Once a circle(圆圈) lost a piece. The circle wanted to be whole, so he went around     36    for the missing piece.

Because he was incomplete(不完整的), he rolled very      37    . He saw the beautiful flowers along the road, talked with the      38     and enjoyed the sunshine on his way. He found       39   different pieces, but     40    of them fit him. So he left them all by the side of the road and   41    searching(搜索).

One day      42     circle found the right piece. It fit him perfectly. He      43     be whole, with nothing missing. He was so happy. He could roll very fast,     44     fast to notice the flowers and talk to the birds.    45    he found how different the world seemed as he rolled so quickly, he stopped. He    46  the found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

A person who has everything is     47     in some ways. He will     48     have hopes and dreams. We can’t be perfect, but we can be kind enough to share happiness with others     49     smart enough to know there is enough      50    around us to live a wonderful life.

Linda loves her dog Davy.  They went to New York last Saturday.  While Linda was 1    a newspaper at the railway station the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was 2    and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda 3    his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t 4   . Then she called the police. While she was talking on the 5   , Davy met another dog outside the station.  While the police were coming,  Linda  walked  around the station and called Davy’s name.   She  didn’t 6    about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I 7   a big black dog when I came in.” When Linda 8   saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer 9    them. The police officer said to Linda, “ I think my dog 10    your dog.”

One day an old man is selling(出售) a horse. A young man comes to the horse and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the horse before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the horse, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the horse?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the horse?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw a horse before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

1.What is the old man doing?

A．He is giving some meat to the young man.     B．He is selling a horse.

C．He is looking at a horse                   D．He is finding the bad ears of the horse

2.The young man looks at the horse slowly because ___________.

A．he never saw a horse before              B．He wants some meat

C．he wants to help the old man              D．he wants to find the bad ears

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．The old man sells the horse.

B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the horse before the old man sells it.

C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the horse.

4.The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A．presents          B．money            C．food             D．meat

5.How does the young man look at the horse?

A．Quickly.           B．Carefully.          C．Fast.             D．Happy

It’s raining cats and dogs now. The students are running or riding home. The words “cats and dogs” means______.