Kangaroos live among the tall grasses in central Australia.During the day, they sleep in the shade (阴影).
They usually search diligently (勤劳地) for green grass or leaves in the evening. 　　
     Some kangaroos can grow to a height of two metres while others are rather short.They have long tails
which help them keep their balance (平衡).Their front legs are short and their front feet are small. But they
have big hind (后面的) feet act like springs (弹簧). Because of them, the kangaroos can jump very far.The
aborigines (土著人) hunt kangaroos for food with the help of large dogs and sometimes with spears (矛).
It is difficult to catch kangaroos because they fight back using their feet and strong tails. 　　
      Kangaroos have good hearing, keen (敏锐的) sight and sharp sense of smell.They are aware (意识到的)
when an enemy (敌人) appears at a distance.The males warn the others in the herd (兽群) by stamping their
hind legs.

Write the key words according to the passage above. (根据上面的短文写出关键词)
1. Kangaroos live in ____ ____. 　　
2. During the ____, they ____ in the shade. 　　
3. The kangaroos usually look for green ____ or ____ in the evening. 　　
4. Some large kangaroos are ____ ____ tall. 　　
5. The kangaroos'front legs are ____ and their front feet are ____. 　　
6. Because of their ____ ____, the kangaroos can jump very far. 　　
7. The aborigines hunt kangaroos for food with the help of large ____ and ____. 　　
8. It is ____ to catch kangaroos because they fight back using their feet and ____ tails. 　　
9. Kangaroos have ____ hearing, ____ sight and ____ sense of smell. 　　
10. The ____ warn the others in the herd by ____ their hind legs.

　 Life in Britain 　　
     Homes and families 　　
     Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens. 　　
     Daily (日常的) life 　　
     Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the
afternoon. Most people don't go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal. 　　
      School life 　　
     Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch
at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen
or seventeen. 　　
     Shops 　　
     Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don't close for lunch.

1. Many British people live in _____. 　　

A. apartments
B. parks
C. houses
D. gardens 　

2. Most offices start work at about _____ in the morning. 　　

A. ten
B. nine
C. eight
D. seven 　

3. Most office workers and school children don't have lunch _____. 　　

A. in the garden
B. in the shop
C. at home
D. at school 　　

4. The children in Britain usually study at school for _____. 　　

A. sixteen or seventeen years
B. twelve or thirteen years 　　
C. four or five years
D. four years 　

5. Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time? 　

A. No. They close for lunch.
B. Yes. But there is no people in the shop. 　　
C. No. Shops open at 1p.m.
D. Yes. They don't close for lunch.

    In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must
stay in school (1)u            they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when
they (2)l            high school. There are (3)t            kinds of school in the United States: public school
and private school. (4)M            children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to (5)p            
for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private
school, his parents (6)h            to pay enough money for his schooling. Some parents still choose private
schools, though they are much more (7)e           . ?
   Today about half of the high school students go to universities (8)a            they finish the high school.
A student at a state university does not have to pay too (9)m            if his parents live in this state. ?
    But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they can have good working
habits and live by their own (10)h           .

       "For those who   1   (never be) to Tibet, Tibet is a dream ; for me, Tibet is a memory." said Li Wan,
a graduate from Zhongshan University.
       Ms. Li became   2   (interest) in Tibet after having worked in a company for less than three months. 
 Since 1998, Li has been spending   3   (much) of her time on the challenge-she   4   (get) to almost every  corner  of Tibet.
       Li's   5   (one) trip to Tibet was only out of her loving freedom. She entered Tibet along the
Yunnan-Tibetan road. Although she couldn't say a word of Tibetan language, this did not really  prevent
her from   6   ( talk) with local people   7   (success). "To me, they are free,  8   (friend), happy and close
to nature. People should live in this way, singing while   9   ( work), dancing while living," Li said. Li   10     (describe) Tibet in words and photos. She made a plan for   11   (she)—"My goal in the next ten years is
_12_(make) a good documentary." said Li.