10）A．necessary	B．important	C． interesting	D．possible

It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move．

    Xu Ruiyang， an 18﹣year﹣old student from Kunming， has suffered（遭 受） from spinal muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉菱缩）（1）　　she was 2 years old． At that time， the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years．

    The family did not give up， or even just （2）　　． To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严），her parents （3）　　 her living and learning skill strictly． Opening a book or raising hands，some very easy actions for common people，（4）　　， are big challenges for Xu． She had to use her head or（5）　　to work together with hands to finish these actions．

    When she started learning to write ，she couldn't even（6）　　 a pen．But she never gave up．Once she lost the pen， she picked it up and （7）　　writing． Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student， after（8）　　thousands of times．

    Over the past few year，Xu has overcome（克服）many problems，including the（9）　　 caused by the disease． Her parents worried about her health and（10）　　her to drop out of school，but Xu's answer was no．"（11）　　I read a book and do my homework， the pain is gone，"said Xu．

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties， Xu calmly said， "Patience．When you can't change anything， crying is useless， so just be（12）　　．"

    In Xu's opinion， her sunny and self﹣confident（13）　　comes from the love of her parents．

    "If we are not able to make her live longer,we can make her life wider,"said Xu's father.They travelled across China and more than 20（14）　　over the world,including Italy,Thailand and Singapore.During these trips,she developed an interest in learning a（15）　　 language."I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others，"said Xu．

    Last June， she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University．

（1）A． since	B． before	C． after	D． until
（2）A． discuss	B． depend	C． complain	D． change
（3）A． managed	B． trained	C． praised	D． expected
（4）A． moreover	B． perhaps	C． especially	D． however
（5）A． legs	B． feet	C． mouth	D． knees
（6）A． hold	B． drop	C． pass	D． find
（7）A． stopped	B． continued	C． succeeded	D． regretted
（8）A． imagining	B． counting	C． recording	D． practising
（9）A． cancer	B． fever	C． sadness	D． pain
（10）A． warned	B． forced	C． advised	D． allowed
（11）A． As well as	B． As soon as	C． As a result	D． As usual
（12）A． patient	B． quiet	C． relaxed	D． active
（13）A． personality	B． appearance	C． disability	D． achievement
（14）A． cities	B． countries	C． communities	D． colleges
（15）A． standard	B． modern	C． foreign	D． common

It was sunny last Friday． I arrived at the railway station at three in the afternoon． I would take the（1）　　to Shanghai to see my old friend Jack．But it was two hours（2）　　my train left． I thought it was the perfect time and place to look（3）　　an act of kindness to do．

    Outside the station， there was a girl having（4）　　for sale． I told her that I'd like to buy flowers for someone else， and that she could（5）　　who she will give the flowers to． She looked a little puzzled（困惑的），（6）　　I suggested that perhaps she could give the flowers to someone who looked a little（7）　　． That was because the flowers might cheer him or her up．

   "That's a crazy idea!" said the girl． But then I explained a little more about the idea of doing something for a（8）　　， and she understood．

    "I'm leaving for Shanghai and then I'll（9）　　know how it turns out，" I said． "But you will have a good（10）　　to make someone happy．（11）　　good deeds（善举）we do， they always come back to us．"At that time， she started to seem excited about it．

    She went to（12）　　the flowers out of the water， and I explained， "You'd better leave the flowers there until the person（13）　　．"

    At that time， I thought she was（14）　　surprised and happy， because it might be her first time to meet a customer like me． I（15）　　for the flowers， said goodbye， and walked into the station．

    How wonderful the day was!

（1）A． bus	B． train	C． plane	D． underground
（2）A． when	B． before	C． while	D． after
（3）A． for	B． at	C． up	D． into
（4）A． tickets	B． snacks	C． fruits	D． flowers
（5）A． decide	B． follow	C． change	D． praise
（6）A． or	B． but	C． so	D． yet
（7）A． happy	B． sad	C． proud	D． nervous
（8）A． customer	B． visitor	C． passenger	D． stranger
（9）A． often	B． never	C． usually	D． seldom
（10）A． plan	B． time	C． chance	D． promise
（11）A． However	B． Whatever	C． Whenever	D． Wherever
（12）A． take	B． put	C． carry	D． make
（13）A． leaves	B． goes	C． appears	D． stands
（14）A． between	B． from	C． among	D． beyond
（15）A． prepared	B． asked	C． cared	D． paid

A window is a common but powerful tool ﹣ a patch（小块） of the world， from which our body is separated． The only thing we can do is look． You have no（1）　　on what you will see． However，your brain may make an assumption（猜想） out of whatever happens to appear．

    One day，I was taking a nap（小睡）in my office when I woke up to the（2）　　of a car crash．I looked out of my window． A car had just backed into a fence（围栏）and damaged （毁坏）it．

    The driver got out of the car． He was short without hair on his head． I（3）　　him at once．

    To my surprise， the man tried to（4）　　the damage he caused． However， his efforts all failed． Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence． I（5）　　a lot． The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day．

    About 10 minutes later， the man left．

    That， I thought， would be the（6）　　of his efforts．The man ﹣ that villainous（可憎的）man ﹣ was going to（7）　　all the mess behind for someone else to clean up．

    But this is the（8）　　of windows． They contradict（与…矛盾）your easy assumptions． The man appeared a few minutes later with some（9）　　． For the next hour，I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence（10）　　it was extra safe， stronger than before．

