This is the      time during      days that he has made the same mistakes.

Simon improved his way of study. ______, he has made great progress.

1. A.
   As a result
2. B.
   As usual
3. C.
   In other words
4. D.
   In all

Mr. Brown was in school for only one year when he was young and later on he was made to help his father to work in the fields. There wasn’t e 1. rain for several years and though there was a river nearby, the water was polluted. The farmers dared not w 2. their corn with the polluted water. So they had several poor harvests. They had l 3. food and sometimes they were hungry. One year his parents died of hunger and there was no one to care for him. He had to go to find work in the town and he learned to drive a truck in a factory.

Coming from a village made him strong and ready to help others. He met a girl who loved him, so they got married. His wife works in a shop and his children study in a school. He tries his best to s 4. everything even if a pound, and hardly eats in a restaurant. He’s good at c 5. and always takes some food he has made at home with him when he goes to work in the morning.

It was Sam’s eighth birthday yesterday. The boy hoped to have dinner in a restaurant. At first, Mr. Brown wouldn’t agree. Then he thought his son had never had anything in restaurants before, so he decided to give in. The boy was very happy and the Browns went to a restaurant for the

f 6. time. When they finished their dinner, Mr. Brown said to the waiter, “My son has some meat l 7. on his plate. Could you give me a bag so that I can take it home for the dog?” “Oh, Dad!” the boy called out. “We haven’t got a dog at all!”

Although I am not in my childhood. I still prefer reading fairy tales. They often make me think of some special experiences and feelings. This summer I have received this kind of tales ,The Little Prince .It was

Published in 1940 .It is the world-famous fairy tale by the Frenc h author Antoine.

I ,the narrator (讲述者) of the story ,is a pilot . His plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara . The little prince lives on a small planet ,and he grows a flower called ROSE there . One day they have a quarrel (争吵) ，so the little prince runs away . On his all alone journey, he meets different kinds of people . From these people he gets a conclusion (结论) that grow-ups are strange . And with the help of the man he meets , he descends in the Sahara .

  The book moved me a lot . It is not only a fairy tale for children and teenagers, but also for grow-ups .

  根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The author loves fairy tales , because _________.

A. they are very interesting

B. they are not about real life

C. they make him or her think of special feelings

D. They often have a happy ending

2. The writer of The Little Pri nce is from __________.

A. France    B. China   C.  Canada   D.  America

3.The little prince runs away , because _______.

A. he does  not love his hometown

B. he is a naughty  boy and loves adventures

C. he has made mistakes

D. he has  quarreled  with ROSE

4.The underlined word descend means ______in this passage .

A. end   B. die   C. land   D. fly

5.The best title for this article is __________.

A. A fair tale 

B. My favourite fairy tale ---The Little Prince

C. How to choose the story

D. How I spent my childhood

Today Chinese people can enjoy longer and more holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holidays” — the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-autumn Festival and so on. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入)also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad .

Zhang Haitao, a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his par­ents during the Spring Festival. “Overseas(海外) touring has always been a dream of mine ,”Zhang Haitao said. “ How will you go to Japan, by air or by ship?” I asked him. “By ship. Traveling by ship is more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.”“But a plane is much faster than a ship. ”“Yes. but you can't see much during the flight while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves, islands and even big fish.”

"Will you travel at your own expense(费用) ?"

"Certainly. Though my father's job is to recycle rubbish, I'm very proud of him. He has saved lots of money in the last three years. What's more, he has made a contribution（贡献）to protecting our environment.”

1.Now it is possible for the Chinese people to travel abroad（国外）because of  _______

2.Zhang Haitao will go to Japan __________.

3.Zhang Haitao is__________.

4.Zhao Haitao is proud of his father because his father ________.