I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook．It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe's most beautiful cities 1 staying at one of its best hotels．” Now I wasn't so sure．I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 2 and now the shower in my room wasn't working．I 3 hotel reception．
“Hello．This is Room 308．There isn't any 4 in my bathroom．”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I'm sure!”
“I'll 5 our hotel engineer at once．”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the 6 ．He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked 7 ．“Sorry, but I cannot fix it today．Maybe, tomorrow．” Then he 8 his hand．I couldn't believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 9 ! I was very angry．But suddenly, I had a better idea． 10 , I gave the engineer a few coins．He hadn't fixed my shower but he had taught me something 11 staying in his country．Two minutes later I was at the reception desk．I explained the 12 to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry．This is a 13 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly 14 to do．I gave the hotel manager a very large tip．Fifteen minutes later I 15 into Room 405．It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom．
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook．It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe's most beautiful cities 1 staying at one of its best hotels．” Now I wasn't so sure．I had waited fifteen minutes at reception(前台)when I 2 and now the shower in my room wasn't working．I called hotel reception．
“Hello．This is Room 308．There isn't any 3 in my bathroom．”
“Are you sure? ”
“Of course I'm sure!
“I'll 4 our hotel engineer at once．”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower．He hit the pipes(管子)a few times and looked 5 ．“Sorry, but I cannot fix it today．Maybe, tomorrow．” Then he 6 his hand．I couldn't believe it! He wanted a tip(小费)for doing 7 ! I was very angry．But suddenly, I had a better idea． 8 , I gave the engineer a few coins．He hadn't fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country．Two minutes later I was at the reception desk．I explained the problem to the receptionist(接待员)and he replied, “Sorry．This is a 9 situation, but what can we do? ” I knew exactly what to do．I gave the hotel manager a very large tip．Fifteen minutes later I 10 into Room 405．It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view(景色)of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom．
When people think of tigers, they think：strong and dangerous．
But now, the big animal is calling for our help．
There were once eight kinds of 1 in the world, but
three died out during the 20th century．In the last 70 years, the 2 of Siberian tigers(东北虎)has gone from as many as 300 to 3 22 somewhere．The Siberian tiger has been 4 dying out completely．If the government doesn't make any efforts, it's quite 5 that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years．
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the 6 ten years, the World Wildlife Fund(世界自然基金会)has started a program recently．It 7 save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing．China, together with twelve other 8 , has joined in．
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main 9 of the tigers．The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威胁)to tigers．So the most important thing is 10 the animals that tigers eat．To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals．
When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18．But after that, I won't care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want．” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job．So he sent resumes(简历)to many companies he liked on the Internet．“But, most got no reply,” he said．“Maybe they were surprised about my elementary school(小学)education．”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工)in the supermarket, for 0.5 yuan a box．Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I'll take this job．At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油)．” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket．He did that for three months．
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it．But they were also worried about his school education．He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed．He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year．
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss．In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief(主编)．And the only writer was hi s father．
(1)
It was difficult for the young man to get a job because________．
[ ]
A．
he was only 1 8 years old
B．
his father cared too much about him
C．
he had an expensive car
D．
he didn't have enough school education
(2)
What did the 18th birthday mean to the young man?
[ ]
A．
He could get a car as a gift．
B．
He had to make a living all by himself．
C．
He had to leave his parents．
D．
He had to work in a supermarket．
(3)
The young man's father might be ________．
[ ]
A．
a well-known and rich writer
B．
a computer programmer
C．
a very old and kind man
D．
a manager of a big company
(4)
The young man got the job as a network technician because________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to be a director
B．
his resumes were sent through internet
C．
he was very good at computer
D．
he decided to work for the newspaper
(5)
The magazine the young man started was perhaps________．
Jin Jun and his classmates are not very happy to be back from holiday．
Not because they hate studying, 1 because some of their best friends on campus are gone：pigeons．
More than 100 pigeons 2 around campus every day, making students smile during break time．
But now, the birds are gone． 3 ? Now they’re all locked up in a big cage．Bird flu(禽流感)has landed in Shanghai, and experts are 4 the pigeons might spread the disease if they keep flying around．
For safety, the school 5 asks students to stay away from the cage．
“I feel sad for those birds．They’re my best 6 ．” said Jin, “Last term I would bring corn to feed them, but I can’t do that any more．I hope bird flu will 7 soon so I can play with the pigeons again．”
Jin’s 8 is not the only one to take pigeons off campus．Students in Beijing Fengtai Experimental Primary School also gave their pigeons to the local health department(当地卫生部门)on February 3．
“The students 9 the birds．” said Mr．Chen, the school’s headmaster, “But to keep the school 10 , they are willing to give them up．”
