Bill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother”.

About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1. Bill put an ad ________ to find the greatest gift.

A. on the radio B. on TV

C. in the newspaper D. on the Internet

2. What could the bird do?

A. Talk in French. B. Tell a joke in Japanese.

C. Sing. D. All of the above.

3.The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with ________.

A. a birthday cake B. some flowers

C. nine thousand dollars D. a birthday card

4.We can infer (推理) ________.

A. the mother cooked the bird

B. the bird flew away

C. the mother kept the bird as a pet

D. the mother sent the bird to Frank

5. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________.

A. a clever son B. a birthday gift

C. a lucky mother D. a talented bird

The Chang’e-3, named after a Chinese goddess, is China’s first spacecraft(航天器)to make a soft landing on the moon. It includes a lander and a moon rover(月球车) called Yutu. The Chang’e-3 spacecraft is the second phase(阶段) China’s lunar programme, which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth. It follows the success of the Chang’e-1 and Chang’e-2 spacecraft in 2007 and 2010. The launch of Chang’e-3 was successful.

The Chang’e-3 is one of the most difficult tasks in China’s space programme, the news says. The news adds that exploring the universe(宇宙) and seeking peaceful use of space are dreams of Chinese for thousands of years.

With a lander and the moon rover Yutu, Chang’e-3 soft-landed(软着陆) on the moon at 9:11 p.m. Saturday. Yutu later separated(分离) from the lander and ran to the moon surface earlier Sunday.

China has chosen the name Yutu for its first moon rover, after a worldwide online vote(投票) attracted people to come up with names.

In Chinese folk tale, Yutu is the white pet rabbit of Chang’e, the moon goddess. Chang’e took her pet and flew towards the moon. She became a goddess and has lived there with the white animal ever since.

1.Which is the first spacecraft landed softly on the moon in China?

A.Chang’e-1 B. Chang’e-2

C. Chang’e-3 D. Yutu

2.From this passage, how many spacecraft have flown to the moon successfully.

A. Three B. Two C. One D. None

3.Who did the moon rover name after?

4.Which of the following is Not true?

A. Chang’e-2 was set up in 2010.

B. Yutu isn’t the first rover of China.

C. Many people voted for Yutu online.

D. Yutu separated after Chang’e-3 landed on the moon.

5.The article may be found in __________.

A. a history book B. a fashion magazine

C. a geography book D. a newspaper

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