One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.

    In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!

1.A. hole      B. worm      C. tail        D. snake

2.A. it        B. it’s        C. itself       D. its

3.A. decided   B. asked      C. showed     D. ordered

4.A. afraid    B. interested   C. surprised    D. grateful

5.A. slimmer  B. bigger      C. shorter      D. smaller

6.A. touched   B. sounded    C. looked     D. smelt

7.A. wings    B. feet        C. eyes       D. head

8.A. success   B. excitement  C. kindness    D. humour

9.A. get      B. getting      C. to get      D. got

10.A. ready    B. quiet        C. glad       D. used

11.A. Somewhere  B. Something  C. Some time  D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as  B. as weak as  C. as strong as  D. as creative as

13.A. repeats    B. recommends   C. requires   D. represents

14.A. happiness  B. difficulties    C. pleasure   D. hope

15.A. served with  B. growing into  C. bringing in  D. faced with

　 One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 　16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 　17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

　 So the boy 　18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 　19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 　20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 　21

a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 　22 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

　 The boy acted with 　23 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 　24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 　25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

　 26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly.

　 In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 　28 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 　29 or problems. So, next time you are 　30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

　 16. A. hole　　　　　　 B. worm　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　 D. snake

　 17. A. it　　　　　　　 B. it’s　　　　　　　　 C. itself　　　　　　 D. its

　 18. A. decided　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. ordered

　 19. A. afraid　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. grateful

　 20. A. slimmer　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　 C. shorter　　　　　　 D. smaller

　 21. A. touched　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. smelt

　 22. A. wings　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　 D. head

　 23. A. success　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　 C. kindness　　　　　 D. humour

　 24. A. get　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　 D. got

　 25. A. ready　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. used

　 26. A. Somewhere　　 B. Something　　　　　 C. Some time　　　　 D. Sometimes

　 27. A. as helpful as　　 B. as weak as　　　　　 C. as strong as　　 　 D. as creative as

　 28. A. repeats　　　　 B. recommends　　　　　 C. requires　　　　　 D. represents

　 29. A. happiness　　　 B. difficulties　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. hope

　 30. A. served with　 B. growing into　　　　　 C. bringing in　 D. faced with

Live Music --- Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davie, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

Scottish Dancing

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The fantastic dance from England will be given.

Shows—Anhui Museum

There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

Hotel information

Your pen pal is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this e-mail to tell him something about the hotel. TEL: 4686788   E-mail: Li Hong @ 163.com.

1  If you want to watch dancing, you can call ___________.

A. 4668736     B.4021877     C.4886888      D. 468788

2 You can see the whole of Chinese history at ___________ in April in Anhui Museum

A. 3:00 pm every day     B.9:00 pm from Monday to Friday

C. 7:00 am at weekends    D.  7:00 pm every day

3 You can enjoy ___ at Jack Stein’s.

        A. American jazz  B. Scottish dancing  C. 12,000 pieces of show  D. yourself all right

4  Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ___________ months of the year.

         A. nine        B. ten     C. eleven      D. twelve

5  You have $14.8, and you can ___________ in March.

A. listen to jazz                  B. watch Scottish dancing

C. go to Anhui Museum       D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night.

Many people have to work on the weekend．Some people do not mind．Other people think it is terrible．One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous．He is John Brown．Mr. Brown works in an office in New York．

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work．When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors．Mr. Brown could not get out of the elevator．He was trapped(困住)! He started to shout, but nobody heard him．Then Mr. Brown remembered that it was holiday in America．Nobody was going to come to work until Tuesday! There was nothing for Mr. Brown to do．He had to wait until one of his coworkers（同事）came to work and found him．With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Brown ended up sleeping for most of the time．

Early on Tuesday morning, the president of the company come into work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was opened Mr. Brown came out cold, weak, and tired．He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!

Now Mr. Brown says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them．”

1．What does Mr. Brown think of working on the weekend?

A．It is happy．                                              B．He doesn’t mind．  

C．It can be dangerous．                                 D．He refuses to do it．

2．How long was he in the elevator?

A．From Saturday to Monday．                      B．From Tuesday to Saturday．

C．More than three days．                               D．More than two days．

3．Why did Mr. Brown spend so long in the elevator? Which of the following is NOT a reason?

      A．It was a three day holiday．

B．He had no food or drink．

C．The elevator stopped between two floors．

D．There was no telephone in the elevator．

4．How was Mr. Brown able to get out of the elevator?

A．The president discovered the elevator wasn’t working．

B．The elevator started to work soon again．

C．His coworker who worked on the weekend helped him out．

D．His coworkers found him when they came back to work on Monday．

5．What is the best title(题目) for this story?

A．A Busy Weekend                                      B．An Interesting Elevator

C．Trapped in an Elevator                             D．Elevator Safety

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
（  ）6.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.
　　     A. both day and night              B. day
　　     C. neither day nor night            D. night
（  ）7. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
　　     A. the pushing                    B. the pulling
C. the spinning                    D. the passing
（  ）8. At the equator day is as long as night ________.
　　        A. sometimes     B. never       C. usually        D. always
（  ）9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
　　    A. less           B. more       C. all            D. no
（  ）10. When it is winter in China,  ________.
　　    A. the USA is tilted toward the sun
　　    B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
　　    C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
　　    D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun