Welcome to the City Zoo! There are many　 16　 in the zoo. Let’s see the koalas first. Koalas are 17　 Australia. They are quiet,　 18　 and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos (袋鼠) are also from　 19　 . They are quiet and interesting,　 20 they are not friendly.

The giraffes come from Africa. They have a　 21　 neck (脖子). They like to eat leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are exciting, but a little　 22　 . Many people don’t like　 23　 . We also have pandas. They are from China. They are very cute and friendly, but they are very shy. So please be　 24　 .

Have　 25　 and enjoy yourself here!

(　 ) 16. A. children　 B. flowers　 C. animals　 D. vegetables

(　 ) 17. A. at　 B. from　 C. in　 D. with

(　 ) 18. A. friendly　 B. successful　 C. ugly　 D. difficult

(　 ) 19. A. Canada　 B. China　 C. America　 D. Australia

(　 ) 20. A. or　 B. but　 C. and　 D. so

(　 ) 21. A. short　 B. big　 C. long　 D. small

(　 ) 22. A. smart　 B. clever　 C. shy　 D. scary

(　 ) 23. A. it　 B. you　 C. us　 D. them

(　 ) 24. A. busy　 B. clean　 C. quiet　 D. new

(　 ) 25. A. music　 B. fun　 C. dinner　 D. food

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　　This is a 　1　　　 of Jim's family. This boy 　2　　　 the red sweater

is Jim. He's twelve. He's 　3 　student. Jim's 　4 　is in the white

shirt.　5　　　 mother is in the yellow skirt. The 　6　　　 beside（在…旁边）him is Kate. She's Jim's 　7　　　 . She's seven. They 　8　　　 a bird. 　9　　　 name is Polly. And they have a 　10　　　 . Its name is Mimi.

　The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l  　a meeting   2  　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3  . After that, they had tea and asked　  4  .

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6  　food, they have more babies,   7  　they never   8   being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9  　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10   that woman and stop her?”

1.A. held 　　　 B. made 　　　 C. took 　　　 D. left

2.A. in 　　　　 B. at 　　　　 C. on 　　　　 D. for

3.A. something important             B. everything important

C. nothing important               D. anything important

4.A. problems　　 B. questions C. the man　　 D. the ladies

5.A. good　　　　 B. clean　　　 C. enough　　　D. pleasant

6.A. better 　　　B. more 　　　 C. less 　　　 D. fewer

7.A. but 　　　　 B. since　　　 C. as 　　　　 D. so

8.A. stop 　　　　B. enjoy 　　　C. like 　　　 D. keep

9.A. waited　　　 B. asked　　　 C. looked　　　D. played

10.A. see 　　　　B. look 　　　 C. find 　　　 D. watch

People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 　46　 date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 　47 　 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 　48 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 　49 , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 　50 .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 　51　 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 　52 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 　53 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 　54 their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 　55 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

46. A. familiar　　　　 B. same　　　　　 C. important　　　　 D. normal

47. A. If　　　　　　 B. Even though 　　 C. While　　　　　 D. Before

48. A. comes　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 C. looks　　　　　　 D. counts

49. A. loudly　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　 D. safely

50. A. walk　　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　 D. treatment

51. A. put on　　　　 B. write down　　　 C. take away　　　　 D. look after

52. A. quickly　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. harder　　　　　 D. hardly

53. A. its　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. their

54. A. follow　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. give

55. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. from