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Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big 　46 . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to 　47 his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown 　48 he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested 　49 farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many 　50 on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to 　51 on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm. 　52 , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much 　53 . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big 　54 in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very 55 food. He has a very happy family.

46. A. farm 　　　　　 B. park 　　　　　　　 C. school 　　　　 D. shop

47. A. look 　　　　　 B. take　 　　　　 C. visit 　 　　　　　 D. notice

48. A. since　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　 D. so

49. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　 D. for

50. A. games　　　　　 B. concerts 　　　　　 C. programmes 　　 D. plays

51. A. see 　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　 C. eat 　　　　　　 D. work

52. A. At last　　　　 B. At that time 　　　 C. At this moment　　　 D. At once

53. A. big　　　　　　 B. bigger　 　　　　　 C. the biggest 　 　 D. biggest

54. A. villages 　　　 B. schools 　　　　 C. cities　 　　　 　　D. farms

55. A. healthy　　　　 B. bad　 　　　　　 C. terrible　 　　 D. unhealthy

Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.
Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts（蝗虫）? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange thing? A kind of fish in the sea can send out black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it quickly swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
【小题1】 From the article we learn that locusts 　　　　　　　　　.

Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 　　41 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.

“Finding a job” is not 　 42　 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 　 43 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 　 44　 a more important part than “decision”.

Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 　45 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 　46　 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 　 47　 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 　48 an interest and a skill. If you like 　49　 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 　 50 　 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 　51　 .

Then ask yourself a question,” In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 　 52 　 skills?”

After 　53　 your skills, the next step is research. To 　 54　 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 　　55　 the work they do.

Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.

41. A. It’s saying　　 B. It’s say　　 C. It is said　　 D. It says

42. A. same　　 B. as same　　　 C. so good　　　 D. the same

43. A. suitable　 B. fitted　　　　 C. able　　　　 D. like

44. A. take　　　 B. play　　　　 C. have　　　　 D. choose

45. A. which　　 B. what　　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. whether

46. A. feel　　　 B. realize　　　　 C. to feel　　　　 D. to realize

47. A. helps　　 B. makes　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. help

48. A. both　　　 B. between　　　 C. from　　　　　 D. either

49. A. art　　　　 B. music　　　　 C. sports　　　　 D. acting

50. A. ride　　　 B. feed　　　　 C. draw　　　　 D. treat

51. A. success　 B. skill　　　　　 C. hobby　　　　 D. fact

52. A. good　　　 B. the best　　　 C. better　　　 D. best

53. A. examine　　 B. have examined　 C. examining　 D. examined

54. A. find out　　　 B. look out　　 C. find　　　 D. look at

55. A. what do they think of　　　　 B. how do they think of　　　

C. what they think of　　　　　 D. how they think of

It _____ me more than one hour to read the book yesterday.

　   　A. take 　　　  B. takes　　  C. to take　　 D. took