The sports utility vehicle (SUV多用途车辆) was invented in the early 1990s. It quickly became very popular in the United States. There are several r 1. for this. It is larger than most of cars. It can carry lots of people, bicycles, toys, dogs and other things. This makes it popular with families. It also has four doors and a big back door, so getting in or out is e 2. . Since an SUV is taller than most cars, the driver can see above other cars and have a better sight of the road. With a lot more p 3. , an SUV can go faster than most cars. It can also go on very rough roads where other cars cannot go.

The SUV is popular with many people, but other people do not like these cars. First, they are larger than most other cars. This means that drivers of other cars may not be able to see the road w 4. . Also, SUVs are very heavy. If an SUV gets into an accident with a small car, the small car may be in s 5. trouble. Another problem with SUVs is that they are very expensive. They are expensive to buy --- about 50 percent more expensive than an average small car. They are also expensive to use, since they use a lot more gasoline(汽油) than smaller cars.

There are two ways to solve these problems. One way is to change the way we think about them. Now they are sold as large cars. In the future, maybe they should be sold as trucks. Then people with just a car license could not d 6. them. They would have to get a truck license. These licenses are more expensive and difficult to get, so p 7. fewer people would buy SUVs. The other way to solve SUV problems is to make them differently. Some people think that car companies should make big SUVs smaller and less dangerous. They should also make SUVs with less powerful engines. Then they would not use so much gasoline.

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter(两角五分钱) out of his coin changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note --- “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery.”--- and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1.What was Mr. Basille?

2.How did Mr. Basille deliver milk to people’s doorsteps?

3.What else did Mr. Basille deliver besides milk?

4.What would the boy’s mother do if she wanted to add a bottle of buttermilk?

5.What can we learn from the fact that Mr. Basille had the key to the boy’s house?

6.Why did the writer bring back home an old milk box?

Write at least 60 words about the topic “How can I get along well with my ______”. (以“如何与 _____________(老师/同学/家人等）友好相处”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

Phrases for reference： (以下短语仅供参考)

talk with share ideas

care for give a helping hand

learn fromshow respect to

… …

Which of the following word matches the sound /'tɑ:sk /？

A.text B.tax

C.task D.test

Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A.She had milk and bread for breakfast.

B.Tom had got a headache last night.

C.I read an interesting story yesterday .

D.There are so many leaves on the ground.

Monet(莫奈) is ________ famous French painter. He has painted a lot of nice pictures.

A.a B.an

C.the D./

________ New Year’s Eve we watched the Spring Festival Gala directed by Feng Xiaogang.

A.In B.On

C.At D./

My grandma showed ________ some old pictures that brought back sweet memories.

A.I B.me

C.my D.mine

Would you please have ________ try, and maybe you will get the chance you want.

A.another B.the other

C.other D.others

The leading actor felt ________ when he saw a lot of people cheering him.

A.exciting B.happy

C.well D.proudly