【正文】 shing C．finished D．to finish19．—We set World Reading Day ________ teens to form a good reading habit.—Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.A．to encourage B．encouraging C．encouraged D．encourage20．There ______ a group of people _______on the beach.A．is, lying B．are, lying C．have, laid D．has,lie21．What ______ great fun we had ______ the film Jungle Book.A．a。 to watching22．— Listen! Can you hear something?— Yeah, it could be some children outside.A．were playing B．playingC．to play D．play23．I’m sorry to keep you ______ for an hour. Now let’s begin our work.A．to wait B．waiting C．wait D．waited24．－Don’t you think your hair is too long?－Yes. I am going to have it ________ soon.A．cut B．cuts C．cutting D．to cut25．The music ________ by Mozart is well known ________ people all over the world.A．writes。 to26．—My bike is broken.—Why not have it________?A．repair B．repaired C．repairing D．to repair27．A 32yearold delivery driver ________ Gao Zhixiao was still working as the virus spread across China.A．called B．is called C．calls D．was called28．Most of the artists____________ to the party were from South Africa.A．invite B．to invite C．invited D．inviting29．________ with life in the city, life in the countryside is much slower and more peaceful.A．To pare B．Comparing C．Compared D．Compare30．How lucky Peter was! Some policemen arrived in time and __________ him out.A．managed to help B．tried to help C．succeeded to help D．tried helping31．I like because it makes us know ourselves better and know more about the world.A．reading B．cooking C．swimming D．dancing32．Seeing their teacher _______ into the classroom, they stopped _______ at once.A．walk。 talking33．With a lot of students about too much homework, our teachers have tried some ways to solve this problem.A．plain B．plaining C．plained D．to plain34．—How do you feel about people who keep you ____?—They drive me ____.A．wait。 happy35．Is Jack in the next room ?It’s hard to say. But I heard him _____ loudly when I passed by just now.A．speak B．to speak C．spoken D．speaking36．—What are you talking about?—Some pictures ________ yesterday.A．were taken B．took C．taken D．have been taken37．Look! There _______ so many people _________here. Do you know what has happened?A．is, standing B．are, are standing C．are, standing38．The rubbish ________ every day is being a serious problem in cities around the world.A．produce B．produced C．producer D．producing39．I think middle school students should not get their hair _______.A．color B．colors C．colored D．coloring40．—How much difficulty did you have ________ this problem?—________. It’s quite easy.A．to solve。 Nothing41．We middle school students are advised _________ at least one hour _________ exercise every day to stay healthy.A．spending。 taking42．— Doctor! I can’t fall at night.— Don’t worry! You are too stressed. Just be relaxed and take some pills, then you’ll be better.A．sleepy。 wasting B．protecting。 to care B．of。t stop ________about it.A．talk B．to talk C．talks D．talking51．— You don’t know what great difficulty I had ________ the two tickets.— But the film is really worth ________ twice.A．getting。 to see52．I prefer in the peaceful countryside to living in the big city, because that makes me ________.A．lived 。 relax53．—Look! This photo was taken four years ago!—It’s interesting! I used to short hair, but now I am used to a ponytail (馬尾辮).A．wear。 tying54．My father often ________ 15 minutes ________ newspaper every night.A．spend。 reading55．—Li Dan, the first Chinese science fiction movie The Wandering Earth