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　　A long time ago, it was not easy to 　　1　　 around．Then we built ships．We made horses pull goods．We 　　2　　 bicycles, cars, trains and other means of transportation．We made all these things, so travelling became 　　3　　．

　　But we did not stop there．We looked 　　4　　 in the sky and wanted to fly like birds．So we made hot air balloons and gliders．　　5　　, the Wright brothers built the first airplane about 100 years ago．Ever since then, travelling 　　6　　 even easier!

　　But we still did not stop there．We looked up in the sky again and wanted to visit other planets．We wanted to know 　　7　　 the universe was like．We had 　　8　　 questions．We would not have any answers 　　9　　 we could travel in space．So we began trying．

　　　　10　　 fifty years ago, both the U．S．and Russia wanted to be the first country 　　11　　 people to space．Russia won．In April of 1961, Russia sent a craft to space．Yuri Gagarin flew the craft．He became the first person to see the Earth from space．He circled 　　12　　 the Earth once．The flight 　　13　　 1 hour and 48 minutes．The following month, the U．S．sent its first craft to space．Alan Shepard flew the craft．He did not circle around the Earth．He was only in space 　　14　　 15 minutes．

　　In the next several years, the U．S．and Russia continued the space race．

　　Russia won many more times．For example, Russia sent the first woman to space in June of 1963．Two years 　　15　　, Alexei Leonov from Russia became the first person to walk in space．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　We sometimes call the lion“the king of the jungle(丛林)”because it is stronger and more dangerous than other animals．It can 　　1　　 faster than many animals and it can hunt(捕猎)the beast．It is the highest animal in the 　　2　　 food chain(食物链)．

　　In the sea, the shark is one of the animals at the 　　3　　 of the food chain．It can swim faster than 　　4　　 other sea animals, and it can use its big teeth to eat them．

　　What is at the top of the world's food chain?　　5　　 are! We are not the biggest or fastest, but we are the 　　6　　．We could not run faster than cheetahs(猎豹), so we 　　7　　 cars and now we can move the fastest．We could not 　　8　　 better than lions, so we invented guns(枪)．Now we can hunt the beast．

　　People's inventions are clever, but they can be 　　9　　, too．For example, people invented 　　10　　, and now they make the air and rivers dirty．This can make 　　11　　 changes．Dirty rivers kill fish．　　12　　 bears cannot eat the fish and the bears die．If we kill one part of the food chain, 　　13　　 also die．Remember that we are a part of the food chain, 　　14　　 we are in danger too! If we protect animals, we are protecting 　　15　　!We should and we could do something for the world!

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Jack was a rich young man．One day, he was 　　1　　 very happily down a street．Suddenly from his car came a terrible sound．He felt 　　2　　, so he stopped his car and looked around．He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones in his hand．He jumped 　　3　　 the car and found a dent(凹痕)in the door．He was so 　　4　　 that he caught the boy and shouted at him,“Who are you?　　5　　 did you throw a stone at my new car?”

　　“Please, sir, please－I'm sorry! But I didn't know what else to do!”said the child．“I threw the stone 　　6　　 I wanted to get you to notice me．I need your 　　7　　!”

　　Tears were running down the child's face．He said,“My brother 　　8　　 out of his wheelchair and was almost under it．He is hurt and too 　　9　　 for me．Could you give me 　　10　　 to get him back into his 　　11　　?”

　　After hearing this, Jack was moved and 　　12　　 to help him．He lifted the child's brother 　　13　　 back into his wheelchair．He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK．Then he watched the child 　　14　　 his brother towards their home．Suddenly the child 　　15　　 and bowed(鞠躬)to him．Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Norman(not his real name)also aged 14

　　Yes, I get 　　1　　 allowance every month．It's fair, but 　　2　　 less than I would like．And my parents won't give me 　　3　　．They say I have to learn to 　　4　　 my money and live 　　5　　 a budget．I'll have to do that when I become 　　6　　．If they want me to do something, they tell me．They don't ask me．Sometimes I argue 　　7　　 them, hut usually I lose．They say,‘We are your parents．Until you're old enough, we'll 　　8　　 that we think are best for you．’

　　With regard to 　　9　　, I've got to help for about an hour every day．I've got to wash dishes and clothes, clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook．My parents say I'll have to run my own home some day, so it's 　　10　　 to learn how to do it now．They'd never dream of paying me for doing housework．It's the responsibility of the whole family, isn't it?

