—Look! How _________ the market is!

—Yes. There are always lots of people buying things there.?

A. live? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. living????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. alive????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lively

Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ 41   is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man    42   family hardship tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby   43   . A year later, Hong’s mother   44    home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s    45   : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to    46    his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to   47    different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to    48    a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.

After Hong’s story went    49   , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___50___ offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.

Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.

1.A. parents                         B. friends                      C. yourself                 D. God

2.A. out of                           B. into                            C. without                  D. with

3.A. dog                       B. cat                              C. girl                          D. boy

4.A. left                                 B. arrived                      C. went              D. came

5.A. back                     B. shoulders                 C. head              D. body

6.A. help                     B. save                           C. protect                   D. feed

7.A. make                    B. buy                            C. produce                 D. collect

8.A. build                    B. borrow            C. rent                        D. share

9.A. public                            B. clear                          C. by                            D. far

10.A. accepted          B. asked                         C. received                D. refused

If you ask your parents: “Did you buy salt recently?” They might either say: “Yes, we bought more salt than usual”, or “No, we couldn’t find any in the market.”
This is because of the recent craze(狂热) of salt buying in China. In big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, salt almost sold out in only one night.
After the big earthquake in Japan on March 11, there was a nuclear leak(核泄漏). And rumors(传言) about whether it will affect our daily life appeared: first, iodized(含碘的) salt can keep us from the dangers of radiation(辐射)；second, there will be less sea-salt in the ocean because of the nuclear pollution.
Both the government and experts said the rumors were not true, but people still bought as much salt as possible. Why? Many salt-buyers didn’t really care or know what experts or the government were saying. That was the real reason behind the craze of salt buying.
On March 20, the government said the salt market is back to normal. And most of China’s salt is from lakes, not the ocean.
Now, many people want to return the salt they bought. “There is no reason why those people should get their money back,” an article in Xinhua Daily Telegraph said. “They made the craze in the first place.”
Perhaps people should learn a lesson from the salt: don’t believe everything you hear.
【小题1】The recent craze of salt buying in China happened because of ________.
A. the earthquake          
B. the rumors              
C. the shortage(缺乏) of salt
【小题2】When did the rumors start?
A. On March 11.        
B. After March 11.         
C. On March 20.
【小题3】According to the passage most of China’s salt is from ________.
A. lakes                    B. the ocean                C. rivers
【小题4】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. People believed what the government and experts said first.
B. People could return the salt and got back their money later.
C. Salt almost sold out in only one night because of the rumors.
【小题5】The passage tells us that ________.
A. we can’t believe everything we hear
B. there must be a nuclear leak after an earthquake
C. only iodized salt can keep us from the dangers of radiation

Lisa is a successful movie star. She plays in a lot of good movies. Many people are her fans (迷) and like her very much. Most people think a star’s life is different (不同的). But Lisa doesn’t think so. She says, “I am only an ordinary (普通的) girl. I like T-shirts and jeans like many girls. I like Chinese action movies best. I am a fan of many Chinese action stars. I like to go to the market (市场). People can not often recognize (认出) me in the market. It is interesting.”
【小题1】Lisa is a successful star, because _______.

Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits, and the most beautiful flowers in his village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the year.Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting-room table and eats some fruits and vegetables, but he sells most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruits and flowers are so wonderful that they sell much more quickly in the market than those of other villages.

   How does Tom grow these beautiful plants? He is so lazy that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio. He listens to music all day. 

That is quite true. Tom plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything grows. It is the music that does work. Tom knows more clearly that music  makes the biggest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love music as much as people.

1.Tom      most of the things in his garden.

    A. sells    B. eats    C. keeps    D. gives

2.Tom listens to the music in the garden because     .

A.is very popular.

B.makes him relaxed.

C.makes his plants stop growing.

D.makes his plants grow better.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tom doesn’t plant orange trees in his garden.

B.Tom often gives away his flowers to villagers.

C.Tom is very lazy and he does nothing every day.

D.Tom eats some of the fruits and vegetables in his garden.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Tom’s garden is in the town.

B.Tom wants to sell his garden.

C.Plants also like listening to music.

D.Tom’s flowers are beautiful and cheap.