Over time, the cuckoo(杜鹃) has learned to get other birds to care for its babies. The cuckoo is an amazing bird.

Most birds lay their eggs and look after them until their babies hatch out(孵化). Then they feed their babies until they are ready to leave the nest.

Some birds are not such good parents. Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and do not care for their own babies. The cuckoo gets other birds to act as the parents. The other birds are left with the work of bringing up the young cuckoos as well as their own babies!

If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the baby cuckoo will often push the other eggs out of the nest so that it can get all the attention of its new mother. The young cuckoo sometimes even pushes the other babies out of the nest. The young cuckoo has a loud cry and is often bigger than the other baby birds. It will take all the food and the space in the nest.

A cuckoo lays around 25 eggs each year in the nests of other birds. This means that many other birds spend all their time looking after young cuckoos instead of their own babies. Some birds have learned to recognize(辨别) the cuckoos’ eggs and they push them out of their nest. But the cuckoos have also found ways of fooling the other birds. They can change their egg to make it look just like the other birds’ own eggs.

(　 ) 46．After most birds lay their eggs, they will _________.

　 A. look after them until their babies hatch out　 B. push the eggs out of the nest

　 C. eat all the eggs　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. do nothing but leave them in the nest

(　 ) 47．Over time, the cuckoo has known the art of________.

　　 A. making a wonderful nest　　　 B. getting other birds to care for its babies

　　 C. catching food quickly　　　　 D. singing songs

(　 ) 48．What do cuckoos do to their babies?

A. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.　 B. They do not care for their own babies.

C. They get the other birds to act as the parents.　 D. All of the above.

(　 ) 49．If the cuckoo egg hatches first, the cuckoo babies will often _________.

A. push the other eggs out of the nest　　　 B. fly to find their own parents

　　 C. help to warm the other eggs　　　　　 D. do nothing but wait for food

(　 ) 50．Which of the following statements is true?

A. cuckoo lays about 25 eggs each season in the nests of other birds.

B. No bird can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs.

C. Some birds can recognize the cuckoo’s eggs and push them out of the nest.

D. It's more difficult for cuckoos to lay eggs in the nests of other birds.

A little girl lived with her grandmother after her parents died. They slept in an upstairs bedroom.

One night there was a big fire in their house. The grandmother died when she was trying to save the child. The whole house was burning.

The little girl appeared at the window, crying for help. All the neighbors wanted to help the child. But they had no way to do it.

Suddenly, a man appeared with a ladder. He put it up and climbed into the room. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He dropped the child to the waiting arms below, then disappeared into the night.

Everyone knew the child had no living relatives. So the people in the town held a meeting to decide who would raise her.

A teacher said she would raise the child. She could give her the best education. A farmer wanted to take her to his farm. He said the living on the farm was interesting and healthy. Everyone in the town wanted to keep the child and they all tried to give her a happy life.

Finally, the town’s richest man stood up and said, “I can give this child whatever she needs. I can buy her everything.” The girl kept silent all the time.

“Does anyone else want to speak?” asked the chairman of the meeting.

A man came from the back of the hall. He walked slowly and looked painful. Then he stopped before the little girl, holding out his arms. Everyone watched quietly. His hands and arms were badly burnt..

The child cried out, “This is the man who saved me.” With a jump, she put her arms around the man’s neck. She put her face on his shoulder and cried for a few minutes. Then she looked up and smiled at him.

“This meeting is over.” said the chairman.

(　 ) 41. The people in the town held a meeting to ___________.

　 A. decide who would bring up the girl　　　 B. decide who would teach the girl

　 C. decide what the girl would do　　　　　　 D. see how the girl was

(　 ) 42. The word “raise” in the fifth paragraph means __________.

A. 举起　　　 B. 放下　　　 C. 得到　　　 D. 抚养　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 ) 43. From the passage, we know that _________ at the meeting wanted to raise the girl.

　 A. only the farmer　　 B. nobody　　 C. everyone　　 D. only the teacher

(　 ) 44. How did the girl’s parents die?

　 A. They died in the fire.　　　　 B. They died in a car accident.

　 C. They died of illness.　　　　 D. The story doesn’t tell us.

(　 ) 45. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The richest man saved the girl from the fire

　 B. The girl’s grandmother lived with her after the fire

　 C. After the meeting, the girl lived with the man who saved her

　 D. The chairman couldn’t decide who would raise the girl at the meeting

What Should teenagers be allowed to do?

Look at the survey.

　 7.2%　　　　 16.5%　　　　 33.5%　　　　 42.8%

▂　　　　　 ▄　　　　　　 ▆　　　　　 █

drive　　　 use mobile　　　 choose　　 　have part-time

　　　　　　 phones　　　　 clothes　　　　　 jobs

(　 ) 36. The largest number of parents allow their children to____________.

A. drive their cars　　　　 B. choose their own clothes　

C. have part-time jobs　　　 D. use mobile phones

(　 ) 37. According to the table, parents would like their children to ____________ least.

A. drive　 B. choose their own clothes　 C. have part-time jobs　 D. use mobile phones

(　 ) 38. Sun Ming is allowed to play computer games ___________ at home.

A. on Monday evening　　　 B. on Thursday morning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. on Friday morning　　　　 D. on Sunday afternoon

(　 ) 39. If you want to go to the movie with Sun Ming, you can make it on __________ night.

A. Monday　　 B. Wednesday　　　 C. Saturday　　 D. Tuesday

(　 ) 40. Mike visited Sun Ming at 10:00 last Saturday morning, but he wasn’t in. What did he most probably do?

A. He watched TV.　　　　　　　 B. He played golf.　　

C. He helped do housework.　　　 D. He did some reading.

As teenagers you have many dreams. These dreams can be very 　 26　 , such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best 　 27　 　in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest 　 28　 . You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is 　 29　 for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts 　 30　 you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, 　 31　 can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to 　 32　 　what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true 　 33　 because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never 　 34　 your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide 　 35 is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

(　　 ) 26. A. small　　　　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　 C. easy

(　　 ) 27. A. teachers　　　　　　　 B. headmasters　　　　　 C. students

(　　 ) 28. A. challenge　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　 C. praise

(　　 ) 29. A. impossible　　　　　　 B. possible　　　　　　　 C. proper

(　　 ) 30. A. protect　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. make

(　　 ) 31. A. everyone　　　　　　　 B. nobody　　　　　　　 C. someone

(　　 ) 32. A. remember　　　　　　 B. prove　　　　　　　　 C. discuss

(　　 ) 33. A. more exactly　　　　　 B. faster　　　　　　　　 C. wider

(　　 ) 34. A. hand in　　　　　　　　 B. take away　　　　　　 C. give up

(　　 ) 35. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. who

              Mount Wuyi is well worth ________. The mountains there are covered with all kinds of green plants.

        A. visiting               B. to visit                  C. visited                  

—What do you think of them?

—Well, _____ this shirt _____ that one is fit for me. They are too big.

A. not only; but also　　 B. either; or　　　　　　 C. neither; nor　

—I was late again because my car ________ on my way to work.

—Bad luck!

　　　 A. broke out　　　　　 B. broke away　　　　　 C. broke down

               The boy ________ hair is blond comes from England.

               A. who                  B. whom                  C. whose                  

—How about playing football this afternoon, John?

—I would rather ________ at home than ________ football. It’s too hot outside.

A. stay; playing　　　 B. stay; play　　　　　　 C. to stay; to play　　　

—I don’t know where Dali City is.

—Let me ________ you a map of China.

　　　　　　 A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　 C. fetch