A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

"What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived. "My cow's ill," the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." "How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube(管子)and said," Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That will make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. "How's your cow?" the vet asked. "No change," the farmer said, "and I'm feeling very strange myself." "Oh?" the vet said, "Why?" "I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it." "And?" the vet asked. "The cow blew first," the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be .

A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow .

A. was ill B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise D. couldn't lie down

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.

C. Two pills. D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how .

A. to blow the tube

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine

D. to put the tube in his mouth

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. “Group members first discuss,” he said, “and then present to the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” This was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes to improve students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups.” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.

However, the reform has demanded more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” added Zhang Ming.

1.It was easier for Wu Liang to _____ in class after the new classroom arrangement.

A. discuss with other students

B. sit in the classroom

C. push desks together

D. teach a lesson

2.The school made the reform in order to offer students ______ to study.

A. larger space B. easier ways

C. more seats D. better classrooms

3.The meaning of the word “effectively” in Paragraph 3 is ______.

A. simply B. correctly

C. efficiently D. clearly

4.Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A. Wu Liang and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement.

B. The desks are no longer in rows now.

C. The reform has demanded more from teachers.

D. It’s easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now.

5.The best title of this passage may be “______”.

A. Discussion in Class

B. New Look in Class

C. Students’ Friendship

D. Teachers’ Hope

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