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Many young children love a wooden rocking horse. They can sit up it and rock backwards and forwards. It is a toy that many parents nice to have for their children. They keep them for many years after the children have grown up.

Debbie and David Sainsbury started making rocking horses as a hobby. They spent hours engraving(雕刻）and shaping wood into horse shapes.

Other people saw the beautiful rocking horses they had made. They also wanted to have a special toy for their children. People began to order their own rocking horse. They could get special colours and designs made.

In the fist year of their own hobby，Debbie and David made 13 rocking horses. They had to use blocks of wood to make each one .Fist they carved and shaped the wood. Then they sanded them to make them smooth. Finally, they painted them with interesting designs. Each Each customer could then have their very own special rocking horse.

Most of the horses were the normal size for a small child to use and ride. The rocking horse would be kept inside and the child could rock on it for hours.They have also made a very big rocking horse for A customer who wanted a large one. It was bigger than a real small horse.

Some people had old rocking horses stored away in their homes. One was more than 50 years old.People have given Debbie and David some of these rocking horses to fix up again, The rocking horses look new and people can put them on show in homes. They bring back many happy memories for the owners.

Their hobby has now become a successful and busy business. Choose something you enjoy and make it as your career(职业)，too.

1.How do children ride a rocking horse?

2.How did Debbie and David’s hobby become a business?

3.Why do people keep old rocking horses for years even after their children have grown up?

4.What do you think of Debbie and David?

5.Can you think of a hobby and the hobby can become a business? What is it?

1.They can sit on it and rock backwards and forwards. 2.People saw the rocking horses they had made and began to order their own rocking horse. 3.Because they can bring back many happy memories....

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Jack: Good evening, Frank.

Frank: Good evening, Jack.

Jack: 1.

Frank: I get up at half past five in the morning. 2.What about you?

Jack: 3.

Frank: Half past six?

Jack: Yes, I go to school at half past seven.

Frank: 4.

Jack: I usually take a walk in the evening.

Frank: Me, too. I take a walk at eight o’clock, and go to bed at nine o’clock.

Jack: 5.

A. Do you get up early?

B. Well, what do you usually do in the evening?

C. What time do you get up on school days?

D. When do you usually eat dinner?

E. Oh, I usually go to bed at about ten.

F. Then I take a shower and eat breakfast at seven.

G. Me? I get up at half past six.

1.C 2.F 3.G 4.B 5.E 【解析】试题分析：这是杰克和弗兰克的对话，他们在对话中交流了早上和晚上各自所做的事情。 1.根据弗兰克的回答I get up at half past five in the morning.，可知杰克在问他几点起床。备选句子中，What time do you get up on school days?符合句意，故选C...

—He has been working all the morning.

—Yes.He must himself and go on with his work after lunch.

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There are many fruits in the supermarket, ____apples, bananas, oranges, etc.

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The girl was named Emily. She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment. When the snack and juice arrived, Mary realized that Emily could not feed herself. Mary considered offering to feed her but hesitated, it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger. But then Mary realized that Emily's need was more important. Mary offered to help her eat. Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept,she agreed. They became closer and closer in a short time. By the end of the five-hour trip, Mary's heart had warmed, and the time was really better spent than if she had just sat by herself.

Mary was very glad that she had sat next to Emily and fed her. Love sometimes goes beyond human borders（边界）and take away the fears that keep people away. When we reach our hands to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding（有意义的） world.

1.How did Mary feel at first when an air hostess asked her to change her seat?

A. She felt glad to help others. B. She went mad with anger.

C. She was not willing（愿意）to do so. D. She regretted saying yes.

2. .helped the girl with her arms broken eat.

A. A man B. An air hostess C. Mary D. Emily

3.Emily had a sad expression at the beginning because .

A. She lost her job B. She hated the air hostess

C. She met a stranger D. She suffered(遭受）from a car accident

4.What does the underlined word “hesitated” mean in Chinese?

A. 犹豫 B. 放弃 C. 担心 D. 接受

5.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Learning to accept B. Asking for seats