C

      Monkeys are clever and lovely,but they are naughty and greedy as well. Whenever they find delicious food,they will eat enough. What’s more,they will take it when they leave. They suffer a lot because of this. But they never change this way.

      In India,people use monkeys’ greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys? Here are some instructions.

      ◆Make a hole in a big pumpkin. The hole must be just right—not too big or too small.

      ◆Put some jujubes in the hole.

      ◆Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree.

      ◆Hide yourself and watch the monkeys.

      As soon as you leave,the monkeys can’t wait to come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin,they don't know what's in it and one of them can't help putting its hand into the hole to find what on earth there is. When it touches the jujubes,it will clench some of them in its hand. As a result,it isn’t able to take its fist out of the hole. You can’t come close until this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don’t worry. It prefers the pumpkin to its life. It will run with the pumpkin,clenching its fist more tightly. In the end,it is caught helplessly.

() 1. Monkeys don’t change their way of doing with nice food because they are .

   A. clever   B. lively   C. greedy   D. naughty

() 2. “The hole must be just right” means it is .

   A. big enough for the monkey to put its hand in

   B. smaller than a monkey's hand

   C. bigger than a monkey's fist

   D. bigger than a monkey's hand but smaller than its fist

() 3. Seeing the hole in the pumpkin,a monkey will .

   A. be interested in it

   B. be afraid of it

   C. run away at once

   D. take the pumpkin away in arms

() 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. Indians often catch the monkeys in this way.

   B. Sometimes monkeys are stupid.

   C. As soon as the monkey comes to the pumpkin,you can rush to catch it.

   D. In India,monkeys like pumpkins very much.

() 5. What should we learn from the passage?

   A. We should catch monkeys in this way.

   B. One mustn't be greedy.

   C. We should protect monkeys.

   D. Come up with another way to catch monkeys.

B

     Once a tiger was in a cage. Soon a man went by. As soon as the tiger saw the man,the tiger began to cry. “Please!Please!” the tiger called. “Please,let me out ”

     “No ,” said the man. “If I do,you will eat me. ”

     “I will not eat you ,” the tiger said. “Please let me out. ”

      At last,the man believed it. When the tiger jumped out,it roared at the man and was ready to eat him.

     “Wait!” the man cried. “You ought not to eat me. Let us ask others what they think.”“OK. You may ask three others ,” the tiger said The man asked a tree. The tree

said, “I give shade. And yet people cut me down. Let the tiger eat you. “Next,the good man asked a bird. The bird said,“I hurt no one. Yet people hunt and kill me. Let the tiger eat you. ”

      The third the man asked was a road. The road said ,“I don't care if the tiger eats you. People could not get along too well without me. Yet all day and all night people step on me without even a ‘ thank you ,.” 

      The tiger was ready to eat the good man. Just then a dog came by. The man told the dog the whole story.

      I don’t  understand”’ said the dog. “The tiger wants to eat you because you put him in a cage?”

     “No,no,” said the man. “Some other men put him in a cage. ”

     “Oh ,” the dog said. “He is going to eat you because you do not have a cage ,” the dog said.

     “Silly dog!” the tiger cried. “Don’t you understand?I was in the cage. This man let me out. ”

      “Oh,I see”’ the dog said. “When the man was in the cage,you let him out ”

      “I was in the cage!” the tiger cried.“ In this way ”saying that,he jumped back into the cage.

       At once,the dog closed the cage. “Oh,I understand!” the dog laughed. The man and the dog walked Off. The tiger looked sad in the cage. If he waited long enough,perhaps another good man would come by.

() 1. Why did the tiger cry when it saw the man?

   A. He wanted to get out of the cage.

   B. He wanted to eat the man.

   C. He was too hungry to walk.

   D. The man wanted to kill it.

() 2. What did the tiger do when it jumped out of the cage?

   A. He thanked the man a lot.

   B. He tried to eat the man.

   C. He walked off with the man.

   D. He ran away as soon as possible.

() 3. According to the article,who disagreed to eat the man?

   A. The tree. B. The road. C. The dog. D. The bird.

() 4. What do you think of the man?

   A. Honest. B. Brave. C. Clever. D. Kind.

() 5. What would happen to the dog at last?

   A. The dog would let the tiger out.

   B. The tiger would kill the dog.

   C. The man would eat the dog.

   D. The dog would make friends with the man.

A

      The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck,the same number as in the human's. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long,while the bones in a human's neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby,called a calf,is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck,it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

() 1. The bones in a bird's neck are .

