Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time if you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks, holiday next year, perhaps you'll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

We have been long back at school now. It feels like three months! I expect that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2004.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

now that 既然、由于

（　）1. ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

A. Only John　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only Tom and Ann

C. John and his sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Only Tom

（　）2. Their holiday lasted for ________.

A. one week　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. two weeks　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. three weeks　　　　　　　　　　    D. five weeks

（　）3. From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

A. Michael's teacher is very strict with the students

B. Michael is pleased with ,his school report

C. Michael has no interest in learning

D. Michael works very hard at his studies

（　）4. ________ in Grade One now.

A. John and his sister are both　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. John is

C. John's sister is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Michael is

（　）5. Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic?

A. He had to go to school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He did not like the island.

C. Something was wrong with his foot.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. The weather was bad that day.

Protecting (保护) wild animals is our duty. Because wild animals are important to us. They live with us on the earth together. If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on,   46  . So we should take good care   47   them to help us live a healthy life.
  48  some people still don’t realize the   49  of protecting wild animals. They often kill wild animals for food or for money. Every day there are many wild animals being   50  . So lots of wild animals have died out (灭绝). We can’t see them any more. Today the number of wild animals   51  becoming smaller and smaller. If we don’t protect them, they will all die out. If this goes on, there will be no animals left on the earth.
  52  , more and more people have begun to do many things to help protect wild animals. They ask people   53  killing wild animals. They get people to know that protecting wild animals is one of the most important things. Now many countries have made   54  laws (法律) to protect wild animals.
Now that (既然) wild animals are so important to man, we should do our   55 
to protect them and it means human beings can make friends with animals and get on well with them.