十、从方框中选择合适的单词或短语，并用其适当形式补全短文。（每空1分，共8分）
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finish movement take part try
Last month, our school held a Chinese poem recitation competition. I was not good at it, but I wanted .
Every afternoon, I the poem in my room. There were many difficult words. Sometimes I them, but I kept . I also learned some hand to make my recitation more interesting.
On the day of the competition, I stood all the teachers and students. My heart beat fast, but I took a deep breath and . I the whole poem without a mistake. Everyone clapped(鼓掌). I was so excited!

十一、完形填空。（每小题1分，共8分）
Long long ago, in ancient China, there were terrible floods. Water covered the lands and houses, making life hard for 1 and animals. Many people had 2 to live. They were cold and hungry.
Then, there 3 a clever and hard-working man named Da Yu. He decided to do 4 to stop the floods. He tried his best 5 it.
He and his friends worked out a good way. They dug long channels to lead the water away. They led the water into rivers, and the rivers into the 6.
They 7 very hard day and night for thirteen years. They never gave up. At last, the floods 8.
People were very excited. They could go back to their homes and live happily again. Everyone thanked Da Yu for his great try.
() 1. A. man B. people C. woman
() 2. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere
() 3. A. was B. is C. were
() 4. A. something B. nothing C. everything
() 5. A. solved B. to solve C. solve
() 6. A. sea B. lake C. river
() 7. A. work B. worked C. works
() 8. A. went away B. stopped C. fell down