
(1) It was the afternoon of April 1. The bell rang __1__ the end of school. The students __2__ their books into their bags. They were ready __3__ home.Just at the moment, their English teacher came into the classroom and said to them, “Hello, boys and girls. Now go over the English lessons, and we'll have a test __4__ half an hour.” __5__ these words, she left.The students looked at each other in surprise. How sudden! The teacher had never told them they would have a test, yet they took out their English books and began to work hard.They studied and studied. It was getting dark, __6__ the teacher hadn’t come yet!The monitor went out to the teachers’ office. __7__ minutes later, the English teacher came in with a smile. But she had __8__ in her hand!“I’m sorry, but do you know __9__?” she said.After the students heard this, they couldn’t help __10__ and saying “April Fools!”( )1.A. onB. inC. forD. at( )2.A. putB. were putC. would putD. were putting( )3.A. to goB. goC. goingD. went( )4.A. inB. afterC. laterD. out( )5.A. WithoutB. WithC. ForD. In( )6.A. andB. butC. orD. so( )7.A. FewB. A fewC. LittleD. A little( )8.A. somethingB. nothingC. everythingD. anything( )9.A. what day is todayB. what day today isC. what’s the dateD. what the date is( )10.A. laughB. to laughC. laughedD. laughing (2) There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __1__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __2__ us her dream: I wish to __3__! In China, there are still __4__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their __5__ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is hard to __6__ the money for all the children. So the parents often ask __7__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.Now they needn’t __8__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life __9__. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is __10__ great.( )1.A. withB. onC. toD. in( )2.A. sayingB. tellingC. speakingD. talking( )3.A. go to workB. go to bedC. go to schoolD. go home( )4.A. a lotB. lot ofC. a lot ofD. much( )5.A. schoolsB. citiesC. housesD. families( )6.A. payB. takeC. buyD. lend( )7.A. teachersB. girlsC. boysD. all the children( )8.A. look upB. turn onC. worry aboutD. make sure( )9.A. betterB. shorterC. longerD. worse( )10.A. notB. neverC. hardlyD. really (3)