When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like any 1 I 2 ．He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very 3 person．
When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees．He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest．
The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees．He never watered his new trees．Once I asked why．He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you 4 them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and 5 the weaker trees early．
He talked about how watered trees grew shallow(浅的)roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water 6 the earth by themselves． 7 roots were very important．
So he never watered his trees．He'd planted an oak and, 8 watering it every morning, he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention．
Dr．Gibbs died several years 9 I left home．Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees 10 I watched him 11 about twenty-five years ago．They’re very big and strong now．I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer．After two years of 12 too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they 13 a lot．
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons．Mostly I pray(祈祷)that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer．I know my children are going to face difficulties．There's always a cold wind 14 somewhere, so 15 we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we can face it strongly and won't be beaten down．
A thousand years age Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest．As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt．Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in trees．We call these woods．
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest．When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out．Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys．They cut down the trees and burnt them．They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals．Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them． 7 did most of the wolves and tigers．Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way．
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos．But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there．One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer．These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch(补钉)under the tail．They look like deer but they are much smaller．They are less than two feel 12 ．They make a noise rather like a dog 13 ．In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy(敌人)―― 14 ．People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(违法的)．There are now not many barking deer left．So it is important 15 people to protect wild animals．
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work
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study
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live
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enjoy
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many
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a few
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no
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not
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other
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others
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the other
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another
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people
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animals
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plants
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things
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grew
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made
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got
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kept
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fire
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hotness
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heat
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stoves(炉子)
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So
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Such
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As
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lived
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died
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came
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left
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besides
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except
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and
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or
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live
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to live
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lived
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living
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have
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without
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with
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get
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high
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higher
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short
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shorter
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shouting
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crying
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barking
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talking
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tigers
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men
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wolves
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elephants
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to
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for
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like
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Of
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Food is very important．Everyone needs to 1 well if he or she wants to have a strong body．Our minds also need a kind of food．This kind of food is 2 ．We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young．Small children are 3 in everything around them．They learn 4 while they are watching and listening．When they are getting older, they begin to 5 story books,, science books…, anything they like．When they find something new, they love to ask questions and 6 to find out the answers．
What is the best 7 to get knowledge?If we learn 8 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge．If we are 9 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well．When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand 10 ．
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sleep
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read
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drink
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eat
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sport
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exercise
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knowledge
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meat
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interested
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interesting
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weak
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better
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everything
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something
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nothing
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anything
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lend
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read
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learn
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write
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try
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have
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think
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wait
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place
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school
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way
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road
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on
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with
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to
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by
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often
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always
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usually
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sometimes
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harder
B．
much
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better
D．
well
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John is a famous writer now．But he said that he was not a 1 student when he was young．He was often late for 2 and didn’t like doing his homework．Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn’t understand much, 3 he always thought he understood everything．One day the teacher 4 the students a question, “when Jack was ten years old, 5 brother Bob was twenty．Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy．Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty．”
Another time, the 7 in a science class asked, “when it thunders(打雷), 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?”“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears?”
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good
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tall
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rich
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fat
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sleep
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lunch
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class
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play
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so
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and
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or
D．
but
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sent
B．
asked
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told
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found
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your
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my
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his
D．
her
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how many
B．
how old
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what
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who
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teacher
B．
farmer
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nurse
D．
policeman
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what
B．
when
C．
where
D．
why
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break
B．
make
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hear
D．
smell
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A．
read
B．
hope
C．
study
D．
know
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John,11 years old, was in bed in hospital．Several days before, while he was 1 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head．The doctors believed that he might 2 get well．
“He seems to have given up hope．So medicines alone won’t 3 ．Perhaps he needs something else,”said a doctor．“When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth．”
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 4 ．In America, Babe Ruth was as 5 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player．
The next day John’s father managed to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone．Twenty-four hours later, as the boy 6 in his hospital room, in walked 7 ．Young John could hardlt believe his own eyes!
The great baseball player sat down at Jobn’s bedside, sang, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well．I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 8 you must start throwing it．”
For John this was the beginning of a new life． 9 his doctors’surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later．How was able to live a healthy life－all beause of the 10 of Babe Ruth．
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A．
looking
B．
playing
C．
taking
D．
sitting
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A．
never
B．
ever
C．
always
D．
certainly
(3)
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A．
fit
B．
make
C．
go
D．
do
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A．
easy
B．
1ucky
C．
difficult
D．
successful
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A．
strong
B．
important
C．
kind
D．
clever
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A．
waited
B．
1ied
C．
prepared
D．
lay
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his father
B．
his doctor
C．
Babe Ruth
D．
the president
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though
B．
because
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or
D．
so
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In
B．
To
C．
At
D．
For
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story
B．
basketball
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present
D．
1ife
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Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are．
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s very 1 to know the right and wrong things to do．For example, in China it’s OK to 2 a lot of noise in restaurant．In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and 3 , you may think there’s something wrong with it．However, in many western countries, restaurants are 4 places．If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might 5 to the owner of the restaurant．
Paying the bill is also different from country to country．In China, one person usually pays for 6 In western countries, 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost．This is called “going Dutch ”．Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 8 ．This is called “Leaving a tip”．Leaving a tip is thought to be polite．In the US, it’s 9 to leave tips of 10％, 15％, or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is．Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 10 the same kinds of food in many countries．Chinese and Italian food , for example, are popular all over the world．