    This man was a hero． My（11）　　assumptions， I realized， were all about myself． I would be（12）　　and run away if I came across such a messy situation．

    My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson， a lesson that changed my whole day and even my whole life．

（1）A． agreement	B． influence	C． discovery	D． impression
（2）A． symbol	B． sight	C． sound	D． sign
（3）A． accepted	B． remembered	C． disliked	D． greeted
（4）A． confirm	B． avoid	C． cover	D． repair
（5）A． complained	B． laughed	C． learnt	D． thought
（6）A． end	B． fun	C． problem	D． lesson
（7）A． hide	B． push	C． move	D． leave
（8）A． quality	B． shame	C． power	D． truth
（9）A． friends	B． tools	C． medicines	D． plans
（10）A． until	B． when	C． after	D． since
（11）A． ugly	B． friendly	C． proper	D． possible
（12）A． encouraged	B． pleased	C． scared	D． relaxed

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. When they stopped， the young daughter saw an old man（1）　　selling apples. She asked her father to buy her an apple from the old man. The father bought two apples and（2）　　them to his daughter. His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand．Then the father asked her（3）　　she could share one apple（4）　　him. When the girl heard this， she quickly took a bite of one apple. And before her father could（5）　　a word，she took a bite of the second apple quickly， too.

The father was（6）　　. He wondered why his daughter did like that. He thought maybe his daughter was（7）　　young to understand about sharing and giving. The（8）　　 had gone from his face. But suddenly his daughter said， "Dad， please have this one. This one is much（9）　　." The father's smile came back after knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite of each apple.

Don't judge（判断）（10）　　 too quickly. Always spend more time understand things better.

（1）A.eating	B. having	C. selling	D. picking
（2）A. got	B. passed	C. borrowed	D. lent
（3）A. if	B. how	C. why	D. where
（4）A.to	B. in	C. by	D. with
（5）A. say	B. tell	C. talk	D. speak
（6）A.sad	B. excited	C. relaxed	D. interested
（7）A. so	B. too	C. very	D. pretty
（8）A. trust	B. truth	C. smile	D. cloud
（9）A.sweet	B.sweeter	C.sweetest	D.the sweetest
（10）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything

For thousands of years， people farmed the land． They grew fruits and vegetables． They hunted and fished for meat． They（1）　　 cloth， dyes（染料） and paper from plants． They used stone and metal for weapons and tools．

    People progressed to making machines powered（2）　　 water and steam（蒸汽）， and even later， by coal， oil， and petrol． Large cities were built． Factories（3）　　 of machines created jobs in the cities for thousands of people． The Industrial Revolution（工业革命） changed the lives of many people because， for the first time， more people lived in cities than on（4）　　．

    Companies built power plants（工厂） to make（5）　　 to run the machines， factories and cities．

    People did not realize these activities were（6）　　 the Earth． They didn't realize bow（7）　　 oil，gas，coal and minerals were being used up．

    （8）　　 cities grew bigger and spread across the land，plants and animals began to disappear． Their nature homes were destroyed（破坏） as people moved into new places．

    As time passed， people began to（9）　　 the need to protect the Earth and its natural resources（资源）． They saw that plants and animals needed protection， so they wouldn't disappear forever． People joined together to tell（10）　　 around the world to conserve（节约） our natural resources and care for the Earth． And so． Earth Day was born． Each year， more and more people take part in Earth Day． What can you do to help？

（1）A． separated	B． washed	C． made	D． mixed
（2）A． as	B． for	C． with	D． by
（3）A． full	B． proud	C． sick	D． short
（4）A． mountains	B． rivers	C． grasslands	D． farms
（5）A． metal	B． water	C． electricity	D． oil
（6）A． helping	B． harming	C． wasting	D． losing
（7）A． clearly	B． hardly	C． quickly	D． slowly
（8）A． Before	B． If	C． As	D． Though
（9）A． forget	B． see	C． remember	D． get
（10）A． them	B． other	C． another	D． others

It's March 12th． Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school．In China，people across the country plant trees （1）　　 on this day．

    The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan，the great （2）　　 in China's history．He said more trees were needed as a （3）　　 against flood（洪水）and drought．

    In 1915，April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day．Then，in 1979，the day was （4）　　 to March 12th，to （5）　　 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died．

    "Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China，" says Li Li． "But have you heard of the Green Wall of China？That's the biggest tree planting （6）　　 of all．" The Gobi Desert in the north of China was （7）　　 every year．So in 1978，a tree planting project was started to （8）　　 Gobi spreading．The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert．

    "Tree planting has become a tradition in China now，" says Lin Tao． "Almost everyone does it on March 12th．Many people also plant a tree on a （9）　　 day．My parents planted a tree when started school．And my cousin planted （10）　　 on his wedding（婚礼）day．We do it for the environment and for ourselves．"

（1）A．silently	B．wisely	C．completely	D．actively
（2）A．artist	B．engineer	C．pioneer	D．musician
（3）A．protection	B．position	C．preparation	D．direction
（4）A．taken	B．decided	C．changed	D．given
（5）A．value	B．remember	C．express	D．admire
（6）A．research	B．survey	C．project	D．success
（7）A．growing	B．appearing	C．losing	D．happening
（8）A．keep	B．have	C．help	D．stop
（9）A．different	B．special	C．basic	D．simple
（10）A．one	B．that	C．it	D．this