When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and       a few animals there.

One of our new neighbors        ducks. They seemed very lovely; however, they were       to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards—      ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and want to know_      there wasn’t a fence to keep them.

One day, I asked her if she      her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her   _   and he was away traveling. My attitude （态度） to her was bad. We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a        , so our son built one .The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again       months later.

A women’s church group asked me to       at their mother and daughter party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my       ，the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been     __ my neighbor. So I walk        to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave（原谅）me and then we talked a lot     _ .

Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me encourage（鼓励）       ，if at all possible, go to clear the air between you.

1.A. put                                B. keep                                 C. send                                  D. take

2.A. bought                              B. sold                                    C. dropped                           D. showed

3.A. made                             B. allowed                            C.  invited                           D. chosen

4.A. except                              B. but                                      C. without                   D. including

5.A. what                              B. why                                   C. if                                        D. when

6.A. saw                                B. understood                     C. thought                            D. realized

7.A. husband’s                     B. daughter’s                       C. wife’s                                D. grandma’s

8.A. fence                                      B. house                               C. home                                D. room

9.A. after                              B. before                              C. until                                  D. while

10.A. speak                                   B. talk                                    C. say                                     D. tell

11.A. happiness                            B. disappointment              C.sadness                             D. surprise

12.A.worried about                    B. patient  with                  C. strict with                         D. annoyed with

13.A. up                                B. along                                 C. around                             D. down

14.A. angrily                        B. seriously                          C. happily                    D. carefully

15.A. us                               B. you                                   C. ourselves                         D. Yourselves

Do you often play with your pet dog or cat? Do you like touching(触摸) animals like rabbits? They are cute. But someimes they may bite(咬) you. Then you could get a terrible disease—rabies.

In China, 2,245 people got rabies in the first nine months of 2007. In September, 318 people died of（死于）rabies.

Dogs, cats, rabbits and bats(蝙蝠) may have rabies. If they bite or scratch(抓) someone, the virus(病毒) of rabies could go into the person’s body. The person could even die. It’s important to get the right treatment very soon. Every year, more than 50,000 people aound the world die of rabies. Most of them are from poor countries. India has the most death(死亡). China is the second.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Rabies is the name of ________.

A. a book  B. a man    C. a pet     D. a disease

2.________ people in China died of rabies in September, 2007.

A. 2,245    B. 318       C. 232       D. 50,000

3.The second paragraph(段落) is mainly about _______.

A. how to do with rabies  

B. something about rabies in China

C. asking people not to keep pets

D. showing what rabies is really like

4.Which of the following animals may NOT have rabies?

A. Rabbits.         B. Ducks.   C. Cats.      D. Bats.

5.The word “treatment” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A. 治理    B. 待遇     C. 治疗     D. 处理

 Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them and we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late. All the vegetables are finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a beautiful fat duck. And on it was a piece of paper with the words, “ENJOY YOUR VEGETABLES!”

1.Mrs. Brown had a _________ behind her house.

A. shed   B. small garden    C. an apple orchard   D. small house

2.In _________ she planted some vegetables in the garden.

A. the summer    B. the winter   C. the autumn   D. the spring

3.When _________ came, the vegetables looked very nice.

A. the summer    B. the winter   C. the autumn   D. the spring

4.Early the next __________ her son ran into the kitchen and shouted.

A. morning    B. afternoon   C. evening   D. night

5.One morning __________ were eating vegetables in the garden.

A. monkeys    B. ducks    C. pigs    D. chickens

Dear Karen,

As you probably know, it’s my sister Suzie’s 16th birthday in a week. We’re planning a surprise party for her. Julie’s going to pick her up from school as usual on Friday but she’s not taking her home. She’s bringing her to the Palace Hotel, the big modern one near the station. We’re having a meal there and we’ve also hired (租用) the ballroom (舞厅) for a party in the evening. I hope you can come!

All her friends from school are coming and quite a few of the people from our village, too. Of course, Mum and Dad are coming up from England and I’ve managed to persuade (说服) our other sister, Marie, to come over from Australia. She’s bringing her kids with her, too.

After the party we’re going to have another one on Saturday! Well, not really a party. We’re inviting the family and close friends (that includes you) for a meal at the house. If the weather is nice, we’d like to have a barbecue in the garden. Julie’s going to make a special cake for Suzie.

Anyway, we hope to make it a really special weekend for Suzie. On Sunday we’re all going for a walk in the country. You know how she loves walking and we’re all going to need a bit of exercise after all that lovely food. We’re hoping to go up to the lake. Marie said she wanted her kids to feed the ducks just like Suzie and she did when they were very young. I’m sure Suzie will love that too.

It would be great if you could come over for the weekend. We would all love to see you.

Let me know as soon as you can.

Best,

David

1.Who is Karen?  ______

A. David’s cousin.                                            B. David’s friend.

C. David’s sister.                                              D. David’s classmate.

2.David and Julie are planning to have Suzie’s birthday party ______ on Friday evening.

A. at the Palace Hotel                                              B. at the house

C. in the garden                                                       D. beside the lake

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned?   ______

A. To make a special cake.                                     B. To have a barbecue.

C. To go swimming.                              D. To feed the ducks.

4._____ won’t come for the meal at the house on Saturday because David doesn’t invite them /her.

A. Karen                                                                    B. People from their village

C. Suzie’s Mum and Dad                                D. Marie and her kids

5.Why is David planning a walk in the country on Sunday?

Because he thinks ______.

A. Suzie loves walking very much

B. Suzie used to take a walk there after dinner

C. it is special for Marie’s kids to go for a walk in the country

D. Suzie can feed the ducks in the river when going for a walk

听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。

1. Peter Brown is _______.

A. an old farmer               B. a young farmer         C. an old doctor

2. The most modern building on the farm is ______.

A. the farmhouse       B. the building for cows     C. the chicken house

3. They have about ______ hens and ducks.

A. twenty                   B. twelve                C. ten

4. What crop do they NOT grow?

A. Wheat.                      B. Corn.                   C. Rice.

5. Which sentence is WRONG?

A. The farmhouse is very nice.

B. Peter doesn’t like riding horses.

C. Peter likes farming very much.