Do you like going to a zoo to see ___1___? How about ___2___ a zoo and feeding the animals yourself? It's not a joke. It happened both in a film and in the ___3___.

Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles, the US. His wife dies and he has to ___4___ his two young kids. Hoping for a fresh start for his family. Mee ___5____ his job and buys an old house on 73000 square meters ___6___ the city. The land comes with a special gift: a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!

The zoo was ___7___ because of the economy crisis (经济危机). With ___8___ raising them, about 200 animals are still living there.

The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo. But it's not an easy job ___9___ they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected ___10___, such as a bear running away one day.

This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo. It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.

1.                A．tigers          B．lions           C．animals   D．birds

2.                A．buying         B．visiting         C．building  D．renting

3.                A．story book      B．international website  C．TV program D．real world

4.                A．look for        B．look after       C．look up   D．look at

5.                A．finds           B．gets            C．quits D．loses

6.                A．outside         B．inside          C．behind   D．before

7.                A．opened        B．closed          C．watched  D．rebuilt

8.                A．engineers       B．nurses          C．doctors   D．zookeepers

9.                A．since          B．though         C．whether  D．however

10.               A．surprises       B．joys           C．problems  D．excitement

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.

Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.

Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.

It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.

He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”

The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.

Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”

The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”

1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

     A. had less            B. gave up      C. had more     D. looked down upon

2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

    A. he wanted to buy other things

    B. he needed to give the dime to his mum

    C. the roses were too expensive

        D. he could hardly believe what had happened

3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

    A. was moved by the boy’s voice

    B. was ready to help others

    C. knew the boy before

   D. was good at telling stories

Do you like going to a zoo to see ____21___? How about ____22___ a zoo and feeding the animals yourself? It's not a joke. It happened both in a film and in the ____23___.

   Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles, the US. His wife dies and he has to ____24___ his two young kids. Hoping for a fresh start for his family. Mee ____25____ his job and buys an old house on 73000 square meters ____26___ the city. The land comes with a special gift: a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!

   The zoo was ____27___ because of the economy crisis (经济危机). With ____28___ raising them, about 200 animals are still living there.

   The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo. But it's not an easy job ____29___ they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected ____30___, such as a bear running away one day.

   This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo. It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.

1.A. tigers        B. lions          C. animals          D. birds

2.A. buying       B. visiting        C. building         D. renting

3.A. story book   B. international website

C. TV program      D. real world

4.A. look for      B. look after      C. look up          D. look at

5.A. finds         B. gets          C. quits            D. loses

6.A. outside       B. inside        C. behind           D. before

7.A. opened       B. closed        C. watched         D. rebuilt

8.A. engineers     B. nurses        C. doctors          D. zookeepers

9.A. since        B. though        C. whether          D. however

10.A. surprises     B. joys          C. problems         D. excitement

【小题1】I lost my pen and I looked for it e__________.
【小题2】The price i_________ both house and furniture. There isn’t extra pay.
【小题3】Does he have any e_________ of teaching? Will he be a good teacher?
【小题4】The boy can speak s_________ languages, such as English, Japanese, French, etc.
【小题5】He had a very bad cold and c_________ day and night.
【小题6】My pet dog feels n_________ when it sees a stranger.
【小题7】Jack r______ a special gift from his classmates when he had his birthday party yesterday.
【小题8】Bob never does his homework as c_________ as Mary. He makes lots of mistakes.
【小题9】There will be difficulties on the road to make your dream come true, but the biggest difficulty comes from y_________.
【小题10】–What would you like to c_________ for your mother?
--I’m not sure. Maybe a photo album.