She took the boy ___ hand.

A. by the   B. by his   C. with the     D. with his

Life of Pi is about an Indian boy who finds himself floating in _____ Pacific Ocean with_____ Bengal tiger after a shipwreck.

A．the; a            B．/; a               C．the; /             D．/; the

I can not help ___ the box for you, as I am too tired.

A. carrying    B. carry     C. with carrying   D. being carried

I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He  56   to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as  57  as possible.

    A few minutes after he disappeared into the   58  , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   59   that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later,  60  , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.

      61  curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was  62   both hands in front of him as he walked, being  63   not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   64   behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing  65  .

    Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost  66   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   67   close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   68  . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   69  and extreme heat, lift its head  70   to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.

    It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of  71  . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   72 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   73   by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was  74   God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the  75  of one little boy who saved another.

A. happened B. seemed       C. managed    D. intended

A. quickly    B. secret  C. smoothly    D. still

A. distance   B. yard    C. woods D. park

A. wondering      B. thinking         C. studying     D. doubting

A. eventually       B. actually         C. however     D. therefore

A. Within     B. Out of     C. Beyond      D. In spite of

A. holding   B. waving   C. surrounding      D. cupping

A. careful    B. worried      C. eager  D. prepared

A. away       B. close   C. out     D. off

A. scene       B. story   C. view   D. game 

A. fought     B. signed C. screamed    D. waited

A. hardly     B. dangerously     C. easily  D. nearly

A. ran away B. turned out        C. knelt down D. settled down

A. hunger    B. disease       C. thirst   D. injury

A. in turn     B. in silence        C. with appreciation      D. with difficulty 

A. suffering B. supporting       C. sharing       D. depending

A. dying      B. reducing         C. harvesting  D. growing

A. hidden     B. covered      C. joined D. caught

A. when       B. as if    C. because      D. that

A. wish B. dream C. action D. expectation

Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

1.In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.

A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old   

B. either kings or queens

C. both the poor and the rich                   

D. nobody but those who had money

2.More people travel today than in the past because______________.

A.  people have become interested in traveling

B.  traveling today is easier than in the past

C.  people now have spare money for travel

D.  great changes have taken place in the world

3.What makes travel more attractive than before?

1. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
2. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
3. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
4. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A.  Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

B.  People have some trouble in making journey.

C.  With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

D.  Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Change of Tourism                B. Tourism

     C. The Importance of Tourism                            D. The Cause of Tourism Change