Bob has a good friend, Jack. He is a brown dog. He is not very old, he’s six months old. Bob gets him from Mr. Mason.

One day Bob’s father, mother and Bob go to Mason’s farm(农场) for lunch. After lunch, Mr. Mason says, “I’m going to a big city. So I can’t take him there. You can’t have a young dog in a big city.”

 “Let me have him, Mr. Mason, he knows me well and we have no dog,” Bob says. Mr. Mason looks at Bob’s mother and father.

 “Please, Mother, let me have him,” says Bob.

 “Ask your father,” says she.

“Please, Dad?”

“Yes, you can have him.”

“Thank you, dear dad. Thanks, Mr. Mason. Come here, Jack.”

“See! The dog is yours now,” says Mr. Mason.

（     ）41. What color is Jack? It’s ________.

A. black.           B. yellow      C. brown       D. white

（     ）42. How old is the dog? It’s ________.

A. very old       B. six years       C. one year old     D. six months

（     ）43. The dog is from ________.

A. Jack         B. Mr. Mason     C. Bob            D. Mrs. Black

（     ）44. Mr. Mason works ________.

A. in a school   B. in a factory      C. with Mr. Green   D. on a farm

（     ）45. Mr. Mason wants to ________.

A. take the dog to a big city        B. give Bob the dog

C. give food to the dog            D. sell the dog

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, __41__ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see __42__ do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful __43__ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked __44__ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite __45__ keep your mind active，take an interest in the world __46__ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as __47__ you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to __48__. I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at __49__ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to __50__ the Lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

41. A. look 　　　 B. read　　 C. see　　　　 D. watch

42 A. her　　　　　 B. him　　 C. other　　　　　 D. others

43. A. than　　 B. since　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. because

44. A. what　　 B. why　　 C. who　　　　 D. how

45. A. early　　　 B. dear　　 C. easy　　　　 D. late

46. A. under　　　 B. around　　　 C. above　　　　　 D. between

47. A. soon　　 B. busily　　　 C. hardly　　　　　 D. often

48. A. place　　　 B. song　　 C. school　　　　　 D. dance

49. A. buying　　　 B. losing　　　 C. sending　　 D. playing

50. A. follow　　　 B. give　　 C. make　　　　 D. bring