Once there were two crows (乌鸦)whose opinions(观点) were always opposite.

One day, one of the crows said to the other, “ You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you.”

“ Don’t be ridiculous (荒谬的).” the other crow said. “ Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you.”

“No, you can’t” the first crow said.

“Yes, I can” the second crow replied, and the argument went on and on.

At last they decided to have a contest to solve the argument.

“ We will compete to find out who can fly higher while carrying a bag” the first crow said.

They argued for some time because of the size of the bag, but at last came to an agreement.

Then there was a further argument about what each bag would be filled with. Finally, they agreed that the first crow would fill his bag with cotton and the second crow would fill his with salt.

The first crow thought he was clever to agree to this, because salt is much heavier than cotton. At last they were ready for the contest. Holding their bag in their mouths, they flew into the sky.

They had not been flying for long. However, when it began to rain- as the second crow had expected it would. Can you guess who could fly higher?

1.The two crows were arguing about ____

A．who was much clever

B．who can fly higher

C．how to fly into the sky

D．how to carry the bag

2.The underlined phrase “came to an agreement” means ____ in Chinese.

A．达成一致         B．争论结束          C．请来裁判         D．争论升级

3.In the rain the bag with cotton in it would got ____.

A．lighter            B．heavier           C．bigger            D．smaller

4.The second crow filled his bag with salt because he thought ____

A．salt was lighter                         B．cotton was heavier

C．it would rain                           D．he would need some salt

5.How many times did the two crows argue?

A．Once             B．Twice             C．Three times        D．Four times

Mr．Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids．Two months ago, he was told that he had cancer and he needed? ???? ? at once．And he knew he would spend a lot of? ???? ? on the operation．It was too much for Mr．Lin’s family．They had no jobs and both their children were at school．The situation seemed?? ???? ．

After two weeks,? ???? ? , Mr．Lin got a piece of good news．He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for ???? ?? patients in western China．They need to pay only half the cost or even less．???? ? the project, he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting?? ???? ．Now he has returned to his family．

The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in? ???? China．So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people to ???? medical aid．The Chinese government is also working together with other? ???? and international organizations to do this．They hope to develop a new health care model for China．

1.A．some medicine????????????? B．some help???? ????????????? C．an operation??? ????????????? D．a doctor

2.A．money???? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．time?????? ????????????? ????????????? C．work??????? ????????????? ????????????? D．energy

3.A．hopeful??? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．hopeless??? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．colorful????? ????????????? ????????????? D．colorless

4.A．instead??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．though????? ????????????? ????????????? C．but????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．however

5.A．young???? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．old??????? ????????????? ????????????? C．poor??????? ????????????? ????????????? D．rich

6.A．Thanks to??? ????????????? B．Thanks for?? ????????????? ????????????? C．According to?? ????????????? D．Instead of

7.A．bad???????? ????????????? B．worse????? ????????????? ????????????? C．well????????? ????????????? D．better

8.A．eastern??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．southern?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．western?????? ????????????? D．northern

9.A．offer?????? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．make???????? ????????????? C．give????????? ????????????? D．receive

10.A．towns????? ????????????? B．provinces?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．cities????? ????????????? ????????????? D．countries

1. Do you smoke? How do you feel about _______?

2. People don’t like to be kept _________.

3. The pie can be ________ hot or cold.

4. They had fun __________ football in the park last Sunday.

5. — What made you so upset?

— __________ my new bicycle.

The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.

One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.

Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.

“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”

“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”

“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”

“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”

1.The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15             B．6:30             C．6:45             D．7:15

2.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

3.Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi            B．by bus            C．on foot           D．by bike

4.When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

5.Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

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Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years but they were never interested in each other. Then one day, Sue saw Jim’s music collection. She noticed a rare punk rock CD that she also owned. At that moment, she realized that they both had the same interest in music and they started talking. Sue said, “I thought we had nothing in common（相同）until I saw his CD by the New York Dolls.” They are now married and living with each other.

Some psychologists (心理学家) think that your taste in music is related to (有联系的) your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volunteers created a CD of their favourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other’s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator’s personality—outgoing, adventurous, happy, and so on. These strangers correctly guessed much more about each others’ personalities through their CDs than through their clothes or taste in films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which means they have outgoing personalities.

The psychologists who did the test found Snoop Dogg (hip-hop) fans are likely to be energetic and talkative. People who like U2 (rock/pop music) are generally independent and adventurous.

The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong(jazz) fans tend to(倾向于) be serious and intelligent While fans of classical music are also likely to enjoy jazz music and tend to be shy.The psychologists were surprised to find that rap and heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers.