This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the earthquake , many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to it with ropes but nothing worked.

"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ." At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."

"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all at the boy.

The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is !" More people ran out to see. It was right. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't near the road.

"This is ," they said, "Where did it go?"

The boy stood in the street, , "I told you I could move it last night."

The boy walked over to where the had been and uncovered some earth. "I buried it," he said.

The people looked . "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline (斜坡)up to the rock and the rock down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth."

The crowds shouted, "What a boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good ?"

1.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody

2.A. stops B. started C. happened D. stopped

3.A. over B. into C. off D. onto

4.A. push B. lift C. change D. pull

5.A. road B. stone C. rope D. village

6.A. looked B. laughed C. called D. pointed

7.A. gone B. missed C. broken D. stolen

8.A. very B. quite C. even D. still

9.A. heavy B. dangerous C. special D. impossible

10.A. crying B. smiled C. thinking D. smiling

11.A. street B. town C. rock D. mountain

12.A. surprised B. sad C. happy D. relaxed

13.A. lay B. dropped C. walked D. ran

14.A. clever B. strong C. brave D. poor

15.A. boy B. hole C. story D. way

Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in Europe. It is famous as one of the cleanest countries in the world.

The Swiss think that recycling is very important. The government has made laws (法律) which require everyone to recycle. In 1998, the Swiss government passed a law which says that people can not throw away any electronic machines. Instead, people are told to bring old ones, such as televisions, computers and fridges, to special centers when they didn’t need them. Many parts of the old machines are reused, and only the parts that can’t be used are thrown away. The government also charges(收费) a rubbish bag tax(税收). If people want their rubbish to be collected, they must buy yellow stickers(张贴物) and put them on their rubbish bags. In 2003, 47% of all rubbish in the cities was recycled. This included 70% of paper, 95%of glass, 71%of plastic bottles and 85—90%of cans. Until recently, people could get a small amount of money when they recycled their bottles. Recycling has become a daily habit for the Swiss.

Everyone should learn from the Swiss, and our country will be clean like Switzerland.

1.According to the passage, Switzerland is famous for .

A. its food B. its watches

C. its environment D. its laws

2.How much rubbish in the cities was recycled in 2003?

A. About 70%. B. 95%. C. 47%. D. 85—90%

3.What can people do according to the law?

A. Bring old computers to special centers.

B. Reuse the parts of the old machines that can’t be used.

C. Throw away electronic machines.

D. A and C.

4.How can people in Switzerland get a small amount of money?

A. Put yellow stickers on their rubbish bags.

B. Recycle their bottles.

C. Bring old electronic machines to special centers.

D. Have a good habit.

5.The best title of the article is .

A. One of the Cleanest Countries in the World

B. The Swiss Government

C. Recycling in Switzerland

D. Learning from the Swiss

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