There were many cages to keep animals in tile zoo. In tile zoo there were some baskets for rubbish（垃圾）. People could throw waste paper into them. One Sunday morning, Mr. White was (1) near the cages. Usually there (2) a lot of people around them at weekends, but that day there were nobody there. Mr. White was surprised. But he was even more (3) when he saw a crowd（人群）around the rubbish basket near the lion's cage,

Small cars may take the place of big cars in the future. There is space for only two people in such a car. If everyone (1) such a car, there will be (2) pollution（污染） in the air. There will also be more space for (3) cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded． The small cars will cost much less. Driving will be

　　Once upon a time a rich man lived between the houses of two blacksmiths（铁匠）, Little Sam and great Sam (1) morning to evening there was much noise of their hammers（锤子）. He could not rest or hear people's words (2)

　　Little Sam smiled and said, “My house is (5) the east side of your house, and great Sam's is on the west of your house. (6) will move into great Sam's house, and great Sam will move into my house. So (7) of us can move our houses.

　　One day an old man was cutting a branch（树枝）off a tree in his garden While he was sawing（锯） (1) man saw him and said,“ (2) but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall down with it”He said this

　　The old man said nothing He thought “This is a foolish person He has no work (4) and goes about telling other people what to do and (5) ”.

　　Of course, after a few minutes the branch fell and the old man fell with it “My God!” he cried.“That man knows the future!” So he ran after him to ask

　　Mr Green lived in a small village He had a big (1) a sick grandfather, parents, wife and two children. They all worked on their small (2) hard, but they were often hungry. They were so poor that they couldn't buy new clothes for the children before (3) ! One day his grandfather had a high fever. He had to be in (4) hospital. But they had no money to buy medicine for him. Soon the poor old man (5) . Mr Green had to borrow some money to bury（埋）him.

　　Wei Hua is a 1 fatter than she wants. She wants 2 thinner, so she 3 eat less food and also has to do more exercise. Every day she can 4 have one apple, one orange, one bowl of rice, one 5 dry bread, some vegetables and two glasses of 6 . She likes swimming very much and 7 so often. She runs about two kilometers 8 . Now she is younger and thinner. She said 9 , “Thank you, Mr. Hu.” 10 Mr. Hu told her what to do.

完形填空：阅读下面短文，然后根据内容，从各题的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　At that time there were two brothers in prison. They would __3__ in a few days because they did wrong. The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to end of their__4__. One brother must drink coffee and __5__ must drink tea every day.” And they __6__the king's words.

Cloze test（完形填空）

　　Without plants, people could not live. We need them for both food 1 oxygen（氧气）that plants 2 . And we also need their beauty（美丽）.

　　Imagine（设想）a world 3 no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells. their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes（形状）, Imagine when the wind blows, not being able to 4 the leaves falling down from the trees or watch the branches（枝条）swing（摇摆）from 5 .

　　Do you 7 your plants? Do you give them love and care? Two scientists said they once planted two seeds（种子）in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and care and the other was given 8 disappointment（失望）. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. 9 the earth it had more and longer roots（根）, and above the earth, it had a thicker stem（茎）and more 10 .

　　Have you ever seen a horse with toes（脚趾）? Millions of years ago, horses had 1 toes. They had four toes on each front toot. They had three toes on each back 2 . Horses were no bigger than cats then.

　　Horses began to change, too. They began to get 8 . This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for 9 . After a long time, horses had only one hard 10 on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof（蹄子）.