　　My parents give me presents 　　11　　, usually things that I can use．For example, when they saw that I was 　　12　　 about learning tennis, they bought me a good racket．And they only buy me simple clothes that can last a long time．They often say‘No’when I ask for things．But if I can pay for something with money that I've earned myself, that's different．They say it's bad to expect things for 　　13　　．It won't be like that when I grow up．

　　We have one TV for the 　　14　　 family, and I watch it for about seven hours a week．My father believes that when you're watching TV, you're not thinking, so your 　　15　　 doesn't develop．When I say that he watches more than I do, he says his mind has already developed．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865．What he wanted most in the world was to climb the 　　1　　 peak(山峰)in the Alps．Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 　　2　　 and start working in a hotel．Rudi would not 　　3　　 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 　　4　　 was planning to climb the highest peak．

　　Franz was very 　　5　　 when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, 　　6　　．Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top 　　7　　 him．

　　Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 　　8　　 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther．Franz 　　9　　 behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to he the 　　10　　 to the top, Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to 　　11　　 him to the top．When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident．Saxo was helpless and hurt．Rudi must 　　12　　 whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top．

　　He decided Saxo's life was more 　　13　　 than his dream and helped him down．During that time, the Englishman and Franz 　　14　　 the climb, and finally they reached the top．Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that 　　15　　 was the real conqueror(征服者)of the mountain．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Saturday morning came, and everything was bright and fresh．Every boy in town was happy, 　　1　　 Tom Sawyer．

　　Tom stood on the sidewalk 　　2　　 a bucket of white paint and a brush with a long handle in his hands．He looked at the fence that his aunt had told him 　　3　　 and felt very 　　4　　．It was thirty yards long and three yards high! He dipped his brush in the paint and painted a corner of the fence．Then he stood back and 　　5　　．The section that was painted was so small, and the 　　6　　 section was so big! He sat 　　7　　 a tree to have a rest．

　　He began to think of all the games 　　8　　 he had planned for the day．Soon the boys who were free would come along and make fun of him．But just then, he had a wonderful idea．He picked up his brush and went back to work．

　　Ben Rogers came along the road, 　　9　　 happily and carrying an apple．He stopped and looked at Tom．Tom went on painting and 　　10　　 Ben．

　　‘I'm going swimming,’said Ben．‘Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can't．You have to stay and work, 　　11　　 you?’

　　Tom went on painting．‘Work?’he said．‘This isn't work．I'm enjoying myself．Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?’

　　Ben thought about this．Tom went on painting, carefully, Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence, and then added a bit more paint in just the right place．Ben was watching Tom's every move．He was getting more and more interested．

　　After a while, he said,‘Tom, will you let me do some painting?’

　　Tom thought about it, and said,‘No, Ben, I can't．You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly．I'm the only one who can do it right．’

　　‘Oh, please, Tom,’　　12　　 Ben．‘I can do it．I'll be 　　13　　 careful．Just let me try．I'll give you half of my apple．I'll give you all of it!’

　　‘Well, all right, Ben,’said Tom．‘But you must be careful．’

　　He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart．He sat down again under the tree, and started to eat the apple that Ben had given him．

　　All day, boys came to make fun, but they ended up 　　14　　 to paint．When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting．He gave Tom a kite 　　15　　 a chance to paint．Then Johnny Miller offered him twelve marbles, and so on．

　　By late afternoon Tom had gained all sorts of toys, and the fence had gained three coats of paint．Later Aunt Polly came to look at Tom's work．She was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave Tom a large cake!

