A rabbit is running into its hole．You may ask,“What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away．Its tail moves up and down as it runs．When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they run too．They know that there is danger．The rabbit has told them something without making a sound．It has given them a signal．
Many other animals use this kind of language．When a bee found some food, it goes back to his home．It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air．This tells the bees where the food is．
Some animals say things by making sounds．A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near．A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音)when pleased．Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning．
But human beings have something that no animals have－a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas．We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel．By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things what have happened, or send messages to people far away．No animals can do this．No animals has the wonderful power of language．
No one knows how man learned to make words．Somehow he learned to make them．As centuries went by, he made more and more new words．This is what we mean by language．
People living in different countries made different kinds of words．Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world．A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words．But we do not know all these．The words we know are called vocabulary．We should try to make our vocabulary larger．Read as many books as possible．When we meet a new word, look it up in the dictionary．A dictionary is the Most useful book．
(1)
When a rabbit gives the other rabbits a signal of danger, it ________．
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A．
runs into its hole
B．
stops to move its tail
C．
runs with its tail moving up and down
D．
stops moving its tail up and down as it runs
(2)
A dog can tell something ________．
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A．
by giving signals
B．
by making different sounds
C．
by purring
D．
by barking
(3)
It has been proved that no animal is able to ________．
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A．
give the others information
B．
tell others how it feels
C．
express it actions and feelings with words
D．
make different sounds, each with its own meaning
(4)
Generally speaking, what we mean by“vocabulary”is ________．
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A．
all the words that we know
B．
more and more words we use
C．
all the words we need
D．
the dictionary which contains thousands of words
(5)
What must we do in order to make our vocabulary large?
If you chat with pop singer Jacky Xue, you will be amazed at how good he is at telling jokes．He always makes you laugh．When he tells a joke, he really acts it out．
But his songs are full of sorrow and are quite unlike his personality．
“Perhaps I've already put all my sad feelings into writing songs,”said Jack．“So I don't have a heavy burden in mind and can stay happy．”
Recently, Jacky put out a new photo book“Qianqian Junzi(《谦谦君子》)”with his best friend Jun Jun．The two met in the“Lycra My Show(莱卡我形我秀)”contest．Fans love his personality as well as his handsome looks．His self-titled album(同名专辑)“Jacky”has an R＆B style and a strong Chinese flavour．
After he graduated from high school, Jacky's dad sent him to study in Switzerland．In that beautiful country, he had to live totally on his own．He had never been away from home before．Every little thing, from washing his socks to getting over loneliness, was a big task．Jacky said he left home as a boy but returned as a young man．
He told Teens he learnt to be light-hearted from his dad, who showed him in both words and action．
“Try to be cheerful and funny in life, but when you get down to work, try to be as serious as you can．Work hard on things you want to do．”
Jacky's personality makes him popular with friends and fans．“He's happy and fun even when we feel tired or down,”said Jun Jun．“Even if his jokes are not so funny, the lively way he tells them makes them interesting!”
(1)
We can tell from the second paragraph that ________．
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A．
Jacky is a man full of sadness
B．
Jacky always makes people laugh
C．
Jacky's songs are different from his personality
D．
Jacky's a happy man．
(2)
When Jacky studied in Switzerland, he ________.
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A．
had to do everything by himself
B．
never left his home
C．
learned to be light-hearted
D．
did nothing
(3)
Perhaps I've already put all my sad feelings into writing songs, ________ I don't have a heavy burden in mind and can stay happy．
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A．
and
B．
but
C．
or
D．
so
(4)
________ his jokes are not so funny, the lively way he tells them makes them interesting．
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A．
As if
B．
Since
C．
Even if
D．
Unless
(5)
Fans love his personality ________ well ________ his handsome looks．
