Stop smoking, _________ you'll get better soon.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

When did you see the lovely squirrel ______ the first time?

A. at B. for C. in D. on

Mr. Wu often tells us ________ talk when we are having a lesson.

A. don't B. not to C. won't D. not

The man on the horse was in ________ just now, but now he is________.

A. dangerous; safe B. dangerous; safely

C. danger; safely D. danger; safe

His pet dog _______just 100 grams at birth last month.

A. weighs B. weighed C. weigh D. weight

If we do_______, soon there may be no tigers left in the world.

A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

—When will his party begin?

—I am not sure. It _ be at 8:00 p.m.

A. must B. may C. have to D. has to

There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs(瓢虫 ) in the world. They come in many different colours like blue, yellow, white, orange and black.

In many cultures, people think ladybugs can bring good luck. Most people like them because they are beautiful and not bad for people’s health. But farmers love them because they eat plant-eating insects. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000 small insects in its lifetime!

Ladybugs are colourful for a reason. Their colours tell other animals, “Eat something else! I taste terrible.”

Ladybugs are happy in many different habitats, such as forests, cities and along rivers. Ladybugs like to keep warm. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to hibernate (冬眠), such as inside houses.

Here are some other facts about ladybugs:

● Though most ladybugs eat small insects, a few kinds eat plants.

● Ladybugs will clean themselves after a meal.

● There are more than 400 kinds of ladybugs in North America.

1.How many kinds of ladybugs live in the world?

A. About 80. B. About 400. C. About 1,000. D. About 5,000.

2.Why do farmers love ladybugs?

A. Because they aren’t bad for people’s health. B. Because they eat plant-eating insects.

C. Because they never eat plants. D. Because they are beautiful.

3.What does the underlined word “habitats” mean in Chinese?

A. 季节 B. 气候 C. 沼泽地 D. 栖息地

4.Ladybugs like to stay somewhere _________.

A. dry B. warm C. quiet D. tidy

5.Where can we probably ( 很可能) read the passage?

A. In a magazine. B. On a menu. C. In a guide book. D. In a sports newspaper

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There is a reserve in Jiangsu called the Yancheng Reserve. A special girl worked there. Her name was Xu Xiujuan. Xu Xiujuan came from Heilongjiang Province. She came to work in the Yancheng Reserve in 1986.For a long time, her family cared for cranes in the Zhalong Nature Reserve in North-east China.

The Zhalong Nature Reserve is the summer home of many red-crowned cranes. The cranes start their families there. In the Zhalong Nature Reserve, Xu Xiujuan’s job was to help the workers of the reserve care for the cranes when they had babies.

Xu Xiujuan enjoyed her work very much .In her diary she wrote “I love cranes and I love nature. when I walk in the countryside, I forget the unhappiness in my life”.

On 16th September 1987,two little cranes from the Yancheng Reserve flew into the wild and did not come back .It was evening. Xu Xiujuan was worried and went to look for them. Someone told her that a farmer caught the birds. She tried to get to the farmer’s house as quickly as possible. she took a short cut, but she had to cross a river. Sadly, the river was much deeper than she thought. The young girl lost her life when she was just twenty three years old. Xu Xiujuan gave her life to the lovely red-crowned cranes.

1.Where did Xu Xiuhuan come from?（不超过三个单词）

_________________________________________________________

2.What special animals live in Yancheng Nature Reserve?（不超过三个单词）

_________________________________________________________

3.What was Xu’s job?

_________________________________________________________

4.In which year did Xu Xiujuan die?（不超过三个单词）__________________________________________________________

5.What do you think of Xu Xiujuan?（不超过五个单词）

___________________________________________________________

Nobody knows ________ to visit our school.

A. when will he come B. when does he come

C. when he will come D. when he does come