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.

1．A．work 　B．study 　C．live 　D．enjoy

2．A．many 　B．a few 　C．no 　D．not

3．A．other 　B．others 　C．the other 　D．another

4．A．people 　B．animals 　C．plants 　D．things

5．A．grew 　B．made 　C．got 　D．kept

6．A．fire 　B．hotness 　C．heat 　D．stoves（炉子）

7．A．So 　B．Such 　C．As 　D．Nor

8．A．lived 　B．died 　C．came 　D．left

9．A．besides 　B．except 　C．and 　D．or

10．A．live 　B．to live 　C．lived 　D．living

11．A．have 　B．without 　C．with 　D．get

12．A．high 　B．higher 　C．short 　D．shorter

13．A．shouting 　B．crying 　C．barking 　D．talking

14．A．tigers 　B．men 　C．wolves 　D．elephants

15．A．to 　B．for 　C．like 　D． Of

All of us went to the movies ______ John. He had to look after his sick mother.

A．except           B．beside            C．with              D．besides

Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin（后裔）, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English .About 45%of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French–Canadians live in province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world .They are from many countries in the world .They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1. 1.

   The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ____.

   1. A.
      同时
   2. B.
      相比之下
   3. C.
      而且
   4. D.
      实际上
2. 2.

   About ____ live in Quebec.

   1. A.
      30% of the French –Canadians
   2. B.
      45% of the Canadians
   3. C.
      27,000 people
   4. D.
      350,000 French – Canadians
3. 3.

   The official languages of Canada are ____.

   1. A.
      English and Chinese
   2. B.
      French and English
   3. C.
      Indian and French
   4. D.
      Chinese and Inuit
4. 4.

   About 23% of people in Canada came from _____.

   1. A.
      China
   2. B.
      England
   3. C.
      France
   4. D.
      some other countries except France and Britain

Yesterday morning，I read a report about a charity show．The aim of the show was to __1__ money for the poor children who were out of school，__1__ their families didn't have enough money for their Children．

Many famous pop starts __3__ the charity show，such as Jackie Chan and Lin Junjie．The starts didn't __4__ any pay（报酬）．They did that for free．There were a lot of performances，  __5__ singing and dancing．The audience were __6__ excited that they clapped their hands（鼓掌）from time to time．Of course，the show was __7__．

All the people followed the __8__ examples．They gave their money to the charity show．Both the ticket money and the donated money would be sent to the __9__ areas and some of the children would get back to school．

Now many charity show arc held in our country，not only to support education in poor areas __10__ to help people in trouble．I hope the whole world become more and more beautiful with kind people's help．

1．A．get                   B．raise                C．give                   D．send

2．A．although               B．if                   C．up                D．because

3．A．built                   B．liked                C．took part in         D．watched

4．A．ask for                 B．hand out             C．worry about        D．give away

5．A．except                  B．too                C．besides            D．including

6．A．so                     B．such               C．of                  D．too

7．A．interesting               B．successful          C．tiring               D．funny

8．A．stars'                   B．kids'                C．writers'             D．fans'

9．A．open                   B．rich                C．far                 D．poor

10．A．of                    B．so                 C．but                 D．and