People are hurt by acid rain. A young boy named Marco lived in New Jersey. He liked to open his mouth to catch the fresh tasting water in the past. This time it was acid rain. It came from pollution created by the factories close to Marco's home. Marco didn't know that this kind of rain would make him sick.

Marco, who has asthma(气喘), had a serious attack. He had to go to hospital. He felt terrible. He couldn't breathe. People with breathing problems suffer when they are exposed(裸露) to acid rain. People who eat plants or animals that have been exposed to acid rain can also have serious problems. Some other health problems have something to do with people eating animals and plants affected by acid rain.

Acid rain burns the leaves on plants and trees. They should be green and healthy, but acid rain destroys them. The rain usually does not kill the trees, but their leaves are destroyed. Then, the plants get weaker because they can't make the food that they need. Forests in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States have been especially harmed by acid rain. Besides, Acid rain also hurts the soil in the forests, nonliving things, such as arts and buildings.

We should work together to make this bad rain go away. Acid rain will go away if the pollutants in the air go away. Every family can reduce pollution by using clean energy and electricity. They can also drive less. If everyone helps, acid rain will go away sooner.

1.Where did Marco live in the article?

A. In New Mexico. B. In New Jersey.

C. In New York. D. In New Orleans.

2.Why did Marco feel sick?

A. He was exposed to acid rain. B. He ate plants exposed to acid rain.

C. He ate animals exposed to acid rain. D. He drank the acid rain.

3.What does acid rain do to plants?

A. Make their leaves weaker. B. Make them grow faster.

C. Make them stronger. D. Make their leaves greener.

4.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Acid rain may cause health problems.

B. Acid rain usually doesn't kill a tree.

C. Acid rain doesn't do harm to nonliving things.

D. The less pollution, the less acid rain.

5.What's the last paragraph mainly about?

A. How to protect our environment.

B. Call on people to work together to prevent acid rain.

C. Call on people to use clean energy and electricity.

D. Call on more people to drive less.

There wasa bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of booksfell on his foot.

“Go tothe doctor,” said his wife,“ show that foot to him.”

“No,” he said,"I’llwait until the doctor comes to our shop next time. Then I will ask him about myfoot. If I go to see him, I shall have to pay.”

The nextday the doctor came to the shop to buy some books. The bookseller told thedoctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it and promised to help. Hetook out a piece of paper and wrote something on it. “Buy this and put it onthe foot before you go to bed every night. ” he said. “Thank you.” said thebookseller. “And now, sir,hereare your books, “How much?” asked the doctor.

“Twopounds.”

“ Good,”said the doctor. “ I shall not have to pay you anything today. ” “Why?"asked the bookseller.

“I haveexamined your foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house, Iask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to theirhouses, I usually charge two pounds. And I came here today, didn’t I? Bye-bye!”

1.Thebookseller’s wife

A. likesto pay for anything

B. tellshim to show foot to the doctor

C. dropsa big box of books on the foot

D. comesto the shop to buy some books

2.Whichone is NOT true?

A. Thebooks are worth two pounds.

B. Thedoctor examined the bookseller’s foot.

C. Thedoctor paid nothing for the books.

D. Thedoctor charged two pounds in his own house.

3.The bookseller doesn’t want to pay ____forthe foot.

A. Nothing B. Anything C. everything D. Something

4.Howmuch does the doctor charge the bookseller?

A. Free B. One pound C. two pounds D. A piece of paper

5.Fromthe story, we know that _________

A. Notonly the bookseller bur also the doctor is very generous.(大方的)

B. Both thebookseller and the doctor are very generous.

C. Neither the bookseller nor the doctor is very generous.

D. eitherthe bookseller or the doctor is very generous.

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