The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.

　 A. dim　 B. soft　 C. faint　 D. gentle

 

---- What’s your opinion about it?

----You can _____at a glance that the building was poorly built.

A. say 　 B. see　　 C. tell　　　 D. take it for granted

 

The oil spill off the coast of Louisiana has been dangerous for wildlife in the area. Olivia Bouler, a fifth-grader from New York, said she couldn’t just sit and watch the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf. She had to do something.

　 Olivia, 11, was worried about the safety of birds such as seagulls and brown pelicans in the Gulf region. She decided to write a letter to the National Audubon Society, a wildlife conservation organization that has set up recovery efforts in the Gulf. In her letter, Olivia expressed her desire to do something. She included an illustration of a cardinal and offered to sell more of her bird pictures to raise money for Audubon’s efforts.

　 Audubon received many letters, but Olivia’s stood out from the rest. Soon after, people began sending requests to Olivia for one of her bird illustrations—but only after making a donation.

　 With her project, Olivia says she’s giving people a way to show that they care. She’s racked up more than 17,000 followers on her Facebook fan page, “Save the Gulf: Olivia’s Bird Illustrations.” She can barely keep up with requests from donors for her artwork.

　 So far, Olivia has brought in more than $125,000 in donations for Gulf relief. Most of the money has gone to the Audubon Society. When Olivia first began the project, she accepted donations from a variety of charitable organizations. She has limited them to Audubon now. She took her anger and sadness and turned it into a beautiful gesture.

　 Olivia never expected her project to go as far as it had. She says her success should show other kids that they can make a difference, too. “Use your strengths,” she said. “My little talent has gotten me this far. I’m just an average fifth-grader who wants to help.”

1. Olivia wrote to the National Audubon Society to _______.

A. learn more about the safety of birds in the Gulf region

B. show her willingness to help the wildlife in the Gulf

C. ask for permission to sell her bird illustrations

D. become a member of the wildlife conservation organization

2. The underlined “racked up” (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to _______.

A. praised　　　 B. refused　　　 C. attracted　　 D. supported

3. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Olivia’s project has gone on as she expected

B. all the donations go to the Audubon Society

C. anyone is free to get Olivia’s bird illustration

D. Olivia’s letter received active responses

4. The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. introduce a brave fifth-grader from New York　

B. explain how the oil spill affects the wildlife

C. tell what a fifth-grader does for Gulf birds　　

D. call on people to raise money for Gulf birds

 

A ______ part of a baby's life is spent sleeping.

A. main　　　　 B. major　　　　 C. minor　　　　 D. junior

When our boss is out on business, he always leaves me _________ the factory.

A. in the charge of　 B. in charge of　　 C. in charge 　D. take charge

 

The person we spoke to ____ no answer at first.

A.making B.makes C.make D.made

 

A: How will you deal with these letters?

B: What will you _____ _______these letters?

 

Four hundred and three babies are crying loudly. Do you know how to make them quiet in 41 seconds? There is an amazing new product on sale in Japan which does exactly this. It is an LP (a long-playing record) of sounds from inside a mother's body, which a hospital doctor recorded. In tests with the record she played the LP to 403 crying babies. After 41 seconds none of the babies was crying and 161 of them were sleeping.

The record began as an experiment by Professor Hajime Minooka of the Nippon Medical University near Tokyo. He was looking for something natural that helps new-born babies go to sleep. The sound of the mother's heart-beat and other body sounds are the things the babies heard inside their mothers. They feel safe and happy when they hear these sounds again. And they go to sleep.

Hospitals in Osaka and Tokyo are using the LP. 10,000 young couples are using it too. Toshiba Music Company who make and sell the records are very happy. One and a half million couples（夫妇) marry every year in Japan. Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely（明确的、干脆地) be a hit!

1.The experiment was made on ___ babies.

A. 10,000　　　 B. 564　　　　 C. 403　　　　 D. 161

2. What is TRUE according to the text?

A. About 55% of the crying babies fall asleep after 41 seconds hearing the LP.

B. The LP sounds were first recorded by Professor Hajime Minooka.

C. The LP is produced and sold by Toshiba Music Company.

D. One million and a half babies are born in Japan every year.

3. Babies feel ___ when they hear these LP sounds.

A. the sounds be their mothers' voices

B. as if they were inside their mothers

C. the music natural and soft

D. themselves sleeping together with their mothers

4 "Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!" The word "hit" means"____".

A. popularity　　 B. amazement　　　 C. strike　　　　 D. experiment

 

It used to be thought _____ the Earth was flat.

A. as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. since　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

 

The old building, behind _______ was a famous church, was _______ we used to work.

A. that, the place　 B. it, the place　 C. which, where D. what, where　

 
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