A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. Here is an interesting phrase（短语）, “to let the cat out of the bag”. In meaning it is the same as “to tell the secret（秘密）”. And there is an old interesting story about it.

　　Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, they would usually just throw the chickens in cloth (布) bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat.      When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The man’s secret was out and everyone knew it.

　　Now when we say someone gives away a secret, we say “he lets the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.

1.The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to (指的是)     .

A. the useful bag                 B. the phrase              C. the cat                     D. the chicken

2.The farmers put cats but not chickens in the bags to      when they sold chickens.

A. tell the secret                                                      B. sell the cats

C. get more money                                                  D. keep the cats quiet

3.Which is the best for the blank (空白处) in the passage?

A. The woman was angry to see a cat.                 B. The man put a cat in the bag.

C. The man asked her to see the chicken.         D. The woman wanted to see the chicken.

4.The writer wrote the story to tell us     .

A. the woman was smart                                         B. how farmers sold their cats

C. the phrase is useful                                             D. where the phrase came from

听对话和短文，根据所提问题，选择正确答案。（对话和短文朗读两遍）

请听第1段材料，回答第1和2小题。

1. What would the woman like to buy?

A. A blouse.　　　B. A shirt.　　　C. A dress.

2. What is it made of?

A. Cotton.　　　B. Silk.　　　C. Cloth.

请听第2段材料，回答第3和4小题。

3. Who is still not found?

A. Han Lei.　　　B. Wei Hua.　　　　C. Da Lin.

4. Where were the people when the accident happened?

A. On a train.　　　B. On a ship.　　　C. On a plane.

请听第3段材料，回答第5－7小题。

5. What does the Internet use to join millions of computers together around the world?

A. The net.　　　B. The telephone.　　　C. The email.

6. Who really owns the Internet?

A. People.　　　B. Companies.　　　C. No one.

7. What language is used by 98% of the information on the Internet?

A. English.　　　B. French.　　　C. Chinese.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)

A Nose Bleed

IN autumn and winter the air is very dry. You may find that your nose often 　 61　 . Sometimes, it even bleeds (流血). It may look like a lot of blood is coming from your nose. But don’t worry, nosebleeds are usually not 　 62　 . You can take these steps to make a nosebleed 63　 .
*Get some tissues 　64　 a cloth to catch the blood.
*Sit or stand with your 　 65　 forward.

*Press 　 66　 nose for about 10 minutes to make the bleeding stop.

*Put some ice in a cloth and place the cloth on your nose.

*Don’t lift up your head. This will cause blood to run 　 67　 your mouth. This can make you cough. If you drink a lot of blood, you might feel 　 68　 .

If you’ve tried the steps above 　 69　 and the bleeding doesn’t stop, you’ll need to see a doctor.

To protect your nose from bleeding,　 70　 suggest you not pick it.