We live in an amazing world, reading the following news and you will find it yourself.
News 1: Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 metres tall. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is only 0.73 metres tall. They are Chinese. On July 13^th, Bao Xishun married (娶) a girl and He Pingping took part in their wedding ceremony (婚礼).
News 2: In the USA, a seventh-grader, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing in the sea one morning. The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark! It took Aidan 28 minutes to catch the shark. It was so hard that his body lost all feeling. Aidan now has the Florida(佛罗里达洲) record (记录). He beat (打破) a 232-kilogram catch from 1981.
News 3: A young sheep climbs a tree to feed on leaves in a park in the southern Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height (高度) of seven metres and spent an hour and a half in the tree before returning to the ground.
【小题1】  Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from?

A．China.	B．America.
C．Sweden.	D．Florida.

【小题2】 How old is the boy who caught the fish?

A．13.

B．12.

C．250.

D．7.

【小题3】How long did it take Aidan to catch the fish?

A．Nearly half an hour.	B．Over half an hour.
C．An hour and a half.	D．12 hours.

【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Bao Xishun married He Pingping.

B．The tallest man and the shortest man are not both from China.

C．The boy caught the biggest fish in the world.

D．The sheep climbed very high and spent a long time in the tree.

【小题5】Which can be the best title?

A．The Tallest Man’s Wedding Ceremony

B．The Amazing World

C．A Boy Caught the Biggest Fish

D．A Sheep Climbed a Tree

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　What do you 　1　 about the sea? We have 　2　 it. Some of us have swum or washed in it. We know that it 　3　　 　very nice when the sun is 　4　　 　on it. We also know 　5　 it can be very terrible 　6　　 　it's windy. What other things do we know about it?

　The first thing to 　7　　 　is that the sea is very big when you look at the map 　8　　 　the world. You will 　9　　 　there is more sea 　10　　 　land. The sea covers three-quarters 　11　　 　the world.

　If you have swum 　12　　 　the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. 　13　　 　go 　14　　 　the sea and carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are more salty than 　15　　 　part. Do you know the Dead Sea?

　　 　　16　　 　is very salty. It is 　17　　 　salty that people cannot 　18　　 　! Fish cannot 　19　　 　in the Dead Sea! 　20　　 　strange sea!

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Hands play an importanty part in our daily life.But do you know which of your two hadns you use more?Very few people use both hands epually well.Most of us are right-handed.Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands,but in about two years they usually use their right hands.Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world.Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other,but it can be either hand.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.Next time you visit a zoo,watch the monkeys carefully,you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands.But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-hadned people.We live in a right-handed world.
【小题1】How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A.5%.                   B.50%.                C.95%.
【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
A.公正地              B.均等地               C.平凡地
【小题3】New-born babies can use __________.
A.both of their hands    B.neither of their hands    C.their right hands
【小题4】Which of the following is true?
A.There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.
B.There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.
C.There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.
【小题5】“We live in a right-handed world.”means __________.
A.Most people use their right hands better.
B.Few people use their right hands better.
C.Half of the people use their right hands better.

Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well.  Most of us are right-handed.  Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed.  New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands.  Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand.  There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.  Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands.  But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people.  We live in a right-handed world. 
【小题1】How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A. 5%.     B. 50%.     C. 95%. 
【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
A. 公正地    B. 均等地    C. 平凡地
【小题3】New-born babies can use  ____  ____ __. 
A.  both of their hands    B.  neither of their hands    C.  their right hands
【小题4】Which of the following is true?
A.  There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands. 
B.  There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands. 
C.  There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. 
【小题5】“We live in a right-handed world. ”means ____ ____ __. 
A.  Most people use their right hands better. 
B.  Few people use their right hands better. 
C.  Half of the people use their right hands better.