A．so Lucy does B．so is Lucy

C．so does Lucy D．so Lucy is

A. on B. for C. against

A. so B. it

C. its D. that

Last month some parents visited a pizza restaurant in Florida with their children. On the door, they saw a sign in capital letters: “NO CHILDREN.” “Why can’t we bring our children?”, “What on earth does the owner intend to do?!” The parents were surprised and complained __________.

So why did the restaurant put up the sign on its door?

Troy Taylor, the owner of the pizza restaurant, found that many parents couldn’t control their children and many children couldn’t have meals quietly, which __________ other customers. Therefore, he made up his mind to ban (禁止) children from his restaurant.

Some people said that this was discrimination (歧视). Mr. Taylor, however, defended (为…辩护) his decision. He said that the restaurant was near a busy road, so there might be some__________ if the parents didn’t take good care of their children. Moreover, the restaurant served alcohol, which is not child-friendly.

Others _________ his decision. They said they were tired of noisy children in restaurants and now they could finally have a place for adults only.

_______, many other restaurants have also met the same problem. Some have done nothing and others have tried to ban children during certain times of the day. There’s one restaurant in Italy which has been __________ in dealing with the problem. They rewarded well-behaved children with a family meal discount (折扣), to encourage parents to control their children.

These methods may work for a while, but it may be a long time before restaurants find a permanent (永久的) solution to this problem.

【1】A. politely B. angrily C. gently D. clearly

【2】A. disliked B. trusted C. disturbed D. prevented.

【3】A. noise B. joy C. food D. danger

【4】A. supported B. cancelled C. refused D. explained

【5】A. In brief B. In fact C. After all D. In return

【6】A. creative B. responsible C. disappointed D. crazy

Facts you don’t know about animals

People have already known a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals that may surprise you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didn’t know.

Cows

Cows do have best friends and feel stressed (焦虑的) when they are separated (分开). Sometimes they even a【1】 humans when they are too nervous and angry. However, scientists also found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows in the herd (兽群). When a cow is with its friend, its heart rate is reduced compared with when it is a【2】 or with a cow from another herd.

Penguins

During breeding (繁殖) season, a male penguin will offer a pebble (卵石) to a female penguin as a g【3】. If she takes it, they will become partners. When the female penguin lays an egg, she and her husband may c【4】 it on their feet, because some penguins don’t build nests.

Crocodiles

When crocodiles eat something, they always swallow (吞) their prey. They don’t chew it like other animals. To help with digestion (消化), they swallow stones which grind up the food in their stomachs. But these stones can h【5】 be defecated (排泄掉), so they may stay in their stomachs all their lives.

Elephants

Elephants use plants to get rid of p【6】 or other illness. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的) elephant in Kenya who kept eating a kind of plant for a few days, while this kind of plant was not part of her regular d【7】. Four days later, she could give birth to a baby elephant quietly. The same plant was used by the local women to help with labor (分娩).

Do you find these facts amazing? Maybe you can introduce some of them to your friends and see how surprised they are when they know the facts!

—It ______ be her. She went back to Canada yesterday.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t

A. the; / B. the; the

C. /; the D. the; the

A. in fact B. add up

C. such as D. as usual

The following words and expressions are for reference（以下词语仅供参考）：

theft， handbag， bench， run away， walking stick， trip， arrest

A. five-minute B. five minute’s

C. five minutes D. five-minutes