(     )1. ---Why are you so happy?      ---All of us succeed______ the final exam.

  A. in passing        B. for passing         C. at passing

(     )2. ---When did Zheng He travel to the east      of Africa?   --- _________ the year 1433.

 A. coast, In     B. beach, In       C. coast, At

(     )3.Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng are the ______ of our nation.

      A. proud                       B. pride   C. proudly

(     )4. --- I couldn’t find the scarf I bought two days ago. --- ________ It looks nice on you.

  A. Not bad.       B. What a shame!         C. Sounds cool.  

(     )5. --- Mary, congratulations to you. You have got the first place in the competition.

      --- ______. I’m so happy.

  A. It’s hard to believe        B. It’s hard to say       C. I think so 

(     )6.--- What does your father do? --- He is a ________, he has to lead the ocean journey to other countries.

A. coach      B. captain       C. president

(     )7.--- Why are you late for the meeting?

  --- We took a taxi as soon as we went out. But _________, we still didn’t arrive on time.

A. luckily      B. unlucky       C. unfortunately

(     )8. Zheng He, a Ming dynasty explorer, _________ illness on his way back to China from Africa in 1433.

      A. lived on                     B. tried out                  C. died of

(     )9.---Do you know about Florence Nightingale?

       ---Yes, she was well-known _____ a nurse in England _____her kindness to the sick and wounded soldiers.

   A. as; as         B. for; as        C. as; for

10.--- Mr. Smith is so kind, he is always trying his best to help others.

--- I think so. He is a helpful man from ________( whom/ who) we can learn a lot.

11. I’m becoming more and more ________(interested/ interesting) in China’s history.

12. Could you tell me something about the person __________(named/ name) Zheng He?

13. --- Where are you from, Michael?

--- Qingdao. A city near the ______(coast/ mountain), and the seafood there is famous.

14. He is really the ___________(proud/ pride) of China.

15. Zheng He died _________(of/ for) illness on his way home in 1433.

16. --- Zheng He is a great explorer! He is really the pride of China.

--- So he is. But unfortunately, he _______/daid 'əf/ illness.

17. After joining the WTO, the  ______ /treid/ between China and other countries has increased.

18. Zheng He succeeded in sailing to the east ___________(海岸) of Africa.

19. The journeys were to develop _________(贸易) and friendship between China and other counties.

20. The _________(出生) of his son makes his family happy.

21.Last summer I visited a beautiful small village on the c ______ of Qingdao.

22. Zheng He _______(领导) seven ocean journeys from 1405 to 1433.

23. ---How did you spend your weekend?  ---We spent the weekend ______ (航行) to the east coast of Dalian

24.Chen Jingrun who is a famous mathematician(数学家)            (死于)cancer in his forties.

Answers:

AABBA  BCCC

10. whom 11. interested 12. named 13. coast 14. pride 15. of 16. died of 17. trade 18. coast 19. trade 20. birth 21.coast 22. led  23. sailing 24. died of