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer．One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he 　　1　　 to go home and 　　2　　 them all to dad．However, Gilbert's mom knew that his dad wasn't good at making things and decided that she would read the 　　3　　 and let Gilbert do the work．A few days 　　4　　 the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 　　5　　 named“Blue Lightning”．Then he and his mother went to a car race together．But when they 　　6　　 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a“father-son”partnership(合作)．

　　The race began．One by one the cars were knocked out until it 　　7　　 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy．Just before the race, Gilbert asked 　　8　　 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish．After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 　　9　　．

　　People cheered as the race began．Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was 　　10　　 at the great 　　11　　 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 　　12　　 Jimmy's．Gilbert jumped up and down with 　　13　　．

　　Soon the club manager came over and asked him,“So, Gilbert, your wish was to 　　14　　, right?”“Oh no, sir,”he replied．“I just wish I wouldn't cry if I lost．”

　　Children sometimes 　　15　　 adults with unexpected ideas．When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn't cry out,“Not fair! Other children had their fathers' help!”Gilbert didn't wish for victory(胜利)in the race; instead he wished for courage．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Life is not easy, so I'd like to say“When anything happens, believe in yourself!”

　　When I was a young boy, I was 　　1　　 shy to talk to anyone．My classmates often 　　2　　 me, I was sad but could do nothing．Later, 　　3　　 happened, and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to 　　4　　 it．What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak 　　5　　 all the teachers and students of my school．

　　“Come on, boy．Believe in yourself．You are sure to 　　6　　．”Then mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I 　　7　　 the topic“Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 　　8　　 With my mother's great love, I did 　　9　　 in the contest．I could hardly believe my 　　10　　 when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers 　　11　　 the teachers and students．Those classmates 　　12　　 once looked down on(瞧不起)me, now all said“Congratulations!”　　13　　 me．My mother hugged me and cried excitedly．

　　　　14　　 then everything has changed for me．When I do anything, I try to tell 　　15　　 to be sure and I will find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

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　　Every child in Great Britain must receive 　　1　　 full-time education until the age of sixteen．　　2　　 a child fails to attend school, a government official will visit 　　3　　 home to 　　4　　 why．If there is not a good reason, their parents 　　5　　 be prosecuted．Parents have a certain 　　6　　 of choice about what schools their children go to．The majority of parents send their children to state schools, 　　7　　 tuition and textbooks are free．The alternative to state schools is public schools, where a fee 　　8　　．

　　The school year begins in September and is divided into three terms．There are 　　9　　 main holidays．These holidays take place at Christmas, Easter and in the summer．In addition, there are two half-term holidays．The summer holiday is 　　10　　 of all and usually 　　11　　 from the middle of July to the beginning of September．

　　Education is split into two main stages－primary school and secondary school．Primary schools are for students from the age of five to eleven．Core subjects that 　　12　　 are Maths, English, History, Geography, Science, Art, Music and Physical Education．Secondary schools are for students from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen．Some secondary schools continue 　　13　　 the age of eighteen, while others finish at sixteen．The same core subjects are taught 　　14　　 additional subjects such as Economics, Religious Studies, foreign languages (usually French or German), Drama, Technology and Computer Studies．Three important public exams are taken at the ages of eleven, sixteen and eighteen．After the age of sixteen, students can 　　15　　 find a job or continue onto Higher Education．

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　　Chinese are very generous(慷慨的)when it comes to educating their children．No caring about the 　　1　　,parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad－to England, the USA or Australia．The Chinese believe that the more expensive the education is, the 　　2　　 it is．So parents will spend a lot of money on their son or daughter．　　3　　 they're not rich, they would rather pay for the education．

　　The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to 　　4　　 tests and how to study well, but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need．And these skills are important to help them to be 　　5　　, happy and clever．

　　Teaching a child to cook will 　　6　　 many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking needs patience and time．It is an interesting 　　7　　 difficult experience．A good cook 　　8　　 tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually(逐渐的)finish 　　9　　 job successfully．His result, a well-cooked dinner, will make him 　　10　　 good and give him a lot of self-confidence．

　　Some old machines, 　　11　　 a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play 　　12　　, will make him 　　13　　 and want to know more．He will 　　14　　 hours studying them and trying to fix them．Your child might become an engineer when he 　　15　　 These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school, but also to think, to use his mind．And that is more important．

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