Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago. He filled the feeder with seeds (种子), put it in his backyard and then _____ started coming. He got really _____ in birds as more came. Then he joined a local society. As he realized that more and more birds were dying very _____, he wanted to try his best to help them.

Besides what he has done, he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds. He does _____ about birds, run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them, and _____ boxes for birds. Not long ago, he found that the bluebirds were nesting(做窝)in the dead trees which were often cut down, _____ he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them. Now he wants to use these boxes to _____ the dead trees. He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes _____ down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them. He also writes articles, hoping that more people will _____ protecting natural ecosystems(生态系统). “Researching birds is ______ to protecting birds,” Jack says. “In order to protect birds, we have to learn and really know about the birds.”

1.A.bees B.birds C.people D.scientists

2.A.nervous B.weak C.bored D.interested

3.A.peacefully B.safely C.quickly D.sadly

4.A.practice B.business C.instruction D.research

5.A.builds B.breaks C.lifts D.pushes

6.A.so B.but C.though D.because

7.A.take good care of B.take the place of C.catch up with D.come up with

8.A.it B.this C.these D.them

9.A.wait for B.send for C.join in D.hand in

10.A.simple B.crazy C.important D.fresh

When you think of a classroom, such words as “quiet, or clean” may come to your mind. But a modern British high school is ______ and crowded. Most students do not wear uniforms and teachers often wear jeans and T-shirts.

Rules in a British classroom are ______ to those in Chinese schools. No talking. No eating or drinking. Raise your hand when you want to ask a question. No leaving your seat ______ asked to. Dress and act in an orderly manner.

Some British teenagers go to fee-paying, or private schools. Discipline is better there, as class sizes are ______ and students generally get more individual attention. But most teenagers go to public schools, where they don't have to pay fees.

Unfortunately, for many teachers, making pupils keep to the rules is ______ at a large public school, classes may have over 30 people. They will be of mixed different backgrounds. Some may not speak English as their first language.

Politicians in Britain are trying to change the face of the British classroom. They want stronger school rules and stricter punishments. They want to bring back school ______, saying that they help give students an “identity”(身份).

Can Britain bring manners back to the classroom? It just might be possible, with the help of a little Harry Potter magic.

1.A.loudly B.noisy C.dirty D.bright

2.A.interesting B.different C.similar D.get

3.A.unless B.if C.since D.as

4.A.bigger B.smaller C.greater D.normal

5.A.hard B.easy C.unnecessary D.wrong

6.A.hats B.shoes C.uniforms D.trainers

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