A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __1__ happened to pass by.
“I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3__.”
The boy __4__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __5__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __6__ to take a look? ”
“­­__7__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”
Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___8___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __11__...
“I want that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”
The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __15__.”

It is 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people.

It is China’s new Super Bus. It went for a test run in Beijing. Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. They hope it can solve traffic problems.

The Super Bus runs along *fixed tracks. The bus sits on top of two2.2-meter-tall legs. The legs have wheels at one end. Small cars can drive under the bus, so the Super Bus does not take up road space.

The bus runs on *electricity and *solar power. It can travel up to 60 km every hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says it can reduce a lot of traffic *jams.

The Super Bus can do the work of 40 buses. In that way,  it can save 860 tons of *fuel every year, according to Song.

    ‘ Building a Super Bus and its track costs less than building subways. Subways are nearly ten times more expensive to build. ’ Song says.

    Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe. However, Song says there’s no need to worry about that. The Super Bus has *laser *scanners between its legs. The scanners make sure the cars keep a safe distance.

1.The Super Bus can carry ___________people.

A.   1,300            B.  1,500

C.   1,700            D.  1,900

2.Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus because they hope it can _____________________________

A.Take the place of small cars

B.Solve traffic problems

C.Increase the speed

D.Reduce car accidents

3.All the following are the advantages of the Super Bus EXCEPT that ________.

A. The bus doesn’t take up road space

B. The bus can do the work of 40 buses

C. The bus is very easy to build and drive

D. The bus can save a lot of energy every year

4.According to Song, it’s safe for small cars to drive under the Super Bus because _____.

A. the bus is tall enough        

B. the road is wide enough                  

C. the bus travels up to 60 km per hour

D. there are laser scanners between its legs

It was Christmas Eve. It was very cold. A  1  girl was selling flowers on the street. Her parents were ill,  2  she had to get money  3  food. She felt cold and hungry. She  4  in front of a beautiful house. The girl knocked at the door and a man came out. She asked him if he  5 some flowers. The man said he didn’t want any. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the foot of  6  tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers smelled very nice. She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she was becoming light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found  7  above the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. Granny welcomed her and asked her  8  she didn’t stay at home. The girl told her that she  9  to sell flowers to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry and gave her  10  of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed happily.

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Hi,Tony!

I want to tell you a__1__ my family. You know I have a sister and she is 13.She likes  s__2___ and dancing. She is s_3_ and p_4__. My father works h_5__. He is a doctor. He             enjoys w___6_ TV, r_7___ books and talking w_8__ his friends. My mother a__9_ works hard. She is a teacher. She t_10__ Chinese. She likes cooking . My family has a car. We often go for a picnic.