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　　A bee went to a river to drink. As it was d 1 , the bee was carried away by the running water.

　　A kind bird saw that the bee was in danger. It picked a leaf off a tree and threw it into the w 2 in front of the bee. The bee climbed onto the leaf, and it was b 3 safely to the land. The bee t 4 the bird a lot and then flew away.

　　Not long a 5 that, the bird was sitting on branch of the tree. It did not k 6 a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw w 7 the man was doing. So it flew i 8 the man's eye and stung him. The pain in the man's eye was so g 9 that he was not able to shoot the bird, and the bird flew away.

　　In this w 10 , the bee, whose life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird.

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　　In the last 500 years nothing about people－not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as w 1 they eat. Chocolate drink was first made from of the seeds of the cacao by South America Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the r 2 of the world during the 1500s. And although it was expensive, it q 3 became popular. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important places. Some still exist today. The potato is a 4 from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely g 5 . Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish(爱尔兰的) people starved w 6 the crop failed during the year of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave for America.

　　There are many other foods t 7 have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil(巴西) is now the world's largest grower of coffee, a 8 coffee is an important crop in other South America countries. But it is native to Ethiopia(埃塞俄比亚). It was first made i 9 a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a goat keeper named Lakdi noticed that his goats were eating red fruits on a coffee tree. He t 10 one and experienced the “wide-awake(彻底清醒的)” feeling that one third of the world's population now starts the day with.

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　　Stop reading for a minute and think about what you see when you look up in the sky on a clear night. You may see many stars. Long ago, farmers w 1 some stars to know when to plant their crops. Travelers did s 2 to find their way in the dark. Today stars are a s 3　　 important to some people.

　　Scientists found out that most stars are very big. In fact some stars are so far away from us that it would take m 4 of light-years to get to them even by spaceship.

　　A 5 thing we know today about stars is that some are made up of hot gases. The gases are so hot that they send out light. If you o 6 look up at a star carefully at night, you may find it twinkles sometimes. As you may understand, light from a star must shine t 7 the air before you can see the star. Air is always moving, it makes light from the star m 8 . When the light moves, it makes the star twinkle. Stars also have different c 9 . To our surprise, the coolest stars are red and the hottest o 10 are blue white.

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6．o　　　7．t　　　8．m　　　9．c　　　10．o　　

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Americans e 1 breakfast and l 2 quickly unless it is a social business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually l 3 and a time for families to gather t 4 . Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in A 5 . Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurants that are usually crowded with people waiting f 6 a place so that they can be served and r 7 to work at the proper time. So each one hurries to m 8 room for the next person. With busy people everywhere there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a h 9 and those that can be enjoyed s 10 with friends.

Reading comprehension.

　　Write down the names of the people who live in the right flat.

　　This is a block of flats in London. There are six families in it. In Flat 101 there live Lucy and her son, Tom. Tom is a student in Junior Grade Two. His mother Lucy is a teacher. Sally's home is Flat 102. Her parents, Nick and Helen, are workers. Her grandpa, Peter, is also with them. Flat 201 is Sam and May's home. They are very old. They have a son, Ned. But Ned works in China now. Rose lives in, Flat 202. She is a doctor. Harry and Kate live in 301. They have no children. Flat 302 is Joy's home. She is 66 years old. Joy has a daughter. Her name is Jane. She works in Hong Kong. Jean, Jane's daughter, lives with her grandma. Everyone her is nice. They often help each other.

1．________________________________ live in Flat 101?

2．________________________________ live in Flat 102?

3．________________________________ live in Flat 201?

4．________________________________ lives in Flat 202?

5．________________________________ live in Flat 301?

Read the passage and fill in each blank.

　　Hi! My name is Joanna. I'm fourteen. I like meeting my friends and going to the cinema. My favorite actor is Brad Pitt. Sport? No, I don't like it!

　　I'm Mark. I'm sixteen. I don't like sports. I play piano very well and I like physics. I want to learn about everything.

　　This is Liz. She is thirteen. Her favorite sport is skating and she can skate very well. She likes music, but not rock. She says it's too noisy.

Read the passage and fill in each blank.

　　Hello, everyone. I'm Thomas. I'm a businessman. So I'm busy every day. In the morning, I have to get up at six o'clock and take a quick shower. At about half past six, I have some bread and milk for my breakfast. And at seven, I put on my coat and go to my company. At about eight I get to my company. The first thing I have to do after I get there is to have a meeting to tell my workers what to do for the day. I eat my lunch at twelve. In the afternoon I get back to my company and make a schedule for the next day. At seven in the evening I get home. And then at eight I watch the news on TV while I'm eating dinner. At ten, I go to bed. Oh, what a busy day!

Read the passage and fill in the form.

　　There are five members in Diana's family. Her parents, her brother, her sister and herself. Her father, Dave, is 50. He is a doctor, Her mother's name is Rita. She is 47 years old and she is an English teacher. Her brother, who is a student, is 13 years old. His name is Peter. Maria is her sister. She is only 6. Diana and I are good friends. We are 11 years old. Her telephone number is 63427759 and her E-mail address is Diana @ yahoo. com.

Reading Comprehension.

　　Hello, I'm Chen Jing. I want to introduce(介绍) Jim's family to you. Jim Green has family. His grandfather Michael and grandmother Gina are in England. His parents are in China. His father is Jeff Green and his mother is Helen. They are teachers. They have two children. Jim is their son arid Kate is their daughter. Jim is twelve and Kate is eight. Jim and I are good friends and we go to the same school in Beijing.

　　Fill in the form according to the passage.

阅读理解。

　　Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value(珍惜) time. As children they axe taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying(生命垂危), they say he is living on borrowed time.

　　Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his spare(业余) time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see that a man walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact(事实上), they are running.

　　They love time because time can bring them money and a lot of things. But sometimes they also hate time, be cause they feel that they have become servants(仆人) of the clock.

根据短文内容，判断下列各题正(T)误(F)。

1．The Americans think much about time because time means everything in America.

2．People all over the word love and value time.

3．The Americans even value their spare time.

4．Sometimes the Americans hate time.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

5．A working American has to work ________ days a week in his working time.

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6．An American always walks very ________ in the street.

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7．“He is living borrowed time.” means that________.

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8．In his spare time, an American usually________.

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A．has a good rest

B．drinks tea or coffee with his friends

C．stays at home and watches TV

D．gets more money by working