Read the Passage and choose the proper words to fill in the blanks.

　　Long, long ago an elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. They were good friends. But both of them were very proud（骄傲）.

　　The elephant was proud because he was so (1) “Look how big and strong I am!” he said, “I can break a tree down, can you?”

　　The monkey was proud because be was so (2) “Look how fast I can run and climb!” he said “Can you climb a tree?”

　　At last they went to a clever old owl and said, “Please (3) us which is better. To be strong or to be quick?”

　　The old owl said to them, “Do just as I say. And then I'll tell you (4) is better. Do you see that great fruit tree on the other (5) of the river? Go and pick some fruit and bring it to me.”

　　So the elephant and the monkey went to the river. But the (6) ran fast and the monkey was afraid.

　　“Get on my back,” said the elephant. “I shall (7) you. I am big and strong, and I am not afraid to swim across a river.”

　　Soon they (8) the other bank. There stood the tree. It was very tall and the fruit hung high above them

　　The elephant tried to break the tree down, but it was too strong. He tried to reach the fruit, but it was too (9) .

　　“Wait a minute. I can climb” Said the monkey. He ran quickly up the tree, and threw the fruit to the ground. The elephant put it in his big mouth.

　　Then they came back to the old owl and gave him the fruit. “Now, ” they said “which is better to be strong or to be quick?”

　　“Can anyone tell which is better?” asked the old owl. The elephant is strong, but he couldn't get the fruit by himself; the monkey is quick, but he couldn't get the fruit by himself, either. You two could get it only when you

(10) each other.

(1) A．weak	B．strong	C．healthy	D．tall
(2) A．quick	B．quickly	C．slow	D．small
(3) A．say	B．talk	C．speak	D．tell
(4) A．what	B．who	C．which	D．whose
(5) A．side	B．sides	C．beside	D．besides
(6) A．rivers	B．water	C．elephant	D．monkey
(7) A．bring	B．take	C．carry	D．get
(8) A．got to	B．got	C．arrived	D．reach at
(9) A．high	B．low	C．small	D．strong
(10) A．asked	B．helped	C．spoke	D．looked at

Food is very important. Everyone needs to   1   well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food.

This kind of food is  2   .We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are   3    in everything around them. They learn   4   while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 5 story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find some thing new, they love to ask questions and  6   to find out the answers.

What is the best  7    to get knowledge? If we learn 8  ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are  9    getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand   10

1. A. sleep　　   B. read　　   C. drink　　　　  D. eat

2. A. sport　　   B. exercise    C. knowledge　　 D. meat

3. A. interested   B. interesting   C. weak　　　　 D. better

4. A. everything  B. something   C. nothing　　   D. anything

5. A. lend　　   B. read　　    C. learn　　　　 D. write

6. A. try　　    B. have　　    C. think　　　　 D. wait

7. A. place　　  B. school　　   C. way　　　　  D. road

8. A. on　　    B. with　　　　 C. to　　　　    D. by

9. A. often　　  B. always　　   C. usually   　　 D. sometimes

10. A. harder    B. much　　    C. better　　　　 D. well

 

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　　Air is all around us. It is around us. ___1___ we walk and play. From the time we are born, air is around us on ___2___ side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we ___3___ to bed, air is ___4___ around us. We live ___5___ air.

　　All living things ___6___ air. Living things cannot live ___7___ air. We can live without ___8___ water for ___9___ days, but we cannot live for more ___10___ a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working ___11___ running, we need more air. When we need more air. When we are ___12___, we need ___13___ air.

　　We live in air, but we cannot ___14___ it. We can only feel it when it is ___15___. Moving air ___16___ win　　　D. How can we ___17___ air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in your hand ___18___ your face. ___19___ it quickly. ___20___ you feel is the air.

1.

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A. if　　　B. because　　　C. when　　　D. what

2.

[　　]

A. every　　　B. either　　　C. any　　　D. all

3.

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A. drop　　　B. lie　　　C. get　　　D. go

4.

[　　]

A. too　　　B. also　　　C. either　　　D. yet

5.

[　　]

A. with　　　B. by　　　C. in　　　D. around

6.

[　　]

A. need　　　B. depend　　　C. want　　　D. like

7.

[　　]

A. have　　　B. have no　　　C. with　　　D. without

8.

[　　]

A .some　　　B. any　　　C. no　　　D. many

9.

A. little　　　B. a little　　　C. few　　　D. a few

10.

[　　]

A about　　　B. over　　　C. than　　　D. then

11.

[　　]

A. or　　　B. and　　　C. so　　　D. but

12.

[　　]

A. sleep　　　B. asleep　　　C. in bed　　　D. going to bed

13.

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A. little　　　B. a little　　　C. less　　　D. more

14.

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A. look　　　B. see　　　C. get　　　D. feel

15.

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A. moving　　　B. standing　　　C. stopping　　　D. sleeping

16.

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A. is like　　　B. likes　　　C. calls　　　D. is called

17.

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A.ask　　　B. see　　　C. make　　　D. keep

18.

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A. in front of　　　B. in the front of

C. on top of　　　　D. at the back of

19.

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A. Read　　　B. Look　　　C. Open　　　D. Close

20.

[　　]

A. That　　　B. What　　　C. How　　　D. Who