The story happened years ago,when my daughter was still little.

I was driving across the country with my daughter to ____ my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove ____ for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get ____.

I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my ____ into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middleaged __ _ wandering around. Feeling ____ about that, I asked the lady. What ____ me was: they were waiting for us!

The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our ____. She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a ____ place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.

I was very touched by their ____. Being young, and probably naive to the potential ____ of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I ____ them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and ____ our destination safely.

I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not ____. Sometimes angels come in makeup and just because you can't see their ____ it doesn't mean they aren't angels.

1.A. desert B. stop C.join D.save

2.A. slowly B.quickly C.safely D.quietly

3.A. excited B.bored C.interested D.refreshed

4.A. daughter B.luggage C.license D.car

5.A. lady B.man C.couple D.angel

6.A. angry B.curious C.jealous D.terrible

7.A. surprised B.worried C.annoyed D.upset

8.A. room B.car C.area D.park

9.A. quiet B.noisy C.dangerous D.safe

10.A. devotion B.honesty C.potential D.consideration

11.A. stops B.dangers C.mistakes D.changes

12.A. forgave B.asked C.thanked D.blamed

13.A. reached B.left C.missed D.passed

14.A. seen B.forgotten C.deserted D.recognized

15.A. kindness B.safety C.faces D.wings

Every person needs water and a diet of healthy foods. These foods should contain some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on. People need energy . They eat different kinds of food which change into energy. The energy is in calories(卡,热量单位). Even when you 3 , you are using energy – about 65 calories an hour. you are at school, or walking home, your body is burning up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you be using 400 calories an hour. On Sports Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, as much as 650 calories an hour.

The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world. That is lots of people in China have healthy white teeth.

People in the Western world do not eat such healthy foods. They eat fat and sugar and don’t take enough . Because of this, they weight very easily. Their diet contains a lot of fat in the of potato crisps, potato chips, butter, cream and chocolate. They eat a lot of sugar which exists in cakes, soft drinks, and so on. The result is that many of them become . And some have bad teeth. In some parts of Britain, one person in ten, the age of thirty, has no teeth left.

1.A. for life B. to live C. to live with D. for a living

2.A. measuring B. taken C. measured D. measure

3.A. are asleep B. fall asleep C. go to sleep D. go to bed

4.A. While B. During C. But D. If

5.A. must B. can’t C. needn’t D. might

6.A. surely B. usually C. perhaps D. hardly

7.A. good B. poor C. rich D. bad

8.A. how B. why C. what D. that

9.A. much too B. many too C. too many D. too much

10.A. exercise B. exercises C. work D. food

11.A. put on B. gain on C. get on D. put up

12.A. type B. form C. kind D. sort

13.A. sweets B. sweet C. candy bar D. sweet thing

14.A. slim B. fat C. strong D. weak

15.A. at B. for C. with D. By

The 115m Christmas Bird Count is officially underway. The count is an annual investigation of local and migratory(迁徙的)birds and it's organized by the National Audubon Society. From December 14 to January 5, volunteers will gather in more than 2,000 locations in North, Central and South America to count the birds in their area.

Each count takes place in a circle about 24 kilometers wide. The volunteers follow specific routes within the circle and record the number of individual birds and the different species they see there in a single day. The results are sent to the National Audubon Society and later published on Audubon's Christmas Bird Count website. The data collected during the bird count is a key source Of information for ornithologists, scientists who study birds.

This information is used to develop conservation programs to protect bird habitats and the environment /n general. Data from the bird count was also used to determine that three species-the Western screech owl, the rusty blackbird and the Newfoundland red crossbill - should be added to Canada's list of species at risk.

The annual bird count was created to protest another Christmas tradition at the very beginning .in the United States in the 19th century, people would often hold "side hunts" on Christmas Day.

Teams of hunters would compete to see who could kill the most birds or other animals that day. In December 1900, Frank Chapman, an American ornithologist, suggested that instead of hunting birds, people should count them.

Twenty-seven people in 25 locations joined in the first Christmas bird count Last year, more than 70,000 volunteers took part. This year, counts are scheduled to take place in 17 countries, ranging from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with most located in Canada and the United States .instead of taking place only on Christmas day, counts are now held on different days for different areas.

1. How long will the 115th Christmas Bird Count last?

A. About 3 weeks. B. A single day.

C. About a month. D. About 2 weeks.

2.What can we know about the Christmas Bird Count from the passage?

A. It was organized monthly by the National Audubon Society.

B. It was launched by Frank Chapman, a Canadian ornithologist.

C. Its results can be seen on Audubon's Christmas Bird Count website.

D. Only 25 people in 27 locations took part in the first Christmas Bird Count.

3.Why was the Christmas Bird Count established at first?

A. To help the scientists who study birds carry out their study.

B To protest the Christmas tradition "side hunts" on Christmas Day.

C. To determine whether the rusty blackbirds are endangered animals.

D To protect bird habitats and the environment from being destroyed

4.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 5?

A. The brief introduction to the Christmas Bird Count

B. The origin of the Christmas Bird Count.

C. The purpose of the Christmas Bird Count.

D. The rapid development of the Christmas Bird Count.

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