It was one of the hottest days of the dry season．We had not seen   1   for almost a month．The crops were dying．If it didn’t rain soon，we would lose everything．

At noon，when I was   2   making lunch，I saw my five-year-old son，Billy，  3   towards the woods．Minutes later，he ran back and then   4   walked towards the woods．This action--walking carefully to the woods and running back to the house，went on for nearly an hour．

Finally I couldn’t take it any longer and decided to follow him．As I entered the woods，I saw the most  5   sight．Two large deer appeared in front of him，and a little deer   6   on the ground，clearly suffering from heat exhaustion（中暑）, was lifting its head to lap（舔）up the water cupped in my son’s hands．

When the water was gone，Billy ran back to the house．I  7  him back to a water tap．Billy turned it on and knelt（跪）there，letting the drops slowly fill up the “cup” formed by his hands．   8   he stood up, I was there in front of him．His eyes just filled with tears．“I’m not wasting  9  ，Mum．”he said．“No，Billy, I am   10   of you!”

All I can say is the rain that came later that day saved our farm，Just as one little boy saved a dying deer．

1．A．the sunshine          B．the sky            C．the rainbow        D．rain

2．A．in the fields             B．outside             C．in the kitchen         D．in the living room

3．A．walking             B．coming            C．climbing           D．escaping

4．A．just then            B．once again        C．after all          D．at first

5．A．scary               B．beautiful           C．amazing           D．terrible

6．A．lying               B．jumping            C．running          D．sleeping

7．A．walked              B．talked to          C．shouted at        D．followed

8．A．Because             B．When             C．If               D．Though

9．A．water              B．time              C．money           D．food

10．A．sure              B．tired              C．proud             D．afraid

A film called "The Year of the Yao" has been produced. The one-and-a-half hour　 31 follows Yao Ming's first year in the United States. Although Yao 32 cultural(文化)and language problems in his first year in America, he deals（处理）well with the 33 .He finds friendship and　 34　 from others and always has confidence(自信)in himself.

　 He is now in his third NBA season, but this season is his first　 35　 with new Rockets player Tracy Mcgrady.

　 The Rockets　 36 five games straight at the end of their first month and Yao has needed time to work well with Mcgrady.

　 "I haven't been playing as everyone　 37　 ,"Yao says. However, he also says that he has been trying to improve, and things are　 38　 getting better in the near future.

　 Things may not be easy right now, 　39　 Yao Ming is still the favourite of his fans. In a recent ballot(投票),he got more than2.5million votes（票）from fans all over the world, 40 is more than Michael Jordan!

31. A. comedy(喜剧) B．documentary（记录片）C．thriller(惊险片) D. action movie（动作片）

32. A. faces　 　 B. solves　 　　　 C. picks　 　　　　 D. sees

33. A. problem　 B. stress（压力） 　　　 C. people　 　　　 D. sport

34. A. support（支持） B．money 　C．mistakes D. regards（问候）

35. A. fighting　 B. eating　 　　　　 C. playing　 　　 D. jumping

36. A. won　 　　 B. lost　 　　　　　 C. beat　 　　　　　 D. defeated(打败)

37. A. thinks　 　 B．wants　 　　　 C. expects(期待) D. imagine(想象)

38. A. hardly　 　 B. surely　 　　　　 C. easily　 　　　　 D. strangely

39. A. because　 B. if　 　　　　　　　 C. or　 　　　　　　 D. but

40. A. as　 　　　　 B. who　 　　　　　 C. which　 　　　 D. what

My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

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

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car