Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

The more books you read, the better your life will be. If you don’t believe me, please consider the following reasons to read more books.

You will have strong brain power .Studies suggest reading makes you smart. Unlike watching television, which requires no thought process（过程）, reading is an active learning experience that will keep your mind sharp (even in old age). 　　
You will travel to a new world .　Sometimes our daily life can start to get boring . At times like this, I like to dive into a good fiction book, where I can forget about whatever problems are stressing me out. I’ll come back refreshed after my mini-vacation to a fresh and exciting place in the world of words. 　　
You will improve your vocabulary .　The more words you’re able to use, the better you will become at expressing your thoughts and feelings. I couldn’t imagine how I would write articles like this if I didn’t actively aim to improve my vocabulary, because using the same few words to express myself would get awfully boring in a hurry. 　
You will entertain yourself at a low price .If you’re looking for entertainment without much money, reading is your best choice. Thanks to the popularity of electronic reading devices(设备), it’s never been easier to entertain yourself for hours at a time, for the low cost of a few dollars.
You will discover surprising new ideas.　　Reading introduced me to concepts （概念）like mindful eating, relaxation exercises, and the importance of loving yourself. If I didn’t read, I wouldn’t realize these ideas. If you don’t read, you will miss many surprising new ideas.　　
You will become an expert（专家） in your field .　Don’t you think reading articles and books by experts in your field might make you better at what you do? If you don’t learn more about your profession, then your lack of passion could be a sign that you’re in the wrong field. 　　
I firmly believe that reading has changed my life . I hope these reasons can encourage you to read more books.
【小题1】How many reasons are mentioned in the passage?

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put    1   in the hat. A man was walking by. He    2   some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign    3  . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   4   to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see    5  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who    6  my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day,   8  I cannot see it. "
Both the   9  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　10　people to help by throwing some money into the   11  . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the  12  of the day, but the boy couldn't    13   he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   14  this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.  15  , be creative. Think differently.
　There is always a better way !

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

（Mary Hand—M；Chen Hui—C）

M: Help yourself to some chocolates. Chen Li brought them from Shanghai.

C: 　    1.    　  I can’t eat anything sweet. It’s my teeth.

M: I’m sorry to hear that.　    2.    　

C: I did. He told me that I have to have one tooth out and two filled. But I can’t find time for it.

M: 　    3.    　

C: But I’m busy now. I think I’ll go next week.

M: I’m afraid you’d better go right now. The sooner you do something about it, the better.

C: 　   4.   　 Can you please tell our head that I’ll be back by lunchtime?

M: 　  5.   　

C: Thank you very much. See you this afternoon.

M: See you.

A. If I were you, I’d take care of them right away.

B. You’d better not worry about yourself.

C. I agree with you.

D. Thanks.

E. With pleasure.

F. Here you are.

G. Did you see a dentist?