There was once a man called Mr. Flower, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Flower's glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen were often tempted to throw a stone at one of Mr. Flower's glass-houses. So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or near his glass-house at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flower had tried in many ways to protect. his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden, but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Flower had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no further trouble,the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

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1.It was Mr. Flowers' hope to________.

A.build glass-houses in his free time

B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D.grow a rose with the longest name

2.Boys were often tempted to________.

A.throw stones at Mr. Flower from their school

B.throw stones at Mr. Flower's glass-house

C.be in or near by Mr. Flower's glass-houses

D.play with Mr. Flower near his glass -houses

3.Mr. Flower stayed in or near by his glass-houses________.

A.at times when school-boys were walking near them

B.all the school day when there were no boys about

C.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day

D.where he could not be seen by the passing boys

4.Mr. Flower had tried to________to protect his glass.

A.be on watch in his free time B.ask the headmaster for help

C.pick up all the stones around his garden D.do all the above

5.Mr. Flower's good idea was to________.

A.write some words on the notice

B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C.send for policemen

D.give the boys something else to throw stones at

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We have only one earth. So1.(protect) the earth is like protecting our eyes. People’s attention to recycling is increasing. From recycling plastic bags to using environment friendly products, there are many developments which can2.(see) in almost every corner of the world.

Sweden is a worldwide leader in recycling. They open the world’s first mall for repaired and recycled goods. It’s called ReTuna, a two-story building in Eskilstuna, Sweden, about 70 miles west of Stockholm. The clever thing about this mall is its position. It’s right next to the city’s recycling center. So a stream of cars 3.(come)to drop off unwanted household things already. This produces a supply of things for the shops. There are 14 special shops. When goods arrive, a team sorts everything into categories. The mall only sells goods that are recycled or “upcycled”, meaning unwanted things broken down and reinvented as something new. By doing so, 50 new jobs were created in repair and retail(零售).

“You can come and just do sustainable(可持续发展的) shopping and Sweden loves it. And the world4.(love)it, ”said Anna Bergstrom, the manager of the ReTuna Mall. “I think it’s fun5.(find)something that people have used, and we can use further, ”said Cato Limas, a ReTuna customer. “If you look at the things they6.(sell)here, they’re almost new. So actually, why do you need to buy new things?”

These unwanted things found new homes. In 2018, the mall7.(sell) second-hand goods worth $1.3 million.

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