   A. as big as bones in a human’s neck

   B. as big as bones in a giraffe's neck

   C. many more those that in a human's neck

   D. much smaller those that in a giraffe's neck

() 2. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. A giraffe has only seven bones.

   B. The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

   C. It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

   D. Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.

() 3. When a giraffe is born,it is about .

   A. 5. 5 meters long   B. 5. 5 meters tall

   C. 1. 9 meters long   D. 1. 9 meters tall

() 4. We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger .

   A. it will run away as fast as possible

   B. it will run to eat the tiger

   C. it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

   D. it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

F 

     The DIY is very popular with us today. But what’s DIY? DIY yourself”. It is very new and fashionable. In my opinion,I 2 it is a very good thing. First,it can give you real 3 in doing something or making something and this experience is very helpful. 4,it is a good way to express your own 5 . You can realize your idea by DIY,6 ，you can make a cake or dish by your own idea. What's more,today,we can 7 the happiness from it and get the sense of success or achievement by DIY. When you 8 some time doing DIY,you can have fun 9 it and when it is finished,you will be very 10 .Finally,DIY is a good way to reduce cost when we make something. All in all,it is a very good thing and suitable for many youths.

() 1. A. looks for   B. stands for   C. gets ready for   D. takes place

() 2. A. tell   B. talk   C. believe   D. plan

() 3. A. chance   B. way   C. time   D. experience

() 4. A. Then   B. But   C. Finally   D. So

() 5. A. time   B. homework   C. idea   D. subject

() 6. A. by the way   B. in a word   C. for example   D. instead of

() 7. A. enjoy   B. learn   C. encourage   D. change

() 8. A. cost   B. spend   C. take   D. pay

() 9. A. making   B. doing   C. planning   D. studying

() 10. A. excited   B. worried   C. interested   D. tired

E

     As prices and building costs keep rising,the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) in the U. S. is more p 1 than before.

     “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have e 2 money to buy it. So we decided to try to make a few tables and chairs. The Rosses took a two-week c 3 .

      Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time j 4 at home as well as in a shoe making factory. He really lives a h 5 life. Last month,he broke his car and had to p 6 $ 420 to mend it. “I was deeply sad at that moment. Now I've finished a course about cars,and I should be able to r 7 the car by myself. ”

     In fact,most families in the country are doing everything they can to s 8 money so that they can afford the high cost of living. If you want to b 9 a “do-it-yourselfer”，you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course,there are books that t 10 you how you can do things yourself.

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5.  6.

7.  8.

9.  10.

D

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                     How to Make Eskimo Cookies 

     When I was a little girl,I made the great food called Eskimo Cookies. They are called Eskimo Cookies because you don’t need to cook them. Here is a great recipe. 1 .

     The first thing is to put on an apron and wash your hands. 2 —a bowl,a spoon,a plate and a tray to put the cookies on. Third,get the ingredients prepared： sugar,butter,cocoa,water,vanilla and oats. Next,pour some powdered sugar into the plate.

     3 ：Put the butter into the bowl and add the sugar,then mix them with the spoon. Add the cocoa,water and vanilla and mix them again. Finally,put your hands in the bowl and mix them with your fingers. It's more fun,too!

     When they are mixed well,make little balls out of the mixture. 4 . They will be so delicious.

   A. It is fun and easy.

   B. Now here is where the fun begins.

   C. Cook them in the pot for 10 minutes.

   D. Second,gather up all the things that you need.

   E. Roll them in the sugar and then set them on the tray.

C

       We were standing at the top of a church tower.

       Look down,Elsa ,” Father said. I looked down and saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw many twisting,turning streets leading to the square.

      “See,my dear ,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road,try another."

       Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day,I told my mother about the awful lunches in my school and asked her to do something. She re fused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

       When I turned to my father for help,he brought me to this high tower to teach me a lesson. By the time we reached home,I had had a plan.

       At school the next day,I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. When my mother swallovued one spoonful_y she sputtered. “The cook must be mad!”

       I told her all about it. Quickly,my mother said that she would do something about the lunches at school the next day.

       In the years that followed,I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. His wise words always guided me. There is more than one way to the square —always.

() 1. What was Elsa's problem?

   A. She couldn’t get along well with her mother.

   B. The lunches in her school were terrible.

   C. She didn't like the twisting streets in the village.

   D. She couldn’t get to the place she wanted to go.

() 2. Elsa's father took her to the top of the tower to .

