Wild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer.We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.

Tibetan Antelopes (藏羚羊)

　　　 Tibetan antelopes are medium?sized animals.They mainly feed on grass.They are usually found in groups of about 20.They are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes.The number of them is dropping year by year.There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world, down from a million 50 years ago.

Golden Monkeys

Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi Provinces and Shennongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province.They move around in the daytime.Golden monkeys have golden?orange fur.They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboo.But people are destroying the environment where they live.Trees and bamboos are disappearing, so golden monkeys have less and less to eat.

Elephants

　　　 Elephants are very big and strong.They are bigger than any other animals on land.They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell.Now, there are very few elephants in the world.The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming.Also, people hunt them for their tusks.

Wolves

　　　 Wolves are not very big.They have grey fur.Wolves have very good eyesight, hearing and smell.They are friendly to each other and never attack people.They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.

(　　)6.Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about ________.

　 A.20　　　　 　　　　　 B.30　　　 　 C.100　　 　　　　　 D.200

(　　)7.Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?

　 A.Tibetan antelopes.　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.Golden monkeys.　　　

C.Elephants. D.Wolves.

(　　)8.What do golden monkeys feed on?

　 A.Grass.　 B.Meat.

C.Flowers. D.Fruits and young leaves of bamboo.

(　　)9.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

　 A.There are less than 7,500 Tibetan antelopes left in the world now.

B.Golden monkeys usually move around during the night.

C.Elephants have good eyesight, but very poor hearing and smell.

D.Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people.

(　　)10.What can be the best title of the passage?

　 A.Wild Animals in Danger　　　　　　　 B.How to Hunt Wild Animals

C.Animals in the Zoo　　　　　　　 　 D.How to Train the Animals

He was so angry at all _____ I was doing _______ he walked out.

A. that; that 　 B. what; that　 C. that; what 　 D. which; what

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very _31_. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the _32_ of the cat, was lying_33_ the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the_34_. So he said to him, “What a nice cat you have! Will you _35_ it to me?”

The farmer asked, “_36_ will you give me for the cat?”

“Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?”

The farmer thought for a few minutes, then he _37_. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel _38_. May I take the bowl _39_the cat can drink with it?” But the farmer said, “I’m _40_ I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats already.”

1. A. old       B. new       C. big       D. small

2. A. teacher    B. servant    C. doctor     D. owner

3.  A. in        B. over       C. beside     D. under

4.  A. cat       B. bowl       C. bottle      D. milk

5. A. sell       B. give       C. pass        D. return

6. A. What     B. Where  　  C. How much　 D. What time

7. A. agreed    B. refused     C. replied       D. stopped

8. A. tired      B. thirsty      C. comfortable   D. excited

9. A. while     B. until        C. so that       D. though

10.A. sorry      B. happy       C. sad          D. grateful

Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1^st, Hong Kong banned（禁止）smoking in most public places.　　

These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.　　

　Hong Kong　 hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for people’s health.　　

And it’ll be better if more people in 　Hong Kong　 give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly.”　　

If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.　　

　Hong Kong　 is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006, 　　Singapore　　 banned smoking in most public places.　　

1.Smoking is not allowed             in 　Hong Kong　.　　

A. in indoor places     B. in most public places       C. at home 　　

2.Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?　　

A. The park        B. The beach             C. The airport　　

3. What’s the purpose of the smoking ban in 　Hong Kong　?　　

A. To stop passive smoking.　　

B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.　　

C. To stop people from smoking.　　

4.The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that           .　　

A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much    B. people in 　Hong Kong　 support the ban　　

C. Jack Lee is used to smoking 　　

5.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?　　

A. 罚款  B. 给予 C. 奖励