Evening came．It was time for Mr. Bell to close his shop．He was checking his money．His son Tom，who was 15，had just gone outside to buy a newspaper．Just then，a big man walked ___1___ the shop．He had a gun in his hand．

When Tom came back，he could hear the man asking his father for ___2___．Tom could see the gun in the man's hand，but the man didn't ___3___ or hear Tom．

Tom hurried up the street．He looked for the police，___4___ he didn't see any．Then Tom saw an old baseball bat lying in the street．“Maybe this will help，” he thought．He ran ___5___ with it．

His father was just giving some of the money to the man．The man was watching Tom's father．Tom knew he could not ___6___ any longer．“Now is the time．I must do it now．” Tom went up to the man and knocked him down ___7___ the bat．

Tom and his father then ran outside．This time they got the ___8___ and told them what ___9___．The police ___10___ went to the shop and caught the man．

1．A．out of                B．around              C．into             D．down

2．A．paper                 B．water                C．money            D．food

3．A．know                B．catch              C．meet                  D．see

4．A．but                  B．so                 C．for               D．or

5．A．back                 B．over                C．away              D．past

6．A．hold          B．wait                C．rest               D．watch

7．A．by                   B．from                C．without             D．with

8．A．neighbors              B．police               C．friends            D．children

9．A．happened              B．happens                  C．has happened         D．is happening

10．A．quick               B．quickly              C．fast                D．fastly

A thousand years age Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in trees．We call these woods.

Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them.  7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.

You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch（补钉） under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feel 12 . They make a noise rather like a dog 13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy （敌人）――14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal（违法的）. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect wild animals.

1．A．work 　B．study 　C．live 　D．enjoy

2．A．many 　B．a few 　C．no 　D．not

3．A．other 　B．others 　C．the other 　D．another

4．A．people 　B．animals 　C．plants 　D．things

5．A．grew 　B．made 　C．got 　D．kept

6．A．fire 　B．hotness 　C．heat 　D．stoves（炉子）

7．A．So 　B．Such 　C．As 　D．Nor

8．A．lived 　B．died 　C．came 　D．left

9．A．besides 　B．except 　C．and 　D．or

10．A．live 　B．to live 　C．lived 　D．living

11．A．have 　B．without 　C．with 　D．get

12．A．high 　B．higher 　C．short 　D．shorter

13．A．shouting 　B．crying 　C．barking 　D．talking

14．A．tigers 　B．men 　C．wolves 　D．elephants

15．A．to 　B．for 　C．like 　D． Of

I don’t think one can keep healthy _________enough exercise．

A．with             B．without            C．for               D．by