Teddy' s Bear

The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest   1  several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president   2  not.  Nobody wanted to make the president look   3 , so they tied an American black bear to a   4  . They wanted the president to shoot (射中)   5 .
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was   6  to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He   7  to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country.   8  was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was   9  a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.
It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new   10 . He made a small, soft bear and   11  it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, "Teddy's Bear". The new toy was a big success and it   12  Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been   13  since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice   14  people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous   15  on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”

“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”

Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.

“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”

1.Mr. Evens is _______________.

2.Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because         .

3.Mr. Evens went to Moscow _______________.

4. Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because _______________.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

用所给词的适当形式填空（10小题*1=10分）
【小题1】Do you think watching too much TV is useful? No, I think it is       (use).
【小题2】It is one of ______(famous)parks in the world.
【小题3】You can learn English by        (test) your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
【小题4】A lot of trees ________ (plant) on March 12^th every year.
【小题5】What a pity! The tickets of the concert            (sell) out yesterday.
【小题6】“We are proud of your_____________(successful), Daniel.” said father.
【小题7】These clouds were so beautiful that I could not stop           （take）photos
【小题8】Your mother _____________(get) everything ready for you , hasn’t she?
【小题9】He        (be) ill for three days.
【小题10】He made a _______________(decide) not to go there this week.

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界记录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.

1. How many people are there in Michael’s group?

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2. What’s the name of their first record？

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3. The underlined word “copies” means           in Chinese.

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4. Michael was good at         according to the passage.

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5.Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time?

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Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”

1.                A．visited          B．left            C．built D．reached

2.                A．small           B．big            C．new D．old

3.                A．lived           B．traveled        C．arrived   D．studied

4.                A．parents         B．teacher         C．workmates    D．classmates

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

6.                A．see            B．write           C．understand    D．read

7.                A．told            B．asked          C．teached D．laughed at

8.                A．when          B．what           C．how D．where

9.                A．him            B．himself         C．them D．themselves

10.               A．clever          B．sure           C．true  D．able

11.               A．sad            B．sadder         C．angry D．angrier

12.               A．heard          B．listened        C．guessed   D．reported

13.               A．lost            B．hated          C．changed   D．thought

14.               A．life            B．office          C．family D．bedroom

15.               A．helped         B．made          C．watched   D．asked