A Special Delivery

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. 1.___________ , but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2.____The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3.____________ , and it began eating grass.

Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”

4._____________ . He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. 5.___________ .

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A. So they sent a letter to Sally

B. After a while, a policeman came

C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D. They wanted Ben to watch the video

E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.

Fungi may appear almost anywhere. They normally grow in wet places where they can get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting(腐烂的)wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt. Mushrooms(蘑茹)are the best-known fungi.

There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower(菜花)mushrooms are found in forests from July to October.They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees. Squirrel’s(松鼠)bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use can explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes. Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their holes to eat later.

The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch or taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick..

1.Where does Fungi not grow? .

A. On dry wood

B. In places full of water

C. On living trees

2.Where can Fungi take food? .

A. From their green leaves

B. From rotting plants

C. From squirrels

3. Squirrel's bread is a kind of .

A. tree B. animal C. food

4.People are advised not to eat wild fungi because .

A. they are not fit for main food

B. they may be dangerous to people

C. they taste so terrible

5.The word "fungi" in this passage means

A. 草本植物 B. 菌类植物 C. 食用蘑菇

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