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At the west end of the clearing, the men stood in a circle around the snake. Roger tried time and again. He could get the head in the fork, but when he tried to bring it to the ground it would slip out. And the snake was becoming more and more angry.

"It is going to spit," warned  Joro.

"Let it spit. It can't shoot this far."

roger was at least three meters from the snake.

In the next instant Roger learned a lesson he would never forget . Two white streams shot out from the snake's poison fangs(毒牙).

 He would never have believed it possible. How could the snake be so accurate? How did it know that the weakest part of an enemy was the eye?

He brushed the poison away with the back of his band. It did no good. Enough had gone in to give him great pain. Worst of all, he found himself half blind.

1. Roger didn't listen to the warning because ______.

A the snake wasn't able to shoot that far

B he knew it was going to spit

C e had made preparations for it to spit 

D he had never thought it could shoot as far as three meters

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A The moment Roger stopped saying, the snake attacked him.

B Before Roger realized it would spit, it attacked him.

C While Roger was having a lesson, it attacked him

D When Roger saw two white streams coming, he stepped aside.

3. In the sentence "He would never have believed it possible" the word "it "refers to _____.

A the snake    B the snake's poison    

C Roger's eye   D the snake's shooting Roger's eye

4. What lesson shall we draw from their accident?

A A snake is very clever.           B Run away at the sight of a snake.

C Don't be too sure of ourselves.   D It is a pity to be half-blind.

1.D  2.A  3.D  4.C

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Dear Editor,

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  Wes Woodrow 9th-Grade Student at Brockingham High School

(1)

Why does Wes Woodrow write this letter to the editor?

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Because the government bans all fast-food restaurants and discount stores in Brockingham.

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Because the writer can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2.

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Because a family of four can’t find a restaurant in Brockingham to eat dinner for less than $100.

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From the letter we can infer that ________.

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the government’s ban benefits local businessmen much

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Brockingham is run by people who are more interested in tourists than its residents. The problem is that the people running the government refuse to accept new ideas. By banning(禁止) all fast-food restaurants and discount stores, they take away all the places kids can afford to shop.

These people forget that when they were young, they could go to the South Street Soda Fountain and get an ice-cream soda for 25 cents. Today you can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2! Where can kids go for a snack?

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These people forget that when they were young, they could go to the South Street Soda Fountain and get an ice-cream soda for 25 cents. Today you can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2! Where can kids go for a snack?

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