   A. tell her how beautiful the village was

   B. show her that there were many ways to the square

   C. encourage her to tell the truth to her mother

   D. encourage her to find another way to solve her problem

() 3. Why did Elsa's mother agree to help Elsa?

   A. Elsa's father had a talk with her.

   B. Elsa let her taste the lunch soup.

   C. She believed Elsa after visiting her school.

   D. She found the cook in the school was mad.

() 4. What does Elsa try to tell us with the story?

   A. How kind and wise her father is.

   B. How terrible the lunches of her school are.

   C. When one way doesn’t work,try another.

   D. Once in trouble,a good plan is necessary.

 B

      Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV,she read all her books,and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly,she saw the lawn mower sitting in the yard.

     “Mom ,” she shouted ,“I think I will mow the lawn. ” Her mom ran into the yard and said ,“Oh no,you don't. You’re too young to mow the lawn. ”

     “I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,^w Jessie said. ^uBesides,it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend. ”

      Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all,she was at home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas to make sure it was full,and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really did know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished,she felt so good,but she was so hot Mom brought her some ice tea and said ,“You surely did a great job. Dad will be very surprised. ”

      Later that day,Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom ,“You didn't have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks. ”

      “I didn't mow it. Jessie did. ”

     “Wow,our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.

“It was fun,and I will do it again next week,”^? said Jessie.

      The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors also asked,then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money ,” she laughed to herself.

() 1. In order to do something different,Jessie decided to .

   A. read books   B. travel

   C. mow the lawn   D. watch TV

() 2. Before Jessie mowed the lawn,she .

   A. washed her hands   B. bought some gas

   C. read some instructions   D. put on her gloves

() 3. How did Jessie's father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?

   A. Proud. B. Angry. C. Relaxed. D. Worried.

() 4. What does the text mainly tell us?

   A. Neighbors should learn to help each other.

   B. Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.

   C. Doing something helpful can make people happy.

   D. Children should help their parents at an early age.

A

     Some parents are used to doing almost everything for their children. They see their older children as babies all the time!It can be a very common problem in China,because most parents only have one child in China. Some parents care so much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. So their children fail to learn social skills and become more dependent on them!

      In fact,no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be happy knowing that. Because of too much care,their children don't know anything about the world. Children need their own time to grow into adults and to learn how to deal with problems. Too much care damages their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can’t depend on their parents,these children will be in big trouble!

      It is nice that parents show their care to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care is out of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really need and how much love is too much.

() 1. In the passage,the common problem in China is .

   A. parents in China only have one child

   B. parents do almost everything for their children

   C. older children look like babies

   D. parents don't care for their children too much

() 2. According to the passage,children fail to learn social skills because .

   A. they are too lazy to learn these skills

   B. their parents don't teach them anything

   C. they have no chance to do anything by themselves

   D. there are not any subjects about these skills at school

() 3. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. Take care of your children.

   B. No longer babies.

   C. Help your children.

   D. We don't need love.

F

       Do you like travelling? Today,Til give you some 1 about travelling. You should have a good night's sleep before you travel. If you don't,you will feel tired on the way. You should take some 2 with you. It may be helpful when you feel sick. You should have a meal before travelling. If you don't eat anything,you’ll feel hungry. And the food on the train is much more 3 . You should listen to the weather report earlier,so you can 4 a good plan for your travel. You’d better take a (n) 5 with you. It can keep off the sun and the rain. You should 6 your right clothes when you prepare your luggage. If you go from a hot place to a cold place,you will have to take some warm clothes. You should drink enough water. Don’t wait to be 7 . You’d better take some water so that you can have a drink when you want to drink. You should write down all the travel 8;departure and arrival time,bus or train numbers,your parents^，names,addresses and phone numbers and so on. You should take a 9 . You can take lots of photos when you see beautiful scenery. When you come back,you can show the pictures to your friends. Above all ,10 yourself when you are travelling. But please look after yourself and your things carefully.

() 1. A. idea   B. advice   C. name   D. time

() 2. A. water   B. drink   C. food   D. medicine

() 3. A. difficult   B. different   C. expensive   D. delicious

() 4. A. make   B. get   C. find   D. put

() 5. A. raincoat   B. bag   C. box   D. umbrella

() 6. A. wear   B. pack   C. dress   D. buy

() 7. A. hungry   B. sad   C. happy   D. thirsty

() 8. A. kind   B. way   C. information   D. place

() 9. A. radio   B. TV   C. computer   D. camera

() 10. A. enjoy   B. help   C. forget   D. report