What ________ the twins ________ when the teacher came in?

1. A.
   did; draw
2. B.
   was; doing
3. C.
   were; doing
4. D.
   had; gone

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Families in different countries are different. Most American families are smaller than the families in other __83__. Most American families have one or two parents and two or more children each.

Children in the USA will __84__ their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or telephone __85__. And they often go to visit their parents during their holidays.

Parents usually let their __86__ choose their own(自己的) jobs. Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Today, the families in China are __87__ small. Most Chinese families have one or two parents. But each family can have only one kid, except the twins.

When the kids in China grow up, some of them may live far __88__ their parents because they want to find good jobs, some of them may live with their parents __89__ they don't want to make their parents feel lonely(孤独的) .

Some of the parents in China don't let their children choose their own jobs. They choose the jobs for their kids. Most of them think they can give their kids a __90__ future. It's not good for young people

Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

    The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.                   B. Nice.                     C. Little.            D. Sick.

2. How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.        

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.       

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.