It was a cold morning, just right to relax in the sun.

“Madam!” There was a strange shout. I hurried to ______ what was happening and Ramu, my housekeeper, pointed to a(n) ____ wild pig that was eating corns in my field.

“You _______ the door,” he said to me. “I’ll bag it.”

So I stood bravely, hoping that I could stop this wild pig from running away. In one quick move the wild pig was trapped by Ramu. I really wanted to kill this ugly animal.

____, Ramu didn’t have the same thought. He caught the wild pig’s body and used a rope to tie it up, like putting a leash (牵狗绳) on a dog. ____ must have shown on my face. “I cannot kill the pig, madam. I’ll leave it in the woods.”

_____ I could say anything, he had freed the pig. Then he walked it out of the field. “Wait!” I screamed, “It’s just going to come back.”

Ramu turned back to me. “If the pig comes back, we’ll catch it again, madam.”

I watched, _______ to think clearly. It was a sight I’d never seen, a pig ______ following a man. It was funny, wasn’t it?

When I calmed down, I watched over the fence to make sure they were really going to the woods. Suddenly, Ramu stopped and talked to a boy on a bicycle. The two nodded and exchanged smiles. Then, to my surprise, Ramu handed over the ______ to the boy. I was even more surprised to see the pig began to keep up with the boy on the bike as they ______ into the woods.

When I retell this story, I often think of Ramu. He, more than many of us, I believe, truly understood the value of life.

1.A.compare B.check C.discuss D.imagine

2.A.friendly B.excellent C.lazy D.ugly

3.A.guard B.paint C.open D.repair

4.A.Anyway B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise

5.A.Everything B.Nothing C.Anything D.Something

6.A.After B.Unless C.Before D.Till

7.A.unable B.able C.unlucky D.lucky

8.A.properly B.peacefully C.wildly D.wonderfully

9.A.bag B.leaf C.rope D.bell

10.A.changed B.jumped C.continued D.walked

Recently, China announced it had achieved success in drilling fire ice or methane hydrate(天然气水合物,即可燃冰), from the seabed in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea. It produces high amount of energy when it is burned, leaving nothing but dioxide and water.

Many countries, including the United States and Japan, have long been doing research on methane hydrate, but taking it from bottom of the sea has been a common problem they are facing. According to reports, China succeeded in drilling methane hydrate for a number of days continuously and got an average of over 16,000 m³ daily. It is believed to be a big breakthrough.

Scientists say there is about 21,000 trillion (万亿 ) m³ of methane hydrate in the world. If we can use it, it can meet the world's energy need for 1,000 years. However, it is too early to say a new energy source (来源 ) has been found because we are still facing two main challenges ——environmental risk and economic (经济的) cost. When methane hydrate is taken from the seabed, it may go into the air easily. That's very bad for the environment because methane is one of the worst greenhouse gases. Besides, drilling methane hydrate is very expensive as well.

However, China's technology breakthrough is very important because it shows the way researchers across the world should take. It also raises hopes that one day we can drill methane hydrate as a source of energy.

1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A.China is producing a large amount of energy from fire ice.

B.China is making good use of fire ice throughout the country.

C.China has already succeeded in drilling fire ice from the seabed.

D.China has turned fire ice from the South China Sea into daily energy.

2.What's the common problem many countries are facing when doing research on fire ice?

A.How to take it out from the bottom of the sea.

B.How to turn it into useful energy at the lowest cost.

C.How to make it cheap on the future energy market.

D.How to change it into a traditional form of energy.

3.Why is it too early to say a new energy source has been found?

A.Because it's too difficult to find the place where the fire ice lies and how to drill it.

B.Because it's not easy for fire ice to go into the air and be good for the environment.

C.Because it’s quite impossible for fire ice to take the place of other sources of energy.

D.Because it's expensive to drill fire ice and it may do great harm to the environment.

4.Where can we probably read the article?

A.In a storybook. B.In a newspaper.

C.In a travel guide. D.In an advertisement.

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