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Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨饿). He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.

A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.

The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”

“It has nothing to do with you,” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”

1.What was Mr. Baker?

A. A farmer B. A doctor

C. A keeper D. A driver

2.Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?

A. Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.

B. Because he would soon get a good harvest.

C. Because wheat was doing well.

D. Because his family would not grow any more wheat.

3.Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.

A. sell it for some money

B. find out the owner of the horse

C. make it work for him

D. beat it up (痛打)

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The horse knew that it had done wrong.

B. The horse had nothing to do with the driver.

C. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.

D. The horse belonged to the driver.

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Everyone can’t live without money. ____1.__ However, money cannot buy everything. You can’t buy the following things only relying on money you have.

Time

Money is a tool for trade. We spend most of our time on this earth getting, spending, worrying and fantasying about money. __2._ Instead, money takes away your time that could have been spent playing with your children or having a long walk with your friends. When the sun sets, a day goes away from our life forever. No money has power to bring that back to life.

Self-respect

There are a lot of examples to prove that no money can buy self-respect. __3.__ If you are your worst enemy, gods of money can’t save you from the self-destruction you add to yourself.

Health

As I write this, I found out that one of my best friends has brain cancer, and it is in the last period. __4.__ But no money can buy insurance for his life. We buy insurance for just about everything including our life but money can never bring life back.

Happiness

This is controversial(有争议的). Money can buy happiness if it is spent bringing greater financial safety for the family. __5._ Going after money every day can never find its destination with frequent eagerness to get more .

A. Show your respect for others.

B. Self-respect is got from within.

C. Money can buy a lot of things.

D. You can’t buy the time or save it in your storeroom.

E. Of course money can get him the best health care possible.

F. So you should not try your best to earn money without caring about your health.

G. But money can’t buy happiness if the purpose is to make money to make other people happy.

The world has a fast growing population and people need more land for houses, factories, highways, and so on. The farmland is decreasing with each passing day. How to meet the need of feeding the growing population? One way is to introduce some high-output gene into a crop to enable it to produce more. Biologists over the years have discovered genes which can raise output of the crops, resist pests, improve taste, etc.

However, in many western countries there is widespread concern over the safety of “Genetically Modified”(GM) (转基因) foods, because they think there may be serious problems of environment, health, safety, morality and so on.

As a scientist I must admit GM foods involve great risks to humans. In fact in Europe they’re called “Frankenstein foods” by many. Frankenstein is a character in a novel. He was a very clever scientist. He created a monster(怪物), which eventually killed him.

Soybeans can be made into many foods. However, it’s hard to trace them. Therefore, it’s very important we have to make sure the soybean, if genetically modified, is free from any poisonous matter harmful to human beings. For this we need very good testing. We do have some testing on some animals, but no completely satisfactory testing has ever been made so far. They’re entirely new, and their problems are entirely unknown. It takes time to develop persuasive tests to know whether they’re harmful to us or not.

We may not be able to tell what may happen if we take GM foods. Some of them may be resistant to antibiotics (抗生素). Then many of the medicines we have today will have no effect on people eating GM foods.

A more likely case is the GM foods may contain genes some people are allergic to.

GM products have already come into our lives but most people even know nothing about it. At least we have to be clear about what we are eating. The China Consumers Association is calling for labeling (标注) on GM foods so that consumers will know before they buy them.

1.From the passage we can infer that _____.

A. Frankenstein foods can make people clever

B.B.GM foods are very popular in Europe

C. many Europeans reject GM foods

D. Frankenstein was a scientist creating GM foods

2.The underlined phrase “trace them” in Paragraph 4 probably means“ ”.

A. find their market B. raise their quality

C .find their origins D. enjoy their taste

3.Which of the following is TRUE about GM foods?

A. The testing shows GM soybean foods are free from poisonous matter.

B. Sometimes consumers can hardly tell GM soybeans from natural ones.

C.GM foods prove to be safe to humans after some testing on animals.

D.GM foods problems have been known after testing on animals.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.GM foods make antibiotics fail to function properly.

B. People eating GM foods will suffer from food allergies.

C.People should be informed of which foods are GM foods.

D.As GM foods are safe at present, they’re certainly safe later on.

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When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _________ she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America _________ , so she got a job __________ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, _________ she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t _________ much English.

A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind: if you dream _________ a foreign language, you have really mastered (掌握) it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _________ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _________ .

One day, one of her _________ students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had _________ early and had slept _________ .

“What does this have to do with your _________ ?”Pat asked.

“I dreamed all night, Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”

“In English?” Pat was very _________ , since he was such a bad student. She was _________ secretly jealous (嫉妒的). Her _________ was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged (鼓励) her young student. “Well, _________ me about your dream.”

“All the people in the dream _________ English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”

“But that’s _________ ,” said Pat. “What did all the people say to you?”

“I’m sorry, Miss Jones. That’s _________ I slept so badly. I didn’t _________ a word they said. It was a nightmare (噩梦)!”

1.A. because B. while C. if D. since

2.A. first B. at first C. last D. at last

3.A. for B. of C. as D. like

4.A. and B. but C. so D. yet

5.A. say B. know C. read D. write

6.A. in B. about C. of D. for

7.A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted

8.A. English B. Spanish C. Russian D. German

9.A. bright B. excellent C. best D. worst

10.A. got up B. gone to bed C. fallen asleep D. woken up

11.A. well B. soundly C. badly D. heavily

12.A. English B. language C. dream D. homework

13.A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited

14.A. yet B. seldom C. also D. still

15.A. study B. class C. word D. dream

16.A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask

17.A. read B. liked C. spoke D. learned

18.A. wonderful B. terrible C. funny D. strange

19.A. how B. why C. when D. because

20.A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember

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Amazing Activities for a Mental Health Day

Mental health is an important part of your life. It makes you able to function during everyday life and helps you feel confident to rise to a new challenge. There are many ways to improve your mental health.

Pay a visit to your friends. 1. It is a good idea to visit your best friend and spend your mental health day together. You will have an opportunity to laugh, relax and reflect together on some interesting topics.

Go for a walk. Walking is one of the best ways to increase both mental and physical health. If you make long walking a regular habit, you will always feel peaceful and calm. 2. Moreover, it can help you erase a bad day, as you start concentrating on the surrounding environment.

3. Go to a park in your neighborhood or take a short trip to more rural areas, because nature is a perfect medicine when you are suffering from stress. Just looking at greenery can ease your mind. It seems to be the healing for tired minds and for overburdened spirits.

Read. If you prefer a passive way of spending time, you can spend your mental health day reading, a good book. 4. When you read, you can escape from reality, fears and obsessive thoughts. Reading is a good de-stressing activity that takes your mind off everyday life.

Go shopping. Shopping sprees can offer wonderful health benefits linked to great mental health. 5. It surely rids yourself of stress. The heightened emotions of happiness release endorphins in your brain, which help you refocus your mind on your body movements, improving your mood.

A. Nature heals.

B. Human interaction seems to keep our minds refreshed.

C. Go out for a picnic.

D. Shopping with your friends provides a bonding experience.

E. Getting lost in a wonderful book will help you refresh your mind.

F. Use your mental health day to make up for sleep and have a good rest.

G. A long walk is a perfect time to clear your mind and focus on yourself.

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