1. He encouraged us to find a 　　　　　　(科学) method to solve this problem.

This morning, I got up late again and had to have a quick breakfast before hurrying to school.

To my surprise, as I walked through my backyard, there 　1　 　a flurry of (一阵) leaves which dropped on my head.

It was because of the 　2 　! They felt scared 　3　 they heard my footsteps (脚步). I looked at them 　4　 　a friendly smile.

A sparrow is a kind of common bird. You can see them anywhere. They're great in my opinion　 　5　 　many people ignore them because there are so　 　6　 　of them in China.

They don't have colourful feathers like peacocks (孔雀) and they don't have sweet voice like nightingales (夜莺). They have grey 　7　 　and a very small voice.

They aren't beautiful, 　8　 who cares? The most 　9　 　thing is that they are always happy.

They fly in the sky, they dance on the meadow (草地), they talk in the trees and they sing all the time.

　　10　 　makes them happy.

Sparrows are the fairies of freedom and happiness.

1. A. was 　　　 　　B. were 　　C. is 　　　 　　D. are

2. A. wind 　　 　　B. people　　 C. sun 　　 　　D. sparrows

3. A. if 　 　　　　B. before　　 C. that 　　 　　D. when

4. A. on 　　B. with 　 　　C. for 　　 　　D. in

5. A. though 　 B. which 　　　 C. because　 D. until

6. A. much 　 　　B. lot 　　 　　C. little 　 　　D. many

7. A. voice 　　 　　B. head 　 　　C. feathers 　　 D. feet

8. A. and 　　　 　　B. or 　　 　　C. but 　　 　　D. so

9. A. happy 　　　　　 B. good

　 C. important 　 D. bad

10. A. Everything B. Something

　 C. Nothing 　　　 D. Anything

25. When he heard the sad news, his face ___ white.

A. grew　　 B. became　　 C. got　　 D. turned

24. There’s ___ for you from your brother.

A. message　　　　 B. a message

C. the message　　　 D. messages

23. We ___ study hard for our parents and ourselves.

A. can　　 B. must　　 C. may　　 D. shall

22. They said they ___ a party at 8:00 last night.

A. were having　　 B. are having　　 C. had　　　 D. have

21. Peter said he was sorry he ___ the key.

A. lost　　　 B. had lost　　 C. loses　　 D. lose