We are hoping that these measures taken by the local government will help________things a bit.

A．sweep up         B．speed up          C．make up          D．save up

Tom is a promising student. I am sure that with his________effort, he will make a very successful scientist.

A．usual             B．constant          C．content           D．normal

The chief editor demanded  that  the  article ________immediately.

A．must be submitted                      B．would be submitted

C．submits                               D．be submitted

Once we have________some knowledge, things do not become more difficult, but comprehensible.

A．required          B．acquired          C．inquired          D．inspired

—Have you finished your book report?

—Not yet. I couldn't________on it with so loud music next door last night.

A．draw             B．devote            C．direct            D．concentrate

So suddenly ________that the animals in the zoo looked very frightened during the total solar eclipse (日全食)．

A．did the sky turn dark                     B．the sky did turn dark

C．turned the sky dark                      D．was the sky turned dark

I don't think Tom's remarks are________；he is not supposed to say so.

A．in place                               B．in peace

C．in surprise                             D．in trouble

Although the entrance to the cave was very narrow, those visitors managed to________through it.

A．press             B．squeeze           C．break            D．cut

I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in place organized and arranged. Her room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac(小摆设), but her ___36___ as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours, our room for her when she ___37___.

I ___38___ myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm, in the chair alongside my wife's hospital bed. One day old. So ___39___, so beautiful, so perfect, so ___40___ dependent on her new, ___41___ parents. Time marches relentlessly(不停地).

She looks up now, catching me ___42___ at her, causing her to say to her mother." Mom, Dad's looking at me ___43____”.

The last few days, I touch her arm, her face--- ___44___ that when my wife and I return home, she will not be ___45___ us. I have so much to say, but no ___46___ with which to say it.

My ___47___ changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself ___48___ that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own.

She says, “It'll be all right, Dad. I'll be home from school ___49___.” I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little ___50___.

I gaze into her eyes and ___51___to go. My wife's eyes follow her as she leaves us. ___52___ do not. Maybe if I don't look, I can imagine that she really hasn't ___53___ ; I know that what she is embarking upon(开始) is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me ___54___ everything was new.

As I walk to the car with my wife at my side, my eyes are wet, my heart is sore, and I realize that my life is ___55___ forever.

1.                A．sister's         B．teachers'        C．mother's  D．roommates'

2.                A．lives           B．visits           C．separates D．graduates

3.                A．force          B．leave           C．find  D．have

4.                A．small           B．big            C．funny    D．strong

5.                A．severely        B．totally          C．slightly   D．strictly

6.                A．innocent        B．casual          C．qualified  D．inexperienced

7.                A．laughing        B．staring          C．glaring   D．looking

8.A funny        B. frightening     C. kind            D. sad

9.                A．expecting       B．imaging         C．knowing  D．doubting

10.               A．for            B．with           C．within D．along

11.               A．sentence       B．quotes         C．saying D．words

12.               A．day            B．career         C．life   D．age

13.               A．easily          B．carefully        C．differently D．seriously

14.               A．quick          B．soon           C．fast   D．rapidly

15.               A．gentler         B．softer          C．tighter    D．warmly

16.               A．start           B．turn           C．run   D．wonder

17.               A．Hers           B．My wife's       C．Mine D．Ours

18.               A．gone          B．grown          C．born  D．found

19.               A．although        B．where         C．when D．why

20.               A．destroyed      B．beginning       C．ended D．changing

Pigs are always considered dirty animals because they roll in mud．But in fact they prefer  being quite clean．They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool．During cooler weather,  they prefer to stay clean．So do elephants, who also cover themselves in dust or mud to keep cool．When they find a place with clean water they will take a bath，using their long noses to give  themselves—or each other—a nice shower

Some animals use dust to get clean．Chinchillas (南美洲栗鼠) have very fine fur． They don’t like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for them．So, instead, they roll  around in fine dust．The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry．This protects them from disease

Usually, a small bird is a light meal for a crocodile．But when a crocodile wants its teeth  cleaned．it lies on the ground with its mouth open．The crocodile bird goes in and picks out any  parasites(寄生虫)between the crocodile’s teeth or under its tongue．The crocodile gets its mouth cleaned，and the crocodile bird gets dinner．

You wouldn’t think fish would need baths．But some undersea parasites live under the  fish’s skin．“Cleaner” fish，like the wrasse(隆头鱼)，help take them away．The wrasse stands on its head and dances to signal a big fish that it is ready to go into the cleaning business．The big fish will stop moving and open its mouth wide so the wrasse can swim inside and pick out  parasites and bits of food．

1.The passage is mainly about how animals __________．

A．stay clean         B．help each other     C．get their food      D．Take baths

2.What can we learn from the first paragraph about pigs?

A．They can help each other take baths．

B．They are dirtier during cooler weather．

C．They prefer taking baths to rolling in mud．

D．They like to stay cool and clean．

3.Chinchillas use dust to get clean for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________．

A．dust can dry their fur and skin

B．They are not good at swimming

C．Water is too cold for them

D．Dust is good for their health

4.From Paragraphs 3 and 4，we can know that __________．

A．Some animals can get clean from others’ help

B．Most animals are friendly to each other

C．Small animals couldn’t get food from big ones

D．All of the animals prefer to stay clean

5.We can infer from the last paragraph that the wrasse_____.

A．is often eaten by other fish

B．1ikes under other fish’s skin

C．is a small kind of fish

D．1ikes taking baths