The Dolphin

Can dolphin talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish,but they swim together ing a school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins intg school. They give infirmation. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People can’t hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good. But people don’t like to kill them. Theyt say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

1.Dolphins talk with　　　 　A. words　　　 B. sounds　　　　 C. their hands　　　　 D. music

2.Dolphins talk when they 　　　　　　　　A. play　　 B. show　　　 C. listen　　 D. kill

3.They make more sounds 　　　　　　A. above water　　 B. for tapes　　 C. under water　　 D. in school

4.Dolphins like to be 　　　　A. at an aquarium　　 B. lonely　　　 C. in their school　 　D. on a tape

5.What sentence is not true?　　 A. A dolphin can save a person’s life　　　 B. People like to watch dolphins

C. Dolphins always bring good luck　　　 D . A dolphin can talk with sounds

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 The Camel

　The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food into fat. Then it stores fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animala warm. Camels live in the desert. They don’t want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian caml of Central Asia has two humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia. There is a lot of sand in the desert. The caml has long eyelashes. Then the sand can’t go into describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them.

1.The camel can go without　　　 for a long time.　　 A. food　　 B. water　　　 C. fat　　　 D. heat

2.It stores　　　　 in its hump.　　 A. water　　　　 B. heat　　　　 C. food　　　　 D. hair

3.Long　　　　 keep sand out of the camel’s eyes.　　 A. thick hair　　 B. humps　　 C. eyelashes　 D. ears

4.The Bactrian caml has long thick hair because　　　 　　　　A. it lives in a hot desert　

B. it stores fat in its hump　　　　 C. winters are cold in Central Asia　　　 D. the sand gets in its eyes

5.The main idea of this article is　 　　　　　　　　　A. there are two kinds of camels　　

B. the camel has a good body for life in the desert　　　　 C. the camel stores food in its hump

A: Hi, Tina, How was your (1)　 　　　　trip?

B: It was great, (2)　　　　　　　 grteat.

A: Did you go to the zoo:

B:No, I didn’t. I (3) 　　　　to the aquatium. I (4)　　　 lots of photos. Look, here are my (5)　　　　 .

A:Wow,they (6) 　　　　beautiful.　 (7) 　　　　there any sharks ?

B:Bo, there weren’t (8)　　　　　 sharks, but there were (9) 　　　　seals.

A:What else did you do?

B:Well, I (10) 　　　　　　　a souvenir.

5.She 　　　　(want) to visit Chicago next week.

4.Did Tara 　　　　(have) a good time on school trip?

3.Mary’s mother likes 　　　　(take a walk ) after dinner every day.

2.Laura and Toby　　 　　(go)camping next vacation.

1.Tina 　　　　(meet) a famous actor the day before yesterday.

10.When did you go to bed last night? About 11 o’clock. I 　　　　A. slept early　　 B. slept late　　

9.　　　 of the class teachers often say: “good morning”.　 A. At the beginning　　 B. At the end of　

8.It has more than four legs. It is an 　　　　　　　　A . dolphin　　　 B. octopus　　　 C. seal