Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（兽医诊所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香肠形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.

She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though.“No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper.“Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”

When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（摇摆）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.

“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.

I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.

Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour—he was blind.

1.The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us      .

A. how funny Minnie looked          B. how well Minnie behaved

C. Minnie was a beautiful dog       D. Minnie was dying

2.Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A. Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B. Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C. Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D. Because he wanted to have another dog.

3.Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A. Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B. Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C. Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D. Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

4.The underlined word“stroke”may mean      .

A. 抚摸         B. 拔           C. 剪           D. 揪

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B. The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C. Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D. Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died

When your mother want to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can’t speak 1._____ we do, but some birds can make sounds to warn their young of 2._______.They have 3.________own way of making the young birds do certain things.

The jackdaw is a kind of black bird4.______lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling5.______.The young birds know this sound means6._______is nearby. The sound warns them7._______their enemies.

8._______ a young jackdaw is in a 9______ place, a jackdaw parent 50._______over the young bird’s back from behind. The parent’s tail feathers move 11.______from side to side. It’s trying to say “12______”.At the same time, the 13.________bird calls out Key-aw Key-aw, which seems to say FLY HOME WITH ME. The young bird then follows the older14_______to go home.

Young jackdaws15._______ learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from they hatch.

1.                A．like            B．as             C．look like  D．seem

2.                A．safe           B．coming         C．danger   D．eating

3.                A．them          B．themselves      C．his  D．their

4.                A．that           B．who           C．/    D．where

5.                A．sound          B．voice           C．noise D．sounds

6.                A．parents         B．an enemy       C．mother   D．a friend

7.                A．meeting        B．to meet         C．knowing  D．to know

8.                A．If             B．Unless          C．Whether  D．Because

9.                A．funny          B．dangerous       C．secret    D．far

10.               A．flies           B．fly             C．will fly D．flew

11.               A．quick          B．soon           C．quickly    D．quietly

12.               A．Be quick        B．I love you       C．Go ahead  D．Follow me

13.               A．parent         B．child           C．enemy    D．parents

14.               A．it             B．one           C．ones  D．that

15.               A．have to         B．must           C．don’t have to  D．mustn’t

Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
【小题1】 It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in       .

One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙)． He had never seen a frog before． He said,“I want to eat you． But first tell me who you are．”

The frog said,“I’m the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”

“Really?” said the tiger．“Can you show me what you can do?”

“All right． Let’s jump across the river． I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．

They came to the river, The tiger jumped across it． He was surprised to see the frog was in front of him．

“I’m waiting for you, Mr Tiger．”said the frog, laughing．

While the tiger was ready for his jump． the frog held(拉)the tiger’s tail(尾巴)and got some tiger’s hair in his mouth． But the tiger didn’t know．

“Why do you have some tiger’s hair in your mouth?”asked the tiger．

“Oh”．said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him．”

After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly．

1. What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to       ．

A． jump over

B． run a race(比赛)with the frog

C． eat the frog      

2. –What was the frog good at?        ．

A． Running．                   B． Jumping．              C． Eating．

3.Why was the tiger surprised? Because       ．

A． he found the frog was the king of the frog

B． the frog wanted to kill him

C． the frog also jumped across the river

4. How did the frog jump across the river? By    ．

A． waiting for the tiger

B． holding the tiger’s tail

C． eating the tiger’s hair

5.Who do you think is cleverer?

A． The tiger                 B． The frog              C． Neither