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Do you have a plan for your future? Our country has its plan. It tells what China hopes to __1__ in next five years.

The plan promises higher pay, better education and __2__ pollution by 2010. If the promises all come true, Chinese peoples __3__ will change a lot.

__4__ the plan, people in the country will benefit a lot. For example, the government will __5__ safe drinking water to 100 million countryside people in 2010. __6__ roads will be built to connect all towns and villages. So people living in the rural areas will soon drink running water __7__ dirty well water.

As the plan describes, China will make steps forward in science. Chinese spacemen will land on the __8__. China might build its own big planes. If you go to university __9__ air in 2010, you will probably find that the plane is not from Boeing(波音) or Air Bus. Its made in __10__.

1. A. be B. do C. make D. have

2. A. more B. little C. less D. fewer

3. A. life B. house C. clothes D. food

4. A. In order to B. According to C. So far D. As for

5. A. offer B. take C. bring D. carry

6. A. Far B. High C. Low D. Broad

7. A. in front of B. because of C. instead of D. tired

8. A. the North Pole B. moon

C. earth D. sun

9. A. through B. on C. with D. by

10. A. Europe B. America C. China D. France

(B)

A long time ago, Roman(罗马) soldiers came to make war to Scotland(苏格兰). The Scots(苏格兰人) __1__ their country very much. They fought hard against their enemy, but there were too __2__ of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of Scots took his __3__ to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight against the Romans again. We __4__ win or we will die.”

They were all very __5__, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were only four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also __6__.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they arrived at the __7__ of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside. __8__ they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be __9__. Suddenly one of them put his foot on a thistle(一种叶子带刺的野生植物). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute, the Scots were all ready to fight. They fought very bravely and won in the end.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles(针) all over it. Few people like it. __10__ the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1. A. hated B. believed C. loved

2. A. few B. many C. much

3. A. soldiers B. family C. friends

4. A. must B. will C. can

5. A. excited B. tired C. angry

6. A. fell down B. fell asleep C. felt sick

7. A. foot B. middle C. top

8. A. Closer and closer B. Quicker and quicker

C. Sooner and sooner

9. A. away B. over C. through

10. A. And B. So C. But

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